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Massive power cut hits Phuket and entire South

PHUKET: A massive blackout apparently originating from a fault at the hydropower station at the Rachaphrapa dam in Surat Thani blacked out Phuket tonight, along with all provinces to the south.

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Update: Foreigner found drowned in Phuket identified

PHUKET: The foreigner found drowned and washed up on Patong Beach at around 7 on Tuesday morning (May 21) near Loma (Dolphin) Park has been identified.

'Biggest blackout ever' hits Phuket and 13 other provinces

PHUKET: The 'biggest power outage ever' in Thailand blacked out 14 southern provinces Tuesday evening, plunging almost the entire South, including Phuket, into blackness for lengthy periods.

Nine foreigners held on work permit charges

PHUKET: Nine people, apparently Chinese and Burmese nationals, were arrested this afternoon (May 21) at Wat Kathu for working without work permits.

Demand made for bus decency

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 24 July 2012, 05:43PM

PHUKET: A professor at the Phuket Vocational College has unwittingly become the figurehead for inter-provincial public bus decency after making a complaint over what she deemed as the screening of ‘inappropriate’ movies.

Elderly gamblers race to avoid capture

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 24 July 2012, 04:40PM

PHUKET: Eleven people – including three women aged over 60 – were arrested yesterday (July 23) following a raid on an illegal casino in Wichit, but not before they went “running in all directions” to evade capture.

Gun culture thrives despite US massacre

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 24 July 2012, 03:39PM

A girl aged five or six tries out a rifle in an Aurora gunshop, oblivious to Friday's massacre in this Colorado town. "Honey, it's too big for you, we will find you another," says her mother.

Outrigger signs to buy Laguna Beach Resort

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 24 July 2012, 10:42AM

PHUKET: After four months of secrecy, the new owner of the Laguna Beach Resort (LBR) has been announced: Outrigger Hotels and Resorts.

Mystery over death of man in jail

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 23 July 2012, 06:25PM

A man who escaped from Phang-nga prison early this month, then four days later decided to surrender, died on Saturday (July 21) in official custody – reportedly after vomiting blood.

Police colonel found dead in hotel

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 23 July 2012, 06:10PM

PHUKET: A senior police officer was found dead on Wednesday afternoon (July 18) in a hotel in Phuket Town.

Amcham seminar to address green practices for tourism

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 23 July 2012, 05:48PM

PHUKET: The American Chamber of Commerce Greater Phuket Chapter (Amcham) and local green NGO Seek are to hold a forum addressing tourism as the leading industry in Phuket and the need for it to work towards a better environment.

Mob rule on the Web

Phuket News / Business

Monday 23 July 2012, 04:46PM

PHUKET: An innovative new accommodation booking site, Travelmob.com, launched officially in Phuket on Tuesday, aimed at delivering “non-traditional” places to stay.

Thailand, Myanmar back ambitious port project

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 23 July 2012, 04:30PM

Thailand and Myanmar pledged on Monday to press ahead with a multi-billion-dollar deep sea port project and to open new border crossings during summit talks focused on strengthening economic ties.

Myanmar president visits Thailand

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 23 July 2012, 01:30PM

Myanmar's president Sunday made his first official trip to Thailand since taking power in a visit likely to focus on economic ties between his reforming nation and its more affluent neighbour.

Thais' language skills need big boost – MP

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 23 July 2012, 09:37AM

PHUKET: Thailand needs to significantly improve its people’s English- and Chinese-language skills in order to prepare for a successful Asean Economic Community (AEC) transition in 2015, says Phuket MP Rewat Arirob.

Thai AirAsia CEO calls for infrastructure improvements

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 21 July 2012, 01:04PM

PHUKET: The Chief Executive Officer of Thai AirAsia, Tassapon Bijleveld, has called for the improvement of Phuket’s infrastructure to support tourism growth when the Asean Economic Community (AEC) starts in 2015.

Mayor's son urges autonomy for Patong

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 20 July 2012, 06:06PM

PHUKET: Preechawut “Prap” Keesin, the son of Patong Mayor Pian Keesin, met with government officials and tourist industry representatives on July 20 to throw his weight behind a proposal for Patong to become a self-governing municipal area (SGMA), like Pattaya.

Three missing in Malaysia helicopter crash

Phuket News / World

Friday 20 July 2012, 05:28PM

A German pilot was rescued but three passengers remained missing after their helicopter crashed into a river on the remote island of Borneo in Malaysia, an official said Friday.

At least 14 killed in US cinema shooting: report

Phuket News / World

Friday 20 July 2012, 05:04PM

At least 14 people were killed and some 50 wounded Friday when a gunman opened fire at a crowded cinema premiere of the latest Batman movie in the US state of Colorado, police and media said.

All puffed out

Phuket News / Weird World

Friday 20 July 2012, 04:58PM

An orang-utan housed in an Indonesian zoo who quickly shot to stardom for puffing on cigarettes will be forced to quit cold turkey.

Rock fan loves the stones

Phuket News / Weird World

Friday 20 July 2012, 04:58PM

Stress does funny things to people’s eating and drinking habits.

Olympian feats

Phuket News / Weird World

Friday 20 July 2012, 04:57PM

With the 2012 London Olympics just a week away, we thought you should know something about the odder side of this mega-event. Our five favourites:

BIG LIST: Freaky Foods

Phuket News / Weird World

Friday 20 July 2012, 03:10PM

If you thought eating rocks was bad (see story left), then how about some of these foul foods, which are guaranteed to leave a bad taste in your mouth...

Doing what Italians do

Phuket News / Features

Friday 20 July 2012, 03:04PM

PHUKET: Giuseppe “Pepe” Viva, manager of Bliss Beach Club on Bang Tao Bay, is, by his own admission, nuts about bikes.

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