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Phuket teacher runs marathon for cancer-stricken colleague

PHUKET: As HeadStart teacher Richard Allenby lay on his hospital bed before surgery at Bangkok Hospital Phuket, he was convinced he was going to die. He told his adult son to look after his pregnant wife and their unborn child.

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Who's responsible for Phuket's blackout?

BANGKOK: The energy minister has reasons to be upset about the southern power outage, as no one at the electricity supplying agencies made the decision to save the region.

Stockholm 'police brutality' riots go into third day

STOCKHOLM: Riots in a poor, mainly immigrant suburb of Sweden's capital have continued into a third night.

Boundless destruction as US tornado rescue winds down

MOORE: As rescue efforts in Oklahoma wound down Wednesday, residents turned to the daunting task of rebuilding a US heartland community shattered by a vast tornado that killed at least 24 people.

New police commander for Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 31 August 2012, 05:03PM

PHUKET: The commander of Narathiwat Provincial Police, Maj Gen Chote Chawanwiwat, will move to become commander of Phuket on October 1, as part of the annual reshuffle of senior police officers.

Brit shot dead on his motorbike on way home

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 31 August 2012, 09:26AM

A murder investigation is under way after a man believed to be from Manchester was shot dead in Thailand.

Koh Lone villagers to get hydro power

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 30 August 2012, 05:10PM

PHUKET: After a three-year wait, villagers on Koh Lone in Chalong Bay are finally to get some green, clean power – not a lot, but better than none.

Thai firm pleads guilty over Australian oil spill

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 30 August 2012, 04:32PM

A Thai state-owned firm on Thursday admitted four charges over a huge oil spill off northwestern Australia, the country's worst ever offshore drilling accident.

Thailand sets world record for mass massage

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 30 August 2012, 04:31PM

Hundreds of people pushed, prodded and stretched their way to a new world record for the biggest simultaneous group massage, in Bangkok today (August 20), organisers said.

Kata next for security zone

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 30 August 2012, 04:18PM

PHUKET: With Patong now established as a pilot for the overall Phuket Security Zone project ordered by the Royal Thai Police, the concept is expected to be applied next to the area controlled by Chalong Police, beginning with Kata on September 15.

Thai MP: Marry a farang for easier life

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 29 August 2012, 04:12PM

A Thai MP has gotten into hot water over his controversial suggestion for poor Thai women who want an easy life: “find a farang husband.”

'Hungry Ghosts' to be fed on Sunday

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 29 August 2012, 10:32AM

PHUKET: Phuket’s Old Town streets will come alive on Sunday morning as Por Tor Festival celebrations begin on Thalang Road.

Survey finds Thai women second most unfaithful women in the world

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 29 August 2012, 09:06AM

Thai women have been pipped to the post by women from Ghana, in ranking for the world’s most unfaithful partners.

Six injured turtles found stranded

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 28 August 2012, 06:13PM

PHUKET: Four female turtles were found stranded on Mai Khao Beach this afternoon (August 28), with another two found at Baan Nam Khem and on Koh Kor Khao in Phang Nga province.

Encroachment charges laid against resort

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 28 August 2012, 05:06PM

PHUKET: Complaints have now been delivered to Tha Chat Chai Police about two Phuket resorts, a property development and a private villa encroaching upon the Sirinart Marine National Park, Manager Online reports, as part of the ongoing investigation led by Damrong ‘Demolisher’ Pidech.

Villagers protest over noisy pub

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 28 August 2012, 03:26PM

PHUKET: Residents of Srisoonthorn Moo 5 are fed up with noise from a recently opened live music pub about 150 metres north of the Heroines Monument.

New drive to legalise black taxis

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 28 August 2012, 02:33PM

PHUKET: The Provincial Land Transport Office (PLTO) hosted another meeting yesterday (August 27) as part of its repeated attempts to bring order to the chaotic transport scene on Phuket, by converting uncontrolled, illegal “black” taxis into legal “green” taxis that can be controlled through transport regulations.

Speedboat tourists back in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 27 August 2012, 11:17PM

PHUKET: All 41 people from the sinking speedboat Luk Pradu 26 were safely delivered to Chalong Pier late this afternoon.

All rescued from speedboat

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 27 August 2012, 05:58PM

PHUKET: All 41 people aboard a speedboat that capsized between Phuket and Phi Phi this afternoon have been rescued.

Phuket Opinion: Safety first

Phuket News / Opinion

Monday 27 August 2012, 05:00PM

PHUKET: One of the delights of living in Thailand is the lack of rules and regulations that crimp one’s fun, or sanuk.

Speedboat in trouble off Phi Phi

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 27 August 2012, 04:30PM

PHUKET: A speedboat, the Luk Pradu Tor Ror 26, believed to be carrying 37 tourists from the Jian Sin Pier in Rassada, Phuket, to Phi Phi, has been reported capsized by strong seas at about 3pm today (August 27).

Police accused of beating drug user

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 27 August 2012, 03:20PM

PHUKET: A 20-year-old Thai man claimed today (August 27) that he was beaten by five Thalang police on August 22, in an attempt to force him to tell them the location of a house from which he had bought drugs.

Finnish diver reports being raped on Koh Lipe

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 27 August 2012, 02:53PM

PHUKET: A Finnish women on a scuba diving course on Koh Lipe, Satun Province, reported being raped last Thursday night (August 23).

Phuket looks for more porkers

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 27 August 2012, 02:36PM

PHUKET: Vice-Governor Somkiat Sangkhaosutthirak said after a meeting on “pigs for consumption” that demand for pork by locals and the growing number of tourists has far outstripped current supply and the supplies from central Thailand will have to be increased.

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