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Massive power cut hits Phuket and entire South

PHUKET: A massive blackout apparently originating from a fault at the hydropower station at the Rachaphrapa dam in Surat Thani blacked out Phuket tonight, along with all provinces to the south.

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'Biggest blackout ever' hits Phuket and 13 other provinces

PHUKET: The 'biggest power outage ever' in Thailand blacked out 14 southern provinces Tuesday evening, plunging almost the entire South, including Phuket, into blackness for lengthy periods.

Nine foreigners held on work permit charges

PHUKET: Nine people, apparently Chinese and Burmese nationals, were arrested this afternoon (May 21) at Wat Kathu for working without work permits.

Top Phuket chefs showcased at ‘Six of the Best’

PHUKET: Experiencing six of Phuket’s top dining experiences over the course of a year would be special enough, but to experience them in one night is exceptional.

700 join anti-Tesco protest

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 16 August 2012, 06:00PM

PHUKET: About 700 people from clubs and communities in Phuket Town marched through the streets this afternoon (August 16) to protest against a proposal to build a new Tesco-Lotus complex on Bangkok Rd, close to the Slaughterhouse Intersection.

Two die violently in rubber plantations

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 16 August 2012, 05:56PM

Tha Sala District in Nakhon Sri Thammarat does not seem to be a good place to be in the rubber trade at the moment, with two violent deaths – one suicide and one a murder – being recorded on Tuesday (August 14) alone.

Pineapple and Flower Fair open at Saphan Hin

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 16 August 2012, 05:00PM

PHUKET: The 20th annual Phuket Pineapple and Flower Fair opened yesterday evening (August 15) at Saphan Hin.

Phuket Opinion: Farming out the future

Phuket News / Opinion

Thursday 16 August 2012, 04:03PM

PHUKET: The continuing battle between local farmers and property developers appears to be going the way of the developers. Should it be?

Phuket Opinion: Gambling on a better Phuket future?

Phuket News / Opinion

Thursday 16 August 2012, 03:59PM

PHUKET: Dhanin Chearavanont is not the first person to advocate the legalisation of casinos in Thailand, but as Thailand’s richest man, he is certainly the most prominent so far. He has a valid point.

3,400 'addicted to drugs in Phuket'

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 16 August 2012, 11:16AM

PHUKET: Phuket has far more drug addicts than was realised, it was revealed at a meeting at Provincial Hall yesterday (August 15).

Samui running out of power

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 16 August 2012, 11:12AM

PHUKET: The chief of Koh Samui’s Regional Electricity Authority District Office says that power use is sky-rocketing on the popular island, resulting in frequent scheduled blackouts in some areas.

Romadom ready for today

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 16 August 2012, 11:05AM

PHUKET: Phuket’s favourite street performer, Romadom ‘the silver statue’, will be battling for a place in the grand finals of Thailand’s Got Talent at 5.30pm on Channel 3.

Police hunt Chuwit 'casinos' in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 16 August 2012, 11:01AM

PHUKET: Police yesterday (August 15) raided seven locations around the island listed in a post on Bangkok MP Chuwit Kamolvisit’s Facebook page as being casinos.

‘Demolisher’ takes a look at Trisara

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 15 August 2012, 07:26PM

PHUKET: The Director of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Damrong Pidech, visited Trisara, a luxury resort and spa on the west coast of Phuket this afternoon (August 15).

Buffalo put down after sick attack

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 15 August 2012, 06:03PM

PHUKET: Cherng Talay resident Vivienne Reis found a water buffalo with its back leg severed and its young calf in distress, while she was on an early morning cycle along a lake near the Laguna Village on Wednesday (August 15).

Thai senator says he shot ex-wife by accident

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 15 August 2012, 12:53PM

A Thai senator who shot his ex-wife at the dinner table with an Uzi 9mm pistol said Tuesday that her death was a tragic accident.

Farmers losing battle with developers

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 15 August 2012, 10:20AM

PHUKET: The countryside in Srisoonthorn is becoming a battleground between traditional and modern, farmers and developers – and the farmers worry that the old ways, and their livelihood, may be pushed into extinction.

Thai forces 'kill 38 Cambodian loggers in six months'

Phuket News

Wednesday 15 August 2012, 10:10AM

Thai forces shot dead 38 Cambodians in the first half of this year for illegally crossing the border to log for valuable timber, according to the Cambodian authorities.

Two arrested in B12m drug bust

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 14 August 2012, 06:23PM

PHUKET: Police made a major drug bust on Saturday (August 11), seizing more than 20,000 methamphetamine (ya ba) pills and almost a kilo of crystal meth (ya ice), with a street value of around B12 million.

Nine hurt in Phuket visa run smash

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 14 August 2012, 06:19PM

PHUKET: Nine people were injured, two seriously, when a visa run minibus from Phuket heading for Ranong went crashing off the road on Thursday (August 9).

Power lines almost cleared from 3 roads

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 14 August 2012, 05:11PM

PHUKET: The B39-million Phase 2 of a project to move all cables underground in the old part of Phuket Town is now 90 per cent complete.

'Demolisher' team set to visit suspect sites

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 14 August 2012, 04:37PM

PHUKET: The Director of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Damrong “The Demolisher” Pidech, is due in Phuket tomorrow (August 15) to push along his investigation into 10 resorts and property developments suspected of encroaching on parts of Sirinart Marine National Park in the north of Phuket.

Crowd of 50 demand police action on bike smash

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 14 August 2012, 12:40PM

PHUKET: Fifty residents of Karon yesterday (August 13) accompanied the father of a 16-year-old boy who died after crashing into a power pole on West Chao Fa Rd early on Sunday to put pressure on police to reopen their investigation into the boy’s death.

Fire damages storage shed

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 14 August 2012, 11:15AM

PHUKET: A fire at the Yacht Haven equipment storage shed in Mai Khao last night caused B5 million worth of damage to equipment and the structure.

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