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bangkokpost.com Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra will be charged at the Supreme Court's special division for politicians in ''about a month,'' the National Anti-Corruption Commission secretary-general said.

nationmultimedia.com Pheu Thai acting spokesman Anusorn Iamsa-ard said Sunday that the party will not use the impeachment against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to instigate protests because the party would like the country to remain peaceful.

bangkokpost.com The preliminary autopsy results of British tourist Christina Annesley, who was found dead on Koh Tao, showed no signs of physical violence or sexual abuse.



borderwatch.com.au Alan Morison's plight to be reunited with his family has met an emotional end, with the Phuket-based journalist returning to Australia briefly. Defamation charges against him and colleague Chutima Sidasathian stem from a paragraph written in a Reuters news agency report on the violent persecution of Burma's Rohingya boat people, which was published on Phuketwan.
http://www.borderwatch.com.au/story/2834138/family-reunited-after-thai-ordeal/

bangkokpost.com A man accused of attempting to smuggle nearly 100 Rohingya migrants out of the country was arrested on Saturday. Suriya Yodrak from Surat Thani province was apprehended at his wife's home in Phang Nga, north of Phuket. Ninety-eight undocumented Rohingya migrants were discovered on at a road checkpoint on January 11.



bangkokpost.com A Norwegian man was arrested by police in Pattaya for allegedly damaging an automatic teller machine. Finn Helge Heggem, 46, appeared drunk and rowdy when he was found standing near the Siam Commercial Bank ATM. He said the damage had already been done by someone else.

Krabi Update Three Thais and three Danes were injured after a bus picked up tourists from Phuket International Airport for a destination in Krabi, Thai media reported. The bus crashed into a concrete median divider near Krabi Town while trying to avoid a wrong-way motorcyclist. A 70 year-old Danish man, Mr Jens Lindrupbie, sustained a deep cut to his forehead.

andrew-drummond.com The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office is to set up an 'Access to Justice Unit' to help the families of victims of murder and manslaughter overseas. The move follows criticism from the families which included demonstrations in London and a review by the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. According to an FCO statement

bangkokpost.com Patty, 20, is not the only ladyboy in Pattaya attracting international pornographic film-makers. While the offers can be financially rewarding, the trade-off is often a loss of dignity and anonymity.

bbc.com Anti-austerity party Syriza is heading for a clear victory in Greece's general election, official projections say. The left-wing party is projected to win about 150 seats, just one short of an absolute majority, though officials say that number could change.

ft.com A hoax caller claiming to be the head of the spy agency GCHQ was put through for a conversation with David Cameron, Downing Street was forced to admit.

foxnews.com In fierce fighting that killed more than 200 combatants, Nigerian troops clashed with Islamic extremists who attacked Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeastern Nigeria, from three fronts.

reuters The number of anti-Islam protesters who turned out for a rally in the east German city of Dresden shrank from a record two weeks ago when turnout was likely boosted by the Islamist militant attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

indiatimes.com The arrest of two women smuggling fake rupee notes from Bangkok to Delhi has raised fears of Pakistan-based agencies making Thailand a base for fake currency operations against India.

theage.com.au Australia has been accused of a ''surreal form of hypocrisy" in criticising the execution of the Bali nine while "slowly disposing" of asylum seekers through "inhumane detention centres".



Try Phuketwan's Asean Today daily:
http://phuketwan.com/tourism/asean-today-rebels-kill-commandos-thais-arrest-viet-trawlers-grandmother-death-row-21772/



goal.com Arsenal is through to the fifth round of the FA Cup, Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil have made goalscoring returns, and the early exit of many of their rivals has made the Gunners favorites to win the competition.

theage.com.au Aussie Nick Kyrgios records his second career comeback from a two-sets-to-love deficit at the Australian Open to reach a second quarter-final from past three grand slam attempts. He next plays Andy Murray, who has never lost to an Aussie.



January 30 US consular outreach, Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort