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Walking their dog after dinner has always been a favorite daily activity of Tho Pham and his wife, a Vietnamese couple who live with their 39-year-old son in Garden Grove City, California. But not in the last few months as the wave of anti-Asian violence and harassment has terrified him. "I do not dare go out without my children because I am afraid someone will knock me to the ground or stab me to death just because I am Asian," he laments, adding that the hate crimes have disrupted his daily life. Many other Vietnamese share his apprehension, especially older people. Wally Ng, a member of the Guardian Angels, patrols with other members in Chinatown in New York City, New York, U.S., May 16, 2020. Photo by Reuters. Violence and hatred directed at Asian Americans, which also includes mugging, have surged across California since the beginning of the Covis-19 pandemic as Asians are blamed for its origin in Wuhan, China. Videos of an Asian woman being punched in the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese in U.S. rattled by rising hate crimes against Asians

PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Officials: Taliban used child to carry out Afghan suicide attack Phuket Gazette / News Wires PHUKET: A suicide bombing which injured five people in southern Afghanistan earlier this week was carried out by a child, the Australian Department of Defense said yesterday. The Taliban previously claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack took place in the Chora District of Uruzgan province at around 2 pm local time on Monday as coalition service members were returning to a nearby patrol base following a Shura (consultation) with local community leaders. The suicide bombing wounded an Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) civilian, three coalition soldiers and an Afghan child. Lieutenant General Ash Power, Chief of Joint Operations of the Australian Army, said the suicide bomber is believed to have been a child. “The deliberate use of children as … [Read more...] about Phuket Gazette: Taliban use child in bombing; Captain goes nuts; US$500 million mega jackpot

PHUKET: A man trying to free his girlfriend’s new car from the sand of a Phuket beach yesterday sent it up in flames instead. “My boyfriend tried for 30 minutes to drive out of the sand, but it wasn’t working, so we kept increasing our speed. Then the engine suddenly caught fire,” said Nutcharee Madkatep, 37. “I only bought the car 15 days ago.” Police believe the fire was started from the heat of the wheels spinning on the exceptionally dry grass near Nai Yang Beach. “The fire spread from the grass to the tyre, then to the engine,” said Sarit Butnongsang of the Tah Chat Chai Police. Villagers notified Kusoldharm rescue workers of the fire at about 6:30pm. “We rushed to the scene and found the car burning near the officers’ houses in Sirinart National Park,” said Natthawut Plukmaidee, a rescue worker. “We contacted Phuket International Airport officers for help, as they were the closest to the scene. The airport’s fire truck arrived at 7pm.” It took firefighters 15 … [Read more...] about Burning rubber in dry grass leads to flaming car

PHUKET: Choice, and lots of it, is what Phuket’s cosmopolitan consumers are demanding, and as the shopping scene transforms to adapt to more local-centric lifestyles among the island’s international community, smaller family-oriented malls are taking shape across the island. Leading the way in bringing a more upmarket shopping experience is shopping and lifestyle guru Kanittha Prasopsirikul, managing director of ‘By Kanittha’, who is a driving force behind new shopping experiences on the island, including the Lighthouse Weekend Market launched at Boat Lagoon in January this year. “The northern half of Phuket has grown as a desirable residential area close to international schools and hotels. However, families living in these areas have not always had much choice in affordable shopping destinations where they can take the kids to be entertained while mum and dad take time out to do some shopping,” said Ms Kanittha. “Phuketians have always enjoyed having plenty to choose from when … [Read more...] about Business: East coast shopping

PHUKET: A network of light aircraft owners known as the Flying Scouts are pitching in to save the environment through a number of innovative projects, one of which was a recent “gibbon airlift” from Phuket to the animals’ new home in Chiang Mai. Most island residents are familiar with the good work done by the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project (GRP) in Thalang. Established back in 1990, the GRP sanctuary and education center in the Khao Phra Thaew forest reserve in Pa Khlok is run by the Wild Animal Rescue Foundation, or WARF. To those unfamiliar with the seamier side of Phuket’s tourism trade, cute baby gibbons are among the many animals that are poached from their natural habitats and used by touts as props to induce ignorant tourists to pay to have their pictures taken with them. Bobby and Songkran were the first gibbons reintroduced in Chiang Mai on June 14. Photo: Tom Potisit/Wild Animal Rescue Foundation Thailand At the GRP facility, rescued gibbons are gradually moved … [Read more...] about The great gibbon fly-out