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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.

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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.

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.

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.

Chalerm ‘to blame for police housing scandal’

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 26 November 2012, 05:12PM

BANGKOK: Maverick MP Chuwit Kamolvisit, Leader of the Love Thailand Party yesterday (November 25) took Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobumrung to task over the police housing scandal, revealed in The Phuket News in March this year.

Israel defence minister Barak quits politics

Phuket News / World

Monday 26 November 2012, 04:53PM

ISRAEL: Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Monday announced he was quitting political life after a decades-long career that also saw him serve as prime minister.

Sarkozy to meet ex-PM amid leadership battle

Phuket News / World

Monday 26 November 2012, 04:51PM

FRANCE: France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy was to meet with his former prime minister Monday amid a damaging leadership battle that is threatening the future of their right-wing UMP party, a source said.

Medvedev says 'does not rule out' Kremlin comeback

Phuket News / World

Monday 26 November 2012, 04:47PM

RUSSIA: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he is not ruling out a return to the Kremlin after his 2008-2012 single term as Russian head of state but was happy working as premier under his mentor Vladimir Putin.

TOT faces deadline for 3G plan

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 26 November 2012, 04:39PM

BANGKOK: The new TOT board has given the state agency a 90-day deadline to implement the first phase of its third-generation (3G) service on a full-scale commercial basis.

Thai PM faces no confidence motion

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 26 November 2012, 04:35PM

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday faced a no-confidence debate launched by her opponents in parliament, a day after political protests turned violent in Bangkok.

'Gangnam Style' becomes YouTube's most watched video

Phuket News / Asia

Monday 26 November 2012, 04:29PM

South Korean pop sensation Psy's "Gangnam Style" on Saturday became YouTube's most-watched video of all time, registering more than 805 million views to overtake "Baby" by Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber.

Broken Tooth a living reminder of Macau's vicious past

Phuket News / Asia

Monday 26 November 2012, 04:23PM

The release from jail next month of a triad boss known as Broken Tooth is fuelling speculation that the Chinese gambling playground of Macau could be on the verge of a return to the vicious gang violence of its colonial past.

The Phuket News goes Russian

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 26 November 2012, 09:03AM

PHUKET: Starting early 2013, The Phuket News, in association with members from the Phuket-based Russian community and representatives of Moscow businesses, will launch Thailand’s first ever weekly Russian-language newspaper.

Bangkok rally had little chance of success

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 25 November 2012, 08:27AM

BANGKOK: Pitak Siam's much-publicised rally to oust the Yingluck administration was a battle of political wills that ended with the government's offensive coming out on top.

Dubai plans new 'city', world's largest mall

Phuket News / World

Sunday 25 November 2012, 08:12AM

DUBAI: Dubai, famed for its mega-projects before it was hit by the global financial crisis, on Saturday announced a new development to open the world's biggest mall and a park larger than London's Hyde Park.

Congress, Obama set to resume 'fiscal cliff' talks

Phuket News / World

Sunday 25 November 2012, 08:05AM

WASHINGTON: Congress returns from its week-long Thanksgiving holiday Monday, as lawmakers and President Barack Obama try to avert a looming fiscal crisis that could send the entire US economy plunging into recession again.

40 Russian tourists hurt as bus overturns

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 24 November 2012, 03:17PM

KANCHANABURI: Forty Russian tourists were injured, four seriously, when a tour bus hit an earthen roadside barrier and overturned in Sai Yok district yesterday.

'Venice of the East' revival plan starts making inroads

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 24 November 2012, 02:41PM

BANGKOK: The glorious days of Bangkok as the "Venice of the East" will start to stir in the hearts of city residents under plans to modernise and use more water transport in the capital.

Egyptians divided over Morsi power grab

Phuket News / World

Saturday 24 November 2012, 02:34PM

EGYPT: Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi has assumed temporary sweeping powers that supporters say will cut back a turbulent and seemingly endless transition to democracy, but outraged critics say he has now become a dictator.

Film on Sudan break-up leaves footprint in history

Phuket News / World

Saturday 24 November 2012, 02:32PM

SUDAN: Sudanese-born British film-maker Taghreed Elsanhouri, whose documentary about last year's partition of Sudan premiered in her homeland on Thursday night, is leaving footprints for history.

UN wants to use drones in DR Congo conflict

Phuket News / World

Saturday 24 November 2012, 02:30PM

CONGO: The United Nations wants to use drones for the first time to monitor fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda has been accused of aiding rebels, officials said Friday.

Tensions flare as protesters urge Thai PM to quit

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 24 November 2012, 02:25PM

BANGKOK: Thai police fired tear gas and detained dozens of demonstrators as clashes erupted at the first major street protests against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government.

Sea Gypsies hold major assembly in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 23 November 2012, 06:13PM

PHUKET: Hundreds of Sea Gypsies from the three main tribes along the Andaman Sea coast – the Moken, the Moklen and the Urak Lawoi – gathered yesterday (November 22) at the Rawai Sea Gypsy village to discuss common problems and solutions.

Laguna Phuket hails elephant probe result

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 23 November 2012, 12:22PM

PHUKET: Laguna Phuket this morning issued a statement welcoming the final resolution of the legality of the baby elephant Joey after a nine-month wait for DNA test results.

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