Regional

Phuket Governor Rehashes Old Traffic Plans at Meeting

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Chotinarin Kerdsom chaired a meeting yesterday (Nov 3) to review the island’s worsening traffic problems, but the resulting report offered little that was new, largely recycling infrastructure timelines, traffic-management proposals and eight directives that have already featured prominently in government announcements.

National

Phusarin Slams Speaker for Blocking Opposition from AIPA Delegation

People's Party MP Phusarin Ramwong accused House Speaker Sophon Saran of blocking opposition lawmakers from joining Thailand's delegation to the AIPA meeting in the Philippines, filling slots only with government-aligned MPs. She warned this politicization caused Thailand to miss deadlines for submitting key resolutions on regional issues like transnational crime, pollution, and human trafficking.

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Police

UAE Tourist Arrested Over Bullet in Luggage at Phuket Airport

PHUKET: A foreign tourist was arrested at Phuket International Airport after airport security staff found a single 5.56mm bullet in his checked luggage during screening at the domestic terminal.

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Police

Two Chaiyaphum Men Arrested with 2 Million Meth Pills in Saraburi

Police in Saraburi arrested two men from Chaiyaphum and seized 2 million methamphetamine pills hidden in a Honda Jazz. The suspects confessed they were paid 100,000 baht to transport the drugs for distribution in local communities. One suspect has prior drug convictions, and authorities are pursuing the larger trafficking network behind the operation.

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Tourism

Koh Lanta's national park lists two one-hour nature trails with numbered stops: what the park says, and what it leaves out

The park lists a 1.2 km loop with ten stops and a 1.725 km horseshoe with seven, each about an hour, plus a headquarters at Laem Tanod with a shop open 08:30 to 16:30. It does not say where the trails start.

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National

PM Orders Agencies to Prepare for Cyberattacks on Food Systems

UDON THANI: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered government agencies to prepare for potential cyberattacks targeting food storage and supply systems.

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