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Phuket black taxi accused of molesting tourist

PHUKET: A“black taxi” driver was accused today of molesting a 19-year-old Chinese tourist during a five hour ordeal, during which he repeatedly tried to have sex with her and she repeatedly defended herself.

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Phuket Police must stamp out abuse of tourists, says Chinese envoy

PHUKET: China’s Haad-Yai-based Vice Consul, Qin Jian, has urged police to crack down hard on sexual attacks on tourists, following yesterday’s alleged molestation of a 19-year-old Chinese tourist by a “black taxi” driver who picked her up from the airport.

Government yields to pressure over school closures

BANGKOK: Bowing to a public outcry and resistance from many civic groups, the Education Ministry has agreed to create a joint committee to look into the issue of small school closures.

DSI arrests B150 million bank robber

HUA HIN: The Department of Special Investigation arrested the head of a Swiss bank robber gang on May 16 in Hua Hin.

Phuket woman shot dead in suspected British love hit

Phuket News / Phuket

Sunday 10 June 2012, 06:36AM

PHUKET: A Thai woman, Sumittra Namfuk, 55, was killed in her house on Soi Rakchat U-thit in Thungtong yesterday afternoon (June 9). Police suspect the murder was motivated by her affair with a British boyfriend.

Yellow Shirts march through Phuket City

Phuket News / Phuket

Sunday 10 June 2012, 12:04AM

About 50 members of the Phuket Guard group (People's Alliance for Democracy), Phuket Model (anti-red-shirt village) and Phuket multicolored-shirt group marched through Phuket City today (June 9) to show their opposition to four contentious reconciliation bills.

Patong tunnel 'could be reality in five years'

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 8 June 2012, 07:35PM

PHUKET: The road tunnel under Patong Hill, between Kathu and Patong, could be completed in as little as five years.

Crackdown on Phuket hookahs

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 8 June 2012, 05:12PM

Phuket: Phuket Vice-Governor, Chamroen Tipayapongtada yesterday (June 7) pledged to tightly control the use of hookahs in shops in Phuket.

Beach closure rumours denied

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 8 June 2012, 04:13PM

PHUKET: Rumours that Patong Beach is to be closed until the bad weather clears have been denied by officials.

Debate over 'helping' Sea Gypsies

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 8 June 2012, 10:49AM

PHUKET: A plan to rehouse a community of Sea Gypsies in mangroves at the edge of Phuket City might be dropped following a meeting yesterday (June 7) at Phuket Provincial Hall.

Twisters damage 25 homes in Thalang

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 8 June 2012, 10:13AM

PHUKET:Two mini-tornadoes swept through Baan Lipon last night, damaging 25 houses.

Australian, 39, dies of heart attack

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 8 June 2012, 09:14AM

PHUKET: Australian Paul James McNeil, 39, was found unconscious in a hotel room in Cherng Talay yesterday morning (June 7).

Graft busters to hold high level talks in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 7 June 2012, 06:31PM

PHUKET: An international conference to boost Thailand’s effectiveness in fighting corruption and to increase corruption-busters’ international links is to be held next month in Phuket.

Woman killed by storm-felled tree

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 7 June 2012, 05:04PM

Strong winds killed a woman and her child in Trang Province yesterday (June 6) and three-metre waves caused seawater to surge into more than 80 homes in fishing villages in Kantang district in the south of the province today (June 7).

Govt issues fresh weather warning

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 7 June 2012, 04:48PM

PHUKET: Vice-governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada has repeated a warning to all residents that the bad weather is not over yet and they should beware of flooding.

Inflation slows to 2.53pc YOY in May

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 7 June 2012, 04:25PM

PHUKET: Thai consumer prices rose 2.53 per cent in May compared with the same month last year, an indication, officials say, that inflationary pressure will ease in the near future.

Phanason to launch 426-condo project

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 7 June 2012, 04:18PM

PHUKET: Bangkok-based developer Phanason has released details of its latest project, The Park, on Nanai Rd in Patong, which will go on sale from July 5 to 15.

Good numbers for Phuket hotels

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 7 June 2012, 04:14PM

PHUKET: Hotels on the island are back on track, reporting stronger performance in revenue per room in April, benchmarking experts STR Global have declared.

Only 3 months left to save Euro – Soros

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 7 June 2012, 04:12PM

PHUKET: Europe has three months to save the euro, billionaire investor George Soros said this weekend amid global pressure to end Eurozone turmoil rocking financial markets and creating deep economic uncertainty.

Suvarnabhumi expansion accelerated

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 7 June 2012, 04:04PM

PHUKET: The Airports of Thailand (AoT) is accelerating the construction of Suvarnabhumi Airport’s second phase in order to accommodate the 60 million passengers a year expected to pass through in five years’ time.

Abid Butt to head up Banyan Tree

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 7 June 2012, 04:00PM

Air Bagan mulls Yangon-Phuket service

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 7 June 2012, 03:56PM

PHUKET: Air Bagan, a private airline based in Yangon, Myanmar, has reported it will take delivery of more aircraft and will upgrade its online and distribution channels to attract more passengers.

Thailand drops down competitiveness list

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 7 June 2012, 03:52PM

PHUKET: Thailand has dropped three places in this year’s World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) scoreboard, compiled annually by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Rescues at wild Kata Beach

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 7 June 2012, 12:34PM

PHUKET: If anyone has doubts about the courage and tenacity of Phuket’s beach lifesavers, a series of photographs taken by Mike Thomas on Kata Beach on Tuesday (June 5) should lay them to rest.

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