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Thailand has seized nearly half a tonne of ivory worth an estimated $725,000 smuggled from Kenya in boxes labelled handicrafts, a senior customs officer at Bangkok's main airport said Tuesday.

Tuesday 17 July 2012, 04:12PM

Plans for a third incinerator

PHUKET: Phuket’s second incinerator has been working successfully for the last 20 days, officials say, and there are now plans for a third one to be built to combat the island’s waste problem.

Tuesday 17 July 2012, 02:52PM

Two hurt in Nai Yang shooting

PHUKET: Tha Chat Chai police today (July 16) arrested Jatuporn Nooplod, 31, from Phang Nga province, suspected of shooting two Thais near Nai Yang Temple on Saturday morning (July 14) in a dispute over a woman.

Monday 16 July 2012, 04:11PM

Scientist warns of poor health of Chalong Bay

PHUKET: The discovery of more than 150 dead sea urchins found on the beach at Koh Lone on Saturday morning (July 14) has caused a marine biologist to speak out about the deterioration of water quality in Chalong Bay.

Monday 16 July 2012, 03:07PM

Pirated bags valued at B900,000 seized

PHUKET: Phuket Customs seized 351 fake brand-name bags, valued at more than B900,000, yesterday morning (July 15) at an office of a transport company on the bypass road, but police have so far been unable to locate the owner of the bags.

Monday 16 July 2012, 02:33PM

Thailand's king treated for brain bleed: palace

Thailand's deeply revered king, the world's longest reigning monarch, was treated for a minor brain bleed in the hospital where he has lived since 2009, the palace said Friday.

Monday 16 July 2012, 02:10PM

Thai court dismisses complaint against ruling party

Thailand's ruling party escaped the threat of dissolution on Friday after the Constitutional Court dismissed an opposition complaint that had raised fears of reigniting the kingdom's bitter splits.

Monday 16 July 2012, 02:09PM

Eight drug suspects killed in Chiang Rai

Eight suspected drug dealers were killed on Monday in a clash with Thai security forces who seized weapons and a large amount of illegal amphetamines, Thailand's military said.

Monday 16 July 2012, 02:08PM

THAI Smile launches flights

PHUKET: THAI Smile, the new light premium regional sub-brand of Thai Airways International (THAI), has taken delivery of its first new aircraft, an Airbus A320.

Monday 16 July 2012, 12:04PM

Wong appointed Movenpick DOSM

PHUKET: Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach Phuket has appointed Ailin Wong as the new Director of Sales and Marketing

Monday 16 July 2012, 12:02PM

Outrigger appoints Phi Phi GM

PHUKET: Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Asia Pacific has appointed Frenchman Marc Landgraf to oversee the management and operations of the Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort and Spa.

Monday 16 July 2012, 11:59AM

Hotel staff survey backs five-day week

PHUKET: Before the JW Marriott Resort & Spa opened in Phuket in 2002, management announced a five-day work week for staff.

Monday 16 July 2012, 11:55AM

Thai-Scand JV plans mall at Ao Makham

PHUKET: A Thai-Scandinavian consortium is to build a B220-million-baht community mall in Phuket by the end of the year.

Monday 16 July 2012, 11:53AM

Officials inspect Laem Singh land

PHUKET: Vice Governor Somkiat Sangkhaosutthirak led a team of officials on Wednesday (July 11) to inspect the contentious 35 rai of land on the hillside next to Laem Singh Beach.

Friday 13 July 2012, 05:57PM

Boy, 6, drowns in waste treatment pond

PHUKET: A six-year-old boy, Yuthakarn Limpek, died after he fell into a pond at the Patong wastewater treatment plant on Rat U-Thit 200 Phi Soi 2 at about 10 am today (July 13).

Friday 13 July 2012, 05:25PM

Resort site is completely legal: Arcadia boss

PHUKET: Maitree Narukatpichai, Executive Director of Phuket Arcadia Ltd, which owns the Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon Beach, insisted yesterday (July 12) that the ownership of the land for the resort, currently under construction, is completely legal.

Friday 13 July 2012, 05:14PM

Licensing group promises stricter control of elephant numbers

PHUKET: One more elephant will be joining the Siam Niramit Phuket cultural show soon, and a second is likely to follow once the paperwork is in order.

Friday 13 July 2012, 05:10PM

Bangla Loris touts still at it

PHUKET: Two Thai men using captured Javan Lorises to make money from photographs of tourists posing with the animals, were arrested on Bangla Rd in Patong on Sunday 8 (July). The animals were confiscated.

Friday 13 July 2012, 05:01PM

Qatar Airways ‘best in the world’