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Murder in Phuket sparks massive manhunt

(BangkokPost.com) - Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat has arrived in Phuket to inspect the scene of the murder of a Swedish female tourist on Mai Khao beach on Sunday night. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Mon, Mar 17 2008

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11 Sep 08 visit Interview Thai Tourism & Sports Minister at Phuket Airport  »  YouTube videoAndaman News NBT (VHF dial) + FM90.5 Radio Thailand at 8.30am & perhaps repeats on Phuket Cable TV channel 1, broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces, Thursday 11 September 2008 & Our reporter talked to Tourism & Sports Minister Weerasak...
18 Mar 08 visit Murderer of Swedish tourist arrested  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) – Thai police have captured the man responsible for the brutal murder of a Swedish tourist on the resort town of Phuket on Sunday night.
20 Mar 08 visit Accused killer of Swedish tourist surrenders  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - The manhunt for the killer of a Swedish tourist in Phuket Province has ended.
23 Nov 08 visit Thai tourism still growing despite sluggish economy  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Thailand’s tourism growth between the first and third quarters recorded 3.49 per cent, according to Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kohsurat.
01 Dec 08 visit Quarter of a million tourists now stranded  »  Bangkok Post Tourism and Sport Minister Weerasak Kowsurat said on Monday that the number of foreign tourists in Thailand has reached 240,000.
27 Nov 07 visit PM conveys regret to family of Japanese victim  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont expressed condolences to the family of the Japanese female tourist who was murdered in Sukhothai during the Loy Krathong festival, Tourism and Sports Minister Suvit Yodmani said Tuesday.

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