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4 plots of Phuket land checked - all illegal

PHUKET: As part of an ongoing investigation into land encroachment on the island, Pol Lt Gen Jutti Thammanovanich, Head of the Special Unit of the Ministry of Interior came down from Bangkok to investigate land plots in the Patong, Kathu and Kamala areas today.

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US carrier Nimitz due to visit Phuket

PHUKET: The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is due to visit Phuket on May 28, anchoring in Makham Bay off the deep sea port.

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Behind the news of this week's main stories in The Phuket News. Executive Editor, Alasdair Forbes on 'Phuket in Focus'.

Phuket Navy joins disaster exercise in Satun

PHUKET: A patrol boat and crew from the Phuket base of the Royal Thai Navy Third Fleet joined relevant government departments yesterday (May 16) in a full-scale marine disaster exercise off Pak Bara Pier in Satun Province.

No box jellyfish here – scientist

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 28 September 2012, 01:30PM

PHUKET: The recently appointed Director of the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) at Cape Panwa, Ukkrit Satapoomin, has strenuously denied that he issued a warning about the possibility of highly venomous box jellyfish being found in the waters around Phuket.

Tiger fire started inside – report

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 28 September 2012, 01:26PM

PHUKET: The deadly fire at the Tiger Discotheque in Patong on August 17 probably started inside the building, Phuket Police Chief Maj Gen Chonasit Wattanavrangkul has said.

Miss Thailand 2012 arrives in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 28 September 2012, 11:38AM

PHUKET: Miss Thailand World 2012 Vanessa “Na-Chatra” Muangkod arrived in Phuket this morning for the opening of the O2 Beach Club in Chalong tonight.

Air Asia dumps Phuket-Ubon service

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 28 September 2012, 10:58AM

PHUKET: Fury and frustration has greeted an apparently sudden decision by low cost carrier AirAsia to dump its direct flights from Phuket to Bali and Ubon Ratchathani, at a moment’s notice.

First weekly inspection of Pattaya and Jomtien Beach jet skis takes place

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 28 September 2012, 09:32AM

On Thursday afternoon the first of a series of random weekly checks on jet skis and their operators on Pattaya and Jomtien Beaches took place in an effort to stop the well publicized jet ski scams which have a huge negative impact on tourism in the area.

Police raid Huay Kwang’s High Class massage parlor, find 16 women from Laos and Burma

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 28 September 2012, 09:27AM

Huay Kwang police raided the High Class Entertainment Complex massage parlor in the Din Deang area yesterday and found 16 illegal immigrant women from Laos and Burma.

‘Innocence’ movie sparks extra security for US Navy

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 27 September 2012, 06:41PM

PHUKET: The island's Police Deputy Commander, Pol Col Peerayut Karajedee, has confirmed that stringent security measures will be in place for the coming visit of the American aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis when it arrives in Patong Bay on October 7, accompanied by the guided missile cruiser the USS Mobile Bay.

Let's get ready for veggie festival

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 27 September 2012, 05:46PM

PHUKET: A full list of events in this year’s Phuket Vegetarian Festival has been released.

Mascots for World Cup and Commonwealth Games: an armadillo and a thistle

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 27 September 2012, 12:00PM

The year 2014 will be a big time for sports as the World Cup and Commonwealth Games will be in full force. With over a year to go, mascots for both events were respectively unveiled last week.

For Obama, Romney fakes, election drama is real

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 26 September 2012, 03:56PM

Americans who despair of ever seeing a civilised presidential campaign really should have witnessed Barack Obama help Mitt Romney iron his crumpled suit in a Manhattan hotel room last week.

Asian miracle workers head for poor old age

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 26 September 2012, 03:49PM

Hundreds of millions of workers behind Asia's economic miracle are heading into uncertain old age after governments failed to set aside enough funds for their pensions, said a book released Tuesday.

Travel Malaysia Consumer Fair this weekend

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 26 September 2012, 03:43PM

PHUKET: Tourism Malaysia-Phuket Office for Southern Thailand, will once again staging the Travel Malaysia Consumer Fair in Central Festival Phuket from 28-30 September 2012.

Heavy rain scheduled for Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 26 September 2012, 11:14AM

PHUKET: A deep monsoon trough is covering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, causing heavy rain in Northeastern, Central, Eastern and Southern Thailand, including Phuket. The rain is expected to continue until Friday (September 28) at least.

Mother charges babysitter after infant's death

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 26 September 2012, 09:57AM

A Krabi woman is accusing her babysitter of murder after the former's seven-month-old infant daughter was discovered "mysteriously dead" Wednesday (September 19).

Damrong's teams find 11 sites are illegal

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 25 September 2012, 06:47PM

PHUKET: Today was the deadline set by Damrong “the Demolisher” Pidech, director general of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) for his investigation teams to complete their probes into land suspected of encroaching on the Sirinart Marine National Park.

Phuketian arrested for possession of 54 kilo of kratom leaves

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 25 September 2012, 02:47PM

PHUKET: A local dope pedlar was arrested last week after being found in possession of 54 kilos of illegal kratom leaves.

US aircraft carrier heads for Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 25 September 2012, 12:46PM

PHUKET: The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John Stennis will arrive in Phuket for four days of rest and recreation on October 7. The carrier will be accompanied by the guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay.

Graft busters hit four more land sites

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 24 September 2012, 07:40PM

PHUKET: After Friday’s excitement in the Naithon area with officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation visiting the Malaiwana and Istana property developments, it was the turn today of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC).

More beautiful than beastly

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 24 September 2012, 06:33PM

PHUKET: Imagine Beauty and the Beast presented through free dance, B-Boy, hip hop, jazz dance or covers of famous dance routines. That was what the audience enjoyed yesterday (September 23) on the stage of the Simon Star Show in Phuket Town.

Million displaced by floods in India: officials

Phuket News / Asia

Monday 24 September 2012, 06:14PM

Floods have forced more than one million people to flee their homes in northeastern India, where authorities have called a health alert, officials said on Monday.

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