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Phuket alcohol sales ban for Visakha Bucha Day

PHUKET: Friday (May 24) is Visakha Bucha Day, a public holiday. Because it is a holy day, shops, bars and restaurants are barred from selling alcohol for 24 hours from midnight on Thursday night.

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Foreigner found dead on Phuket beach

PHUKET: The body of a foreign man was found washed up on Patong Beach at around 7 this morning (May 21) near Loma (Dolphin) Park.

Phuket: Crash, breakdown on Patong hill jam up traffic

PHUKET: Traffic is slow on both sides of the Patong hill this morning (May 21) after a small accident took place on one side and a six-wheeled truck broke down on the other at around 8am.

At least 51 dead in deadly Oklahoma tornado

WASHINGTON: A powerful tornado with winds of up to 200 miles (320 kilometers) per hour pulverized an Oklahoma City suburb Monday, hitting at least two schools and wiping out blocks of homes. The death toll has risen to 51, US media said, citing the state medical examiner's office.

Chalong takes steps to end flooding

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 10 September 2012, 03:18PM

PHUKET: Two troublesome floods over the past month have convinced the Chalong OrBorTor that major work has to be done to fix the problem.

Phuket Opinion: The importance of insurance

Phuket News / Opinion

Monday 10 September 2012, 02:52PM

PHUKET: The unfortunate situation that visa run bus-crash victim Alexandra ‘Sasha’ Monakhova found herself in is a reminder to all about how important health insurance is when living overseas.

Indoor stadium reopens after B154m revamp

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 10 September 2012, 02:49PM

PHUKET: The indoor stadium at Saphan Hin was reopened on Saturday (September 8) after major work was completed to enlarge it from 500 seats to 4,000 and improve facilities to a standard that will allow it to be used as a venue for international sporting events.

Floods hit Sukhothai

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 10 September 2012, 02:02PM

THAILAND: The Yom River overflowed in Sukothai on Monday morning, flooding the northern town and crippling the commercial area.

Hong Kong votes in crucial legislative polls

Phuket News / Asia

Monday 10 September 2012, 11:45AM

Hong Kong voted Sunday in legislative elections seen as a test for the pro-Beijing government, after it was forced to scrap mandatory Chinese patriotism classes in the face of escalating protests.

Two dead, child loses leg in Thai south

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 10 September 2012, 08:41AM

Unknown gunmen killed a Muslim man and a teenager in Thailand's volatile south Sunday, as a separate incident saw a young boy lose a leg after he triggered a roadside bomb, police said.

Enraged creditor stabs man over B2,000 debt

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 8 September 2012, 11:34AM

PHUKET: Piya Chanyakan, 26, from Chacheongsao Province, was rushed to hospital on Thursday afternoon (September 6) after being stabbed in the stomach and then clubbed with a piece of wood.

Still true to those baby boom values

Phuket News / Features

Friday 7 September 2012, 05:49PM

PHUKET: Alasdair Forbes meets Ho Kwon Ping and his wife Claire Chiang of Banyan Tree Holdings, owners of Laguna Phuket, and discovers a deep vein of social conscience.

Vietnam warns of water conflicts

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 7 September 2012, 05:43PM

Nations could soon be engaged in conflicts over access to water, Vietnam's president warned Friday, as he called for sustainable exploitation of Southeast Asia's Mekong River.

CP family tops Thailand’s richest list

Phuket News / Business

Friday 7 September 2012, 05:32PM

According to the latest issue of Forbes magazine, just out, Charoen Pokphand Group Chairman Dhanin Chearavanont is the richest person in Thailand.

11 Lao girls held in karaoke raids

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 7 September 2012, 05:01PM

PHUKET: Immigration police in Krabi Town were contacted by an informant on Wednesday (September 5) and advised that foreign nationals were being illegally employed at two karaoke bars in Klong Tom District of Krabi Province.

Thavorn to spend B500m on resorts revamps

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 7 September 2012, 04:48PM

PHUKET: The locally owned Thavorn Hotels & Resorts is spending B500 million renovating its two beachfront resorts in Phuket, the Thavorn Palm Beach Resort in Karon and the Thavorn Beach Village & Spa at Nakalay Bay.

Appeal for A-negative blood

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 7 September 2012, 04:04PM

PHUKET: Vachira Hospital has issued an appeal for A-negative blood to allow surgeons to perform essential operations on French tourist Jerome Heras, in a coma since the early hours of Monday morning.

Thai Smile launches Phuket flights

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 7 September 2012, 03:04PM

PHUKET: Thai Airways’ almost-but-not-quite-budget airline, Thai Smile, will begin daily flights between Phuket and Chiang Mai, Phuket and Bangkok, and Chiangmai and Bangkok next month.

Homeowner fears house will be buried by landslides

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 7 September 2012, 02:02PM

PHUKET: Government officials led by Vice Governor Somkiet Sangkhaosuttirak yesterday (September 6) visited a small complex of three houses in Rawai which, its owners worry, is at risk of being buried by landslides.

Malaysia summons German envoy over NGO funding

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 7 September 2012, 12:04PM

Malaysia has summoned Germany's ambassador after the embassy reportedly funded an opposition-leaning human rights organisation that has accused the government of corruption.

China backs down on Hong Kong visa plan

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 7 September 2012, 12:03PM

Hong Kong said Friday that Beijing will suspend a plan to allow millions more mainland Chinese to visit the southern city, in response to a public outcry about the influx of tourists.

Asian markets sharply higher after ECB move

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 7 September 2012, 12:01PM

Asian markets surged Friday after European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi unveiled a plan to buy the bonds of troubled eurozone nations in a bid to tackle the region's long-running debt crisis.

Crude down in Asia over demand concerns

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 7 September 2012, 11:59AM

Oil prices sank in AsiaFriday, with demand concerns in the spotlight despite the European Central Bank's plan to support weak eurozone economies, analysts said.

Hospital staff learn how to wash their hands

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 6 September 2012, 03:10PM

PHUKET: Vachira Hospital’s Team Wisanyi were the big winners in an unusual competition held at the hospital on Tuesday afternoon (September 4) to establish who could clean their hands most effectively.

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