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Phuket mansion grounds to become public park

PHUKET: The grounds around a classic but decaying Sino-colonial mansion on Wichit Songkram Rd near Kathu are to be turned into a new exercise park run by the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation, but the well-known mansion will remain.

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Phuket taxi driver denies kidnapping, molestation

PHUKET: The black taxi driver arrested after allegedly abducting a Chinese tourist on Sunday night (May 19) and attempting to molest her, today appeared in court where he denied kidnapping and sexual assault charges.

Three arrested for Phuket bikes-for-ransom scheme

PHUKET: Three teenagers have been arrested for stealing motorbikes and then holding them for ransom.

The Big List: Lost and Found

THE BIG LIST: Stories of missing soldiers and standed sailors are as old as literature itself – Homer’s hero Odysseus was cursed to wander for 10 years after the battle of Troy before returning home. Here are some strange but true tales of men who were lost and then found a long time later.

Bangkok’s sandbags controversy

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 10 October 2012, 09:42AM

THAILAND: Water expert and former director-general of the Royal Irrigation Department Pramote Maiklad has backed the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in the ‘sandbags controversy’.

Thai rockstar Sek Loso to perform in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 9 October 2012, 06:43PM

PHUKET: The Phuket Live Music Festival 2012 will kick off in Phuket Town on Saturday night (October 13), headlined by famous Thai rock star Sek Loso.

IMF cuts Asian growth forecast as West's crises bite

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 9 October 2012, 06:32PM

THAILAND: The IMF on Tuesday cut its growth forecasts for developing Asia, blaming a slowdown in Europe and the United States, and warned that China's attempts to boost its economy had not taken hold.

Thai man arrested for Japanese murder 19 years ago

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 9 October 2012, 06:31PM

THAILAND: A Thai man arrested in his home country for the murder of a Japanese woman in Tokyo almost two decades ago will be prosecuted in the kingdom's courts, an official said Tuesday.

Russian woman robbed in Phuket Town

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 9 October 2012, 04:15PM

PHUKET: A 30-year-old Russian woman was robbed in the heart of Phuket Town yesterday afternoon (October 8) while waiting for a friend in front of a shop on Patipat Rd.

Phuket’s Hollywood disco stages fire drill

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 9 October 2012, 11:52AM

PHUKET: The deadly blaze at the Tiger Disco on Patong’s Bangla Rd on August 17 appears to have raised awareness of the importance of disaster training by at least one other entertainment centre.

Eleven dead in Pattani militant attacks: police

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 9 October 2012, 11:44AM

THAILAND: Suspected Muslim militants have shot dead 11 people including three paramilitary rangers in a single day of bloodshed in Thailand's insurgency-plagued deep south, police said Tuesday.

MPs briefed on Phuket land probe

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 9 October 2012, 11:24AM

PHUKET: Reungchai Prayoonvech has stepped up from Deputy Director of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), to temporarily replace former director Damrong “the Demolisher” Pidech as Acting Director of the DNP.

Phuket’s Pian announces Patong flooding solution

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 8 October 2012, 06:52PM

PHUKET: Pian Keesin, newly confirmed as Mayor of Patong, today announced a solution to the town’s chronic flooding problems.

New Phuket Governor flies in

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 8 October 2012, 04:20PM

PHUKET: Maitree Intusut, Phuket’s new Governor, landed at Phuket International Airport at midday today (October 8) to a warm and crowded welcome.

Phuket burglar caught red-handed

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 8 October 2012, 12:48PM

PHUKET: Police in Chalong were alerted Thursday night (October 4) by alert neighbours to the presence of a burglar in the act of breaking into a construction materials shop near Wat Tai.

US carrier stops off Phuket deep sea port

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 8 October 2012, 12:38PM

PHUKET: The American aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis anchored yesterday (October 7) at Phuket’s deep sea port in Ao Makham.

Second ‘Phuket Singles’ event on Friday

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 8 October 2012, 11:21AM

PHUKET: The second event for the “Single in Phuket” group will be held this Friday, October 12, at the Irish Times Pub in Jungceylon, from 8pm to 10pm.

LPG tanker catches fire off Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Sunday 7 October 2012, 04:25PM

PHUKET: A gas tanker ship went on fire this morning off the deep sea port in Ao Makham.

Boy George rocks Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 6 October 2012, 01:45PM

PHUKET: Legendary pop icon and DJ Boy George performed last night (October 5) at Bliss Beach Club in Bang Tao and revealed he is working on a new album with Culture Club.

Phuket official demands probe into attack in his office

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 6 October 2012, 01:17PM

PHUKET: The Town Clerk (palad) of Chalong Municipality clerk (palad) Wutipong Promtawee, who was attacked in his office on Wednesday (October 3), has presented a petition at Phuket Provincial Hall calling for investigation into the bizarre incident and into an on-going dispute with staff at the municipal offices.

Phuket security zone 'cuts crime by 30pc'

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 6 October 2012, 12:14PM

PHUKET: Kathu Police called a meeting at the Graceland hotel in Patong on Thursday (October 4), along with police volunteers and the press to raise awareness of security zoning in Patong. Already, the project has cut crime rates by a third, police say.

Phuket village heads rally in battle of old versus new

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 5 October 2012, 05:09PM

PHUKET: More than a hundred village chiefs – kamnan and phu yai baan – gathered at Provincial Hall this morning (October 5) to protest against an attempt by a group of MPs to slash their terms in office from lifetime to just five years.

France immortalises Zidane headbutt with 5-metre statue

Phuket News / Weird World

Friday 5 October 2012, 02:56PM

The infamous headbutt that French football legend Zinedine Zidane landed on an Italian during a World Cup final has been transformed into a giant statue and displayed in front of the Pompidou Centre in Paris.

Brewery to make beard out of their brewmaster's beard

Phuket News / Weird World

Friday 5 October 2012, 02:54PM

An American brewery is testing out samples of a new beer using bits of their brewmaster’s beard.

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