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jurist.org Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha called for a limit to the use of martial law that has been in place since May. Under martial law, all political protests have been banned and the military possesses unbridled authority to arrest and detain citizens.

bangkokpost.com A day after denying the military had detained a key witness to the 2010 Wat Pathum Wanaram killings, the National Council for Peace and Order confessed it had indeed taken Nattatida Meewangpla from her home last week.

afp Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims victory as the intense election in Israel finished leaving the two top rival parties neck and neck for control of parliament.



reuters Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CPF), Thailand's largest meat and animal feed producer, said it has imposed stricter measures against labor abuse and insists that all of the supply chain in its shrimp business was free from illegal labor.

Saudi Press Agency The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expressed regret for the continuing wide-spread systematic violations against human rights, particularly against the Rohingya Muslim minority according to the special rapporteur in charge of human rights in Myanmar, Yangi Mei.



Phuket Update Police and Kusoldharm workers found the body of an Austrian man, Bruno Siegl, 60, lying on the floor close to a bed in a house in Patong. Mr Siegl's Thai wife told police that he had fallen and died. A medical examination was being conducted.

nationmultimedia.com Staff positions at the Regent Phuket Cape Panwa, where 95 percent of hotel guests are foreigners, are open to all nationalities, according to manager Witchuda Mas-o-sot. ''The ability to communicate in English is the most important skill to have,'' Witchuda says.

nationmultimedia.com Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom and 20 others were indicted by the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) in the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Political Office Holders for alleged wrongdoing over ''fake government-to-government'' rice deals.

AP A toxic mix of misuse of power and official silence has become Britain's shame as the country faces up to a growing web of evidence that the abuse of vulnerable children by powerful men was covered up for decades.

bbc.com Three judges have been sacked for viewing pornographic material via their official IT accounts, the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office has said. The pornography was not illegal in content, a spokesman added. However the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice concluded it was an ''inexcusable misuse'' of their official accounts and ''wholly unacceptable conduct for a judicial office holder''.

pcmag.com It looks like iPhone maker Apple is going to give it a shot. Cupertino is in talks with TV content providers to offer a slimmed-down bundle of TV channels via online streaming sometime this fall,according to The Wall Street Journal.

bangkokpost.com A bride was left devastated on her wedding day when the groom was found hanged at his house just a few hours before leading the marriage procession to her house in Nakhon Ratchasimas Phimai district.

bloomberg Nuchnart Sakvisetchaikul got married four years ago in Bangkok at the age of 33. She has one child and doesn't want more, an increasingly common trend among a population that is rapidly growing old. Almost a third of Thailand's population will be over 60 by 2050, compared with less than a sixth in the Philippines and a fifth in Malaysia.

ft.com Researchers believe they have found the 400-year old remains of Miguel de Cervantes, the Spanish author of the tilting-at-windmills Don Quixote and one of the most important figures in the history of the written word. The discovery, at Madrid's Convent of the Barefoot Trinitarians, comes almost four centuries after the celebrated Spanish writer died.



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goal.com Olivier Giroud was made the scapegoat for Arsenal's Champions League loss at home to Monaco three weeks ago. It will be interesting to see if star man Alexis Sanchez suffers similar treatment after Tuesday's second leg 2-0 win.



April 11-19 Phuket Bike Week

April 13-15 Songkran Festival

May 4 Additional public holiday scheduled

June 20-21 Baba wedding at Old Phuket Town

July 15-19 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek