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Cebu Pacific to launch Manila-Phuket direct service

PHUKET: Cebu Pacific, a budget airline in the Philippines, will begin direct flights between Manila and Phuket on August 16, the first airline to link the Philippines with the island.

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Box jellies spotted off Phuket beach [VIDEO]

PHUKET: Following the warning issued by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) that the Southwest Monsoon may bring jellyfish to Phuket's waters, including varieties of the deadly box jellyfish, their presence has already been confirmed

Phuket rain fails to dampen locals' merit making spirit

PHUKET: This morning's heavy rain did not affect the turnout for the “Tam boon klang lhad” (Merit Day) as hundreds of locals poured into downtown Phuket to donate food and items to the local monks and 'make merit'.

Bangkok: Reconciliation bill comes under fire

BANGKOK: The reconciliation bill sponsored by Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung is facing growing opposition as it would exonerate those responsible for the crackdown on the 2010 red shirt protests.

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.

Grateful Gig excited for final

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 30 July 2012, 03:01PM

PHUKET: Phuket’s Thailand’s Got Talent semifinalist Warunee ‘Gig’ Suwannurak says she is “so excited” to reach the final of the competition, and extended a huge thanks to all those who voted for her.

Police hunt for Patong thief

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 30 July 2012, 02:24PM

PHUKET: Police are hoping that images from a CCTV camera in a Patong hotel – along with a reward – will lead to the arrest of one of the island’s busiest thieves.

Gig into Thailand's Got Talent final

Phuket News / Phuket

Sunday 29 July 2012, 10:09PM

PHUKET: Phuket singer Warunee ‘Gig’ Suwannurak has made it into the Thailand's Got Talent final, after a stunning performance tonight (July 29) as British singer Adele.

Madagascar deports ousted leader's spouse to Thailand

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 29 July 2012, 01:21PM

The wife of Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana was deported and put on a flight to Thailand Friday, hours after she landed at the island nation's capital, her son said.

Militants shoot dead 4 soldiers in Pattani

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 29 July 2012, 01:20PM

Militants shot dead four soldiers and wounded two others early Saturday in Thailand's volatile south, an army spokesman said, as a surge in violence since the start of Ramadan continued.

Patong ‘safe from natural disaster’

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 27 July 2012, 05:37PM

PHUKET: People in Patong are safe from natural disasters, Deputy Mayor Chairat Sukkabal said yesterday (July 26) in a safety briefing for members of the local press.

US man 'cured' of HIV

Phuket News / World

Friday 27 July 2012, 05:11PM

The only person believed to have been cured of HIV infection through a bone marrow transplant said Tuesday he feels wonderful and is launching a new foundation to boost research toward a cure.

Defenders of the peace

Phuket News / Features

Friday 27 July 2012, 05:06PM

PHUKET: Most people tend to think of the police as the first line of defence against disaster, crime and other threats to their security.

Phuket Opinion: For the good of the few

Phuket News / Opinion

Friday 27 July 2012, 04:22PM

PHUKET: Less than two months ago, Thai tycoon Dr Boon Wanasin stated his desire for Phuket to become a Special Economic Zone, which would in effect give the island complete autonomy over its decisions.

Chinese rickshaw driver claims Olympian journey to London

Phuket News / World

Friday 27 July 2012, 10:44AM

A Chinese farmer said Thursday he spent two years riding nearly 40,000 miles (60,000 kilometres) through 16 countries on a rickshaw to reach London in time for the Olympic Games.

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