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Thailand News: Haad Yai blasts wound 10; Yingluck’s fate decided today; Aftershocks continue; AMLO busts Bt1bn smuggling ring
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Two blasts rock Haad Yai, wounding 10 people The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Two large bomb attacks were carried out yesterday in Haad Yai business district of Songkhla province, wounding 10 people and causing large fires and heavy property damage. Initially it was reported that…
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Bomb blasts rock Haad Yai
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Bomb blasts rock Haad Yai The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Four separate bomb blasts hit Haad Yai district of Songkhla this afternoon, injuring five people. A fifth bomb found near the entrance to apartments inside Prince of Songkhla Hospital was safely defused. The first bombs…
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Thailand News: Big quake rocks north; Crowds honor HM The King; D-Day for Yingluck
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Big quake rocks North The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: People in Chiang Rai’s Phan district ran out of their homes and buildings in panic as ground in the far North shook during a 6.1-magnitude earthquake yesterday. The quake was so strong it could be felt…
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Thailand News: EC prepares for July 20 poll; Village chiefs free Defence HQ; Huge turtle haul at Bangkok airport
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community EC to push ahead with plan for poll The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Election Commission is pushing ahead with plans for a national election on July 20 and is set to draft a Royal Decree to begin the process, after a proposal by opposition…
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Road-rage bus driver lynched, stabbed
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Road-rage bus driver lynched, stabbed The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A bus driver was lynched and fatally stabbed after he allegedly stole a minibus and crashed into 12 vehicles – including four taxies, a motorcycle and a fruit-vending cart – during a road-rage incident in…
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Thailand News: Courts orders Bt587mn damages in BMA scandal; Suthep names Monday last stand; Record 5-ton dope haul
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Court orders Pracha, Samak’s family to pay damages in BMA fire-vehicle purchase The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Fugitive former deputy interior minister Pracha Maleenont and the heirs of late former Bangkok governor Samak Sundaravej were yesterday ordered by the Central Administrative Court each to pay…
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July 20 set for national election
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community July 20 set for national election The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The government and the Election Commission agreed today to set July 20 as the date for the new election. EC chairman Supachai Somcharoen said the atmosphere in the meeting was good and the caretaker…
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Thailand News: Police to replace soldiers in Bangkok; EC warms to Abhisit’s reforms; NACC refuses more Yingluck witnesses
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Prayuth against use of force to end impasse The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday voiced concerns about some local leaders and political groups opting for violence to end the prolonged political conflict. “There are several groups that talk about violence.…
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Driver who mowed down three police officers released on bail
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Driver who mowed down three police officers released on bail The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The driver, who allegedly mowed down three police officers and wounded three others in a car accident in downtown Bangkok on Sunday (story here), was released on bail yesterday after…
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Thailand News: Driver runs Bangkok checkpoint, kills 3 police; Storms lash capital; Red shirts set for May rally
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Three police officers killed after young driver loses control of his Pajero SUV The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Three police were killed and three others injured in a crash when a young man drove a sports utility vehicle through a police checkpoint on the outbound…
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Thailand News: Flu kills 50; Pheu Thai disses Prem’s royal move; Pattani slayings afore Krue Se massacre anniversary
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community 50 dead as number of influenza cases jumps dramatically The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Fifty people have been killed by seasonal influenza, which has hit more than 30,000 people this year, prompting the Public Health Ministry to be on alert. Public Health permanent secretary Narong…
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Government calls for more troops in Bangkok as crisis heats up
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Government calls for more troops in Bangkok as crisis heats up Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Thailand’s government is to ask the army to deploy more troops in the capital, Bangkok, as fears mount that the country’s lengthy political crisis could move into a more violent…
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Thailand News: Abhisit enters reform surge; Suthep sets for final battle; Mers alert; Power drain; Thawil refocuses on South
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Abhisit’s reform talk starts The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: In a renewed effort to help end the political deadlock and avert further violence, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday unveiled a plan to hold talks with some prominent figures and parties to seek a solution…
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Thailand News: Recession looms; Red shirt slain; Officer dies in helicopter plunge; Outrage over Chao Praya drownings
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Recesssion looms as MPC to further trim growth forecast in June The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee will lower its forecast for the Kingdom’s 2014 economic growth at its next meeting in June. Paiboon Kittisrikangwan, secretary of the Monetary…
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Yingluck offers to quit; Park chief probe over missing activist; Four dead from swine flu
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Yingluck to leave politics if country wants it; hasn’t raised issue with Thaksin The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday she is ready to step down if the people want her out, but added that she had not discussed the…
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Disappearance of Karen activist prompts concern; NACC denies bias; Teacher exam cheating probe begins
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Disappearance of Karen activist prompts concern The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Several organisations including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Thailand, are pressing Thai authorities to speed up investigation into the disappearance of a leading Karen activist. Por Cha Lee Rakchongcharoen, also known as “Billy”,…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: Reds to rally; Election slated for July; Farmers threatened over rice payments
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Red shirts to rally on eve of Yingluck verdict The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will hold a mass rally of red shirts one day before the Constitutional Court delivers its verdict on whether Yingluck Shinawatra has lost…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: B10mn watch heist; CAPO warns courts; Hezbollah suspects to be deported
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Three Chinese sought in B10mn watch heist The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Three Chinese suspects have left the country after allegedly stealing a Mont Blanc wristwatch worth over Bt10 million from a luxury shopping mall in the heart of Bangkok, Immigration Police Bureau chief Lt-General…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: CAPO calls meet; Hezbollah suspects arrested; Songkran road death toll hits 248
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community All eyes on CAPO meeting with top ministry officials The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The spotlight will be on this afternoon’s meeting between the Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO) and permanent secretaries, as the stance of the top officials might reflect…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: Prem mediator plan falters; Songkran toll hits 204; Police chief wants proactive officers
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Toll hits 204 as revellers start returning The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: As large numbers of people yesterday started to travel back to work from the Songkran holidays – and many others continued to enjoy water splashing in their home towns – the Road Safety…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: Songkran spirit soaks nation; Koh Tee harbored in Isarn, say Dems; Road toll hits 102
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thais forget their woes The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Songkran festival appears to have cooled down Thai politics, at least for a short while, given the reduction in political violence, and a break in politicians’ activities during the five-day holiday, which began on Saturday.…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: Yingluck ditches Prem; Suthep welcomed at Health Ministry; 9 killed in Songkran drive
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community PM misses Prem meeting The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Caretaker Prime Minister and Defence Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was absent yesterday from a gathering to pay their respects to Privy Council President General Prem Tinsulanonda, leaving only commanders of the Armed Forces with him. Supreme Commander…
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Special Report: Flaws hinder Thailand’s human-trafficking crackdown
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Special Report: Flaws hinder Thailand’s human-trafficking crackdown Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: After a two-hour trek through swamp and jungle, Police Major General Thatchai Pitaneelaboot halts in a trash-strewn clearing near Thailand’s remote border with Malaysia. “This is it,” he says, surveying the remains of a…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: Songkran ‘Seven Days’ begins; Police issue safety tips for South; Malaysian ATM skim gang at work
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Songkran holiday ‘Seven Dangerous Days’ safety campaign begins The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: With the festive Songkran mood in the air, organisations from various sectors have come together to make the upcoming holiday “safe and happy” for everyone. Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday expressed…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: Yala bomb suspects on CCTV; Govt in legal fightback; Toxic landfill fire reignites; Storm slams Buri Ram
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Police spot Yala bomb suspects on CCTV The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Police are on a hunt for a group suspected in bombing attacks that caused several casualties and massive damage in Yala last weekend. These suspects have been seen in images captured by closed-circuit…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: South alert after blasts; Army targets 4 triggers; PDRC denies coup; Killer claims gold
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community South on alert after deadly bombings The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Security has been beefed up in the restive deep South ahead of the long Songkran holiday next week, following destructive bombing attacks in Yala over the past two days. Yesterday’s bomb explosion at a…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: NSC fears Bangkok street battles; Bombs rock Yala; Son hires hit on parents
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community NSC fears civil strife if protesters take to the streets The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The National Security Council (NSC) is not confident that it will be able to fully control civil unrest when anti-government and pro-government demonstrators take to the streets. “With so many…
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3,000 police, troops for red rally in Bangkok
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community 3,000 police and troops for red rally Phuket Gazette / The Nation PHUKET: More than 3,000 policemen and soldiers will be dispatched to take care of the pro-government red shirts’ mass rally near Bangkok today amid increasing concern there could be clashes between pro- and anti-government…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: WWII bomb kills seven; Court votes for Yingluck trial; CAPO eyes war rooms for Saturday Bangkok rallies
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community WWII bomb kills seven The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: an explosion ripped through a scrapyard in Bangkok’s Bang Khen district yesterday, killing seven victims and injuring 20 others, after workers unknowingly cut open an aerial bomb from World War II. “Such a bomb usually weighs…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: Gunfire slays protester; Min Buri bomber identified; Military urges Songkran talks; PM calls witnesses in graft probe
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Gun attack targets anti-govt protesters The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: One protester was killed and four others injured yesterday when gunmen fired in broad daylight at their convoy while travelling on an expressway in Nonthaburi province, in a further inflammation of the political conflict. The…
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