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Phuket's Lifeguards Back Soon on Tourist Beaches After Almost Eight Weeks
Latest The Phuket Lifeguard Service will return to 13 popular beaches on Phuket from next Wednesday if all goes according to plan and a contract is signed on Friday.
Bill takes aim at upper-tier corruption
A draft bill on government procurement would stiffen penalties for high-ranking officials and politicians involved in corruption as part of efforts to combat graft.
Activists rap governments illegal trawler move
Environmental activists and local fishermen have expressed vehement disagreement with the governments attempts to register illegal trawlers.
Contact Lost With Passengers on Ships Stranded and Unwanted in SE Asia Waters
< b>Latest</b> No telephone contact is possible now with two of seven ships stranded at sea in South East Asia with nearby countries so far reluctant to mount a rescue operation.
Woman Crashes into Bypass Barrier and Ditch: Phuket Call for Better Lighting
PHOTO ALBUM A woman broke a leg in crashing into a barrier and a ditch, prompting calls for roadway constructors to make sure their projects are properly lit so that motorcists can see them at night.
Humanitarian Crisis Grows With Deaths Reported by Stranded Smuggling Victim
Latest At sea with no place to go, a 15-year-old boy makes a desperate plea for himself and hundreds of others who are trapped without food and water off Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Nations Must Speedily Aid Desperate Boatpeople, Says Rights Group
Latest Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia should aid the thousands of boatpeople now at risk after a crackdown on traffickers left boats bobbing adrift at sea, says Human Rights Watch.
PhuketWATCH Traffickers Shame Thailand; Finn in Facebook Ripoff; AirAsia Lifts Phuket Flights
Phuket Updating Digest Thailand trafficking wrapup; AirAsia boosts profit, lifts flights to Phuket; Snake rescued from resort; Finn finds himself in Facebook ripoff; Brit must pay for motorcycle crash.
Asean Today: Call for End to Virginity Tests; Scores Die in Slipper Fire; Singapore Top for ...
Around the Region Indonesia is urged to end virginity tests for military recruits; Refugees may be heading for Cambodia; Fire in slipper factory kills scores; Burma’s Rohingya nightmare.