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French zoo owner detained on Samui Island pending deportation

Today 13:24Key points summarised by AI

Kevin Dimino, a French national and owner of Samui Exotic Park, has been detained on Samui Island, facing deportation from Thailand.
The deportation order cites multiple incidents where Dimino allegedly posed a serious threat to society, including harassment, assault with a knife, and public abusive behaviour.
Further allegations against Dimino include inviting people to his zoo for divisive political or religious demonstrations and being removed from a domestic flight for threatening passengers.
Signed by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the order makes Dimino the second foreign national to be deported in connection with a dispute on Samui Island, following Israeli national Yaacov Ohayon.

Today 15:08Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Pollution Control Department (PCD) confirmed the illegal dumping of approximately 20 tonnes of construction waste from a data centre project in Rayong, refuting initial reports of a much larger volume.
Authorities have ordered the prompt removal of the waste by licensed operators within seven days and will assess whether the data centre project requires an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for full legal compliance.