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BANGKOK: The driver of a Bangkok shuttle bus who shot dead an Egat technician last Friday (July 17) turned himself in to police yesterday (July 21) and confessed the killing was motivated by deep-seated resentment of repeated criticism of his driving.

PHUKET: Bars and restaurants across the island will be forced to refrain from selling alcohol on Thursday and Friday (July 30-31) as the nation marks the Buddhist holidays Asarnha Bucha Day and Khao Phansa (Buddhist Lent).

The National Council for Peace and Order again made it clear yesterday (July 21) it would not allow Pheu Thai politicians to travel aboard to celebrate former premier Thaksin Shinawatraʼs 66th birthday, citing concerns the party really was merely cover for a “political meeting”.

PHUKET: Thai celebrity singer and actor Chinawut-Stéphane Indracusin, better known to his adoring fans simply as “Chin”, and his rising star sister Sophie will lead the launch of a road-safety campaign aimed at saving the lives of teenagers across Phuket.

SURAT THANI: The mothers of the two Myanmar migrants accused in the Koh Tao murders of two British tourists have flown in to support their sons as the hearing resumes today (July 22) at Samui Provincial Court.

Latest Courts in Cambodia have imposed excessive sentences of up to 20 years on opposition supporters in a sign that Hun Sen wants to eliminate dissent.

Phuket Updating Digest A man comes down with Mers symptoms; A cruise line moves to China; UNHCR urges care with Uighurs; Samui murders case resumes; PM challenges hunger strikers.

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