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Thai aunt denies pimping girl in South Korea

BANGKOK: The aunt accused of luring her teenage niece into prostitution in South Korea has turned herself in, police investigating the case said yesterday.

Bomb kills five rangers in Thailand's restive south

BANGKOK: Five paramilitary rangers were killed and one other wounded in an ambush when suspected rebels detonated a bomb buried in a road in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, local police said Friday.

The Big List: Ghost Towns

THE BIG LIST: “Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.” Shelley’s poem Ozymandias, a vision of lost ruins in the desert, mocks the ultimate fate of even greatest human cities, and the greatest vanities. Here are a few of the more unusual ghost towns you’ll find dotted around the world.

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.

Bangkok gov orders billboard inspections after fatal fall

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 14 August 2012, 09:09AM

Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra has ordered safety checks on all of Bangkok’s estimated 900 billboards after one collapsed in heavy rain on Rama II Road Sunday and killed a man.

Oops. Senator accidentally shoots ex-wife at dinner

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 13 August 2012, 05:01PM

A Thai senator accidentally shot his ex-wife dead as he tried to put away the 9mm sub-machine gun that he had placed on the table during a family meal, police said today (August 13).

Thai flagship visits Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 13 August 2012, 12:48PM

PHUKET: Thailand’s naval flagship and largest warship, the RTNS Chakri Naruebet, visited Phuket Deep Sea Port at the weekend.

One dead, one hurt in teen bike smash

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 13 August 2012, 12:26PM

PHUKET: A 16-year-old student died and another is in critical condition after the motorbike they were riding slammed into a power pole early yesterday morning (August 12) in front of the PTT gas station on Chao Fa West Rd, close to Land and House.

Crowd demand justice for man bashed and slashed

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 13 August 2012, 12:24PM

PHUKET: About 20 local people gathered at Thalang police headquarters Saturday morning (August 11), demanding justice for a young man from Baan Bang Jo who was injured in a brawl. Police said they would track down his assailant.

Work restarts on Istana

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 13 August 2012, 11:04AM

PHUKET: Construction of the troubled Istana property development, near Nai Thon, is now under way again.

German retiree found dead

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 13 August 2012, 08:59AM

PHUKET: A retired former German civil servant, Elke Doris Geissler, 60, was found dead in her home near Wat Kata on Friday morning (August 10).

Local people urged to form anti-graft network

Phuket News / Phuket

Sunday 12 August 2012, 09:27PM

PHUKET: The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) organized a “White-Hearted Government Officers Roadshow” at Central Festival yesterday (August 11) to encourage Phuket people to create an anti-corruption network to watch over the island.

True introduces 17 HD channels

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 10 August 2012, 06:04PM

PHUKET: Good news for armchair sportsmen and adventurers: Satellite TV company True Vision is introducing 17 high definition (HD) TV channels in Phuket, the largest number in Thailand.

SE Asia leads growth in arrivals of tourists

Phuket News / Business

Friday 10 August 2012, 02:32PM

Collective international arrivals into Asia Pacific destinations grew by 4 per cent year-on-year during April 2012, according to preliminary data released by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).

Thailand 'most popular in Asia' for property buyers

Phuket News / Business

Friday 10 August 2012, 02:31PM

Thailand remained the most popular target in Asia for overseas property buyers and investors, with a sharp increase in interest levels being seen during July.

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