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Thailand's King has pardoned a Swiss man sentenced to 10 years for defacing his image.
Oliver Rudolf Jufer, 57, became the first foreigner convicted in a decade under laws protecting the King.
He is to be deported.
Thailand's King has pardoned a Swiss man sentenced to 10 years for defacing his image.
Oliver Rudolf Jufer, 57, became the first foreigner convicted in a decade under laws protecting the King.
He is to be deported.
Crews have been overwhelmed by the speed of the unfolding disasters as water runs dry.