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PHUKET: The Burmese worker who managed to get shot while robbing a gold shop last night and then lost almost all the gold he had stolen, was caught this morning.

Thursday 9 August 2012, 02:57PM

Tears of a clown

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Thursday 9 August 2012, 12:24PM

PHUKET: Jody Houton meets talented Phuket performance artist and Thailand's Got Talent contestant, Romadon.

AirAsia X to further expand fleet

The long-haul arm of budget carrier AirAsia said Thursday it would add six leased aircraft to its fleet as it pushes to build up its presence in the Asian region.

Thursday 9 August 2012, 12:13PM

Bungling Burmese gold thief leaves loot behind

PHUKET: Almost 1.5 kilograms of gold worth close to B3 million was snatched from the A Tong Thai gold shop on Patak Rd in Karon during a dramatic robbery about 7.30pm last night (August 8).

Thursday 9 August 2012, 09:44AM

'Life is not enough', says Michelle's husband

PHUKET: The husband of murdered Perth travel agent Michelle Smith has expressed his disappointment that her two killers were not sentenced to death, Watoday.com.au reported.

Thursday 9 August 2012, 09:01AM

Chinese tourist drowns at Koh Hey

PHUKET: A 69-year-old Chinese tourist, Ji Gua Fen, was found dead at the beach at Koh Hey this afternoon (August 8) after disappearing during a snorkelling trip earlier in the day.

Wednesday 8 August 2012, 05:44PM

18-wheeler runs amok, one killed

PHUKET: An 18-wheel truck side-swiped a pick-up on Thepkrassattri Rd in Baan Lipon last night (August 7) before ploughing into a noodle shop and killing one of the people sitting there.

Wednesday 8 August 2012, 04:39PM

Michelle Smith killers get life

PHUKET: The two Thai men who killed Australian travel agent Michelle Smith on June 20 were today sentenced to death.

Wednesday 8 August 2012, 03:35PM

Thailand woos Middle Eastern health tourists

Thailand will offer 90-day visas on arrival to citizens of six Middle Eastern countries for private health treatment in a bid to boost its status as a medical tourism hub, officials said Tuesday.

Wednesday 8 August 2012, 02:35PM

Red Shirt trial 'likely to be postponed'

The terrorism trial of Thai "Red Shirt" protest leaders in connection with deadly unrest in 2010 is expected to be postponed because some defendants have parliamentary immunity, the defence said Tuesday.

Wednesday 8 August 2012, 02:33PM

Asia business confidence falters on China: survey

Asia has been a ray of sunshine in the global economic gloom, but a confidence survey released Wednesday shows the region's executives are starting to worry as China's growth slows and exports sink.

Wednesday 8 August 2012, 02:33PM

Thai-Dutch battle erupts over Singapore's Tiger Beer

A Thai company Tuesday raised the stakes in a battle for control of a Singapore brewer about to be taken over by Dutch giant Heineken by offering a higher price for the makers of Tiger Beer.

Wednesday 8 August 2012, 02:32PM

'Thainess' tourism campaigns get clear direction

A broad-based destination image research study conducted across 14 countries by the Tourism Authority of Thailand has provided clear pointers on ways to sharpen the imagery and message of the country’s upcoming “Thainess” tourism campaigns.

Wednesday 8 August 2012, 11:42AM

Medium attendant's throat cut

An investigation into the murder of 40-year-old Taoist ‘medium attendant’ Kasidich Tabonwat led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy in Trang on Friday.

Wednesday 8 August 2012, 10:57AM

Phang Nga woman has the funeral of her dreams

A 37-year-old Phang Nga woman, after having a vision of her own death the day before it occurred, ordered friends and relatives to purchase a coffin and insisted that there be music, dancing and that those attending wear purple instead of black, the former being her favourite colour.

Wednesday 8 August 2012, 10:56AM

Thai villagers in legal challenge against Laos dam

Thai opponents of a planned multi-billion dollar dam in Laos submitted a lawsuit to a court in Bangkok on Tuesday seeking to prevent their country buying power from the hydropower project.

Wednesday 8 August 2012, 09:39AM

Three to face court for beating of Aussie