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Australia Appeals to Indonesia Not to Execute Two Australians

Australia Appeals to Indonesia Not to Execute Two Australians

Australia has appealed to the Indonesian leadership more than 50 times not to execute two Australians facing the death penalty, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said today (January 19).

Second Phuket north-south highway ‘still under study’

Second Phuket north-south highway ‘still under study’

PHUKET: The major project that would see Phuket get a second north-south highway stretching 22 kilometres from the airport road to the bypass road is still being studied but is not currently a priority, says the island’s highways chief.

Tourist savagely beaten in Thailand walking again

Tourist savagely beaten in Thailand walking again

A Canadian aid worker who was beaten and left for dead on a beach on Koh Lipe last August is walking again after months of grueling rehabilitation. 

Two Thai men sentanced for killing and skinning dog, then posting pics on Facebook

Two Thai men sentanced for killing and skinning dog, then posting pics on Facebook

PHUKET: Thailand’s new animal welfare law came into force again on January 13th in Maesauy,Chiang Rai, northern Thailand, after an image of a man skinning a dead dog was posted on Facebook.

Phuket Navy mark Armed Forces Day

Phuket Navy mark Armed Forces Day

PHUKET: Units of the Royal Thai Navy base in Phuket joined others in Phang Nga yesterday (January 18) to mark Thai Armed Forces Day.

Two Thai men sentenced for killing and skinning dog, then posting pics on Facebook

Two Thai men sentenced for killing and skinning dog, then posting pics on Facebook

PHUKET: Thailand’s new animal welfare law came into force again on January 13th in Maesauy,Chiang Rai, northern Thailand, after an image of a man skinning a dead dog was posted on Facebook.

Bangkok Police hunt stray dog shooter

Bangkok Police hunt stray dog shooter

The Thai Animal Guardians Association yesterday called for police action after a teenage car driver shot dead a stray dog in front of the Imperial World Ladprao department store in Bangkok, in defiance of the law.

Shots fired near US Vice President̕s home

Shots were fired Saturday night from a speeding vehicle outside US Vice President Joe Bidens residence in Delaware, the Secret Service said Sunday.

Record turn out for popes last day in Manila

Record turn out for popes last day in Manila

A record 6 million people poured into Manilas rain-soaked streets and its biggest park Sunday as Pope Francis ended his Asian pilgrimage with an appeal for Filipinos to protect their young from sin and vice so they can instead become missionaries of the faith.

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