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Phuket black taxi accused of molesting tourist
PHUKET: A“black taxi” driver was accused today of molesting a 19-year-old Chinese tourist during a five hour ordeal, during which he repeatedly tried to have sex with her and she repeatedly defended herself.
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Phuket Police must stamp out abuse of tourists, says Chinese envoy
PHUKET: China’s Haad-Yai-based Vice Consul, Qin Jian, has urged police to crack down hard on sexual attacks on tourists, following yesterday’s alleged molestation of a 19-year-old Chinese tourist by a “black taxi” driver who picked her up from the airport.
Government yields to pressure over school closures
BANGKOK: Bowing to a public outcry and resistance from many civic groups, the Education Ministry has agreed to create a joint committee to look into the issue of small school closures.
DSI arrests B150 million bank robber
HUA HIN: The Department of Special Investigation arrested the head of a Swiss bank robber gang on May 16 in Hua Hin.
Snakes and baby monkey seized at Suvarnabhumi
Phuket News / Thailand
Thursday 12 July 2012, 10:04AM
Thai airport authorities Wednesday found 11 pythons and a baby monkey among an array of creatures hidden in the suitcase of a Kuwaiti woman trying to board a flight from Bangkok, wildlife officials said.
Phuket Opinion: Results are crucial
Phuket News / Opinion
Thursday 12 July 2012, 09:44AM
PHUKET: The results of the autopsies on two Canadian sisters who were found dead at a hotel in Phi Phi are likely to reveal more to the world about Thailand than just the cause of their deaths.
Diplomats urge tourist scams crackdown
Phuket News / Phuket
Thursday 12 July 2012, 09:33AM
PHUKET: Foreign diplomats met with Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Suwat Sidthilaw, in Bangkok yesterday (July 11) to urge Thai authorities to clamp down on extortion and scams against foreign tourists.
Phuket Opinion: All eyes on Phuket
Phuket News / Opinion
Thursday 12 July 2012, 09:23AM
PHUKET: There are around 1,000 CCTV cameras scattered around the island. Some are owned by the government, while others have been installed and are maintained by local businesses and home-owners.
Phuket Opinion: Enough already
Phuket News / Opinion
Thursday 12 July 2012, 09:09AM
PHUKET: The two criminals involved in the horrible killing of 60-year-old Australian travel agent Michelle Smith are now behind bars.
Phuket Opinion: Phuket stands alone
Phuket News / Opinion
Thursday 12 July 2012, 09:07AM
PHUKET: This week Thai tycoon Dr Boon Wanasin stated his case and desire for Phuket to become a Special Economic Zone, which would in effect give the island complete autonomy over its decisions.
Phuket Opinion: Looking to the wrong example?
Phuket News / Opinion
Thursday 12 July 2012, 08:57AM
PHUKET: The island of Racha Yai, some 24 km from Phuket, attracts around 1,200 day-trippers from Phuket every day during the high season. Some spend the night, while others stay just for the day, snorkelling or scuba diving, or walking or lounging on the beautiful sands before returning.
Phuket Opinion: A nasty cloud with a silver lining
Phuket News / Opinion
Thursday 12 July 2012, 08:54AM
PHUKET: It must come as a nasty shock for someone who has worked in the same place for a couple of decades to be told, with no warning, that you no longer have a job. Here’s your severance pay. Go away. Right now.
CCTV system 'root of improved security'
Phuket News / Phuket
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 06:33PM
PHUKET: Senior Phuket officials met today (July 11) in one of a series of ongoing meetings on how to solve problems on the island and rebuild tourist confidence, rocked by the killing of Australian travel agent Michelle Smith on June 20.
Vice Governor calls for separation of garbage
Phuket News / Phuket
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 06:28PM
PHUKET: Vice-Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada today (July 11) called for serious action to implement garbage separation across Phuket.
Smugglers caught with tanker of diesel
Phuket News / Phuket
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 03:47PM
PHUKET: Customs officials hit black gold on Monday afternoon (July 9) when they seized a tanker with 230,000 litres of smuggled diesel on board, 10 nautical miles (18.5 km) off Racha Noi Island.
Thai pardon for US citizen jailed for royal insult
Phuket News / Thailand
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 12:05PM
Thailand on Wednesday said a Thai-born US citizen jailed for insulting the kingdom's revered monarch had been granted a royal pardon, in a move welcomed by the United States.
Aussie firm interested in light rail plan
Phuket News / Phuket
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 10:16AM
Representatives from an Australian company, UGL Rail Ltd, and the company’s local partner, Thai Rail Tech (TRT), visited Phuket Vice-Governor Sommai Preechasin yesterday (July 10) to register their interest in the Phuket Light Railway Project.
Exercise shows Navy's rescue skills
Phuket News / Phuket
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 09:11AM
PHUKET: Around 500 people showed up at Cape Panwa yesterday morning (July 10) to watch the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command carry out a full-scale search-and-rescue exercise using helicopters.
Mystery of stay-at-home girl’s death
Phuket News / Phuket
Tuesday 10 July 2012, 09:38PM
PHUKET: Police are trying to unravel the mystery of a teenager found dead in her home in Chalong this afternoon.
Corruption: 3,600 rai of Phuket land under investigation
Phuket News / Phuket
Tuesday 10 July 2012, 07:02PM
PHUKET: Title deeds for more than 12,000 rai of land around Thailand are under investigation by the Office of the National Anti Corruption Commission (NACC) because of suspicions they were obtained through corruption.
'Spies' to seek out illegal tour guides
Phuket News / Phuket
Tuesday 10 July 2012, 06:17PM
PHUKET: Following increasing complaints about foreigners working illegally as tour guides, the Phuket Provincial Tourism Office is to send out “spies” to check on tour companies and track down those that are using foreigners as guides.
Work to start on new memorial
Phuket News / Phuket
Tuesday 10 July 2012, 04:37PM
PHUKET: Work will begin soon on construction of a new Phuket Historical Memorial at the Victory Field near Baan Riang, where the annual re-enactment of the 1785 victory of Phuket forces over an invading Burmese army takes place.
Troubled Istana development 'to restart very soon'
Phuket News / Business
Tuesday 10 July 2012, 11:04AM
PHUKET: One of Thailand’s ritziest property developments, Istana, which appeared to be going the same way as the now abandoned Puravana and Barama Bay projects, is being pulled back from the brink, its new managing director, Michael Brereton, says.
ASEAN reaches out to Beijing over South China Sea code
Phuket News / World
Tuesday 10 July 2012, 10:08AM
Southeast Asian foreign ministers Monday said they were ready to open talks with Beijing over easing friction in the South China Sea, after agreeing key points of a pact aimed at preventing maritime disputes.
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