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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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Senior labour officials transferred as migrant worker exodus slows
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Two senior labour officials transferred as migrant exodus slows The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) yesterday transferred two senior labour officials in charge of employment of migrant workers. Employment Department director-general Prawit Khiangpol was transferred to an inactive…
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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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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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Thailand braces for US verdict on human-trafficking record
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thailand braces for US verdict on human-trafficking record The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Thailand is holding its breath as it waits to hear if the United States will downgrade or praise the nation for its human-trafficking record. Officials at the foreign ministry are confident that…
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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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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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122,000 Cambodians flee from Thailand
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community 122,000 Cambodians flee from Thailand The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: More than 120,000 Cambodians have fled Thailand to return home in the past week, fearing a crackdown on migrant workers after last month’s military takeover, an official said yesterday. The mass exodus of labourers –…
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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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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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Bird strike grounds Air Asia flight in Nakhon Si Thammarat
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Bird strike grounds Air Asia flight in Nakhon Si Thammarat The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: More than 100 Air Asia passengers were stranded at the Nakhon Si Thammarat airport yesterday morning after the aircraft booked for their flight was damaged, presumably in a collision with…
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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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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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Junta woos Chinese; vows interim government within three months
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Junta chief woos Chinese The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Junta chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday called on Chinese businessmen to help create a good understanding of the situation in post-coup Thailand in order to retain investments and tourists from China. The chief of the ruling…
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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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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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Body parts, weapons found near Bangkok anti-govt rally site
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Body parts, weapons found near anti-govt rally site The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The lower part of a human body and a large amount of explosives-related devices and weapons have been found in a canal near a rally site in Bangkok previously occupied by anti-government…
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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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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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World War II bomb found at Bangkok MRT project site
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community World War II bomb found at Bangkok MRT project site The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A vintage aerial bomb discovered yesterday at a site near Bang Sue train station marked for construction of a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train station was secured by the Air…
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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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Thailand News: No retreat from democracy; Reporter freed; Soldiers play cat-and-mouse with protesters
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community ‘No retreat from democracy’ The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Thailand is not retreating from democracy and seeks understanding from its economic and strategic partners while the country undergoes political reforms, a top Thai official said yesterday. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Thailand’s permanent secretary for foreign affairs, was…
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Gen Prayuth says reconciliation, reform to take about a year – elections to wait
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Gen Prayuth says reconciliation, reform to take about a year Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) leader Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said yesterday that a process of reconciliation between political factions and reforms would take about one year, and only after…
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