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Here’s the BBC’s video report and text piece.
Parts of the story seem to have first appeared in Phuket Wan last week.
Here’s a Bangkok Post story.
Reuters and the AP also have stories.
And Saksith Saiyasombut has a post at Asian Correspondent summarizing the news.
(Image: BBC.)
I'm Newley Purnell, an American journalist whose work has run in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and more.
I was based in Bangkok for six years and am now a Gray International Reporting Fellow pursuing my MA in business and economics journalism at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
I use this site to highlight my stories and share items that catch my eye.
Email me: newley@gmail.com