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PHUKET: The Quiksilver Open Phuket Thailand 2012 surfing competition kicked off this morning at Patong Beach, and will run until Saturday.

Wednesday 12 September 2012, 11:56AM

Gov Tri to retire at month's end

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha retires at the end of September after two years in the job. His successor has yet to be named, though political observers will be watching carefully for clues as to which force in politics is behind the new man – or woman.

Wednesday 12 September 2012, 10:42AM

Bounty hunter killed over copyright dispute

THAILAND: The agent of a firm trying to uncover violators of copyright law – a copyright bounty hunter – was shot three times in the head on Monday, September 10 in a Karaoke bar in the Meuang district of Surat Thani.

Wednesday 12 September 2012, 10:17AM

‘Fagin’s gang’ robbers caught

PHUKET: Police Patong arrested a pair of youthful robbers on Sunday evening (September 9). They also arrested a Phuket Town man and charged him with buying stolen goods from the duo.

Wednesday 12 September 2012, 09:56AM

Sexy dancing – but no booze at fair

PHUKET: Friday sees the opening of a culinary event aimed at attracting families by being alcohol-free.

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 06:01PM

Cambodia deports Pirate Bay co-founder: police

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 05:50PM

ASIA: Cambodia on Monday deported a co-founder of The Pirate Bay filesharing website, sending him back to Sweden where he faces a one-year prison sentence for promoting copyright infringement.

Dengue fever: Vaccine trial raises a muted cheer

THAILAND: A prototype vaccine for dengue notched up the best success yet against the disease but failed to protect against all its viral strains, researchers reported on Tuesday.

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 05:49PM

Appeal for O-negative blood donations

PHUKET: Vachira Phuket Hospital’s blood bank has made an appeal for donations of type O-negative blood to save the life of a 17-year-old Itipon Sailek, badly injured in a motorbike smash on Saturday (September 8).

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 05:15PM

Hell hath no fury...

THAILAND: Trang municipal police were called in the early hours of Sunday (September 9) to the scene of a drive-by shooting in which two people were badly injured.

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 04:51PM

Thai rival complicates Heineken's Asian expansion

A Thai group said Tuesday it was exploring a bid for Singapore's Fraser and Neave (F&N) conglomerate, complicating Dutch beer giant Heineken's takeover of a major Asian brewer partly owned by F&N.

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 03:02PM

1,000 black taxis register to 'go green'

PHUKET: The Provincial Transportation Department (PTD) was deluged with paperwork yesterday (September 10) when it opened registration to convert illegal “black-plate” taxis into legal “green registration plate” cabs.

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 02:22PM

'Penis-head fish' discovered in Vietnam

Phuket News / Weird World

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 12:58PM

A new species of fish with a penis on its head has been identified in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, according to researchers.

Toilet maker unveils 'poop-powered' bike

Phuket News / Weird World

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 12:57PM

Japan’s best-known toilet maker on Wednesday unveiled a “poop-powered” motorcycle that can travel as far as 300 kilometres on a tank filled with animal waste.

Missing tourist finds herself

Phuket News / Weird World

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 12:53PM

An extensive police hunt to find a missing tourist in Iceland was called off last week after it turned out the lost woman had actually been looking for herself.

Delay park fees hike – tour companies

The Thai Ecotourism and Adventure Travel Association (TEATA) has written to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) requesting a postponement of a hike in entrance fees at 29 national parks announced last week.

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 12:49PM

Air traffic growth figures plummet in July

The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has revealed global air traffic results for July, which show a sharp slowdown in growth for both air travel and freight business, particularly in North America and the Asia-Pacific region.

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 12:47PM

Hoteliers lay out how they tackle eco issues

PHUKET: It may not have been intended as a competition, but the recent Amcham Green Tourism Practices seminar, by inviting three hoteliers to brag about their green practices, had a significant and entertaining element of rivalry.

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 12:40PM

Court to decide if Germany can join ESM

When the history books are written about the Euro, next Wednesday (September 12) may well prove one of the most significant dates in the life of the embattled single currency.

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 12:33PM

Actress Pawana found dead

THAILAND: Pawana Chanachit, a former movie star, was found dead in a pool at her home in Nakhon Chaisi district yesterday. She was 69.

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 11:51AM

Caged tigers found on Thai apartment block roof