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Around the region Singapore budget points to security net; Thousands made refugees by Burma fighting; American faces transgender murder case; Brazilian ‘dragged to firing squad.’

Surin Beach, post mid-2014 clearance, has survived and thrived. But now even the east-side buildings along the iconic foreshore are being given the final countdown.

Two British former foreign ministers faced claims today (February 23) that they offered to use their positions to help a private company in return for cash following an undercover investigation.

CHIANG MAI — An official from Chiang Mais Doi Suthep temple has asked tour companies to educate their clients about proper temple etiquette after a video of a suspected Chinese tourist kicking one of the temples bells went viral on social media.

PHUKET: A Phuket gardener was arrested early this morning (February 23) after he attacked two men with a machete who were trying to steal roosters from his garden. One of the men died and the other had to run for his life.

Latest Police on Phuket can only guess at the final movements of a British tourist whose dressed body was found floating in the sea off the Thai holiday island.

PHUKET: A man from Nakorn Sri Thammarat was killed instantly yesterday (February 22) after an oncoming car slammed into his motorbike on the Old Airport Rd.

A new high-end taxi service is set to launch in Bangkok this May in an effort to address persistent complaints about cab drivers who reject passengers or refuse to use meters.

After taking three points from their first game of the season last week, Phuket FC are probably dissapointed that they only came out with a point from their first home game of the season after drawing 1-1 in a dominating performance against “Big Bang Chula United” Football Club” (BBCU) yesterday (February 22).