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Nepal ex-prince arrested for drugs in Thailand
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Nepal ex-prince arrested for drugs in Thailand The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Former Nepalese crown prince Paras Shah has been arrested on drugs charges in Thailand for a second time and could face up to five years in prison, police said Wednesday. Shah was arrested…
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Police reforms cause a stir
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Police reforms cause a stir The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: National police reforms introduced by the National Council for Peace and Order have already started creating ripples spreading far and wide, and also in the political arena. Though several senior police officers and academics have…
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Death toll from West Africa Ebola outbreak jumps to 603
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Death toll from West Africa Ebola outbreak jumps to 603 – WHO Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in West Africa has spiked to 603 since February, with at least 68 deaths reported in the last week alone, the World…
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Parents of children killed in city grenade attack forgive suspects
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Parents of children killed in city grenade attack forgive suspects The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The parents of two children killed in the M79 grenade attack on an anti-government rally in Bangkok’s Ratchadamri area in February said yesterday that they forgave the four suspects prostrating…
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Tourist’s body found in Chiang Mai lake
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Tourist’s body found in Chiang Mai lake The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The body of a South Korean tourist was found in a large man-made lake in Chiang Mai’s Hang Dong district yesterday. Police believe Song Tae Khy, 22, drowned while swimming with his friends…
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EC defends its proposals to overhaul political system
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community EC defends its proposals to overhaul political system The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Election Commission (EC) yesterday denied that its reform plan put to the National Council for Peace and Order last week came at the expense of politicians, saying its intentions were above-board…
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Anti-graft agency probing rice deals, links to ministers
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Anti-graft agency probing rice deals, links to ministers The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The National Anti-Corruption Commission sub-panel is deeply probing alleged irregularities in the rice-pledging scheme’s financial transactions to identify possible nominees linked to five former ministers under investigation, NACC deputy secretary-general Warawit Sukboon…
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Second man charged in train rape-murder
PHUKET: Police have charged a second State Railway of Thailand employee over his alleged involvement in the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl on an overnight train to Bangkok. After the interrogation of a 19-year-old train worker by Prachuap Khiri Khan police chief Maj Gen Thanes Sunthornsuk, an informed source reported that the teenager confessed that he was drinking…
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Nationwide checks continue to find fault with rice stocks
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Nationwide checks continue to find fault with rice stocks The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Inspections reveal that the rice stocks from the controversial pledging scheme have become mired in both quality and quantity problems. An informed source said yesterday that inspections had found that most…
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State rail chief rejects calls for resignation
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community SRT governor rejects calls for resignation The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: State Railway of Thailand (SRT) Governor Prapat Chongsanguan yesterday vowed to stay on as SRT chief, saying his resignation would be deemed an escape from the problems surrounding the railways. “I am begging for…
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Victim of rape on train in 2001 speaks up
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Victim of rape on train in 2001 speaks up The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A Thai woman lost her bright career, her optimism and her ability to continue living in Thailand after a State Railway of Thailand (SRT) employee raped her on a train 13…
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Rape-and-murder convicts must face death: netizens
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Rape-and-murder convicts must face death: netizens The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Concerned netizens have called for mandatory death sentence for rape-and-murder crimes, in an angry and swift reaction to the tragic rape and murder on Sunday night of a 13-year-old victim by a State Railway…
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Girl raped, murdered on train: SRT employee says he was drunk when he did it
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community SRT employee says he was drunk when he inflicted crime The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A NEW employee of the State Railway of Thailand has claimed he was drunk when he raped and killed a 13-year-old passenger on a Bangkok-bound train early on Sunday.Wanchai Saengkhao,…
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Police-station construction project to go ahead
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Police-station construction project to go ahead The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Royal Thai Police have decided to go ahead with the construction of new police stations across the country. “The construction should begin in the next 70 days,” Deputy National Police chief General Worapong…
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Eight hurt as Yala insurgents open fire on passenger bus
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Eight hurt as bus guards battle insurgents in Yala The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Suspected insurgents yesterday opened fire at a passenger bus, injuring eight passengers as guards on the bus fought them off in Yala’s Krong Penang district. Bus driver Winai Preechachote told police…
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Migrant worker registration drive continues
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Migrant worker registration drive continues The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Officials from Thailand and Myanmar will meet next week to try to resolve problems in registering migrant workers, Lt-General Thanchaiyan Srisuwan, chief of the Supreme Command’s Directorate of Operations, said yesterday. In a video conference…
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Girl, 14, raped, body dumped from train
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Girl, 14, raped, body dumped from train The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The body of a 14-year-old Kochakorn “Kaem” Pitakjumnong, who disappeared from an overnight train from Surat Thani to Bangkok on Sunday, was found among bushes about two metres from the tracks in the…
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Sihasak to brief UN’s Ban Ki-moon on Thailand’s post-coup status
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Sihasak waiting to brief UN chief The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A delegation led by Foreign Ministry’s permanent secretary Sihasak Phuangketkeow was, as of yesterday, still waiting for a meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to be confirmed. They hope to update UN…
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Crackdown on Thai fishing fleet ‘slave labour’ underway
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Crackdown on ‘slave labour’ underway The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Gen Ake Angsananont, the deputy national police chief in charge of suppressing human trafficking, yesterday vowed to crack down on “slave labour” in the fisheries industry and among foreign beggar gangs. The registration of migrant…
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Volume of missing rice climbs to 290k tonnes
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community More rice missing from storage The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Military officials yesterday continued to inspect state rice stockpiles stored in provincial granaries and again found evidence that large quantities were missing or in poor condition. The rice inspection follows the junta’s order two weeks…
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Thai banks to report B500k transactions to counter money laundering
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thai banks to report B500k transactions to counter money laundering The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Financial institutions are ready to cooperate with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in reporting cash transactions exceeding Bt500,000 per transaction and property transactions by politicians and government offices that exceed…
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Confiscated supercars auctioned in Klong Toei
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Confiscated supercars auctioned in Klong Toei The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Customs Department yesterday hosted an event at its head office in Bangkok’s Klong Toei district to auction off 357 confiscated cars, including a Lamborghini Aventador, two Ferraris, seven Audis, 15 Jaguars and 31…
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Fishing net may have caused whale’s death
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Fishing net may have caused whale’s death The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Necropsy results have revealed that a rare Bryde’s whale might have died of shock from getting caught in a seine. We didn’t see any blood in its heart. Also, some of its skin…
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First sentence for anti-coup defiance
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community First sentence for anti-coup defiance The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Pathum wan sub-district court yesterday issued the first sentence on charges of violating martial law and ignoring an order of the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). The court sentenced Weerayut Kongkanatan…
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Thailand blasted for horrific rise in ivory trade
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thailand blasted for horrific rise in ivory trade The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Despite Thailand’s professed reverence for elephants, the country has failed to rein in the illegal ivory trade. Partly to blame for the current poaching crisis is Thai domestic legislation. It permits trade…
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48 radio stations in Deep South given okay
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community 48 radio stations in Deep South approved to air The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has given 48 radio stations in border provinces in the South the permission in principle to go on air during the Muslim holy…
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Four-day weekend gets nod to boost tourism
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Four-day weekend gets nod to boost tourism The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: August 11 has been approved as an extra public holiday in a bid to boost tourism and stimulate public spending, the National Council for Peace and Order’s spokesman Colonel Winthai Suvari announced yesterday.…
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Cambodia frees Veera
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Cambodia frees Veera The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Cambodia yesterday released yellow-shirt activist Veera Somkwamkid after he was granted a royal pardon, for the sake of bilateral relations with Thailand and on humanitarian grounds, Thai Foreign Ministry permanent secretary Sihasak Phuangketkoew said. Veera was arrested…
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NCPO opens centers to lure, legalize foreign workers
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community NCPO opens centers to lure, legalize foreign workers The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The National Council for Peace and Order has ordered a serious effort to bring foreign migrants into the legal workforce in a bid to minimize the impact of the recent Cambodian labor…
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Junta revokes passports of Charupong and Jakrapob
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Junta revokes passports of Charupong and Jakrapob The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The military junta yesterday revoked the passports of six dissidents living overseas in a move to block their capacity to travel and force them to return home. The Foreign Ministry cancelled the travel…
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