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Battle over beachside ‘encroachment’ in Phuket

PHUKET: Vice-Governor Somkiat Sungkhaosutthirak today paid a visit to a piece of land next to Bangtao Beach that has recently become the centre of heated debate in the local community around Klong Bangtao.

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Robber in raincoat raids Phuket convenience store

PHUKET: A robber wearing a motorbike helmet with the visor down and a red plastic raincoat walked into the Baan Lipon, Thalang, branch of the 24-hour Family Mart chain of convenience stores this morning and pulled a knife.

Chinese tourist drowns during trip off Phuket

PHUKET: Chinese tourist Li Ran, 30, drowned this afternoon (June 18) while on a trip to Racha Yai island.

Top Nazi war crimes suspect, 98, charged in Hungary

BUDAPEST: Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 98-year-old top Nazi war crimes suspect over his brutal role in organising the deportation of some 12,000 Jews to World War II death camps.

Cambodia's ex-king Norodom Sihanouk dies in Beijing

Phuket News / Asia

Monday 15 October 2012, 09:04AM

ASIA: Cambodia's former king Norodom Sihanouk, a revered figure in his home country who had suffered from a number of ailments in recent years, died in Beijing on Monday, Chinese state media and close aides said.

Kuwait says to host first Asian powers summit

Phuket News / Asia

Monday 15 October 2012, 09:03AM

ASIA: Kuwait said Sunday it will host the first summit of the 10-year-old Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) this week, bringing together economic powers China, Japan and leading energy producers.

Italy holds hearings into Costa Concordia shipwreck

Phuket News / World

Monday 15 October 2012, 09:02AM

WORLD: An Italian court will hold a series of hearings starting today (Monday) to work out the details of the tragic night of the Costa Concordia disaster, with captain Francesco Schettino expected to attend.

Woman smuggler arrested with 6kg of ‘ice’

Phuket News / Phuket

Sunday 14 October 2012, 03:57PM

PHUKET: A 37-year-old woman from Mozambique was arrested at 10pm last night (October 13) carrying a large amount of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice” into Thailand.

Six winners from Phuket announced at property awards gala

Phuket News / Business

Sunday 14 October 2012, 12:35PM

PHUKET: The winners of the Thailand Property Awards 2012 were announced in Bangkok on Saturday night with six awards going back to Phuket, including the Best Agency Deal honour.

‘Shamed’ lawyer jumps from apartment

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 October 2012, 06:03PM

PHUKET: Lawyer Puwanat Pijansophon, 48, leaped from his third-floor apartment in Vichit last night (October 11) after an argument with his girlfriend over ice for drinks.

‘Migraine sufferer’ found shot dead

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 October 2012, 05:39PM

PHUKET: Police are checking into an apparent suicide of a man whose wife said he suffered badly from migraines.

Chinese tourist drowns in Phuket villa pool

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 October 2012, 04:49PM

PHUKET: A Chinese holidaymaker apparently overcome by alcohol drowned in the pool at her luxury villa in Rawai early on Tuesday (October 9). Investigators said no foul play was involved.

Floods ‘adding to high Veg Fest prices’

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 October 2012, 04:41PM

PHUKET: A combination of floods elsewhere in Thailand and rising demand in the run-up to the Vegetarian Festival have caused vegetable prices to rise in Phuket.

Phuket Gastronomic City bid hit by politics

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 October 2012, 04:38PM

PHUKET: An attempt by the Thai Peranakan Association (TPA) of Phuket to have Phuket Town registered with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) as a City of Gastronomy has been set back by international politics.

US Navy leaves, Indian Navy arrives

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 October 2012, 04:31PM

PHUKET: As the US carrier USS John C Stennis weighed anchor yesterday (October 11), a rather smaller vessel from India, the Indian Navy training ship INS Sujata, docked at the deep-sea port in Ao Makham for three days as part of a training voyage for 150 cadets.

Trick or treat for a good cause

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 October 2012, 03:30PM

PHUKET: Trick or treat on the beach with cocktails! Put on your best costume and come down to Bliss Beach Club on Surin Beach for a Halloween Party. It’s on Saturday (October 27), tickets are B3,000, 50 per cent of which is donated directly to the Good Shepherd Charity in Phuket.

A private glimpse at the life of a ladyboy dancer

Phuket News / Features

Friday 12 October 2012, 12:20PM

PHUKET: It’s 5.30 in the afternoon and heading towards dusk. Spotlights on the roof of the Aphrodite cabaret show on the bypass road are bouncing beams off clouds. Already more than 200 tourists are milling around in the auditorium.

Ten years on, Bali remembers the dead

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 12 October 2012, 10:00AM

ASIA: Hundreds of survivors and relatives of the dead remembered the 202 people killed in the Bali bombings on Friday, in an emotional ceremony to mark 10 years since the atrocity.

Singapore economy shrinks but avoids recession

Phuket News / Business

Friday 12 October 2012, 09:50AM

ASIA: Singapore's economy shrank by 1.5 percent in the third quarter but avoided a technical recession after growth in the previous three months was adjusted upwards, government figures showed Friday.

Thai court issues arrest warrant against Thaksin

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 12 October 2012, 09:47AM

THAILAND: Thailand's Supreme Court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, in the latest abuse of power charges brought against the controversial tycoon.

Bali bombings victims call for Guantanamo man to face trial

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 12 October 2012, 09:46AM

ASIA: Relatives of British victims of the 2002 Bali bombings called for the release of a final suspect being held in Guantanamo Bay so he can stand trial, as they prepare to mark Friday's 10th anniversary.

Attacked Phuket official transferred from Chalong

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 October 2012, 09:21AM

PHUKET: The Chalong official who was the victim last week of a bizarre cleaning fluid attack is being transferred to an anti-drugs post with the provincial office.

Buyer in sight for landmark Phuket hotel

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 October 2012, 08:51AM

PHUKET: The 17-floor Thavorn Grand Plaza Hotel in Phuket Town, which has stood empty for more than a year, may finally have been sold.

Ladies’ men held for Phuket car theft

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 11 October 2012, 05:51PM

PHUKET: Kamala police last night (October 10) arrested two thieves who had stolen a Honda Jazz car at Jatujak Plaza on Rat U Thit 200 Pi Rd in Patong.

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