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Defence scrambles as Koh Tao hearing moved up 2 months
Online Reporters, Published on 10/12/2014
» Attorneys for two Myanmar men charged with killing two British backpackers on Koh Tao are scrambling to prepare their defence after a court moved up the first hearing date by two months.
Body found in sea off Koh Tao
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/11/2014
» Body found in sea between Koh Tao & Koh Pha-ngan islands. May be Swiss tourist missing since he went snorkelling on Saturday.
Swiss tourist missing on Koh Tao
Online Reporters, Published on 11/11/2014
» SURAT THANI - A Swiss tourist is missing on Koh Tao, and has not been seen since he went swimming on Saturday, Koh Tao mayor Chaiyan Turasakul said on Monday night.
Fear stalks Hong Kong sex workers after grisly murders
AFP, Published on 05/11/2014
» Even on a weekday night, the bars of Hong Kong's Wanchai red-light district are teeming -- stern-looking "mama-sans" supervise young women in miniskirts enticing punters with calls of "Hey handsome" and "Let's party".
Koh Tao murders: Police avoid NHRC a fourth time
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/11/2014
» Police handling the Koh Tao murders case have for the fourth time missed their appointment with the National Human Rights Commission to counter charges they tortured suspects into confessing.
Tourist safety is suddenly top priority
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 03/11/2014
» Thailand is a big magnet for tourists. In fact, the kingdom is among the few countries that others become envious about when talk turns to tourism.
Old wine, new bottles
News, Published on 02/11/2014
» I read on the BBC website yesterday that US$33 million was found in a corrupt Chinese official’s home and, so far this year, 13,000 officials have been convicted of corruption and bribery in China. In spite of the unexplained wealth of many of our officials, I cannot recall reading of anyone being convicted for corruption and I fear that this is a case of old wine in new bottles and wrongdoing will just continue to be swept under the carpet.
Koh Tao murders: DNA tests clear village chief's son (updated Saturday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/11/2014
» All four hospitals that took DNA samples from Warot Tuwichian, son of the Koh Tao village headman, have indicated that the samples do not match the DNA found at the crime scene.
Village chief's son cleared
Online Reporters, Published on 01/11/2014
» The son of an influential local leader on Koh Tao has been cleared from possible involvement in the Koh Tao murder case after all four DNA test results showed no match.
First DNA test on Koh Tao village chief's son finds no match
Online Reporters, Published on 31/10/2014
» The first result of tests on DNA taken from the son of an influential local leader on Koh Tao have shown no match with DNA found at the scene of the murder of two British tourists in September.