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Kyrgyz kidnap-murder suspects arrested in Phuket
Two Kyrgyz men wanted on Interpol red notices for the abduction and murder of a fellow countryman in Kyrgyzstan have been arrested in the Patong area of Phuket.

People’s Party to name new secretary-general
Phicharn Chaowapatanawong, a key figure in the People’s Party, is expected to assume the post of party secretary-general at Sunday’s general meeting while leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut will remain in his position.

Gunfire in Mali as army battles ‘terrorist groups’
BAMAKO, Mali - The army in junta-ruled Mali on Saturday was battling “terrorist groups” it said had launched attacks across the west African nation stricken by more than a decade of jihadist conflict.

Russian strikes kill six across Ukraine
KYIV  - Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least six people, officials said Saturday, most of them in an attack on a residential building in the eastern city of Dnipro.

PM will only back Bhumjaithai’s Clean Air bill
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says that he will only support a Clean Air bill written by his own Bhumjaithai Party.

Press holds breath as Trump comes to dinner
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, famous for his clashes with reporters and denunciations ​of the “fake news” media, will attend the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner on ‌Saturday evening — his first time as president.

Deep-sea ‘golden orb’ mystery solved
Explorers sent a robot 2 miles under the ocean near Alaska to look for odd creatures, and unexpectedly struck gold.

OpenAI chief apologises for not reporting Canadian mass shooter
OpenAI ⁠chief ⁠executive Sam Altman has ​apologised to the Canadian community of ​Tumbler Ridge ‌for failing to alert police about a banned account linked to the person who killed ​eight ⁠people in February before taking her own life.

Smugglers abandon 500kg of meth near Mekong River
NAKHON PHANOM - Authorities have seized 500 kilogrammes of premium-grade crystal methamphetamine with the “Golden Flying Horse” logo, abandoned by fleeing smugglers beside the Mekong River in this northeastern province.

Lights on ‘low-risk’ rural roads to be dimmed to save energy
The Department of Rural Roads has announced measures to cut electricity use on low-risk roads across Thailand to help reduce the government’s energy costs.