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Military court approves 17 warrants for city bombings
BANGKOK: The Bangkok Military Court yesterday (Sept 25) approved 17 new arrest warrants for suspects linked with last month’s bombings in the capital.
Phuket Rocks Fisherman Swept Into High Surf at Kamala
Latest A search is continuing for a fisherman who has not been seen since he was swept from rocks at Kamala beach. Marine Police and volunteers are continuing their hunt.
PhuketWATCH Stadium Graft Probed; Prayuth Hits New York; Bomber Confesses; Blatter in More Bother
Phuket Updating News Graft involving poorly constructed sports stadiums in being probed; PM Prayuth faces fans and protests in New York; First man arrested confesses to Erawan bombing.
Asean Today: Haze Hazard High; Conflict Grows; Three Terror Arrests; China Completes Air Strip
Around the Region Malaysia arrests three in terror alert; Wear masks, Singaporeans told as schools close in haze hazard; Indonesia unrepentant; Fish cargo ‘‘slave’’ ship seized.
Reyes brothers protected by ‘Phuket drug lord’, say Philippine police
PHUKET: Joel and Mario Reyes, the murder fugitive Philippine politicians arrested in Phuket last Sunday (Sept 20), were under the protection of a Phuket drug lord, say the Philippine National Police (PNP).
Phuket Bang Khu underpass traffic diversions to last two years
bypass road, from next Thursday (Oct 1) as works get underway building Phuket’s third underpass at the site.
Street Eats dishes: a meaty treat from the North of Thailand
Let’s face it, Thailand is not a meat-loving country. Having spent several weeks here, nearly every expat newbie starts crying out for sausages. The first attempt to find a local substitution ends up with disappointment: ‘luke chin’(local meatballs) and other sausage looking products have little (if any) thing to do with sausage. And it is only much later, when you find an authentic local delicacy which name is worth writing their names with a capital “S” in English or “Sor Suea” in Thai.
A meal in Mawdaung: Part 1 of 2
During a recent stop over to Prachuap Khiri Khan, I decided to take the family for an afternoon outing to check out the recently opened Thailand-Myanmar border checkpoint Singkhon, an up and coming gateway to the mysterious Singkhon Pass (Daan Singkorn ด่านสิงขร in Thai).
Phuket to lose all four top provincial officials in ‘standard’ transfers
PHUKET: The highest level of government officials in Phuket will see all four holders of the top key posts no longer serve the island from next Thursday (Oct 1).