AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: Nearly 280 people were killed yesterday (Oct 27) when a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake centred in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan ripped across South Asia, toppling buildings, triggering stampedes and knocking out communication lines.
BANGKOK: Police are tracing the links between recently arrested lese-majeste suspects and the purged network of former Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) chief Pongpat Chayaphan.
Latest The famous Soi Dog Foundation that campaigns on behalf of strays has a problem it doesn’t usually expect to have - too many cuddly young kittens.
Latest Malaysia has not chosen to allow tolerance and respect for different views but instead has resorted to criminal laws to silence critics and quell dissent, says Human Rights Watch.
Latest With decisions being made about confusing new rules for tourists on Phuket’s beaches, one mayor says he’d prefer to stick with the total ban on all commerce, not the ‘‘10 percent zone’’ compromise.
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Phuket Updating Digest A new daily service soon flies from Hong Kong to Krabi; Tasty foods can cause cancer; Aljazeera warns of genocide in Myanmar; Chiang Mai tourism boom.
Around the Region A disturbing report finds increasing evidence of genocide in Myanmar; Angkor Air links Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam; Haze hangs over Philippines.