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Rock-throwers turn themselves in to Phuket police
PHUKET: Two young thugs who threw rocks at a Swedish man’s car on Monday (April 27) were brought into Kamala Police Station at 4pm yesterday (May 1) by local provincial council member Sanya Singsrida.
News Analysis: Lifting the Dirt Reveals All About Thailand's Human Trafficking
Latest Every load of dirt removed from 30 or so graves on a hillside in the southern province of Songkhla reveals more about the horrors of Thailand’s long-tolerated trade in human flesh.
Aircraft Wheel Sinks Into Soft Surface at Thai Airport
PHOTOS A towing vehicle pulled a flight onto a soft surface and a wheel of a Lion Air flight sank into the ground, delaying a flight to Bangkok by an hour at Had Yai airport.
Phuket Port In-Port Out Bid to Beat Illegal Fishing, EU Action
Latest The Department of Fisheries is set to introduce a system to all 22 seaside provinces of Thailand in a bid to crack down on illegal, unreported and unregistered fishing.
Thailand Trafficking Bodies Require Independent Probe, Says Rights Group
Latest Human Rights Watch is calling for an independent investigation of human trafficking in Thailand following the discovery of shallow graves that could hold scores of dead victims.
PhuketWATCH Dig for Bodies Resumes Today; Is Manny World's Best?; 1000 Europeans Among Nepal Missing
Phuket Updating Digest Human trafficking camp reveals many bodies; Manny aims to be Philippines’ hero; Thousands still missing in Nepal; Phuket seeks superyachts.
Asean Today: Manny Happy Returns; Who Won in Vietnam?; MAS Reported to be Selling A380s
Around the Region Big fight set to stop a nation or two; Vietnam War may have been won by capitalism; Cambodia urged to embrace workers’ rights; Laos crackdown on tusk mastermind.
Facebook photo shows Phuket tour boat releases oil into the sea
PHUKET: The owners of the Sea Angel Cruise 5 tour boat, which operates between Phuket and Koh Phi Phi, are to be questioned by Marine officials following the circulation of a photo on Social Media showing the boat releasing oil into the sea.
Oceanographic research ship launched in Phuket to mark 40th years of Sino-Thai relations
PHUKET: The Chakthong Thongyai, a Thai oceanographic research ship, was launched from a dock at the Andaman Sea Fisheries Research and Development Center pier in Phuket yesterday (April 30) morning to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Thai-Chinese diplomatic relations.