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10 injured in South hospital bombing
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community 10 injured in South hospital bombing The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Ten people, including three defence volunteers, were injured yesterday in a motorcycle bomb attack at Pattani’s Khok Pho Hospital, while a subsequent fire damaged dozens of motorcycle parked nearby. The hospital’s director said this…
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Army rolls out reconciliation centers; confirms Yingluck free
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Army aims to heal rift The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: To patch up the rifts in society, coup leader Maj Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday ordered the four Army areas to set up reconciliation centres throughout the country. The centres would be forums for people to…
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Rice-pledge agency denies losing 3 million tonnes of rice
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community PWO denies losing 3-million tonnes of rice The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Public Warehouse Organisation yesterday denied that it had lost as much as 3 million tonnes of rice as leaked by an audit committee source to the public, saying a figure was missing…
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Thailand News: Now free, PDRC leaders turn to Facebook; Rice farmers thankful for payments
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community PDRC members tell their time in military lock-up The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Members of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) freed on Monday from several days of military detention after acknowledging sedition charges are now telling the world of the experience on social media.…
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Lawbreakers face tough action, Prayuth warns
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Lawbreakers face tough action, Prayuth warns The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: General Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday threatened tougher action against law violators, particularly opponents of the military’s power seizure, in a move that is in line with the junta’s priority of maintaining law and order. Prayuth,…
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Pattani bombs hit families hardest
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Pattani bombs hit families hardest The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Among the many victims of simultaneous bomb attacks in Pattani last Saturday were the Sideh family. They lost a son, Isfan, and their bread-winning father was hurt too badly to continue working as a taxi…
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PDRC leaders freed on bail, face sedition charges
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community PDRC leaders freed on bail, face sedition charges The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Suthep Thaugsuban and 12 other leaders of the anti-“Thaksin regime” People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) were yesterday freed from several days of military detention after acknowledging sedition charges. PDRC co-leader Anchalee Paireerak…
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Finance seeks Bt50-bn term loans to pay off rice farmers
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Finance seeks Bt50-bn term loans to pay off rice farmers The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Finance Ministry has invited 32 state and private banks to bid for the first phase of a three-year programme of bridge loans totalling Bt50 billion to pay rice farmers…
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The Nation reporter taken into custody
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community The Nation reporter taken into custody The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Nation’s senior reporter Pravit Rojanaphruk yesterday morning reported to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and has been moved into custody to an unidentified military base. Nation Multimedia Group editor-in-chief Thepchai…
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Three killed in Pattani bomb blasts
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Three killed in Pattani bomb blasts The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Insurgents launched simultaneous bomb attacks on 15 locations in Pattani late Saturday evening, killing three people and wounding 73. A Navy patrol boat and five convenience stores were damaged, while power and water utilities…
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Red shirt terror plot subverted, suspects arrested
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Red shirt terror plot subverted, suspects arrested The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Army says 22 in custody after being found with weapons; says they had orders from red-shirt leaders to carry out attack in Khon Kaen Twenty-one men and one woman, who were arrested over…
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HM The King acknowledges coup
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community King acknowledges to coup The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: His Majesty the King has acknowledged that the power seizure was carried out by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), the junta said in a statement yesterday. In the statement, signed by Army chief…
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Troops deployed in Bangkok to counter anti-coup protesters
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Troops deployed in Bangkok to counter anti-coup protesters The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A company of police and troops used a police truck to block the inbound Phahoyothin Road this afternoon to stop a procession of anti-coup protesters. The uniformed security personnel set up the…
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Thai ex-premier Yingluck detained, junta to face media on coup
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thai ex-premier Yingluck detained, junta to face media on coup The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Former premier Yingluck Shinawatra has been detained by leaders of Thailand’s military junta, a source in her party said today as the army prepared to brief the media for the…
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Thailand News: Bangkok creeps back to life; Junta wants reforms before elections; Key figures report to NPOMC
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Capital creeps back to life The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: An uneasy calm settled over Bangkok yesterday as one of the world’s most vibrant cities crept back to life after a night-time curfew imposed by the military. The capital’s usual morning gridlock was relieved as…
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More weapons of war seized in martial law crackdown
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community More weapons of war seized in martial law crackdown The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A joint military-police team launched two more raids and seized a cache of war weapons under the martial law as ordered by Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha. Deputy Army spokesman Colonel…
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BREAKING NEWS: Thailand under coup
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thailand under coup The Nation/ Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha today on national television at 5 pm announced a coup over the government of Thailand. UPDATE The announcement was made after detaining leaders of rival political groups at a meeting that was intended to…
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War weapons linked to political unrest seized
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Raids seize large caches of war weapons linked to political unrest The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Acting under the martial law declared early Tuesday morning, joint teams of military and police officers launched raids at three locations to hunt for war weapons thought to have…
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Fire razes 150-year-old market, 50 homes destroyed
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Fire razes 150-year-old market in Bang Phli The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: “Though it was fortunate that my family managed to escape unharmed, we are heartbroken to see the 150-year-old market burned down, especially since it was an iconic place in [Samut Prakan’s] Bang Phli…
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Five male suspects arrested in Narathiwat
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Five male suspects arrested in Narathiwat The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A 100-strong team of paramilitary rangers took five men into custody yesterday during a raid on three villages in Narathiwat’s Rangae district. The arrests were made under martial law. In a move to hunt…
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Thailand News: Talks yield no breakthrough; Senators mull a legal PM
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Prayuth pushes for solutions to end impasse The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: In his first meeting with warring parties yesterday, Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha mapped out resolutions to pull the country out of the ongoing political crisis, though they failed to come to a conclusion.…
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Drop election if too dangerous: Army
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Drop election if too dangerous: Army The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Election Commission (EC) secretary general Puchong Nutrawong said the Army had told him that if the next general election was likely to result in bloodshed, or would be too difficult to arrange, the EC…
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Business groups hail army move if there is no coup
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Foreign business groups hail army move if there is no coup The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Foreign chambers and business associations hope that the declaration of martial law will lead to an increase in security and safety, and eventually to a functioning government. Darren Buckley,…
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Army chief takes aim at political deadlock
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Army chief Prayuth takes aim at political deadlock The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: With martial law in place, Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha intends to bring together all stakeholders in the political conflict to break the deadlock, as he says the country cannot continue in…
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Record levels of meth seizures in Asia: UNODC
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Record levels of meth seizures in Asia: UNODC The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Growing demand in East and Southeast Asia is leading to an expansion of global production and trafficking in methamphetamine and new psychoactive substances, according to a UN Office on Drugs and Crime…
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Martial law not a coup, says Army chief
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community ‘This is not a coup’ says Thai army, as martial law declared Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Thailand’s army declared martial law nationwide this morning to restore order after six months of street protests that have left the country without a proper functioning government, but denied…
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Army declares martial law
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Army chief declares martial law The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha Tuesday declared martial law that covers the entire nation. Martial law took effect at 3am. Gen Prayuth stated that the declaration was necessary to prevent people from committing violence and…
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Thailand News: Army warns may use full force; Quake villagers still in fear; Thai Mers cases under watch
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Army warns it will use ‘full force’ The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The mounting death toll of anti-government protesters has triggered the Army’s strongest reaction, saying it may need to resort to “full military force” if the bloodshed continues. “I want to warn every group,…
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Acting PM flees election meeting after venue stormed by protesters
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Acting PM flees eleciton meeting after venue stormed by protesters The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Suthep Thaugsuban, secretary general of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee, led protesters to besiege the venue where the Election Commission and the government were due to meet, prompting it to…
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Army has no plans to crack down on red shirts, says King’s Guard chief
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community No plans to crack down on red shirts: King’s Guard chief The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: the Army’s First Division, King’s guard chief Maj Gen Apirat Kongsompong yesterday denied setting up a taskforce in preparation for a crackdown on red-shirt protesters. This was in response…
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