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  • Thailand NewsNRC pushing PM direct-election plan | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 08:57, 10 December 2014
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    NRC pushing PM direct-election plan

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community NRC pushing PM direct-election plan The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Despite concern and opposition, the National Reform Council (NRC) panel on political reform insisted again yesterday that a direct election of the prime minister would help reduce vote-buying. It added, however, that a winner in…

  • Thailand NewsPreparations underway for Deep South peace talks | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 08:44, 04 December 2014
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    Preparations underway for Deep South peace talks

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Preparations underway for Deep South peace talks The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: As moves to restore peace in the Deep South go into motion, the Army’s chief adviser Gen Aksara Kerdpol said yesterday that he will speak with facilitators in Malaysia in the middle of…

  • Thailand NewsElections ‘unlikely before 2016’
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 08:23, 28 November 2014
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    Elections ‘unlikely before 2016’

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Elections ‘unlikely before 2016’ The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The next general election could be delayed by a year, two top ministers said yesterday. In an interview with the BBC on Wednesday, Finance Minister Sommai Phasi said bringing back democracy any time before mid-2016 was…

  • Thailand NewsFlights suspended after Army helicopter crash kills nine
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 08:44, 20 November 2014
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    Flights suspended after Army helicopter crash kills nine

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Flights suspended after copter crash kills nine The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Third Army Area has suspended all helicopter flights in the wake of a Bell 212 crash that killed all nine soldiers on board on Monday evening. The family of one crash victim…

  • Thailand NewsNew Army chief vows no coup
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 08:07, 01 October 2014
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    New Army chief vows no coup

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community New Army chief vows no coup The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Newly appointed Army chief General Udomdej Sitabutr vowed yesterday there would be no military coup to oust the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration. “There won’t be [a coup], be it by those [in power] now or…

  • Thailand NewsPM vows crackdown on Koh Tao scourge
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 08:57, 25 September 2014
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    PM vows crackdown on Koh Tao scourge

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community PM vows crackdown on Koh Tao scourge The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: N THE WAKE of the murder of two British citizens on Koh Tao, off Surat Thani coast, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday vowed to tackle influential rackets and illegitimate businesses on the…

  • Phuket NewsPM visits, Phuket rescue teams assist in flooded South
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:42, 01 April 2011
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    PM visits, Phuket rescue teams assist in flooded South

    PHUKET: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday visited parts of Krabi where rescue teams from Phuket are assisting victims of devastating mudslides and flooding earlier this week. The Thai premier, accompanied by high-ranking military staff including Royal Thai Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Prayut Chan-O-Cha, toured a shelter at Wat Tam Kob in Na Khao subdistrict, offering consolation and encouragement to victims staying…