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Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn goes on trial for pimping
The sexual proclivities of ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will come under the spotlight again today (February 2) when he goes on trial in France for pimping, four years after a sex scandal cost him a shot at the presidency.
Ask the Ajarn: English…do you speak it?
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Police war room hunts serial rapist
Police yesterday (February 1) set up a 24-hour war room to track down a serial rapist responsible for a series of rapes since 2011.
Bombs explode in Bangkok
Two improvised time bombs exploded in front of Siam Paragon shopping centre Sunday evening (February 1), slightly injuring a man, police said.
Phuket Journos Discover Secrets of Marine Safety on Speedboat Trip
Latest A group of journalists from Phuket found themselves floating without fuel on a speedboat - then began asking why they hadn’t been issued with life jackets.
Asean Today: Brit Pleads for Execution Cash; Dognappers Killed; Prince Holds Cambodia Key
Around the Region British woman facing firing squad seeks financial help; Cambodian prince may hold key to future; Vietnamese pet lovers kill dognappers; Burma women’s rights boost.
Brit Hunted for Go-Go Chop-Chop Killing; Aussie Reporter Free; Bomb Near Bangkok Mall
Phuket Updating Digest Police have named a British man wanted over the brutal murder of a Thai stuffed into a suitcase; Jailed Peter Greste free, heading home; Bomb in Bangkok causes alarm.
Phuket police nab Taiwanese for buying multiple bank accounts
PHUKET: Kathu police have arrested a Taiwanese man who attempted to hire 12 Thai people to open accounts with ATM cards for “financial transactions”.
Oriental Express loco catches fire
KANCHANABURI: A fire broke out in the front locomotive of the luxury Eastern Oriental Express train with 200 tourists on board shortly after it left the central Kanchanaburi railway station this morning (February 1). There were no reports of deaths or injuries.