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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.
Officials still all at sea over response
News, Published on 02/11/2014
» Authorities on and overseeing Koh Tao seem determined to never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Since the murders of two British tourists on the island seven weeks ago, there have been mistakes, missteps and miscommunications: From the early contamination of the crime scene to the junta leader’s ill-considered comments about women in bikinis to claims of extracted confessions, and the list goes on.
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.
Postbag: Luckless lanterns
News, Published on 01/11/2014
» Re: “Lanterns cause flight havoc”, (BP, Oct 30).
Warot's DNA 'not a match'
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 01/11/2014
» The DNA of Warot Tuwichian − the son of a Koh Tao headman − did not match samples taken from the crime scene in the island murder case, test results from Police General Hospital revealed yesterday.
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.
New DNA test result out today
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/10/2014
» The result of a DNA test on the son of a village head who was accused of possible involvement in the Koh Tao murders will be known today, as police warned they could take action under the Computer Crime Act if damaging speculation about the case persists.
DNA swab taken from Koh Tao leader's son
Online Reporters, Published on 30/10/2014
» A DNA sample was taken from the son of an influential local leader on Koh Tao on Thursday and the result of comparisons with samples collected from a murdered British tourist were expected within 24 hours, police said.
Prayut offers kill suspects new DNA tests
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/10/2014
» The two Myanmar suspects accused of murdering two British tourists on Koh Tao in Surat Thani should be allowed to seek another DNA test, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday.