Mr.
Yongyuth Jongbuagglang, 34, a worker in a construction camp in Mueang District, found the skull
while he and his friends were hanging out near Chao Praya River to catch some fish.

Mr.
Yongyuth said that on 30 July, he and his friends cast the fish net and found a black rounded item
attached to the net.

“I did not notice it was a human skull in the first place” Mr. Yongyuth
said.

The other workers alerted the police and the rescue team, which later went to
investigated the river and found other pieces of bones.

Mr. Yongyouth told police this is not
the first time he found the pieces of human remains. Three days earlier, he said, he found a piece
of bone, just 10 metres away from where he found the skull.

Police officers are currently
checking disappearance history in the district, and have encouraged police in nearby areas to do the
same, in order to narrow the search and investigation.

Pol.St.
Suriyan and Pol.Sgt. Wattana initially fled the scene but later gave themselves up today at a local
police station. They were charged with intentional manslaughter and reckless execution of
duty.

The victim’s mother, Ms. Nongnuch Dokduea, 42, said she would press charge
against the police on behalf of her daughter. She said she had lit up an incense stick to summon her
daughter′s spirit and communicated with Ms. Sunisa that she would seek justice for her.

It is
not immediately clear how Ms. Sunisa is related to Mr. Santisuk, who is currently on the run, and
why she was in the car at the time.

The incident happened
shortly after midnight on Ao Nang Beach, near a bar called Longhor Saloon. The dead man was
identified as Mr. Bobby Carter, 51, originally from Texas. Police said the injured man is Mr. Adam
Carter, 27.

Witnesses told police the 2 Americans were visiting
Longhor Saloon bar before the incident. The older Mr. Carter reportedly joined the live band
on stage, but refused to get off the stage when the band asked them to, resulting in a loud argument
between him and the band.

The band then left the stage and went outside, police said, and Mr.
Carter and his son followed them. The group had another heated argument before Mr. Ratikorn grabbed
a sharp metal stick from the ground and plunged it into Mr. Carter′s body, according to the
police.

Mr. Ratikorn also allegedly beat Mr. Carter′s son with the same metal
stick.

The 3 suspects confessed to their crimes, but insisted that they had been enraged by
the 2 tourists.

The police charged them for manslaughter and causing harm to others. Mr.
Satit is also charged for carrying a weapon without any appropriate reason, after police found a
handgun among his belongings.

Mr. Jatupon Prompan, who also served as an MP for the Pheu Thai Party, said violent
confrontation is exactly what the anti-government forces want to see.

At least 2 protests
were planned by anti-government activists: the one on 4 August will be organized by activists
opposed to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the brother of Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra who is
currently serving as Prime Minister, while the protest on 7 August will be focused on opposing the
government-sponsored amnesty bill.

The bill, if passed, will grant amnesty to Redshirts
protesters currently imprisoned for their alleged crimes during their mass protests in 2010.

The Redshirts argue the detainees were implicated in false crimes by the authorities at the
time, but the opposition Democrat Party and its allies insist the amnesty bill amounts to bending
the laws to forgive criminal thugs.

The protests on 7 August will be held around the House of
Parliament, where the amnesty bill will be debated. Mr. Jatupon warned his fellow Redshirts not to
stage a counter-rally or disrupt the anti-government protesters there.

He said he would meet
with local leaders of the National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) on 3 August
to make sure they reach mutual understanding about the matter.

In normal situation, we would
respect the freedom of all Redshirts [to stage rallies]. But this is not normal situation, Mr.
Jatupon told our correspondent, adding that the Redshirts should let the government handle the
upcoming protests.

He went on to criticize Mr. Suthep Theugsuban, a senior Democrat MP, for
encouraging people to join the anti-government protests on 7 August. Mr. Jatupon said the gesture
has made it clear the Democrat Party is behind the protests, using extra-parliamentary means to
overthrow the elected government.

The Redshirt MP insisted the amnesty bill would not cover
the legal cases against him and other Redshirts leaders of the 2010 protests, as the bill would only
give amnesty to ordinary protesters.

Meanwhile, the representative of People′s Army
Overthrowing Thaksin Regime said his group would not reveal the location of the protest on 4 August
yet, since the authorities might try to stop the protest.

The representative, Mr. Taikorn
Polsuwan, said he will also submit letters of explanation to many foreign Embassies in Bangkok to
explain situation and facts to the foreign governments.

He stressed that his group would
stick to non-violence. Asked if his group would join another protest on 7 August, Mr. Takorn said it
is still too early to tell.

Government officials had previously expressed their wish to
invoke a public security laws in some districts of Bangkok to contain the planned protests in a more
robust way. The laws – Internal Security Act – would permit the authorities to seal off certain
roads and buildings or even declare a curfew.

The
incident took place at a bridge across the canal near Wat Chalor Temple in Bang Kluay District. The
9 passengers in the boat were slightly injured, while the driver, a 60-year-old Thai man was
reported to be in severe condition.

After some investigation, the police said the boat was
carrying foreign tourists for a tour along Bangkok Noi canal for sightseeing, until the driver
somehow crashed into one of the bridge′s pillars at the scene of the accident.

It is not
immediately clear how the accident took place, and whether the driver was under influence of
alcohol, as the injured man is being administered in hospital.

The beverage, called Peptine, is sold alongside bottled teas and other energy drinks in convenience stores. It has been marketed as an ingredient that would help improve students? ability to study harder; its target group is apparently millions of young students struggling to enter their desired universities via the national Admission exams.

According to the letter sent by Office of Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) to Osotspa, the distributor of Peptine drinks, such advertisement is unacceptable.

The letter, which is viewed by Khaosod, says the Board has received complaints  from a number of concerned physicians, and asked Osotspa to halt its TV commercial immediately.

Osotspa has responded in a statement that it is willing to cooperate with OCPB′s order, saying it will cease airing its controversial commercials on this 1 August.

Peptine is certainly not alone in the extensive
utritional food market in Thailand. Even more ubiquitously advertised around the country is Brand′s, a sort of chicken soup that, according to its commercials, boost brain activities.

But Peptine came under heavy scrutiny after its airing of Want To Be Doctors TV ads which feature medical students endorsing the product.

Some medical students are also frustrated by the commercial. A representative of the Society of Medical Students of Thailand (SMST) has recently submitted a complaint to Osotspa, demanding that the company stop airing the advertisement.

Doctors are highly respected career for many Thai families, due to its (perceived) social prestige and rewarding salaries. Therefore, many parents encourage their kids to pursue medical studies.

Public records show that from 2007-2012 Thailand′s Food And Drug Administration (FDA) has fined Osotspa for violating the 1979 Food Act concerning its advertisements of Peptine drinks. The fines ranged from 2,000 baht to 40,000 baht.

Previously, a number of media outlets has been circulating a story that Luang Por
Toe, the name given to a large Buddha statue in Wat Koh Temple, was seen with streaks of tear
on its cheek.

Moreover, story alleged that the supernatural gesture might portend certain
disaster that might befall on the community around the temple. Among the media reporting about the
incident is Thai Rath, the biggest selling newspaper in Thailand.

Phra Samruay
Kemthongrord, 71, one of the residing monk at Koh Temple, led our visiting correspondent to inspect
the giant Buddha statue – a large bronze artwork glistening with its gilded golden colour. Indeed,
no water or trace of any ear was found on the statue.

The monk explained that one of the
reporters who had visited the temple might have been misled by the reflection of light on the
Buddha′s face, which must have looked like streaking tear to unsuspecting observers.

He
pointed out that smaller statues, built with the same shiny bronze, also displayed the same natural
phenomenon.

In all, the police arrested 8 male and
7 female suspects at the motel in Bangkok′s Bang Phlat District. One of the suspects, Mr. Wirach
Wattanapinyo, is a well-known ?Sian Phra? (Amulet Master), whose career is based on
collecting and selling rare Buddhist amulets, often at high price.

The police said 3 of the
female suspects worked as coyote girls, the sexily clad dancers who graced many entertainment venues.

The police
confiscated a large number of narcotics, mostly ketamine and ectasy, found in the room along with 4
handguns and box of condoms.

Pol.Col. Mathee Rakpan said the raid followed reports from a
local informant about a party involving illegal substance in the motel room. He said 7 of the
suspects were tested positive for narcotics, and the police would process other suspects in a more
elaborate tests.

The officer added that the guns were legally registered firearms, but none
of the suspects has the permit to carry the weapons.

Mr. Wirach, who operated the
amulet-trading website called Watchara Amulet, told police he bought the drugs for using with his
friends. He said he had organised such parties for more than 10 times so far.

The police
charged Mr. Wirach and other suspects with drug abuse.

Buddhist amulets (Phra Kreung)
are tiny tablets imprinted with images of Buddha and other religious figures. The ones manufactured
by revered monks or discovered in ancient temple grounds are highly sought after by amulet
collectors. It is not hard to find vendors selling these amulets on streets of Bangkok and other
major cities.

The pipeline from which about 50,000 litres of oil
leaked is operated by PTT Global Chemical Plc. The leakage took place few days ago off the coast in
Rayong province, and the company failed to contain its area of damage until it reached Koh
Samed.

Now, the sea and beaches in Samed′s Phrao Bay and Ban Pae Bay are covered in black,
inky stain with foul smell along their approximately 600 metre-long shoreline.