shanghaiist.com A girl from Hong Kong who bungee jumped naked in Chiang Mai, Thailand has been fiercely criticised online after a video of the stunt was posted to a Thai social media site earlier this month.

nationmultimedia.com It is time for the Thai government to adopt a proper policy response - and temporarily take in Rohingya refugees coming from the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea. Our opaque attitude has led to large-scale corruption in provinces along the Andaman coast, which further encourages criminal networks to continue smuggling people.


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saudigazette.com.sa Does it make sense to hold a meeting at the end of this month to discuss a problem when even one day's delay in solving it will send thousands to their deaths?

aljazeera.com From a neighboring vessel, Al Jazeera spoke to some of the Rohingya migrants on board. Abul Bakaa, one of the passengers, says that people were starving and suffering from diarrhea and were dying because they did not have food to eat or clean water: ''Yesterday one man jumped off the boat and drowned because he went crazy. At least ten people have jumped ship. One died while some of the others made it to nearby fishing boats."

bloombergview.com International pressure to address a humanitarian crisis in Thailand has exposed another one in Myanmar (Burma). Now the world - and especially Southeast Asia - has no choice but to deal with both of them together.



bangkokpost.com A 67-year-old Frenchman, whose name has not yet been released, was riding a Honda Click on Sukhumvit Road heading into Pattaya when a Toyota Soluna driven by a 39-year-old Thai hit him, killing him instantly.

nationmultimedia.com A year ago, Thailand was still mired in a destructive conflict and intractable political deadlock. The coup on May 22 completely redrew the political landscape, bringing hope to many people even as it was strongly opposed by many others.

bangkokpost.com The May 1992 massacre should serve as a forceful reminder to current military leaders not to expand their powers through an undemocratic constitution, according to those who participated in the bloody protests.

reuters Nine people were killed when a simmering feud among rival biker gangs boiled over at a sports bar in Waco, Texas, resulting in gunfire and a full-blown battle in the parking lot, police said. The clash took place at Twin Peaks Sports Bar and Grill in a shopping mall in the central Texas city.
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thetimes.co.uk The parents of two children killed by a faulty boiler while on holiday called Thomas Cook ''disgraceful'' after it emerged that the travel operator had received 3.5 million pounds in compensation from a Greek hotel. Neil Shepherd and Sharon Wood criticised the size of its award - ten times the sum that they each received for the accident.

kurdishglobe.net Islamic State (IS) militants have tightened their grip on the centre of the Iraqi city of Ramadi after repelling an advance by government forces. Reports say the militants now control at least 60% of the city.



Japantimes.co.jp The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates the wild elephant population size in Cambodia to be between 250 to 600; Indonesia 2400 to 3400; Laos 500 to 1,000; Malaysia 2100 to 3100; Myanmar 4000 to 5000; Thailand 2500 to 3200; and Vietnam 70 to 150. In Thailand, there are by some estimates nearly three times as many elephants in domesticity as in the wild.
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afp Barcelona claimed their fifth La Liga title in seven years and their 23rd overall as Lionel Messi scored the winner in a 1-0 victory at Atletico Madrid.

bbc.com Coach Luis Enrique says Barcelona are already focusing on completing the treble after sealing the Spanish title.

reuters Rory McIlroy won for the second time in three weeks and shattered the tournament record when he clinched a seven-stroke victory at the $7.1 million Wells Fargo Championship.

dpa Twenty-five football fans were arrested in northern Malaysian for rioting in the aftermath of a tense semi-final match between a local team and a visiting Singaporean team, a police official said.

reuters A policeman has been left blind in one eye after being struck by six hit by South African David Miller in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match, local media reported.



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