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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.

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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.

India monsoon floods leave 120 dead

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.

Sunseeker dealers heading for Phuket

Phuket News / Business

Friday 9 November 2012, 01:57PM

PHUKET: Sunseeker, British manufacturer of sleek motor yachts, has chosen Phuket as the venue for this year’s annual International Distributor Conference, which will be held from November 14 to 18, at the JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa.

China's painful past displayed under political shadow

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 9 November 2012, 01:39PM

ASIA: A group of museums commemorating China's violent Cultural Revolution is opening up normally tightly controlled discussion of the chaotic era -- but only up to a point.

‘Power tattoos’ and Thai teens

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 9 November 2012, 01:35PM

THAILAND: Police raided the home of a renowned tattooist after reports of several brawls involving his ‘disciples’, who wanted to test their ‘bullet proof’ tattoos, reports said.

Anti-violence protest in deep south

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 9 November 2012, 01:34PM

THAILAND: Thai Muslim villagers and students take part in an anti-violence protest a day after a car bomb planted by suspected separatist militants killed three and injured sixteen in the restive southern province of Narathiwat on November 5

Integrated centre ‘will solve Phuket land problems’

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 9 November 2012, 12:15PM

PHUKET: A meeting of a working group of more than 20 officials was held yesterday (November 8) as the first stage in setting up a Phuket Land Centre, which will be a central point to pull together all the government departments involved in land matters.

AB negative blood required for Phuket expat

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 9 November 2012, 10:17AM

PHUKET: Family and friends of a 68-year-old German man living in Phuket have made an urgent appeal for people with AB negative blood to donate.

Memorial service and football tourney to honour Phuket expat

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 9 November 2012, 10:09AM

PHUKET: A memorial service for Christopher Hart, who died earlier this week in a motorbike accident, is scheduled for Monday at Wat Pra Thong in Thalang at 1pm.

Obama to meet Suu Kyi, Myanmar president in Yangon

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 9 November 2012, 09:52AM

ASIA: Barack Obama will meet Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and President Thein Sein on a historic first visit to the country by a sitting US president designed to boost a political reform drive.

Phuket-based Swede, 67, hangs himself

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 9 November 2012, 09:11AM

PHUKET: Swedish citizen Per-ake Ingvar Arvidsson, 67, hanged himself last night (November 8) at the back of the HomePro complex in Chalong.

Pentagon chief to visit Thailand

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 9 November 2012, 08:11AM

THAILAND: US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will travel to Australia, Thailand and Cambodia next week as part of America's strategic tilt to the Asia-Pacific, even as crises in the Middle East demand the Pentagon's attention and resources.

Volunteer medics on frontline of Thai south insurgency

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 8 November 2012, 04:32PM

THAILAND: They are rubber tappers by trade but every week are summoned to the scene of beheadings, bombs and shootings as volunteer medics dealing with the fallout from Thailand's southern insurgency.

Phuket Andaman Cultural Festival postponed

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 8 November 2012, 02:53PM

PHUKET: The planned Andaman Cultural Festival, originally due to begin tomorrow (November 9) has been postponed until sometime in December, a spokesperson for the Provincial PR Office said yesterday (November 7).

Obama to visit Thailand later this month

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 8 November 2012, 02:03PM

Newly re-elected US President Barack Obama will visit Thailand later this month along with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to discuss regional strategies, according to reports.

Thai-American wins seat in Congress

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 8 November 2012, 10:37AM

PHUKET: Voters in Illinois, the home state of President Barack Obama, have elected the first person of Thai origin to the US Congress.

Sydictive New Year Phuket megaparty details still hazy

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 8 November 2012, 09:47AM

PHUKET: Confusion remains over the finer details of the Paris Hilton-announced New Year’s party on Surin Beach, with organisers yet to be granted permission for the floating offshore stage.

Phuket dugong dies from propeller wounds

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 05:02PM

PHUKET: A 40-year-old female dugong, injured by a boat propeller, was rescued from Cape Yamu yesterday (November 6) but died this morning from its injuries.

Romney concedes defeat in White House race

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 03:32PM

WORLD: Republican challenger Mitt Romney conceded defeat in the US election early Wednesday, telling supporters that he had called President Barack Obama to congratulate him on his victory.

Phuket Sea Gypsy fishermen in court

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 03:25PM

PHUKET: Nine Sea Gypsy fishermen from Rawai were in court in Takuapa, Phang Nga, again this morning (November 6) for another hearing in their prosecution by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) for fishing in the Similans National Park.

Motorbike accident claims life of Phuket expat

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 01:38PM

PHUKET: A 44-year-old British expat died of wounds he sustained when his motorbike collided with a truck on the main road near Tesco Lotus,Thalang on Tuesday night.

Obama wins re-election, makes history again

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 7 November 2012, 11:31AM

WORLD: US President Barack Obama swept to re-election Tuesday, creating history again by defying the undertow of a slow economic recovery and high unemployment to beat Republican foe Mitt Romney.

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