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PATTAYA: Despite promises from local government officials and government ministers from Bangkok to introduce immediate checks on boat operators and their crews and to provide better support and policing of vessels used to transport tourists, we have determined that absolutely nothing has changed since the accident last Sunday which saw 19 Korean tourists injured, six seriously.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 05:57PM

‘Farmer’ evicted from Phuket forestry land

PHUKET: Wichit Municipality and Royal Forestry (RFD) moved in this morning (April 25) to evict a ex-soldier from RFD land in the Muang Tong area of Wichit.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 05:24PM

JW Marriott wins 'Best Hotel in Phuket' award

Phuket: Sharon Lee, Director of Communications at the JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, standing in for the hotel’s sister resort on Mai Khao Beach, receives the Best Hotel in Phuket award from DestinAsian magazine Publisher Ronald Liem.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 04:53PM

Phuket's Peter Bricknell on his Pusco business

PHUKET SUCCESS STORY: Six years ago, when Peter Bricknell and his wife Jenjira bought half of Phuket Universal Services Co (Pusco), the company had a good history and good connections. But it had no staff and very little business.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 04:45PM

Marina project set to start phase two

KRABI: The developers of the Cleat condominium at Krabi Boat Lagoon have announced that they are ready to launch Phase 2.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 04:37PM

Banks put squeeze on property loans

BANGKOK: Commercial banks have tightened loan approvals for property and equity markets following mounting concerns over an asset price bubble.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 04:36PM

Censors reverse ban on Preah Vihear documentary [Video]

BANGKOK: The government censorship board will lift its ban on a controversial documentary on Thai-Cambodia border conflicts if some scenes are taken out, the film director said today (April 25).

Thursday 25 April 2013, 02:24PM

NEWS TODAY April 25

Two Aussie shooters out on bail, Thai women died after jumping off Sarasin Bridge, Tunnel and Underpass updates and a guide to the weekend's events.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 01:33PM

Crashed Lion Air plane removed by cutting airframe

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Thursday 25 April 2013, 11:10AM

KUTA: The crashed Lion Air passenger jet in Bali, was cut up, instead of being towed, to move the carcass from Segara Beach to Kelan Beach, Kuta.

Big money for Phuket Sea Gypsies

PHUKET: A special budget of B500,000 has been allocated by Governor Maitree Intusut for building community facilities in Sea Gypsy villages, it was announced yesterday (April 24).

Thursday 25 April 2013, 11:06AM

Thousands remember war dead on ANZAC Day

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Thursday 25 April 2013, 09:51AM

SYDNEY: Tens of thousands of Australians and New Zealanders turned out Thursday to honour their war dead, with moving tributes to fallen mates and calls not to forget those injured in conflict.

Censors ban film on Thai-Cambodia border spat

BANGKOK: Thai censors have banned a documentary about a festering border row with Cambodia saying it may jeopardise national security if screened in the kingdom, a culture ministry official said Wednesday.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 09:40AM

Woman leaps from Phuket bridge, drowns

PHUKET: A woman from Nakhon Sri Thammarat drowned this afternoon (April 24) after throwing herself off the Sarasin bridge, which connects Phuket with Phang Nga.

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 07:19PM

Phuket tourist shooting Aussies get bail

PHUKET: The two Australians arrested on January 24 after one fired a pistol in Soi Sansabai, hitting two tourists, have been released on bail, The Phuket News has learned.

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 12:22PM

Patong residents object to Phuket tunnel

PHUKET: The first public hearings about the proposed Kathu-Patong expressway and tunnel took place this morning (April 24) with an avalanche of criticism, particularly from residents of Patong, whose homes may have to be swept away to make space for access roads.

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 05:16PM

Thailand ready for AEC - poll

BANGKOK: Almost two-thirds, 61.7 per cent, of people polled recently believed Thailand is ready for the establishment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) at the end of 2015, Abac Poll reported on Wednesday.

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 05:07PM

Ministry websites to get a makeover

By June this year, visitors to the websites of eight government offices will find them changed - spruced up, more informative, better links and easier to navigate under a new standard for all agencies.

Wednesday 24 April 2013, 05:05PM

Preah Vihear documentary banned