Thai PM: Are tourists in bikinis safe after murders?


Murdered: Witheridge (left) and Miller were found naked and beaten to death near a beachside bungalow on the island, a diving hot-spot near Koh Phangan. - AFP

BANGKOK: Thailand’s military ruler questioned whether tourists in bikinis are safe in the kingdom, in comments following the murder of two Britons whose battered bodies were found on a Thai island.

David Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, were found dead on the southern island of Koh Tao on Monday, sparking a hunt for their killers.

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