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PM warns public against impeachment violence
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has brushed aside concerns of renewed conflicts if former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is impeached by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Friday (January 23).
EU to launch anti-terror drive with Muslim countries
The EU said yesterday (January 19) it will launch anti-terror projects with Muslim nations and boost intelligence sharing following the Paris attacks, as anger over the Charlie Hebdo cartoons fed fresh protests and violence.
Troubled budget airlines cut fares
Thailands two budget airline heavyweights, Nok Air and Thai AirAsia (TAA), saw their ticket prices fall continuously in a double-digit plunge during the 21-month period to last Sept 30.
Aussies in Phuket - Australia Day 2015
At Lady Pir, Cherntalay, from 5:30pm, THB 200 for members and THB 300 baht for non members for either: 1) sausage sanger with salad and lamington 2) Pie mash and peas/salad and lamington 3) Pie, Aussie drink and lamington Additional Aussie drinks from …
PhuketWATCH Burma Racist Blasts UN 'Whore'; Expat Lashes Bangkok Ripoff; Gary Glitter Rape Case ...
Phuket Updating Digest Expat flames Suvarnabhumi Immigration, taxi driver over queues, ripoffs; Burmese monk calls UN chief a ‘‘whore’’; Gary Glitter faces court.
Asean Today: Vietnam to Execute Eight Convicts; SE Asia Muslims After Charlie; Pope Flies With ...
Around the Region Indonesia faces condemnation over its executions as Vietnam sentences eight to death; Brunei’s future pondered; Malaysia seeks to clear its name.
Journalist Who Took on Expat Criminals in Thailand Forced to Retreat
Latest An investigative journalist who has been harrassed by expat criminals in Thailand is heading for Britain but remains adamant that he is not giving up yet.
Laos Should Address Human Rights Issues, Says Group
Latest Human Rights Watch has called on Laos to improve its record on ‘‘pervasive human rights problems’’
Boy, 15, arrested in Phuket for illegal Xanax possession
PHUKET: A 15-year-old was one of two people arrested in Phuket Town yesterday (January 18) after being found in possession of a total of 250 pills of the prescription drug alprazolam, the drug marketed as Xanax to treat anxiety and other disorders brought on by cancer treatment.