MYANMAR: Rohingya militants yesterday (Sept 27) denied the Myanmar army’s allegations that they had massacred scores of Hindu villagers, whose bodies soldiers displayed to the press after exhuming them from mass graves in northern Rakhine state.
BANGKOK: Police believe the Polish suspect arrested for allegedly blowing up an ATM booth and making off with more than B300,000 in cash was planning similar robberies.
BANGKOK: A fresh manhunt has begun for former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra after she again failed to show up at a Bangkok court yesterday (Sept 27) and was handed a guilty verdict in absentia, meaning she will now face five years in jail should she ever return to Thailand.
PHUKET: The Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO) Council President today (Sept 27) vowed to have lifeguards on Phuket’s beaches by this Sunday in response to the long-standing provider, Phuket Lifeguard Service Co Ltd (PLS), this week confirming that it has refused to renew the contract to provide their essential life-saving services.
PHUKET: An officer from the Chalong Police who is involved in the case where a 52-year old Thai woman confessed to killing her 79-year-old German husband on Monday, has told The Phuket News today that he believes that the couple were both mentally unstable.
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BANGKOK: Thailand’s top court today (Sept 27) sentenced ousted premier Yingluck Shinawata to five years in prison for criminal negligence, a verdict read in absentia after she fled the kingdom last month.
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PHUKET: Patong Police have confirmed that a Chilean tourist was injured at Loma Park, Patong Beach, yesterday afternoon (Sept 26) while using a personal kiteboarding parachute, and not parasailing, as reported by news outlets.