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Asean Today: Burma Sets Vote Date; Student Held for Bomb Hoax; Raiders Seek Najib Facts
Around the rergion Burma is to go to the polls in a historic election on November 8; Obama criticised for not addressing Vietnam human rights; Indoniesia’s AirAsia hits turbulence.
Rights Groups Request That Thailand's PM Drop Charges Against Phuketwan
Latest With the start of a precedent-setting trial just days away, a number of rights groups have asked Thailand’s Prime Minister to drop the charges against two Phuketwan journalists.
Navy expands search area for missing six Phuket barge crew
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy has expanded its search area for the missing six crewmen who were left adrift after their barge sank off Koh Racha Yai, south of Phuket, before dawn yesterday.
Immigration: Failure to comply with 24-hour foreign guest registration requirement carries B8,000 fine
PHUKET: Hotel and other accommodation owners in Phuket who fail to comply with the requirement to register foreign guests with the Phuket Immigration Office within 24 hours of arrival could be fined up to B8,000 per unregistered guest, but will be warned first.
Thanyapura Phuket stars shine in Bangkok triathlon
BANGKOK: Thanyapura Phuket top athletes dominated at the Bangkok Triathlon Tour Series 2015 last weekend.
Phuket fishing boat crew rescued, barge crew still missing
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy ship HTMS Chonburi has safely recovered the captain and five others from a fishing boat that sunk in heavy seas off Koh Racha Yai, south of Phuket, this morning (July 8).
Missing Phuket Barge Crew Six Found, Say Reports
Latest Six crew from a construction barge lost at sea off Phuket have been found, according to yet to be confirmed reports. If correct, the rescue would mean 22 people had been rescued in one day.
DNA evidence questioned as Koh Tao trial opens
KOH SAMUI — The trail of two Myanmar men accused of murdering two British backpackers on Koh Tao opened today (Juky 8) with defence lawyers questioning the competence of police.
NZ Tourist Crashes Motorcycle on Phuket, Taken in Coma to Bangkok at $6000 a Day
Latest A New Zealand tourist who crashed a motorcycle on Phuket has been taken to Bangkok where he is in a coma and in care at $6000 a day, the NZ media reports.