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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.

Hospital staff learn how to wash their hands

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 6 September 2012, 03:10PM

PHUKET: Vachira Hospital’s Team Wisanyi were the big winners in an unusual competition held at the hospital on Tuesday afternoon (September 4) to establish who could clean their hands most effectively.

Pattaya to have hi-speed trains

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 6 September 2012, 02:48PM

The Thai government will open bidding for the first phase of a hi-speed rail project linking Bangkok to Pattaya.

Singapore gives VIP welcome to Chinese pandas

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 6 September 2012, 12:50PM

Singapore on Thursday gave a VIP welcome to a pair of giant pandas loaned by China for 10 years to mark two decades of close diplomatic relations.

Inquiry finds cop was rammed from behind

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 6 September 2012, 11:25AM

A forensic investigation has found that a Thong Lor police officer did not cut in front of the Ferrari of Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya with his motorcycle but was hit by the sports car from the rear.

Govt ‘has failed to stamp on corruption’

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 6 September 2012, 11:02AM

Yesterday was National Anti-Corruption Day in Thailand, but the government of Yingluck Shinawatra received a poor scorecard for its efforts to deliver its promised crackdown on corruption, according to a poll at Bangkok’s Turakij Pundit University (TPU)

Croc eats wife believes husband

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 6 September 2012, 10:54AM

A Samut Prakan man has filed a police report saying that he thinks his wife has been eaten by a crocodile at one of the province’s many reptile farms.

Who's your Baba?

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 6 September 2012, 08:52AM

PHUKET: The word ‘Baba’ refers to people of mixed Thai and Chinese heritage, and although on a superficial level it might seem that the only discernible difference is the multi-coloured garments members of the 10,000 strong Phuket town community wear at traditional events, it runs much deeper.

Weather warning

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 5 September 2012, 06:55PM

The Thai Meterological Department (TMD) has issued a weather warning for the Andaman Coast as monsoons from Vietnam shift across to central Thailand from today until Sunday (September 9).

BIS singing sensation to perform at IBAP fair

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 5 September 2012, 05:38PM

PHUKET: Twelve year-old Gift Benjamin Boonyasit, a student at Phuket’s British International School (BIS), will perform at this weekend’s IBAP Business Fair in Jungceylon.

Immigration lobbies for system to block bad people

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 5 September 2012, 02:53PM

PHUKET: The Immigration Bureau is pushing for Advance Passenger Processing (APP) to be established in Thailand within the next two years to help block international criminals, terrorists and human traffickers from the country.

Happy third birthday for Lin Ping

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 5 September 2012, 01:28PM

Lin Ping, the first giant panda born in Chiang Mai Zoo and a darling of the Thai people, has turned three years and three months old on Aug. 27.

Patong elections go off without a hitch, says official

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 5 September 2012, 11:45AM

PHUKET: Following Patong’s municipal mayoral and city council elections, provincial Elections Director Kittipongs Tiangkoonakrit announced that the sometimes problematic exercise in representative democracy had gone off without a hitch.

Red Bull heir 'admits hit-and-run'

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 5 September 2012, 11:17AM

Police officer cut in front of Ferrari, Vorayuth claims.

Singled out for special attention

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 5 September 2012, 10:15AM

PHUKET: Phuket’s very first ‘Singles in Phuket’ expat group has been established and a soft launch networking event will be held on Friday night.

Cop accused of Red Bull heir cover-up at risk of sack

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 5 September 2012, 09:31AM

A Thong Lor police inspector accused of trying to protect the grandson of the Red Bull founder Chaleo Yoovidhya from hit-and-run charges could be fired, Bangkok police chief Pol Lt Gen Khamronwit Thoopkrachang says.

Chavarat resigns as BJT leader

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 4 September 2012, 06:15PM

Chavarat Charnvirakul has resigned as leader of Bhumjaithai and the party will call a meeting to elect his replacement in early October, party spokesman Supachai Jaisamut said on Tuesday.

Businesses worry about 'lack of AEC clarity'

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 4 September 2012, 05:58PM

PHUKET: Phuket business people are seeking clarity about how regulations will be applied to domestic and international business after the launch of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015.

French tourist dies in bike smash

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 4 September 2012, 05:11PM

PHUKET: A French tourist on a motorbike died at 4 am yesterday (September 3) after he apparently misjudged his line at high speed and hit the inside of a bend in front of the Phuket Hilton Arcadia Resort and Spa in Karon.

Central Festival Phuket celebrates 8th anniversary

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 4 September 2012, 02:55PM

PHUKET: Central Festival Phuket will be celebrating its 8th anniversary from Thursday (September 6) until the 12th with an International Food & Seafood Festival, with plenty of entertainment on Saturday and Sunday (8th and 9th).

Phuket 'Prawn-Fish' gamblers arrested

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 4 September 2012, 02:13PM

PHUKET: Police from Phuket Town and the Provincial Investigations Division swooped on a group of gamblers in a “jungle casino” last week, after being tipped off by an informant.

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