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PHUKET: Funeral services for long-term Phuket expat RodneyKnight will be held at Wat Thepkrasattri in Thalang tomorrow (Nov 14).

PHUKET: One teen died died instantly and a second was hospitalised when they crashed their motorbike into the back of parked pick-up truck in the early hours of this morning (Nov 13).

PHUKET: The Thai Government’s push to drive up property sales by making mortgages more accessible to millions of people through transfer and mortgage registration relief has made headlines for months.

FOOTBALL: Thailand rallied past Taiwan 4-2 in a World Cup qualifier at Rajamangala National Stadium last night.

Latest Police have recommended that cases of reckless endangerment be pursued against two men over the plunge that killed a Kuwaiti tourist at a Patong bungy jump in May.

BANGKOK: A lawyer representing Adem Karadag – also known as Bilal Turk, who has allegedly confessed to placing a rucksack with explosives at the Erawan shrine on Aug 17 – vowed yesterday (Nov 12) to fight to have the bombing case transferred to a civilian court.

Deputy Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin said those Thai English language teachers will be selected from public schools across the country to undergo the six-week intensive programme from the British Council’s English specialists who ha…

PHOTO ALBUM Hundreds of protesters from palm plantations were facing off with Army and police in a confrontation that was slowing traffic near Krabi International Airport.

Editorial The case of human trafficking investigator Major General Paween Pongsirin being forced to resign or risk his life highlights why Thailand must get serious about the evil trade in people.