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Police: Karadag planted bomb

BANGKOK: Police today (Sept 26) said a foreigner held in custody over last month’s deadly Bangkok attack was the same yellow-T-shirted man seen on CCTV placing a rucksack at the shrine moments before the blast.

One woman dead, second seriously injured in high-speed Phuket bike crash

PHUKET: One woman died and a second woman was hospitalised with serious injuries when the motorbike they were riding crashed into a wall in Kamala last night (Sept 25).

Thai temple fights drug addiction with horses and boxing

CHIANG RAI: Every morning in Thailands far north, a convoy of orange-robed Buddhist monks and novices riding on horseback leave their mountain-top temple in the kingdoms notorious Golden Triangle region to collect alms.

Mongolians and Chinese claim Kublai Khan as there own

MONGOLIA: Eight centuries after the ruler of the greatest land empire in human history was born, the mighty Mongol Kublai Khan’s descendants are a people divided between his homeland and the China he conquered, with both claiming him as their own.

Locals unite in Phuket Coastal Cleanup

If something isn’t done – and done soon – our ocean could hold one pound of plastic for every three pounds of fish by the year 2025” This claim on Patong Rotary’s website set the tone and highlighted the urgency for community collaboration at Surin Beach last Saturday (September 19), to mark International Coastal Cleanup Day.

MODERN DAY LISA IN PHUKET

Italian artist showcases his unique Mona Lisa collection in Patong

FIFA chief Blatter faces criminal probe

FOOTBALL: Beleaguered FIFA president Sepp Blatter was placed under a criminal investigation yesterday (Sept 25) in a dramatic escalation of the corruption scandal engulfing world football as would-be successor Michel Platini came under scrutiny for receiving a murky multi-million-dollar payment. 

Chinese tourist drowns after ignoring red flag warnings on Phuket beach

PHUKET: A Chinese tourist drowned when he ignored the red flag warnings and went swimming at Kata Noi beach yesterday (Sept 25). Tourist assistant volunteers tried to save the man but were unsuccessful.

Yingluck at Chiang Mai temple to dispel bad luck

CHIANG MAI: Yingluck Shinawatra has performed a religious ceremony for better fortune as it became clear another tough battle lies ahead.

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