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Tourist entertainment venues want 4am closing

The Interior Ministry will draw up a regulation for tourist areas to allow nighttime entertainment venues to open until 4am, ministry spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said.

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Govt may extend night venue hours to 4am

The Interior Ministry is determining suitable locations as test areas for the government's plan to allow night entertainment venues to stay open until 4am.

Bangkok Post

Moroccans sleep in the streets for 3rd night following an earthquake that took more than 2,100 lives

The United Nations estimated 300,000 people were affected by Friday’s magnitude 6.8 quake. The death toll is expected to rise as search-and-rescue efforts continue.

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Number of feminicides 'stable' in France in 2022, but number of attempted murders of women rises

The number of women killed by their domestic partners in France decreased slightly in 2022, though official statistics also showed an alarming increase in attempted murders of women by husbands, ex-husbands or lovers.

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Rainbows, drag shows, movies: Lebanon's leaders go after perceived symbols of the LGBTQ+ community

In recent weeks, Lebanon's sharply divided political and religious leaders have come together to fight the LGBTQ+ community

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Solution Expected To Israel Visa Issue For Evangelical NGOs

A crisis over the issuance of visas to members of evangelical organizations based in Israel is expected to be resolved next week

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Wildfires across Algeria have killed at least 2 dozen people

Wildfires across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers trying to get the flames under control in the face of high winds and scorching summer temperatures, government ministries said.

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Wildfires across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers who were battling the flames

The Algerian government says wildfires raging across the country have killed 25 people and injured about 50

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France counts the cost of a week of riots and looting

After a week of rioting sparked by the fatal shooting of a 17-year old by a police officer, French authorities have released statistics showing the extent and estimated cost of the damage caused. 3,915 people have been arrested.

Radio France Internationale

France surveys damage from riots as teen’s funeral is held

France is tallying the costs from a fourth night of street violence and looting as the family of the teenaged boy whose killing by police triggered a wave of anger prepared to bury him.

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Rioting rages across France for fourth night ahead of funeral for teenager shot dead by police

Despite 45,000 officers on country’s streets, cars and buildings were set ablaze and stores were looted, while 994 arrests made by early Saturday

The Independent UK

More than 900 people are arrested overnight as young rioters clash with police around France - OLD

Rioting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite massive police deployment, with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted

The Independent UK

'ThaID' officially launches to spearhead Thailand 4.0

The Interior Ministry on Friday officially launched a mobile application to support its digital ID programme aimed at making government services more efficient and easier to access.

Bangkok Post

Small hotel policy gets THA approval

The Thai Hotels Association (THA) approves of the Ministry of Interior's new regulations that will allow smaller accommodation operated prior to 2016 to be regulated as hotels, as the government would be able to receive more income from tax collection.

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French climate protest group vows to fight on despite order to disband

Protests are planned and a legal battle is taking shape after the French government outlawed a climate activist group that it accuses of instigating violence and vandalism at demonstrations around France.

Bangkok Post

‘Wild Boars’ governor Narongsak dies of cancer

Narongsak Osotthanakorn, the former Chiang Rai governor who won worldwide praise for his leadership of the mission to rescue the “Wild Boars” football team from the Tham Luang cave in 2018, has died of cancer at the age of 58.

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France rolls out plans to get tough on costly social security fraud

The French government is clamping down on social security fraud - which the Court of Audit says costs the country between 6 and 8 billion euros a year – rolling out plans to make it harder to get benefits while also hiking up penalties for those who cheat the system.

Reuters

Namibia's top court recognises same-sex marriages formed elsewhere

Namibia's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the government must recognise the unions of same-sex couples who married in countries where it was legal for them to do so, even though same-sex marriage remains illegal in Namibia itself.

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Six dead after attack near synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island

Tunisian naval guard shot dead two visitors to Djerba’s Ghriba Synagogue and a security guard before being killed.

Reuters

Death toll rises to 23 after Russian shelling of Ukraine's Kherson - governor

Russian shelling killed 23 people in and near the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Wednesday, hitting a hypermarket, a railway station and residential buildings, the regional governor said.

Bangkok Post

Push to reduce premature births begins

The Interior Ministry aims to reduce the rate of premature births by 50% and also cut down teenage pregnancies through promotion of preventive measures from the grassroots level.

Reuters

Soccer-Chainsaw-wielding fan arrested at Tunis CAF quarter-final

A soccer fan wielding a chainsaw was arrested during riots at a CAF Champions League match in Tunis, a source at the Interior Ministry said on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Songkran road accidents top 2,000

During the first six days of Songkran festival travel there were 2,008 traffic accidents, an increase on last year's more subdued celebrations and with more casualties, but road deaths are down, according to the Interior Ministry.

Bangkok Post

Police to revoke woman's Thai citizenship

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will work with the Interior Ministry to revoke the Thai citizenship of a Chinese woman who has a long history of alleged involvement in fraud, human trafficking, surrogacy and document forgery.

Bangkok Post

Samui ferry sinks at Don Sak pier

SURAT THANI: A ferry on the route between Koh Samui and mainland Surat Thani sank at Don Sak pier after passengers and vehicles had left the vessel. No one was injured, according to the Interior Ministry.

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