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Phuket airport to Patong bus starts July 1. Definitely

PHUKET: The long-awaited bus service from Phuket International Airport to Patong will launch on July 1, it was confirmed in a meeting this afternoon (June 19) at Phuket Provincial Hall.

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Now it’s Phuket’s Andara under the microscope

PHUKET: The high-profile Andara resort and property development, along with the Parisorn project, currently under construction in Kamala, were this morning (June 19) examined by a high-level and very suspicious team from the Ministry of Interior.

Thousands evacuated after blasts at Russian arms depot

MOSCOW: More than 6,000 people were evacuated in central Russia overnight after a series of massive explosions at an arms depot blew out windows and sparked a fire, the emergency situations ministry said Wednesday.

French floods claim first victim, Lourdes remains closed

TOULOUSE: Flash floods in southwestern France killed an elderly woman as the inundated grotto at the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes remained closed for a second day on Wednesday.

Update: Foreigner found drowned in Phuket identified

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 12:46PM

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 News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 11:01PM

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.

Massive power cut hits Phuket and entire South

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 07:55PM

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.

Nine foreigners held on work permit charges

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 06:45PM

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

Top Phuket chefs showcased at ‘Six of the Best’

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 05:32PM

PHUKET: Experiencing six of Phuket’s top dining experiences over the course of a year would be special enough, but to experience them in one night is exceptional.

Elephants go on show at Phuket’s Coconut Island

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 05:31PM

PHUKET: On May 25 – the night of the full moon – another cosmic event takes place in Phuket.

Stopgap deal keeps lifeguards on Phuket beaches

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 04:55PM

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (OrBorJor) has organised a stopgap solution to the threat of Phuket having no beach lifeguards during the particularly stormy weather of June.

Weather sees Phuket fish prices soar

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 04:46PM

PHUKET: The current stormy monsoon weather has pushed up seafood prices as local fishing boats stay snug in port until conditions at sea improve.

NEWS TODAY May 21

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 01:17PM

Gunman flees Tesco Lotus and ends up at The Phuket News! More 'land encroachers' caught in Kathu. Direct Phuket to Manila flights announced. International Rugby 10s this weekend.

Foreigner found dead on Phuket beach

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 10:38AM

PHUKET: The body of a foreign man was found washed up on Patong Beach at around 7 this morning (May 21) near Loma (Dolphin) Park.

Phuket: Crash, breakdown on Patong hill jam up traffic

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 09:03AM

PHUKET: Traffic is slow on both sides of the Patong hill this morning (May 21) after a small accident took place on one side and a six-wheeled truck broke down on the other at around 8am.

At least 51 dead in deadly Oklahoma tornado

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 08:48AM

WASHINGTON: A powerful tornado with winds of up to 200 miles (320 kilometers) per hour pulverized an Oklahoma City suburb Monday, hitting at least two schools and wiping out blocks of homes. The death toll has risen to 51, US media said, citing the state medical examiner's office.

Phuket alcohol sales ban for Visakha Bucha Day

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 08:39AM

PHUKET: Friday (May 24) is Visakha Bucha Day, a public holiday. Because it is a holy day, shops, bars and restaurants are barred from selling alcohol for 24 hours from midnight on Thursday night.

Phuket taxi driver denies kidnapping, molestation

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 20 May 2013, 08:13PM

PHUKET: The black taxi driver arrested after allegedly abducting a Chinese tourist on Saturday night (May 18) and attempting to molest her, today appeared in court where he denied kidnapping and sexual assault charges.

Three arrested for Phuket bikes-for-ransom scheme

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 20 May 2013, 08:02PM

PHUKET: Three teenagers have been arrested for stealing motorbikes and then holding them for ransom.

Phuket mansion grounds to become public park

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 20 May 2013, 06:36PM

PHUKET: The grounds around a classic but decaying Sino-colonial mansion on Wichit Songkram Rd near Kathu are to be turned into a new exercise park run by the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation, but the well-known mansion will remain.

The Big List: Lost and Found

Phuket News / Weird World

Monday 20 May 2013, 06:02PM

THE BIG LIST: Stories of missing soldiers and standed sailors are as old as literature itself – Homer’s hero Odysseus was cursed to wander for 10 years after the battle of Troy before returning home. Here are some strange but true tales of men who were lost and then found a long time later.

‘MIA Vietnam vet’ exposed as hoax

Phuket News / Weird World

Monday 20 May 2013, 05:59PM

WEIRD WORLD: A man claiming to be an American soldier missing since his helicopter was shot down during the Vietnam War has been exposed as a hoaxer.

Sno Cone Joe wages street war on Mr Ding-A-Ling

Phuket News / Weird World

Monday 20 May 2013, 05:56PM

WEIRD WORLD: There ain’t enough ice-cream eaters in this town for the both of us – that was the message Joshua Malatino had for his rival ice-cream van drivers in Gloversville, New York.

‘Queen’ scolds noisy protest

Phuket News / Weird World

Monday 20 May 2013, 05:53PM

WEIRD WORLD: Street protestors promoting a gay and transgender festival in London were amazed to see a regal woman dressed like Queen Elizabeth scolding them for making too much noise.

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