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PHUKET: Following yesterdayʼs (August 30) small protest at the Samkong underpass construction site, Samak Lueduanghad, Director of the Highways Department Phuket office has once again reiterated that the date for completion has moved from October 9, 2015 to February 10, 2016.

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BANGKOK: Police obtained arrest warrants for two more suspects in the Erawan shrine bombing, a man and a woman, and then released sketches of them in a nationwide live telecast today (August 31).

PHUKET: More than 500 people turned out at Thailand’s annual Search And Rescue Exercise (SAREX 2015) held in Phuket on Friday and Saturday (August 28-29).

PHUKET: Over 200 representatives from the Thai and Chinese governments including the Cultural Attache to the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, Mr Chern Jiang, and Phuket Governor, Nisit Jansomwong, attended an event on Saturday (August 29) to mark 40 years of Thailandʼs relationship with China.

PHUKET: Two bread deliverymen escaped serious injury as their truck slid on a wet road, flipped and slammed into a power pole in central Phuket this morning (August 31).

BANGKOK: Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived at the Supreme Courtʼs Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions today (August 31) for the first hearing and examination of the lists of evidence and witnesses in the rice-pledging case against her.

FOOTBALL: Manchester City set a club record of 10 successive league victories by maintaining their 100 per cent start to the season with a 2-0 win over Watford at Eastlands on Saturday (August 29).