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Obama: Bomb may have downed Russian jet
US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron both believe a bomb may have downed a Russian plane in Egypt, with reports on Friday (November 6) suggesting their theory was based on intercepted communications.
Trafficking Investigator Quits Amid Questions About Thailand's Sincerity to Nail Guilty Men
Latest A former human trafficking investigator whose unit was shut down prematurely has quit Thailand’s police force after a new posting put his life and his family’s life at risk.
Showdown in Myanmar Can Add Happy or Unhappy Ending to Fairy-tale
Latest Sunday’s national elections leave the fairy-tale ending to be resolved after the vote, with Rohingya already excluded and likely to suffer whatever the result.
More Tourists Pack Phuket But Patong and Its Beach Are Struggling
News Analysis Figures reveal Phuket International Airport is delivering more tourists than ever to the holiday island but a stroll along Patong beach shows a holiday island with serious problems.
Myanmar Crackdown on Rohingya, Activists Makes Election Hollow
Latest The arrest of more dissidents and the removal of the rights of Rohingya mean Myanmar goes to the polls without the usual tolerance of a true democracy, says Amnesty.
PhuketWATCH Thailand Election in 2017; Aussies See Brutal Murder; Elvis Goes to No.1 Again
Phuket Updating Digest Thailand’s election on delay; Burma goes to the polls uneasily; Murderer kills girlfriend in front of witnesses; Underpass pumps blocked by Phuket garbage.
Asean Today: New Transgender Queen; Singapore Bids for Tiger; Indonesia's Massive Ocean Pollution
Around the Region Filipina wins Thailand transgender title; Indonesia waste ends in ocean; Putin heads for SE Asia; Singapore bids for Tiger Air; China and Vietnam talk friendship.
Phuket’s new ‘model beach’ rules start in Patong
PHUKET: Patong became the epicentre of the new beach rules that will govern the sands at the island’s key tourist beaches today (Nov 6) as Phuket Vice Governor Chokdee Armornwat marked out the new beach vendor sections and free zones for tourists.
Thai English proficiency drops, now 3rd worst in Asia - EF
Thailand fell to 62nd out of 70 nations in English proficiency and is now the third-worst country in Asia on Education First’s annual English Proficiency Index.