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NEWS TODAY - HM Queen Elizabeth's Birthday celebrations

The British monarch's 87th birthday was celebrated at the Royal Phuket Marina, hosted by the British Ambassador to Thailand, Mark Kent. The celebrations followed an intense day of meetings between international Ambassadors discussing 'all the usual issues'.

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US unveils $300 million in new aid for Syrian refugees

ENNISKILLEN: US President Barack Obama will tell G8 leaders Monday that Washington is offering a new $300 million aid package for refugees inside and outside Syria, a senior official said.

Two thirds of Chile faces desertification: president

SANTIAGO: Two thirds of Chile's territory is facing desertification in which the bone-dry Atacama Desert grows by over a meter (3.3 feet) a day, President Sebastian Pinera warned Monday.

Defiant Putin sets himself up as G8 outsider

ENNISKILLEN: Vladimir Putin's participation in the first G8 summit of his new term was supposed to seal his comeback to the global stage as Russia's paramount leader after winning a third presidential term last year.

One dead, one seriously injured after tuk tuk crash

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 1 November 2012, 04:40PM

PHUKET: A 20-year-old motorbike rider is dead after the bike he was driving crashed into a tuk-tuk on Wiset Rd, near the Le Meridien Phuket hotel around 2am this morning (November 1).

Grandfather and grandson drown at Phuket beach

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 1 November 2012, 03:49PM

PHUKET: A 70-year-old man and his three-year-old grandson drowned off Mai Khao beach around 10.30am this morning.

‘Put money in the bag’ – bank staff recount Phuket robbery

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 1 November 2012, 10:14AM

PHUKET: Police last night issued a B100,000 reward to anyone who can help catch the unidentified man who robbed the Kasikorn Bank branch on Thepkrassatri Rd yesterday afternoon, holding a female staff member at gunpoint as she was ordered to collect cash.

‘No boutique hotels will be affected’ – Sydictive

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 1 November 2012, 09:56AM

PHUKET: Representatives from Sydictive Element, the organisers of the Surin Beach New Year’s bash, spoke to The Phuket News yesterday while in Phuket, saying they do not feel that any boutique hotels in the area will be affected by the party.

Direct flights to start from London to Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 1 November 2012, 09:08AM

PHUKET: British airline ‘Thomson Airways’ is to launch a weekly direct flight service from London, (Gatwick airport) to Phuket in November 2013.

Man flees bank with B2.7 million, holds staff at gunpoint

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 31 October 2012, 04:42PM

PHUKET: Police have cordoned off an area in Sapam while they try to find the man responsible for robbing a Kasikorn Bank branch at gunpoint on Thepkrassatri road at around 3pm today.

Police need help to identify dead foreigner

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 31 October 2012, 04:09PM

PHUKET: Chalong police are hoping to find the family and friends of an unidentified foreigner, believed to be either Italian or French, who was killed in a motorcycle crash around 3am this morning (October 31) near the Vijitt Resort on Wiset Road, Rawai.

Land deeds on Koh Racha investigated

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 31 October 2012, 03:01PM

PHUKET: Members of the National Committee on Human Rights’ Sub-Committee on Property and Forest Rights met with local people on Koh Racha Yai on Sunday (October 21) after receiving complaints about selective issuance of island land title deeds to big investors.

Phang Nga native arrested with kratom stash

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 31 October 2012, 12:24PM

PHUKET: A 21-year-old Phang Nga man was arrested after an official caught him at the Phuket bus station at around 9.30pm last night (October 30) with a 5kg haul of kratom leaves in his bag.

Phuket needs more than ‘sea, sun and sand’

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 31 October 2012, 11:46AM

PHUKET: Phuket lacks a ‘distinguishable’ culture compared to other top tourist destinations and should be more sustainable, Dr Ruckphon Osalort, Director of the National Institute of Development Administration for Thailand, said at a recent meeting.

Phuket beauty crowned Miss Teen Thailand

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 31 October 2012, 10:52AM

PHUKET: British International School student, 16-year-old Tia Li Tawepanitchaphan, was crowned Miss Teen Thailand 2012 on Saturday (October 27) during the competition finals in Bangkok, winning B300,000 in prize money.

Phuket Hon Con meetings back on

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 31 October 2012, 10:28AM

PHUKET: Phuket’s new governor Maitree Intusut met with the island’s honorary consuls on Monday at Phuket Provincial Hall.

Krabi teen gang “well known to police”

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 31 October 2012, 08:24AM

PHUKET: The British man that was assaulted by a group of teenagers in Ao Nang headed back to Krabi yesterday (October 30) to give his statement to the courts.

Storm leaves billions in damage across eastern US

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 31 October 2012, 08:09AM

WORLD: US businesses, homeowners and local governments faced up to $20 billion in damage Tuesday as Hurricane Sandy left coastal homes crumbled, urban neighborhoods swamped and eight million without power.

Spotlight off Romney as storm, Obama take center stage

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 31 October 2012, 08:08AM

WORLD: Barack Obama spent Tuesday deploying the vast tools of his presidency to combat a raging super storm ravaging the East Coast; rival Mitt Romney took in cans of soup and mandarin oranges for victims.

Hurricane forces three US reactors shut

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 31 October 2012, 08:07AM

WORLD: Three US nuclear power reactors remained shut down and a fourth on alert Tuesday after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc with transmission networks and high waters threatened cooling systems.

Mexican pleads guilty in 'Fast and Furious' killing

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 31 October 2012, 08:07AM

WORLD: A Mexican man pleaded guilty Tuesday over the killing of a US border agent that threw a spotlight on the United States' controversial "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking operation, prosecutors said.

Surin hoteliers oppose Paris Hilton NY party

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 30 October 2012, 03:57PM

PHUKET: A group of Surin hotel representatives have sent a letter to the Phuket Governor regarding the announced New Year’s Eve two day party on Surin Beach, asking him to reconsider the date and the venue of the festive bash.

Missing British tourists found

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 30 October 2012, 01:13PM

PHUKET: Police have confirmed the two British tourists reported missing in the Ton Sai waterfall area in Thalang have been found.

Phuket police hunt for two missing Brit tourists

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 30 October 2012, 12:51PM

PHUKET: More than 100 police officers from all over Phuket are searching for two British tourists believed to be missing near Ton Sai waterfall in Thalang.

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