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PHUKET: Phuket-based Yacht Solutions has signed a deal with giant Ital Thai Marine to create “the very best superyacht facility in Thailand”.

Friday 26 April 2013, 04:01PM

NEWS TODAY April 26

'Black plate' airport taxis cut a deal, plans for Airport boat pier revealed, officials seek public help to root out illegal workers and Simon Ostheimer, Managing Editor of The Phuket News chats about this week's issue - out now.

Friday 26 April 2013, 03:23PM

Kidnapped Karen girl ‘Air’ being treated but funds running out - Chiang Mai expatriate visits her at children's home

CHIANG MAI: In early 2013 ‘Air,’ the young girl from the Karen hill tribe who was kidnapped by a Thai couple on 20 May 2008, managed to escape from her abusers.

Friday 26 April 2013, 02:31PM

Police post photos of drunk drivers on Facebook

BANGKOK: Metropolitan police have started to take drunk driving more seriously.

Friday 26 April 2013, 02:10PM

Iraq lurks at Bush's Texas-sized party

Phuket News / World

Friday 26 April 2013, 02:04PM

DALLAS: Something was unmentionable in polite company gathered to dedicate George W. Bush's presidential library here Thursday: the words "Iraq war."

Rare snake bite death in Australia

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 26 April 2013, 01:58PM

SYDNEY: A hockey player has died in Australia after being bitten by a snake that he picked up -- a rare fatality despite the country being home to the planet's 10 deadliest species.

Russia psychiatric hospital fire kills 38

Phuket News / World

Friday 26 April 2013, 11:52AM

MOSCOW: A fire broke out Friday in a psychiatric hospital near Moscow, killing 38 people, Russia's health ministry said.

Laguna Phuket’s marathon rocks with new theme song

PHUKET: This year’s Laguna Phuket International Marathon is rocking its thousands of runners and fans around the world with a specially-commissioned “Run Paradise” theme song.

Friday 26 April 2013, 11:43AM

Protected wild animals seized at Chon Buri snake farm

CHON BURI: Local authorities seized an undisclosed number of protected wild snakes today at a snake farm in Sattahip district after local residents reported to authorities that tourists from abroad came to consume the reptiles and their byproducts.

Friday 26 April 2013, 10:50AM

‘Help us target illegal foreign firms in Phuket’ – DSI

PHUKET: The Deputy Director of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has called on the people of Phuket to submit pictures and videos of illegal foreign businesses in action.

Friday 26 April 2013, 09:51AM

Phuket airport boat pier details revealed

PHUKET: The Phuket Marine Office today revealed details of its plans to build an L-shaped pier at Phuket International Airport to provide passenger transport by sea to Patong.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 07:29PM

Former ‘black’ taxis in deal with Phuket Airport

PHUKET: The 250-member Mook Andaman Taxi group today (April 25) came to an agreement with Airports of Thailand, owner of the Phuket International Airport, that will allow 25 members to pick up passengers at the airport.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 07:19PM

'Business as usual' following Korean speed-boat crash

PATTAYA: Despite promises from local government officials and government ministers from Bangkok to introduce immediate checks on boat operators and their crews and to provide better support and policing of vessels used to transport tourists, we have determined that absolutely nothing has changed since the accident last Sunday which saw 19 Korean tourists injured, six seriously.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 05:57PM

‘Farmer’ evicted from Phuket forestry land

PHUKET: Wichit Municipality and Royal Forestry (RFD) moved in this morning (April 25) to evict a ex-soldier from RFD land in the Muang Tong area of Wichit.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 05:24PM

JW Marriott wins 'Best Hotel in Phuket' award

Phuket: Sharon Lee, Director of Communications at the JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, standing in for the hotel’s sister resort on Mai Khao Beach, receives the Best Hotel in Phuket award from DestinAsian magazine Publisher Ronald Liem.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 04:53PM

Phuket's Peter Bricknell on his Pusco business

PHUKET SUCCESS STORY: Six years ago, when Peter Bricknell and his wife Jenjira bought half of Phuket Universal Services Co (Pusco), the company had a good history and good connections. But it had no staff and very little business.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 04:45PM

Marina project set to start phase two

KRABI: The developers of the Cleat condominium at Krabi Boat Lagoon have announced that they are ready to launch Phase 2.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 04:37PM

Banks put squeeze on property loans

BANGKOK: Commercial banks have tightened loan approvals for property and equity markets following mounting concerns over an asset price bubble.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 04:36PM

Censors reverse ban on Preah Vihear documentary [Video]

BANGKOK: The government censorship board will lift its ban on a controversial documentary on Thai-Cambodia border conflicts if some scenes are taken out, the film director said today (April 25).

Thursday 25 April 2013, 02:24PM

NEWS TODAY April 25