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Brazilian family cross extra fingers for sixth World Cup
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Brazilian family cross extra fingers for sixth World Cup Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Brazil have won a handful of World Cups but for one local family five is not enough. Fourteen members of the Da Silva family were born with six fingers on each hand…
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Junta takes key role for peace talks in South
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Junta takes key role for peace talks in South The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Almost a month after seizing power from a civilian government, the military has taken on the role of initiating peace talks with separatists in the southern border region. The move is…
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EU may delay signing pact with Thailand
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community EU may delay signing pact with Thailand The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The European Union has decided it will delay signing an agreement on closer economic and political ties with Thailand and is demanding a swift return to democracy, a draft document seen by Reuters…
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Missing Karen activist ‘filed petition with Palace’ before disappearing
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Missing Karen activist ‘filed petition with Palace’ before disappearing The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Missing Karen activist Pholachi “Billy” Rakchongcharoen made a heartfelt plea for a return of his home in the forests of Phetchaburi to His Majesty the King in a petition sent before…
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Anti-lese majeste law lecturer released
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Key Nitirat member freed on condition he stays in country The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Thammasat law lecturer Worachet Pakeerut, a leading member of the Nitirat group, was released yesterday on Bt20,000 bail with the condition of not joining in any political movement or going…
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Migrant worker exodus hits agriculture, construction sectors
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Migrant worker exodus hits agriculture, construction sectors The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Of the more than 100,000 Cambodian workers who fled Thailand, 60-70 per cent were in the construction and agricultural sector in the East, permanent secretary for Labour Jeerasak Sukhonthachart said yesterday. Over the…
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NCPO targets taxi mafia at Suvarnabhumi Airport
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Smart-card system for cabs to eliminate mafia role at Suvarnabhumi Airport The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will introduce a smart-card system for the taxi queue at Suvarnabhumi Airport in a bid to end the “mafia-style operation” there.…
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Junta to court martial anti-lese majeste law lecturer
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Anti-lese majeste law lecturer arrested and faced military court The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The junta has detained and charged Thammasat University law lecturer Worajet Pakeerat for defying a junta order to report. Worajet, who is known for his campaign against the lese majeste law,…
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People with health issues may be banned from driving
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community People with health issues may be banned from driving The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Medical Council is planning to propose a driving ban for patients whose health condition could turn them into dangerous drivers. In foreign countries, people with heart diseases, severe forms of…
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Junta makes assurances to stop the exodus of migrant workers
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Junta makes assurances to stop the exodus of migrant workers The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: To stem the exodus of much-needed migrant workers, notably Cambodians, the junta and the authorities yesterday quashed rumours of a crackdown, gave another chance to their employers and vowed to…
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Tourism bodies call for junta to lift martial law
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Now scrap martial law, tourism begs junta The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Key tourism bodies have called on the military junta to lift martial law in a further effort to lure foreign tourists back to the Kingdom. “The military has lifted the curfew to restore…
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Junta: No crackdown on foreign workers
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Junta: No crackdown on foreign workers The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Video of shooting of pickup carrying cambodians may have raised fears THE MILITARY junta yesterday reiterated it has no policy to crack down on migrant workers here despite the exodus of more than 120,000…
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Curfew lifted in more districts across 17 provinces
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Curfew lifted in more districts across 17 provinces The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The curfew has been lifted across certain districts in another 17 provinces, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) announced on Tuesday night. The order applies to two districts in Songkhla…
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Curfew lifted in 20 more provinces, not Bangkok
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Curfew lifted in 20 more provinces, not Bangkok The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The National Council for Peace and Order last night lifted the curfew in 20 more provinces, but the curfew in Bangkok remains in effect. The provinces where the curfew was lifted entirely…
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World Cup live broadcasts threatened by court ruling, warns RS
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community RS warns it might scrap live telecast if court rules in favour of NBTC The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: All 22 million households in the country might face a blackout of the 64 live matches of the World Cup football tournament if the Supreme Administrative…
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More arms found as amnesty ends, junta readies crackdown
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community More arms found as amnesty ends, junta readies crackdown The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The junta is preparing to launch a major offensive on war-grade weapons possession after the amnesty ended yesterday, when several caches of arms found abandoned in several locations across the country.…
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Police set to crack down on football gambling
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Police set to crack down on football gambling The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Ahead of the World Cup kick-off on Thursday, police have launched an operations centre to crack down on football gambling, both online and offline, as well as SMS lucky draws. According to…
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Miss Universe Thailand steps down after social-media row
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Miss Universe Thailand steps down after social-media row Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Bowing to pressure, Weluree Ditsayabut yesterday tearfully relinquished her Miss Universe Thailand crown. I give up this title,” the young beauty queen said at a press conference. Appearing before media without a crown…
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Thousands evacuated in Rayong over ‘toxic gas’
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thousands evacuated over ‘toxic gas’ The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes in Rayong’s Ban Chang district shortly past midnight and spend the night on a football pitch after smelling something like toxic gas. Children and the elderly…
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Police told to get better results; target quality, not quantity
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Police told to get better results; target quality, not quantity The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has given 30 days for drug-suppression units to deliver tangible, better results. Quality – not quantity – should be the focus, it…
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World Cup gambling slated to reach B$43bn
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community World Cup gambling slated to reach B$43bn The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Thais are expected to spend an estimated Bt69 billion during the upcoming football World Cup in Brazil – with gambling on matches forecast to generate Bt43.5 billion alone, according to a University of…
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Press chief charged over wife’s murder
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Press chief charged over wife’s murder The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: In a twist in the recent murder of the wife of the chairman of the Songkhla-based Press Association of Southern Thailand, police have arrested the husband and alleged he masterminded the killing. The arrest…
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Yingluck faces assets probe
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Yingluck faces assets probe The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The national anti-graft agency yesterday resolved to examine the assets of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and four other members of her Cabinet involved in her government’s loss-making and corruption-plagued rice price-pledging scheme. The National Anti-Corruption…
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Phatthalung Gold Rush: Villagers hand over more than 1kg of gold sheets
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Villagers hand over more than 1kg of gold sheets The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Phatthalung villagers have returned over one kilogram of gold sheets and a bracelet that were recently taken in a gold rush at a palm plantation in Khao Chai Son district in…
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Junta plays music, movies, transparency to heal the rift
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Music, movies, transparency – healing the rift The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has resorted to festive fairs, music, historical movies, preaching by monks, oath-taking and campaigns to woo grassroots support as part of its efforts to bridge…
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Thailand News: Consumer confidence rebounds; Junta eases media gag, turns to web, Facebook
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Consumer confidence rebounds The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Consumer confidence last month improved for the first time in 14 months and to the highest level in four months on anticipation of cool-headed politics after the military stepped in pull the country out of a year-long…
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Police fear Yala pickup in deadly hijack may be used as car bomb
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Police hunt for pickup after fatal shooting The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Following the fatal shooting of a Yala man in Pattani’s Nong Chik district on Sunday, police yesterday hunted for the victim’s pickup out of fear that the attackers may have taken it to…
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Ubon businessman kills himself after receiving NCPO summons
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Ubon businessman kills himself after receiving NCPO summons The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: An Ubon Ratchathani businessman took his life yesterday after being summoned by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), but the local police chief doubts if the suicide was linked to…
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Government officials return to work
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Government officials return to work The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Government officials returned to work yesterday as Government House and the Interior Ministry opened for the first time since anti-government protests kicked off – eventually leading to the coup. Pol General Adul Saengsingkaew, the deputy…
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Thai tanker and crew home safe after hijack
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thai tanker and crew back in Chon Buri after hijack and theft of oil off Kalimantan The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Pirates have released a Thai tanker that was bound for Indonesia after stealing its oil, in the latest attack in Southeast Asian waters, the…
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