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Phuket mansion grounds to become public park

PHUKET: The grounds around a classic but decaying Sino-colonial mansion on Wichit Songkram Rd near Kathu are to be turned into a new exercise park run by the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation, but the well-known mansion will remain.

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Phuket taxi driver denies kidnapping, molestation

PHUKET: The black taxi driver arrested after allegedly abducting a Chinese tourist on Sunday night (May 19) and attempting to molest her, today appeared in court where he denied kidnapping and sexual assault charges.

Three arrested for Phuket bikes-for-ransom scheme

PHUKET: Three teenagers have been arrested for stealing motorbikes and then holding them for ransom.

The Big List: Lost and Found

THE BIG LIST: Stories of missing soldiers and standed sailors are as old as literature itself – Homer’s hero Odysseus was cursed to wander for 10 years after the battle of Troy before returning home. Here are some strange but true tales of men who were lost and then found a long time later.

Thailand mulls curfew in unrest hotspots: minister

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 2 August 2012, 09:21AM

Thailand is considering imposing curfews in parts of its Muslim-dominated deep south in an attempt to quell an eight-year-old insurgency, the deputy prime minister said Wednesday.

Locals to protest against new Tesco

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 1 August 2012, 06:24PM

PHUKET: Leaders of local communities in Phuket City held a meeting today (August 1) at the Phuket City Municipality office to discuss their plan to call for a public hearing before construction begins on a planned new Tesco Lotus hyperstore in Phuket Town.

Two-day alcohol sales ban from tomorrow

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 1 August 2012, 05:47PM

PHUKET: The Ministry of Public Health has banned the sale of alcohol tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday in respect for the Asarnha Bucha and the first day of the three-month Buddhist Lent.

The Phuket Colouring Book launched at Phuket Provincial Hall

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 1 August 2012, 02:53PM

PHUKET: Representatives from The Phuket News officially launched The Phuket Colouring Book on Wednesday (August 1) to Governor Tri Augkaradacha and others present at the Phuket Provincial Hall.

Dokset denies House of Horror charges

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 1 August 2012, 01:57PM

PHUKET: Norwegian Stein Havard Dokset, arrested on February 28 after police found the rotting body of his ex-girlfriend, Rungnapa Suktong, in a garbage bin in a bathroom of his house in Kata appeared in court on Monday (July 30) to deny all the charges against him.

Two of Phuket’s 'worst roads' set for upgrade

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 1 August 2012, 09:42AM

PHUKET: The Department of Highways and the Department of Rural Roads visited the Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (July 31) to discuss ways of how to improve the standard of roads in Phuket.

Police raid 'casino island'

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 09:47PM

PHUKET: Officers of the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NREC) raided Rang Noi island to the east of Phuket today (July 31) where, say officers, they suspect a high-class casino is being built.

Huge illegal sand mine raided

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 06:21PM

PHUKET: Thailand’s Department of Special Investigations (DSI) raided a sand mine in the Tai Meuang district of Phang Nga yesterday said to be worth hundreds of millions of baht.

Thai language should be 'cherished'

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 03:19PM

PHUKET: Rajabhat University’s Humanities Department head, Professor Tawachai Toomtong, said during a seminar on Thai Language Day last week that the Thai language is “something to cherish” and is the glue that holds the community together.

Villagers call for more information on Krabi electricity plant

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 02:58PM

PHUKET: A seminar on a new electrical generating plant planned for Krabi attracted 600 people on Saturday (July 28), but villagers most likely to be affected by the plant have asked for more information relating to health and pollution impacts.

Patong Rotary gets new president

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 02:39PM

Larry Amsden was installed as president of the Rotary Club of Patong at a ceremony on Saturday (July 28).

Phuket Job Fair confirmed for October

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 02:31PM

PHUKET: The Phuket Job Fair 2012 is the first job fair on this scale ever to be held in Phuket, taking place on October 27 and 28, at Rajabhat University in Phuket Town.

More Australians die in Thailand than in any other foreign country

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 01:27PM

PHUKET: Figures released by the Department of Foreign Affairs for the period 2006 to 2011 show 430 Australian citizens died while in Thailand.

Security drive well under way

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 11:14AM

PHUKET: Kathu police have stepped up policing to try to achieve the “Phuket Model” of security, which includes a Patong safety zone aimed at creating a non-crime zone in Phuket’s tourism hotspot.

Thailand No 4 for Brits in trouble

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 11:02AM

PHUKET: Thailand ranks fourth in the world in terms of likelihood of British nationals requiring consular assistance.

Phuket still pushing for independence

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 10:51AM

PHUKET: Following on from Patong’s plea to be freed of the dead hand of the bureaucracy, the drive to turn Phuket into a special administrative region (SAR) got another push last week at a conference in Songkhla.

Illegal forest resort targeted

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 10:22AM

PHUKET: Around 150 forestry officials descended on Saturday morning (July 28) on a resort under construction on a hill in the Bang Kanoon National Forest Reserve.

Date set for Michelle killing trial

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 09:21AM

PHUKET: The trial of the two men accused of killing Australian travel agent Michelle Smith in a botched bag-snatching in Kata Noi on June 20 is scheduled to begin on August 6.

Bangkok police make huge sex drugs bust

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 08:46AM

Thai police have seized illegal sex drugs and toys worth several million dollars in a raid on a warehouse in the capital Bangkok, a senior official said on Monday.

Krabi village chief dies in hail of bullets

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 30 July 2012, 05:24PM

PHUKET: A village chief in Krabi died in a firestorm of bullets from automatic weapons on Saturday evening (July 28), and four villagers riding in the back of his truck are in a critical condition in hospital with bullet wounds.

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