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PHUKET: It took a while, but Chalong police finally managed to put two alleged boat robbers behind bars on Saturday afternoon, after the duo twice made attempts to escape.

Monday 29 April 2013, 05:27PM

News Today, April 29

Even MORE expansion at Phuket Airport, two killed and forty injured in bus crash, more rain on the way PLUS seven minutes of all the weekend's event highlights in high definition.

Monday 29 April 2013, 04:35PM

Srisoonthorn authorities donate to Phuket people in need

PHUKET: Seven severely disabled patients at the Phuket Care Project house in Srisoonthorn were given donations by Phuket authorities last Thursday (April 25).

Monday 29 April 2013, 03:53PM

Phuket Opinion: Time to take on the tuk-tuks

Phuket News / Opinion

Monday 29 April 2013, 03:49PM

PHUKET: I live in Thailand for six months out of every year, and have visited virtually every tourist destination on the island.

Australian bar offers trip to Phuket – with free plastic surgery

PHUKET: A singles-oriented bar in Australia is running a contest for a free trip to Phuket, and all the plastic surgery you can eat, so to speak.

Monday 29 April 2013, 12:15PM

Phuket Opinion: Kicking up a stink

Phuket News / Opinion

Monday 29 April 2013, 09:13AM

PHUKET OPINION: The quality of the seawater around Phuket was a hot topic on the island a few years ago. Following complaints by German holidaymakers, a German documentary maker visited the island in 2011 to take water samples at various points and off beaches around the island.

Phuket party to raise funds for Rwandan girls

PHUKET: There will be an Ubushobozi Benefit Party on Friday, May 3 at the Shanti Lodge in Chalong.

Monday 29 April 2013, 08:54AM

Phuket airport strives to cope with demand

PHUKET: Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) is facing the huge challenge of arresting Phuket airport's insatiable capacity demand, which is seen continuing even after the mid-2015 wrap-up of the current 5.8-billion-baht expansion.

Monday 29 April 2013, 08:20AM

US businessman feared kidnapped in Pattaya

PATTAYA: The U.S. State Department has confirmed they are involved in the search for a local businessman, 38-year-old Nick Springer, in Pattaya.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 09:43PM

Five killed in Ayutthaya bridge collapse

AYUTTHAYA: At least five people were killed and 45 others injured when a suspension bridge gave way in Tha Rua district on Sunday evening.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 09:27PM

Iranian pair deny Bangkok bomb plot

BANGKOK: An Iranian man whose legs were blown off during an alleged botched bomb plot last year against Israeli diplomats in Bangkok said Friday he found the explosives and was trying to dispose of them safely when they detonated.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 09:20PM

Vietnam gay sitcom becomes Internet smash

HANOI: Vietnam's first gay sitcom has become a YouTube sensation, racking up millions of views as support for legalising same-sex marriage strengthens within the communist government.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:59PM

Bollywood celebrates 100th birthday

MUMBAI: One hundred years after the screening of a black-and-white silent film, India's brash, song-and-dance-laden Bollywood film industry celebrates its centenary later this week.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:52PM

Chinese tourists sail to disputed islands: report

BEIJING: The first Chinese tour ship to visit disputed South China Sea islands set sail on Sunday, state media reported, a move likely to stoke a long-running territorial row between Beijing and its neighbours.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:51PM

Thai rebels press 'liberation' claim ahead of talks

KUALA LUMPUR: Rebels from Thailand's restive south Sunday said they wanted "liberation" from the kingdom and laid out a catalogue of demands, a day ahead of talks aimed at ending a bloody nine-year insurgency.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:50PM

Mao no-show as Warhol exhibition opens in China

SHANGHAI: Shanghai's contemporary art museum on Sunday opened a show featuring the works of American pop artist Andy Warhol, but without his iconic portraits of former Chinese leader Chairman Mao.

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:49PM

Italy's new government sworn in after deadlock

Phuket News / World

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:48PM

ROME: Italy's new coalition government was sworn in on Sunday, bringing fresh hope to a country mired in recession after two months of bitter post-election deadlock watched closely by European partners.

Kate prank call nurse 'blamed Australian DJs in suicide note'

Phuket News / World

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:47PM

LONDON: The nurse found hanged after falling victim to a prank radio call by two Australian DJs targeting Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine left a suicide note blaming them for her death, it was reported on Sunday.

British minister urges rich to give back state handouts

Phuket News / World

Sunday 28 April 2013, 08:46PM

LONDON: The British government minister pushing through strongly criticised reforms of the welfare state urged rich pensioners on Sunday to give back any handouts they don't need.

Phuket-Bangkok bus in crash - two dead