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PHUKET: Maitri Intusut, up until now the Governor of Phayao in the north of Thailand, has been named Phuket’s new Governor, replacing Tri Augkaradacha who retired last month.

Tuesday 2 October 2012, 05:35PM

Crew held after 37 die in Hong Kong ferry disaster

ASIA: Six crew members were arrested Tuesday over a collision between a ferry and a pleasure boat in Hong Kong that killed 37 people in the city's worst maritime disaster in decades, officials said.

Tuesday 2 October 2012, 05:32PM

Two young sisters drown at Bangkok health club

THAILAND: A young mother has demanded a Bangkok health club take responsibility for the deaths of her two young daughters, who drowned in the facility’s swimming pool yesterday.

Tuesday 2 October 2012, 03:43PM

Indonesians hack into beached whales in mass stranding

ASIA: Locals on a remote island in eastern Indonesia on Tuesday cut up several dead pilot whales for food after a mass stranding that killed at least 41 of the mammals, an official said.

Tuesday 2 October 2012, 03:40PM

Great Barrier Reef coral halved in 27 years: study

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 2 October 2012, 03:39PM

WORLD: Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover in the past 27 years due to storms, predatory starfish and bleaching linked to climate change, a study found Tuesday.

Pope's butler to take stand in 'Vatileaks' trial

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 2 October 2012, 03:39PM

WORLD: Pope Benedict XVI's former butler Paolo Gabriele takes the stand on Tuesday at his historic trial for stealing secret memos in what he said was a bid to battle "evil and corruption" in the Vatican.

Cambodia jails two Frenchmen for child sex

ASIA: A Cambodian court on Tuesday handed two Frenchmen partially suspended two-year prison sentences for sexually abusing teenage boys, a punishment criticised as too lenient by the victims' lawyer.

Tuesday 2 October 2012, 03:37PM

Tiger group charged over Phuket disco fire

PHUKET: Patong Police Superintendent Chiraphat Pochanaphan has announced that Sara Entertainment Co, the operators of Tiger Discotheque, along with chief executive Piya Isaramalai, have been charged with negligence causing death, along with physical and mental injury to other people, and with trading after hours.

Tuesday 2 October 2012, 02:11PM

Phuket FC player sustains minor injury in car crash

FOOTBALL: Alternate Phuket FC captain Watcharapong “Pae” Jun-ngam was involved in a serious car accident in which his car flipped over following Sunday night’s match against Sriracha FC.

Tuesday 2 October 2012, 10:39AM

Phuket land probes sent to DSI, NACC

PHUKET: The first briefing for the press at Phuket Provincial Hall following the retirement of Governor Tri Augkaradacha was dominated by the recent land investigations by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).

Tuesday 2 October 2012, 09:50AM

Thai broadcaster axes panda reality TV

THAILAND: After three years of following her every move, a Thai broadcaster has pulled the plug on one of the kingdom's most-loved but lethargic reality TV celebrities -- a giant panda.

Tuesday 2 October 2012, 09:06AM

36 dead in Hong Kong ferry collision: official

A pleasure boat collided with a passenger ferry and sank off Hong Kong, leaving 36 people dead and sparking a frantic overnight search and rescue effort, officials said Tuesday.

Tuesday 2 October 2012, 08:32AM

Call for companies to run Phuket buses

PHUKET: Private companies have been invited to bid to to run sanctioned bus routes from the airport to Rawai, Patong-Kata-Karon and Kamala, starting from October 15.

Monday 1 October 2012, 07:13PM

Bid to add Thai temple to World Heritage list

THAILAND: Nakhon Si Thammarat province and Fine Arts Department officials are hastily preparing a nomination profile to inscribe Wat Phrathat, the most revered Buddhist temple in this history-rich southern province, to the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Monday 1 October 2012, 06:17PM

Phuket jet ski problems almost resolved

PHUKET: The government, along with Phuket authorities, are now very close to finding a resolution of the jet ski rentals problem.

Monday 1 October 2012, 05:00PM

Free Wi-Fi for all on its way to Phuket

PHUKET: Free Wi-Fi is on the way for residents and visitors to Thailand with the introduction of the latest government project, ICT Free Wi-Fi for Tourism, TTR Weekly reports.

Monday 1 October 2012, 03:44PM

Phuket Opinion: Bye bye Bali

Phuket News / Opinion

Monday 1 October 2012, 12:49PM

PHUKET: AirAsia’s decision in 2010 to introduce a direct flight from the tropical island of Phuket to the tropical island of Bali was odd. Why would anybody who lives in Phuket want to visit Bali or vice versa?

Phuket Muslims protest at anti-Islam film

PHUKET: Hundreds of Muslim people in the Bang Tao area gathered on Friday at the Mu Ka Rom mosque to protest against the Innocence of Muslims movie, an anti-Islam film that has sparked global protests.

Monday 1 October 2012, 09:13AM

Six dead, dozens injured in Thai south attacks

THAILAND: Bombing and shooting attacks have killed six people and left 27 wounded across the restive Thai south in two days of violence in the insurgency-plagued region, police said Sunday.

Sunday 30 September 2012, 10:41PM

Thai interior minister quits amid land sale probe