Thai Protest Leaders Freed After Surrendering

BANGKOK — Seven leaders of a protest movement seeking to unseat Thailand’s government were freed from police custody Friday just hours after turning themselves in on criminal charges, as other opponents of the prime minister called for his resignation or a military coup.

Motorcycle Smuggling Big Business on Burma Border

Since the military government announced in July that it will issue licenses to unregistered motorcycles, sources say about 1,000 motorcycles are being smuggled into Burma each day from Thailand and China.

Tay Za Joined Maung Aye on Visit to Bangladesh

The Burmese tycoon Tay Za, head of the Htoo Trading Company, accompanied the junta’s number two, Vice Snr-Gen Maung Aye, on his recent three-day visit to Bangladesh, according to business sources in Rangoon.