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Amari apartments go up on Phuket site to kill for

PHUKET: The site is one of the few left in Phuket that all property developers would kill for: A hillside with huge sea views, 10 minutes from the centre of Patong, a 30-year record of solid ownership and a hotel below that’s going to stay that way so there’s no chance of it being turned into something else that will block the view.

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Thai monks rebuked over 'ostentatious' jet ride

BANGKOK: The behaviour of Thailand's Buddhist clergy has been thrust under the spotlight after footage emerged of three monks flying in a private jet, wearing earphones and sunglasses and travelling with a Louis Vuitton luxury bag.

Battle over beachside ‘encroachment’ in Phuket

PHUKET: Vice-Governor Somkiat Sungkhaosutthirak today paid a visit to a piece of land next to Bangtao Beach that has recently become the centre of heated debate in the local community around Klong Bangtao.

Robber in raincoat raids Phuket convenience store

PHUKET: A robber wearing a motorbike helmet with the visor down and a red plastic raincoat walked into the Baan Lipon, Thalang, branch of the 24-hour Family Mart chain of convenience stores this morning and pulled a knife.

Authorities aim to cut road deaths to 50 a year

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 10 September 2012, 04:07PM

PHUKET: Phuket authorities have set themselves a tough target: reducing the island’s road death toll from 116 dead last year to 50 by 2014.

Chalong takes steps to end flooding

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 10 September 2012, 03:18PM

PHUKET: Two troublesome floods over the past month have convinced the Chalong OrBorTor that major work has to be done to fix the problem.

Phuket Opinion: The importance of insurance

Phuket News / Opinion

Monday 10 September 2012, 02:52PM

PHUKET: The unfortunate situation that visa run bus-crash victim Alexandra ‘Sasha’ Monakhova found herself in is a reminder to all about how important health insurance is when living overseas.

Indoor stadium reopens after B154m revamp

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 10 September 2012, 02:49PM

PHUKET: The indoor stadium at Saphan Hin was reopened on Saturday (September 8) after major work was completed to enlarge it from 500 seats to 4,000 and improve facilities to a standard that will allow it to be used as a venue for international sporting events.

Floods hit Sukhothai

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 10 September 2012, 02:02PM

THAILAND: The Yom River overflowed in Sukothai on Monday morning, flooding the northern town and crippling the commercial area.

Hong Kong votes in crucial legislative polls

Phuket News / Asia

Monday 10 September 2012, 11:45AM

Hong Kong voted Sunday in legislative elections seen as a test for the pro-Beijing government, after it was forced to scrap mandatory Chinese patriotism classes in the face of escalating protests.

Two dead, child loses leg in Thai south

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 10 September 2012, 08:41AM

Unknown gunmen killed a Muslim man and a teenager in Thailand's volatile south Sunday, as a separate incident saw a young boy lose a leg after he triggered a roadside bomb, police said.

Enraged creditor stabs man over B2,000 debt

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 8 September 2012, 11:34AM

PHUKET: Piya Chanyakan, 26, from Chacheongsao Province, was rushed to hospital on Thursday afternoon (September 6) after being stabbed in the stomach and then clubbed with a piece of wood.

Still true to those baby boom values

Phuket News / Features

Friday 7 September 2012, 05:49PM

PHUKET: Alasdair Forbes meets Ho Kwon Ping and his wife Claire Chiang of Banyan Tree Holdings, owners of Laguna Phuket, and discovers a deep vein of social conscience.

Vietnam warns of water conflicts

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 7 September 2012, 05:43PM

Nations could soon be engaged in conflicts over access to water, Vietnam's president warned Friday, as he called for sustainable exploitation of Southeast Asia's Mekong River.

CP family tops Thailand’s richest list

Phuket News / Business

Friday 7 September 2012, 05:32PM

According to the latest issue of Forbes magazine, just out, Charoen Pokphand Group Chairman Dhanin Chearavanont is the richest person in Thailand.

11 Lao girls held in karaoke raids

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 7 September 2012, 05:01PM

PHUKET: Immigration police in Krabi Town were contacted by an informant on Wednesday (September 5) and advised that foreign nationals were being illegally employed at two karaoke bars in Klong Tom District of Krabi Province.

Thavorn to spend B500m on resorts revamps

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 7 September 2012, 04:48PM

PHUKET: The locally owned Thavorn Hotels & Resorts is spending B500 million renovating its two beachfront resorts in Phuket, the Thavorn Palm Beach Resort in Karon and the Thavorn Beach Village & Spa at Nakalay Bay.

Appeal for A-negative blood

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 7 September 2012, 04:04PM

PHUKET: Vachira Hospital has issued an appeal for A-negative blood to allow surgeons to perform essential operations on French tourist Jerome Heras, in a coma since the early hours of Monday morning.

Thai Smile launches Phuket flights

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 7 September 2012, 03:04PM

PHUKET: Thai Airways’ almost-but-not-quite-budget airline, Thai Smile, will begin daily flights between Phuket and Chiang Mai, Phuket and Bangkok, and Chiangmai and Bangkok next month.

Homeowner fears house will be buried by landslides

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 7 September 2012, 02:02PM

PHUKET: Government officials led by Vice Governor Somkiet Sangkhaosuttirak yesterday (September 6) visited a small complex of three houses in Rawai which, its owners worry, is at risk of being buried by landslides.

Malaysia summons German envoy over NGO funding

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 7 September 2012, 12:04PM

Malaysia has summoned Germany's ambassador after the embassy reportedly funded an opposition-leaning human rights organisation that has accused the government of corruption.

China backs down on Hong Kong visa plan

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 7 September 2012, 12:03PM

Hong Kong said Friday that Beijing will suspend a plan to allow millions more mainland Chinese to visit the southern city, in response to a public outcry about the influx of tourists.

Asian markets sharply higher after ECB move

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 7 September 2012, 12:01PM

Asian markets surged Friday after European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi unveiled a plan to buy the bonds of troubled eurozone nations in a bid to tackle the region's long-running debt crisis.

Crude down in Asia over demand concerns

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 7 September 2012, 11:59AM

Oil prices sank in AsiaFriday, with demand concerns in the spotlight despite the European Central Bank's plan to support weak eurozone economies, analysts said.

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