LONDON Media mogul Rupert Murdoch will marry actress and former supermodel Jerry Hall, the couple announced in British newspaper The Times on Tuesday, after a four-month romance. 2. King's condition eases after battling fever for 2 weeks His Majesty the King has had a fever over the past two weeks, according to statement No 19 issued by the Royal Household Bureau yesterday. 3. Drought hits half of country, but rice bowl seen surviving Slightly more than half of the country is facing water shortages, but the Royal Irrigation Department remains confident the Central Plain will survive the dry season. 4. Purple Line to run from August This year, people in Bangkok and its outskirts will enjo riding on the Purple Line electric trains running from Nonthaburi's Bang Yai district to Bang Sue district in Bangkok 5. Yangon bomber jailed for life A court on Friday sentenced a man linked to the 2013 bombing at one of YANGON Myanmar's top hotels to life imprisonment plus five years of hard labour. 6. Pawn shop accused of gold swindle