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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.

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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.

India monsoon floods leave 120 dead

DEHRADUN: Military helicopters dropped emergency supplies Wednesday to thousands of tourists and pilgrims stranded by flash floods that tore through towns and temples in northern India, killing at least 120 people, officials said.

Dokset denies House of Horror charges

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 1 August 2012, 01:57PM

PHUKET: Norwegian Stein Havard Dokset, arrested on February 28 after police found the rotting body of his ex-girlfriend, Rungnapa Suktong, in a garbage bin in a bathroom of his house in Kata appeared in court on Monday (July 30) to deny all the charges against him.

Two of Phuket’s 'worst roads' set for upgrade

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 1 August 2012, 09:42AM

PHUKET: The Department of Highways and the Department of Rural Roads visited the Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (July 31) to discuss ways of how to improve the standard of roads in Phuket.

Police raid 'casino island'

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 09:47PM

PHUKET: Officers of the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NREC) raided Rang Noi island to the east of Phuket today (July 31) where, say officers, they suspect a high-class casino is being built.

Huge illegal sand mine raided

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 06:21PM

PHUKET: Thailand’s Department of Special Investigations (DSI) raided a sand mine in the Tai Meuang district of Phang Nga yesterday said to be worth hundreds of millions of baht.

Thai language should be 'cherished'

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 03:19PM

PHUKET: Rajabhat University’s Humanities Department head, Professor Tawachai Toomtong, said during a seminar on Thai Language Day last week that the Thai language is “something to cherish” and is the glue that holds the community together.

Villagers call for more information on Krabi electricity plant

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 02:58PM

PHUKET: A seminar on a new electrical generating plant planned for Krabi attracted 600 people on Saturday (July 28), but villagers most likely to be affected by the plant have asked for more information relating to health and pollution impacts.

Patong Rotary gets new president

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 02:39PM

Larry Amsden was installed as president of the Rotary Club of Patong at a ceremony on Saturday (July 28).

Phuket Job Fair confirmed for October

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 02:31PM

PHUKET: The Phuket Job Fair 2012 is the first job fair on this scale ever to be held in Phuket, taking place on October 27 and 28, at Rajabhat University in Phuket Town.

More Australians die in Thailand than in any other foreign country

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 01:27PM

PHUKET: Figures released by the Department of Foreign Affairs for the period 2006 to 2011 show 430 Australian citizens died while in Thailand.

Security drive well under way

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 11:14AM

PHUKET: Kathu police have stepped up policing to try to achieve the “Phuket Model” of security, which includes a Patong safety zone aimed at creating a non-crime zone in Phuket’s tourism hotspot.

Thailand No 4 for Brits in trouble

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 11:02AM

PHUKET: Thailand ranks fourth in the world in terms of likelihood of British nationals requiring consular assistance.

Phuket still pushing for independence

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 10:51AM

PHUKET: Following on from Patong’s plea to be freed of the dead hand of the bureaucracy, the drive to turn Phuket into a special administrative region (SAR) got another push last week at a conference in Songkhla.

Illegal forest resort targeted

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 10:22AM

PHUKET: Around 150 forestry officials descended on Saturday morning (July 28) on a resort under construction on a hill in the Bang Kanoon National Forest Reserve.

Date set for Michelle killing trial

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 09:21AM

PHUKET: The trial of the two men accused of killing Australian travel agent Michelle Smith in a botched bag-snatching in Kata Noi on June 20 is scheduled to begin on August 6.

Bangkok police make huge sex drugs bust

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 31 July 2012, 08:46AM

Thai police have seized illegal sex drugs and toys worth several million dollars in a raid on a warehouse in the capital Bangkok, a senior official said on Monday.

Krabi village chief dies in hail of bullets

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 30 July 2012, 05:24PM

PHUKET: A village chief in Krabi died in a firestorm of bullets from automatic weapons on Saturday evening (July 28), and four villagers riding in the back of his truck are in a critical condition in hospital with bullet wounds.

Grateful Gig excited for final

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 30 July 2012, 03:01PM

PHUKET: Phuket’s Thailand’s Got Talent semifinalist Warunee ‘Gig’ Suwannurak says she is “so excited” to reach the final of the competition, and extended a huge thanks to all those who voted for her.

Police hunt for Patong thief

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 30 July 2012, 02:24PM

PHUKET: Police are hoping that images from a CCTV camera in a Patong hotel – along with a reward – will lead to the arrest of one of the island’s busiest thieves.

Gig into Thailand's Got Talent final

Phuket News / Phuket

Sunday 29 July 2012, 10:09PM

PHUKET: Phuket singer Warunee ‘Gig’ Suwannurak has made it into the Thailand's Got Talent final, after a stunning performance tonight (July 29) as British singer Adele.

Madagascar deports ousted leader's spouse to Thailand

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 29 July 2012, 01:21PM

The wife of Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana was deported and put on a flight to Thailand Friday, hours after she landed at the island nation's capital, her son said.

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