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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.

China TV reporter embarrassed by 'meaty' mushroom

Phuket News / Weird World

Friday 29 June 2012, 09:16AM

When asked over for dinner at this trainee TV reporter’s house, you might want to check what ingredients she’s using first.

Norwegian men turn off football

Phuket News / Weird World

Friday 29 June 2012, 09:14AM

Did you watch the Euro 2012 quarter final between Czech Republic and Portugal? If so, then you probably just gave someone chlamydia in Norway.

For birds, red means go

Phuket News / Weird World

Friday 29 June 2012, 09:13AM

Proving that science can solve some of life’s biggest mysteries, we now know that birds are perhaps more fussy than we thought.

China abortion couple 'hounded'

Phuket News / World

Friday 29 June 2012, 09:09AM

The husband of a Chinese woman whose forced abortion seven months into her pregnancy caused uproar has disappeared, a relative said Tuesday, adding her family is being harassed on a daily basis.

After 28 years in N. Korea camp, survivor speaks out

Phuket News / World

Friday 29 June 2012, 09:08AM

Kim Hye-Sook survived a total 28 years of brutality, overwork and near-starvation in one of North Korea’s notorious prison camps. Now she travels the world campaigning to shut them down.

Goals and glory

Phuket News / Features

Friday 29 June 2012, 09:00AM

PHUKET: For the lucky boys at the Youth Football Home, the world is at their feet, writes Dane Halpin.

Phuket to be pilot for tourist safety advice

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 29 June 2012, 08:51AM

PHUKET: Phuket is to be a pilot site for a new initiative by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to build confidence in Thailand’s tourism and fight cheating.

IBAP gears up for annual fair

Phuket News / Business

Friday 29 June 2012, 08:47AM

PHUKET: The International Business Association of Phuket (IBAP) is gearing up for its annual Business Fair which this year will be held at the Jungceylon shopping complex in Patong on September 8 and 9, from 11 am to 7 pm on both days.

Iraq attacks kill 14, wound dozens

Phuket News / World

Thursday 28 June 2012, 05:57PM

A series of attacks in the Iraqi capital and to its north killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 50 others on Thursday, security and medical officials said.

Thai in-fight forces US to shelve climate study

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 28 June 2012, 05:37PM

The United States has shelved plans for a climate research project based out of Thailand, its embassy said Thursday, after political bickering within the kingdom delayed approval for the scheme.

Evason buyer comes out of the closet

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 28 June 2012, 03:39PM

PHUKET: The name of the buyer of the Evason Phuket Resort in Rawai has finally been revealed.

22 stolen bikes recovered in Kamala

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 28 June 2012, 01:14PM

PHUKET: Around B900,000 worth of stolen motorbikes were discovered by Kathu police at a house in Kamala on Wednesday (June 27).

US wildfire bursts into Colorado residential area

Phuket News / World

Thursday 28 June 2012, 11:17AM

A massive wildfire swept through a residential area of Colorado's second most populous city on Wednesday, forcing 36,000 people to flee and prompting President Barack Obama to plan a trip to the western US state.

Australia debates offshore asylum-seeker processing

Phuket News / World

Thursday 28 June 2012, 11:16AM

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Thursday urged politicians to "look into their conscience" as a bill to allow boatpeople to be sent offshore for processing was debated in the Senate.

Abuse at Apple's China suppliers: watchdog

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 28 June 2012, 11:15AM

A labour rights group said Thursday it had found "deplorable" conditions at Apple suppliers in China, following a probe of several firms that make the US technology giant's hugely popular products.

Greek entrepreneurs find safehaven in Bulgaria

Phuket News / World

Thursday 28 June 2012, 11:15AM

"We're opening a new place and I'm a bit short on time," Yannis Zois, a 46-year-old Greek from Corfu, quips as he gets off his bike outside his buzzing cafe on Sofia's busiest downtown shopping street.

Laos holds first gay pride event despite taboo

Phuket News / World

Thursday 28 June 2012, 11:13AM

Laos has held its first ever gay pride event in what supporters hope is a sign of softening social values in the small communist country.

Phuket prison guard shot three times

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 28 June 2012, 10:37AM

PHUKET: A 41-year-old Phuket Provincial Prison guard, Danunan Thipapal, was shot in the neck and shoulder at 10.30pm on Wednesday night (June 27) while driving his car near Wat Chalong.

Two accused jailed without bail

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 27 June 2012, 06:36PM

PHUKET: The two men allegedly involved in the fatal stabbing of Australian Michelle Smith were today (June 27) jailed without bail.

'Bashed' Muay Thai fighter vows a return to the ring

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 27 June 2012, 06:22PM

PHUKET: Phuket Muay Thai fighter Daniel Ketley is determined to make a full recovery and return to the Muay Thai boxing scene he loves so much.

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