Thailand live Sunday 9 Mar 2014

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Phuket Opinion: Mob rule – again

PHUKET: This week’s siege of Patong by hundreds of angry tuk-tuk drivers was just the latest manifestation of the power of the mob to run a steamroller over Thai law and the rights of the public. It has happened time and time again, and each time they get away with it.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/709666-phuket-opinion-mob-rule-again/

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PDRC to proceed with reform plan
By English News

BANGKOK, March 9 - The anti-government People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) plans to go forward with its reform plan, according to its spokesman.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/709670-pdrc-to-proceed-with-reform-plan/

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UPDATE:

Discrepancy in Malaysia Airlines passenger record: report

BEIJING - A Chinese person whose passport number is among those listed for passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines flight did not in fact board the plane, state media reported Sunday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/709464-missing-malaysia-airlines-jet-carrying-239-triggers-southeast-asia-search/page-16?p=7540695#entry7540695

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Missing plane highlights Phuket's stolen passport trade
Lindsay Murdoch

PHUKET: -- Investigations into the stolen passports of two passengers listed on missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 have swung to the Thai resort island of Phuket, where there is a thriving stolen passport racket.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/709672-missing-plane-highlights-phukets-stolen-passport-trade/

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Bangkok tourist court opens, 15 more to follow

BANGKOK: A new Bangkok court which will specifically handle disputes involving tourists opened on Friday, hoping to emulate the success of similar courts in Pattaya and Phuket.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/709676-bangkok-tourist-court-opens-15-more-to-follow/

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RT@newley: RT @NajibRazak: Thailand’s PM @PouYingluck has offered one vessel and one aircraft to help in the search for #MH370.

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UPDATE:

Stolen Phuket passports a connection to Malaysian Airlines flight

International media is reporting that investigations into the stolen passports of two passengers listed on missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 have now focussed on Phuket.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/709672-missing-plane-highlights-phukets-stolen-passport-trade/?p=7540997#entry7540997

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UPDATE:

Royal Thai Navy Spokesman: suspected Malaysia Airlines MH 370 debris found off Vietnam coast

By English News

BANGKOK, March 9 - A Royal Thai Navy spokesman on Sunday announced that debris from Malaysia Airlines MH 370 had been located 153 nautical miles off the Vietnamese coast.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/709464-missing-malaysia-airlines-jet-carrying-239-triggers-southeast-asia-search/page-21?p=7541441#entry7541441

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RT@ReutersIndia: Vietnam navy plane finds object suspected of belonging to missing Malaysian jetliner - civil aviation authority of Vietnam

RT@BreakingNews: Update: Officials say possible remains of missing airliner to be investigated in daylight - @BBCBreaking

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