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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

THAILAND: Thai police said they had discovered six underfed tigers in specially-built cages on the roof of an apartment building on Monday, arresting a man who claimed he had been planning to open a zoo.

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 11:06AM

Park fees hike postponed

PHUKET: Following furious complaints from tour operators, the Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has decided to postpone huge admission fee increases at 29 popular national parks for three months. They will now come into force on January 1 next year.

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 11:02AM

Seven Phuket entries in property awards finals

PHUKET: Three Phuket real estate agents, two Phuket-owned hotels and two Phuket condo developments are through to the finals of the Thailand Property Awards.

Tuesday 11 September 2012, 10:40AM

Drug plants destroyed in raid

PHUKET: Police and officials from Thalang District Office raided Moo 6, Sri Soonthorn, on Friday (September 7) to pull up kratom plants and trees in the area. More than 60 plants were destroyed.

Monday 10 September 2012, 05:40PM

Authorities aim to cut road deaths to 50 a year

PHUKET: Phuket authorities have set themselves a tough target: reducing the island’s road death toll from 116 dead last year to 50 by 2014.

Monday 10 September 2012, 04:07PM

Chalong takes steps to end flooding

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

Monday 10 September 2012, 03:18PM

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: 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.

Monday 10 September 2012, 02:49PM

Floods hit Sukhothai

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

Monday 10 September 2012, 02:02PM

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

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.

Monday 10 September 2012, 08:41AM

Enraged creditor stabs man over B2,000 debt

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.

Saturday 8 September 2012, 11:34AM

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

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

Friday 7 September 2012, 05:32PM

11 Lao girls held in karaoke raids

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.

Friday 7 September 2012, 05:01PM

Thavorn to spend B500m on resorts revamps