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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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'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.

Top Phuket chefs showcased at ‘Six of the Best’

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.

Single mum's booty call bunker uncovered

Phuket News / Weird World

Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:42PM

A single mum in Sweden has sparked a major police operation after her secret sex bunker in dense woodlands sparked fears it may be a crime scene.

50 Cent goose-steps shooting

Phuket News / Weird World

Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:41PM

A goose, which was shot seven times with a pellet gun, has been named 50 Cent after the rapper who also survived a number of shootings.

Giant tortoises part after 115 years of 'marriage'

Phuket News / Weird World

Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:40PM

What is thought to be the world’s longest animal ‘marriage’ first looked shaky when Bibi bit off part of Poldi’s shell.

Orange Lightning

Phuket News / Features

Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:36PM

PHUKET: Adam Tepper says with a straight face, “It’s completely reliable and never overheats, even in traffic.” But you just know there’s no way that’s why he bought it, or why he loves it.

Women's rights law is no match for tradition

Phuket News / World

Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:31PM

In June 2011, Iraqi Kurdistan passed a landmark law that criminalised female circumcision and domestic violence, but one year on, activists remain frustrated with its patchwork implementation.

Liu Yang : China's first female astronaut

Phuket News / World

Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:29PM

As a child, Liu Yang once wanted to be a bus conductor and later had her sights set on becoming a lawyer, but decades later she has travelled into space as China’s first ever female astronaut.

Fighting fat: Phuket scores in battle to slim down schoolchildren

Phuket News / Features

Sunday 24 June 2012, 02:23PM

PHUKET: Dr Tasanee Aikvanich was shocked by the figures: “In just one year obesity has increased from 7 to 15 per cent,” said Dr Tasanee, director of medical services at the Public Health Office.

Kuraburi politician slain 'in encroachment row'

Phuket News / Phuket

Sunday 24 June 2012, 01:22PM

PHUKET: Nipat “Iad” Rakbamroong , the head of the Bangwan Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), in Phang Nga Province, 40 km north of Takua Pa, was found murdered on Friday (June 22), shot eight times in the back.

Vogue magazine coming to Thailand

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 24 June 2012, 12:03PM

Fashion folk in Thailand can rejoice - it has been confirmed Thailand is getting its own version of Vogue.

Fears grow for early end to Khmer Rouge trial

Phuket News / World

Sunday 24 June 2012, 11:58AM

Health and funding woes are threatening a flagship Khmer Rouge trial, experts say, kindling fears that the elderly defendants may never answer for the worst of Cambodia's "Killing Fields" era.

Has hosting the Olympics become ruinous?

Phuket News / World

Sunday 24 June 2012, 11:57AM

With the cost of hosting the Olympic Games soaring, the economic benefits of the sporting extravaganza have been called into question as the global economy faces a slowdown in growth.

Six divers missing off Malaysian island: official

Phuket News / World

Sunday 24 June 2012, 11:55AM

Search teams were Sunday looking for six scuba divers who went missing a day earlier off a Malaysian resort island after apparently failing to resurface, a maritime official said.

Bag snatch investigation 'a matter of urgency'

Phuket News / Phuket

Sunday 24 June 2012, 11:44AM

PHUKET: Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung has urged police to treat their investigation into the murder of Australian travel agent Michelle Smith as a matter of urgency so as to protect Thailand's image, the Bangkok Post reported.

Stabbing 'sent shockwaves through tourism industry'

Phuket News / Phuket

Sunday 24 June 2012, 10:42AM

PHUKET: Andrew J Wood, President of Skal International Thailand, says that the violent death of travel agent Michelle Smith, “has sent shockwaves throughout the tourism industry here in Thailand and overseas”.

Phuket security likely to be beefed up

Phuket News / Phuket

Sunday 24 June 2012, 10:25AM

PHUKET: Investigations into the killing of Australian travel agent Michelle Smith on Wednesday night (June 20) at Kata Noi are now being led by Pol Gen Chatchai Potranant, an expert in crime suppression and one of Thailand’s most senior officers.

Thailand probes radar blackout at Suvarnabhumi

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 23 June 2012, 11:28PM

Thailand has launched a probe into a radar blackout at its main international airport, a minister said Saturday, after the incident threatened to tarnish the nation's image as a regional aviation hub.

B300k offered for info on killers

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 23 June 2012, 01:30PM

PHUKET: Police announced this morning that a reward of B300,000 is being offered for information leading to the capture of the killers of Australian travel agent Michelle Smith, 60, on Wednesday night in Kata.

Police arrest 19 North Korean refugees

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 23 June 2012, 01:10PM

Police arrested 19 North Korean refugees in northern Thailand on Friday who asked to be sent to a "third country", most likely South Korea, officials said, and charged them with illegal entry.

'Mafia gangs gone in three months'

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 23 June 2012, 01:02PM

PHUKET: Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung vowed yesterday (June 22) to get rid of mafia gangs in Thailand tourism hotspots, including Phuket, within three months.

CCTV stills show suspects in Michelle Smith case

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 23 June 2012, 10:58AM

PHUKET: Police last night released enhanced images from CCTV cameras in Kata showing the two men they believe killed Australian travel agent Michelle Smith on Wednesday night (June 20).

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