Wikinews Shorts: June 9, 2007
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===Malaysian prime minister marries===
[[Image:Abdullah Badawi 2004.jpg|thumb|File photo of [[Abdullah Badawi]] taken in 2004|right|110px]]
[[Malaysia]]n Prime Minister [[Abdullah Badawi|Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]] married Jeanne Abdullah in a private ceremony today at [[w:Seri Perdana|Seri Perdana]].

Premier Abdullah, 61, has been a widower since October 2005, when his wife of 40 years, [[w:Endon Mahmood|Endon Mahmood]], died of [[w:Breast cancer|breast cancer]]. Jeanne, 53, is a hotel management professional who has served as a supervisor at the prime minister's official residence in [[w:Putrajaya|Putrajaya]].

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*{{source|url=http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=266578
|title=PM marries Jeanne Abdullah on private ceremony at Seri Perdana
|author=
|pub=Bernama
|date= June 9, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/281236/1/.html
|title=Widowed Malaysian PM ties knot again
|author=Agence France-Presse
|pub=Channel NewsAsia
|date= June 9, 2007}}
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===Two killed, nine hurt in South Thailand violence===
[[Image:Thailand Narathiwat.png|thumb|right|110px|Narathiwat is highlighted on a map of Thailand.]]
Two men were fatally shot today in [[w:Narathiwat Province|Narathiwat Province]] in [[w:southern Thailand|southern Thailand]]. The men were riding a motorcycle and were fired upon by gunmen who were waiting along the road.

Also in Narathiwat, a roadside bomb went off, injuring five [[w:Royal Thai Army|Royal Thai Army]] soldiers. Three soldiers were wounded in an ambush attack. And, one police sergeant was seriously injured in a drive-by shooting.

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*{{source|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/281256/1/.html
|title=Two killed, nine wounded in Thailand's Muslim south
|author=Agence France-Presse
|pub=Channel NewsAsia
|date= June 9, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/read.php?newsid=30036446
|title=Two men shot dead in Narathiwat
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|pub=The Nation (Thailand)
|date= June 9, 2007}}
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===Thailand deports 163 Hmong to Laos===
[[Image:Nong Khai - Welcome.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Nong Khai border sign in Thailand.]]
[[Thailand]] today sent 163 [[w:Hmong people|Hmong people]] back to [[Laos]], handing them over at the [[w:Vientiane|Vientiane]]-[[w:Nong Khai|Nong Khai]] border point.

Thailand says the 163 entered the country illegally, but the Hmong said they were seeking political asylum, because in Laos they face persecution for their role in the [[w:Laotian Civil War|Laotian Civil War]], in which the Hmong sided with the [[United States]] in a war against the communist [[w:Pathet Lao|Pathet Lao]]. On Monday, Hmong military leader [[w:Vang Pao|Vang Pao]] and eight others were arrested in the U.S. in a plot to overthrow the Laotian government. Thai officials said today's deportations were routine, and were not linked with the Vang Pao case.

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*{{Wikinews|title=Ten charged with plot to overthrow Laos government|date=June 5, 2007}}

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*{{source|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/09/asia/AS-GEN-Thailand-Laos-Hmong.php
|title=Thailand deports 163 ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers back to Laos
|author=Associated Press
|pub=International Herald Tribune
|date= June 9, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/06/09/headlines/headlines_30036449.php
|title=Thailand sends 160 Hmong back to Laos
|author=Agence France-Presse
|pub=The Nation (Thailand)
|date= June 9, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://etna.mcot.net/query.php?nid=29831
|title=Thailand repatriates 160 Hmong to Lao PDR
|author=Thai News Agency
|pub=MCOT
|date= June 9, 2007}}
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[[Category:Laos]]
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[[Category:South Thailand insurgency]]
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Premier Abdullah, 61, has been a widower since October 2005, when his wife of 40 years, Endon Mahmood, died of breast cancer. Jeanne, 53, is a hotel management professional who has served as a supervisor at the prime minister's official residence in Putrajaya.

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Also in Narathiwat, a roadside bomb went off, injuring five Royal Thai Army soldiers. Three soldiers were wounded in an ambush attack. And, one police sergeant was seriously injured in a drive-by shooting.

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Thailand says the 163 entered the country illegally, but the Hmong said they were seeking political asylum, because in Laos they face persecution for their role in the Laotian Civil War, in which the Hmong sided with the United States in a war against the communist Pathet Lao. On Monday, Hmong military leader Vang Pao and eight others were arrested in the U.S. in a plot to overthrow the Laotian government. Thai officials said today's deportations were routine, and were not linked with the Vang Pao case.

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