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Thai aunt denies pimping girl in South Korea

BANGKOK: The aunt accused of luring her teenage niece into prostitution in South Korea has turned herself in, police investigating the case said yesterday.

Bomb kills five rangers in Thailand's restive south

BANGKOK: Five paramilitary rangers were killed and one other wounded in an ambush when suspected rebels detonated a bomb buried in a road in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, local police said Friday.

The Big List: Ghost Towns

THE BIG LIST: “Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.” Shelley’s poem Ozymandias, a vision of lost ruins in the desert, mocks the ultimate fate of even greatest human cities, and the greatest vanities. Here are a few of the more unusual ghost towns you’ll find dotted around the world.

Australian travel agent stabbed to death

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 21 June 2012, 09:26AM

PHUKET: A 59-year-old Australian travel agent, Michelle Smith, was slashed to death by snatch-and-grab robbers in Kata Noi last night (June 20).

Police arrest S. African for drug smuggling

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 20 June 2012, 06:07PM

A South African woman has been arrested at Bangkok airport attempting to smuggle two kilogrammes (4.4 pounds) of crystal methamphetamine, Thai police said Wednesday.

'No risk of mega flood' - official

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 20 June 2012, 03:35PM

There is no risk of a mega flood this year if the rainfall level is normal, according to a meteorological department forecast, while two major dams will not overflow, said a senior official of the Royal Irrigation Department.

Cebu 'should copy Phuket's success'

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 20 June 2012, 03:06PM

PHUKET: Cebu, an island in the Philippines, and also the government seat of a province comprising 167 islands, should model itself on Phuket, says telecoms, tollways and TV mogul Manuel V Pangilinan.

Body confirmed as missing American

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 20 June 2012, 03:04PM

PHUKET: The body found at Kalim Beach on June 14 has been confirmed as that of missing American student Joshua Shane.

Aussie 'beaten, left for dead', say family

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 June 2012, 06:28PM

PHUKET: The parents of an Australian 21-year-old allegedly beaten and left for dead in Naiharn are calling for an awareness campaign about the dangers of driving alone on motorbikes at night.

Heavy weather coming - met office

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 June 2012, 06:41PM

PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued a warning of strong waves and winds along the Andaman Sea coast until June 21.

Incinerator blamed for plague of flies

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 June 2012, 03:17PM

PHUKET: Many people in Phuket Town have noticed an unusual number of flies swarming this year. Outdoor cafés, food stands and market vendors are largely at a loss what to do.

Policeman shot in row over song

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 June 2012, 11:10AM

PHUKET: A policeman was severely injured last night (June 18) in a small bar west of Chalong Circle, after another customer of the bar was told he could not listen to the music he wanted to hear.

Political speech targeted with take-down requests: Google

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 19 June 2012, 10:45AM

Political commentary remains a prime target as governments increase the number of requests for Google to remove material from the reach of Internet users.

AirAsia chief to focus on regional expansion

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 19 June 2012, 10:44AM

AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes on Monday said he was handing over his role as head of Malaysia operations to shift focus to oversee the budget carrier's regional expansion.

Patong 'army' were drug-testing volunteers

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 June 2012, 06:54AM

PHUKET: The alarming sight of troops apparently on the streets of Patong last night turns out to have been a show of force by Defense Volunteers making random checks for narcotics and use of drugs.

ALERT: Army takes over Patong roads

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 18 June 2012, 11:15PM

PHUKET: In a bizarre convulsion in Phuket's tourism hot spot, Royal Thai Army troops tonight (June 18) swarmed onto the streets of Patong, setting up road blocks with jeeps and checking under cars with mirrors.

Grass hut focus of Mai Khao beach probe

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 18 June 2012, 08:02PM

PHUKET: An apparently abandoned grass-roof hut has become the focus of a multi-agency investigation into the precise boundaries of the Sirinart Marine National Park, public land and the land the JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa stands on.

M-150 18-wheeler crashes on bypass

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 18 June 2012, 06:28PM

PHUKET: An 18-wheel-truck carried more than 1,600 crates of M-150 energy drink crashed on the bypass road this afternoon (June 18), causing traffic chaos.

Turtles to benefit from boxing bouts

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 18 June 2012, 06:04PM

PHUKET: The turtles of Phuket are set to benefit from a good boxing on July 6.

Topless video an internet sensation

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 18 June 2012, 05:57PM

Thailand’s Culture Minister Sukumol Khunploem said today (June 18) that she will seek an explanation from producers of a popular television show after a woman appeared topless during Sunday’s prime-time slot.

Volunteer dies in smash at Heroines

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 18 June 2012, 05:11PM

PHUKET: A Civil Defence Volunteer with Thepkrassattri Municipality, Somyod Pewsalab, 42, died after his pick-up truck smashed into the base of the Heroines Monument at 3am yesterday (June 17).

Mayor Somjai reelected

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 18 June 2012, 05:01PM

PHUKET: Incumbent Somjai Suwansupana won reelection as Mayor of Phuket City on Saturday (June 16) with 11,477 votes from 15,786 people who gave their votes.

Land scandal spreads to Kathu Hill

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 18 June 2012, 04:54PM

PHUKET: Seven pieces of land covering more than 80 rai on Kathu Hill, north of Patong Bay, supposedly in the Kamala National Forest Reserve, have been found to have title deeds, which investigators suspect may have been obtained through bribing government officials.

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