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SURAT THANI: The provincial court in Koh Samui has given defence lawyers for two Myanmar workers accused of murdering two British tourists on Koh Tao access to evidence for DNA testing, a defence attorney said today (July 24).

PHUKET: A man who has been pretending to be a monk is likely to face charges of fraud and encroachment after he was found to have tried to fraudulently obtain money from the government and also set up make-shift monastery on a beach in Koh Sirey.

Latest Work is set to begin on Phuket’s new ‘‘international standard’’ jail in August at a cost of 796 million baht, the commander of the existing crowded facility has told Phuketwan.

SURAT THANI: Challenging previous testimony provided by police, a forensic expert told the court where two Burmese men are being tried for murdering British tourists on a Thai island that more evidence is available for the independent re-test requested by the defense team earlier this month.

FORMULA 1: Jules Bianchi, former Marussia driver, died in hospital at age 25 on Saturday (July 18) following a crash at last year’s Japanese Grand Prix rendered him comatose.

PHUKET: On Tuesday (July 21) it was announced that Phuketʼs Saphan Hin Park would once again be the host venue for the annual Toyota Motor Sport 2015 to be held on August 8-9.

CRICKET: Match 3 of the Outrigger T20 cricket league was a high scoring affair at the Alan Cooke Ground last Sunday (July 19). The Laguna Cricket Team posted 159 runs from 20 overs but it wasnt enough to stop the Thalang Cricket Team (TCT) from picking up two Outrigger championship points.

PHUKET: Phuket FC were back to winning ways on Sunday night (July 19) when they beat Songkhla United in a low-scoring yet thrilling southern derby game at Surakul Stadium.

The government has agreed to protester demands to set up a joint committee to end the stalemate over the controversial Krabi coal-fired power plant project.