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BANGKOK: A group of 700 Vietnamese tourists were left to fend for themselves in Bangkok after a Vietnamese travel agent failed to pay its Thai partner for their transport and hotels.

Thursday 20 June 2013, 09:13AM

Chinese ‘B26m fraudster’ detained in Phuket

PHUKET: Immigration police have detained a 55-year-old Chinese man at Phuket International Airport on suspicion of fraud.

Thursday 20 June 2013, 09:07AM

'Sopranos' star James Gandolfini dead at 51

LOS ANGELES: Emmy award-winning US actor James Gandolfini, the star of the long-running mafia drama 'The Sopranos,' has died at the age of 51 in Italy, his managers said Wednesday.

Thursday 20 June 2013, 08:43AM

Phuket airport to Patong bus starts July 1. Definitely

PHUKET: The long-awaited bus service from Phuket International Airport to Patong will launch on July 1, it was confirmed in a meeting this afternoon (June 19) at Phuket Provincial Hall.

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 07:40PM

Now it’s Phuket’s Andara under the microscope

PHUKET: The high-profile Andara resort and property development, along with the Parisorn project, currently under construction in Kamala, were this morning (June 19) examined by a high-level and very suspicious team from the Ministry of Interior.

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 07:32PM

Thousands evacuated after blasts at Russian arms depot

MOSCOW: More than 6,000 people were evacuated in central Russia overnight after a series of massive explosions at an arms depot blew out windows and sparked a fire, the emergency situations ministry said Wednesday.

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 04:59PM

French floods claim first victim, Lourdes remains closed

TOULOUSE: Flash floods in southwestern France killed an elderly woman as the inundated grotto at the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes remained closed for a second day on Wednesday.

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 04:58PM

India monsoon floods leave 120 dead

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 04:49PM

DEHRADUN: Military helicopters dropped emergency supplies Wednesday to thousands of tourists and pilgrims stranded by flash floods that tore through towns and temples in northern India, killing at least 120 people, officials said.

British Girl Guides scrap oath to God, keep the queen

LONDON: Britain's Girl Guides movement said on Wednesday it was scrapping its oath to God in an attempt to broaden its appeal, although members will still pledge allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II.

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 04:47PM

Tablets thrust Thai classrooms into digital era

In a rural classroom in the Thai highlands, hill tribe children energetically slide their fingertips over tablet computer screens practicing everything from English to mathematics and music.

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 04:46PM

Two Thai monks arrested in child sex scandal

BANGKOK: Thai police said Wednesday they had arrested two monks for procuring a 14-year-old boy to perform sexual acts with an abbot, in the latest scandal to shake the kingdom's Buddhist clergy.

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 04:46PM

Britain's Kate in last public event before giving birth

LONDON: Prince William's wife Catherine on Saturday carried out her last public engagement before giving birth to their first baby, at Queen Elizabeth II's official 87th birthday celebrations.

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 03:24PM

Greying Japan complains of the noise of children

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 03:18PM

TOKYO: As Japan's population declines, intolerance of children and the noise they make is increasing in a society getting less accustomed to hearing them, childcare experts say.

Thai man points pistol at Russian visitor in Phuket [VIDEO]

PHUKET: Vasiliy Tubaev, a visitor from Russia, had a gun pointed at his head by a Thai man, in what appeared to be a misunderstanding over a Thai woman in Phuket.

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 12:23PM

NEWS TODAY - White mask protests, June 19

The 'white mask' protests at Saphin Hin over the past few weeks have grown from a single-issue protest about the Deputy Thai PMs comments relating to Phuket's proposed convention centre, to regular general anti-government protests. Tim Newton interviews one of the organisers Khun Krich Thepbamrung.

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 11:41AM

Amari apartments go up on Phuket site to kill for

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 08:57AM

PHUKET: The site is one of the few left in Phuket that all property developers would kill for: A hillside with huge sea views, 10 minutes from the centre of Patong, a 30-year record of solid ownership and a hotel below that’s going to stay that way so there’s no chance of it being turned into something else that will block the view.

Thai monks rebuked over 'ostentatious' jet ride

BANGKOK: The behaviour of Thailand's Buddhist clergy has been thrust under the spotlight after footage emerged of three monks flying in a private jet, wearing earphones and sunglasses and travelling with a Louis Vuitton luxury bag.

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 08:52AM

Battle over beachside ‘encroachment’ in Phuket

PHUKET: Vice-Governor Somkiat Sungkhaosutthirak today paid a visit to a piece of land next to Bangtao Beach that has recently become the centre of heated debate in the local community around Klong Bangtao.

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 07:48PM

Robber in raincoat raids Phuket convenience store

PHUKET: A robber wearing a motorbike helmet with the visor down and a red plastic raincoat walked into the Baan Lipon, Thalang, branch of the 24-hour Family Mart chain of convenience stores this morning and pulled a knife.

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 07:43PM

Chinese tourist drowns during trip off Phuket