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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.
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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.
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.
Phuket vendors protest no-parking zone
PHUKET: Around 30 street vendors attended a meeting at the Phuket City Municipality to discuss a new no-parking zone outside Vachira Hospital, which they say has led to lost revenue for them.
Record hotel sales this year – JLL
Phuket News / Business
Friday 3 August 2012, 12:59PM
Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels is predicting that Phuket will be one of the Asia Pacific region’s hotel investment hot spots in 2012, following record sales in the first half of the year.
Thais urged to change for AEC 2015
Phuket News / Business
Friday 3 August 2012, 12:57PM
Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) advised Thailand today to change its trade and investment models from one of trying to attract investment into the country to one of investing more in Asean markets and then bringing revenue back to the country.
AirAsia buys Indonesia' Batavia Air
Phuket News / Business
Friday 3 August 2012, 12:52PM
Low cost carrier Air Asia has announced said that it is to buy Indonesia’s Batavia Air for US$80 million (B2.4 billion), with the acquisition expected to be complete by the second quarter of next year.
Boom in Muslim tourists predicted
Phuket News / Business
Friday 3 August 2012, 12:51PM
From halal spas to prayer rooms at airport terminals, the global tourism industry is gearing up for a projected boom in Muslim travel over the next decade, experts say.
Thailand 'should aim to get more Indonesian tourists'
Phuket News / Business
Friday 3 August 2012, 12:50PM
An Indonesian tourism expert says the unified market in Asean that will come into being in 2015 will open doors for Asean’s private sector tourism industry to build better businesses.
Japanese tourism back on track
Phuket News / Business
Friday 3 August 2012, 12:35PM
Japanese tourism has bounced back from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, with the number of visitors exceeding the figures before the twin disaster.
Renminbi 'becoming an anchor currency'
Phuket News / Business
Friday 3 August 2012, 12:32PM
China’s renminbi currency is increasingly being used to settle trade transactions in Asia, gradually cementing its way to becoming a regional ‘anchor’ currency, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says.
Tourist 'beaten by tuk-tuk drivers'
Phuket News / Phuket
Friday 3 August 2012, 12:15PM
PHUKET: Australian tourist Peter Hulands, 45, claims he was beaten by five tuk-tuk drivers in Patong on Tuesday morning (July 31), after he attempted to confront them after they allegedly made a sexual joke about his girlfriend.
Phuket lions roar on national stage
Phuket News / Features
Friday 3 August 2012, 11:49AM
PHUKET: Arguably the single most successful sporting establishment in Phuket is tucked away behind an innocuous looking metal gate halfway up the Ha Sip Pee Road hill leading out of Patong.
Scientists treat ulcers with 'spray-on skin'
Phuket News / World
Friday 3 August 2012, 11:39AM
Scientists said Friday they had developed a revolutionary "spray-on skin" treatment for venous leg ulcers -- a common ailment involving a shallow, open and stubborn wound on the ankle or lower leg.
Porn star creates a stir in Bollywood debut
Phuket News / World
Friday 3 August 2012, 11:36AM
An Indo-Canadian porn star makes her Bollywood debut on Friday in what is expected to be one of India's raunchiest mainstream movies, which is already raising eyebrows in the sexually conservative country.
Trade of Shame dogs successfully sterilised
Phuket News / Thailand
Friday 3 August 2012, 11:35AM
Phuket’s Soi Dog Foundation [SDF] has successfully completed a sterilisation operation at the Khemmarat livestock centre, in Ubon Ratchathani province on Thailand’s far eastern border with Laos, where several hundred dogs rescued from the dog meat trade are being housed.
Bangkok Airways slashes its fares
Phuket News / Business
Friday 3 August 2012, 11:32AM
Bangkok Airways has launched a ‘Wow’ promotion quoting deals that undercut low-cost carriers for early bookings on routes from Bangkok to Samui, Chiang Mai and Phuket.
Zcape sees 70pc bookings in a week
Phuket News / Business
Friday 3 August 2012, 11:31AM
PHUKET: Phuket-based marcom organisation Prodigy One Co and developers Tri Property Co threw a joint thank you party at the newly-opened Room Zociety at Central Festival Phuket on Saturday night (July 21).
Sansiri Koh Kaew projects launched
Phuket News / Business
Friday 3 August 2012, 11:26AM
Somsakul Limsuttaphan, Assistant Managing Director of Plus Property Co, a subsidiary of property giant Sansiri and sole agent for Habitia Koh Kaew and Habitown Koh Kaew in Phuket, recently welcomed customers and celebrities to the ‘H Club Society’ event – the Grand Opening of Habitia-Habitown Koh Kaew Phuket.
Wikipedia 'mulling new travel guide'
Phuket News / Business
Friday 3 August 2012, 11:20AM
The folk behind the world’s fifth most popular web property, Wikipedia, are said to be pondering the creation of a Wikipedia-inspired travel guide, likely to compete with TripAdvisor and guidebook publishers across the globe.
Phuket 'third for hand-foot-mouth disease'
Phuket News / Phuket
Friday 3 August 2012, 10:55AM
PHUKET: Phuket has the third-greatest number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Thailand, with 200 reported cases on the island this year, according to Provincial Health Officer Dr Sak Taenchaikul.
Thailand tourism income climbs 31pc
Phuket News / Business
Friday 3 August 2012, 10:47AM
Thailand recorded a 31 per cent increase in tourism receipts in 2011 over 2010, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports figures. The total earnings of B776 billion (US$25.45 billion) were also well above the original target of B716 billion (US$ 23 billion).
TAT begins southern drive
Phuket News / Business
Friday 3 August 2012, 10:44AM
Thailand’s southern beaches will be positioned as green or ecotourism destinations, while secondary southern destinations will gain more attention in the TAT’s marketing plan for the 2013 fiscal year.
Foreigners shares in Thai firms spotlighted
Phuket News / Business
Friday 3 August 2012, 10:43AM
The Commerce Ministry is set to launch a nationwide inspection of foreign shareholdings in Thai-registered companies within the coming month.
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