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BANGKOK: Deputy national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda has left for Malaysia to look into reports police there have arrested the yellow-shirted suspect in last month’s deadly Erawan shrine bombing, a source says.

Latest Marine Police responded to an SOS radio call from a cargo ship after a crewman suffered a heart attack but the man died before he could be taken to a Phuket hospital.

Phuket Updating Digest An investigator flies to KL to talk to a bomb suspect; Woman driver kills bull on Phuket; Jockey loses foot after Samui crash; Visas go multiple from November.

Around the Region Rohingya face more persecution in Burma; Thailand gains new multiple-entry visa; Two hospitality schools for Cambodia; Vietnam economy sets high standard.

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) Thalang Office has announced a major blackout affecting residential and commercial areas alongside Thepkrasattri Rd, from Thalang in the heart of Phuket all the way into Koh Kaew, on Wednesday (Sept 23).

GERMANY: German auto giant Volkswagen revealed today (Sept 22) that 11 million diesel cars worldwide are equipped with devices that can cheat pollution tests, a dramatic expansion of a scandal that immediately sent its shares plummeting by another 20 per cent.

PHUKET XTRA - September 22 Thai Smile gets an upgrade, the Novak and Raphael Show comes to BKK, more DNA evidence @Koh Tao trial and hand - balling decisions on beach chairs. #PhuketNewsTV #PhuketTV

BANGKOK: Thailand’s new six-month, multiple-entry tourist visas will become available November 13, but will limit stays to 60 days at a time.

PHUKET: The body of a man was found inside a room at a community water supply facility in Mai Khao yesterday (Sept 21). At present, police are uncertain about the cause of his death but are investigating further.