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Phuket rain fails to dampen locals' merit making spirit

PHUKET: This morning's heavy rain did not affect the turnout for the “Tam boon klang lhad” (Merit Day) as hundreds of locals poured into downtown Phuket to donate food and items to the local monks and 'make merit'.

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Bangkok: Reconciliation bill comes under fire

BANGKOK: The reconciliation bill sponsored by Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung is facing growing opposition as it would exonerate those responsible for the crackdown on the 2010 red shirt protests.

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler spotted in Phuket Town

PHUKET: Phuket Town locals got a shock last night when they spotted Aerosmith's lead singer Steven Tyler partying at Timber Hut bar in Phuket Town.

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.

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.

Phuket underwater: 'It's normal'

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 7 June 2012, 09:57AM

PHUKET: Twenty four hours of almost non-stop torrents left Phuket in a sorry state this morning (June 7) with flooding in many parts and no letup in sight.

Manik site 'sending mud into homes'

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 6 June 2012, 07:06PM

PHUKET: Led by Phuket Vice Governor Somkiat Sangkhaosutthirak, officials inspected a private property in Baan Manik in Tambon Sri Soontorn today (June 6).

30 more meter taxis approved

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 6 June 2012, 06:57PM

PHUKET: A committee that oversees the registration of taxis and tuk tuks this morning (June 6) announced its approval of 30 more meter taxis in Phuket.

Phuket Governor warns of wild weather

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 6 June 2012, 05:01PM

After several days of torrential rain and strong winds across Phuket, the governor’s office is warning of possible landslides and other safety hazards.

Comedy rapper boosts Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 6 June 2012, 03:46PM

PHUKET: A Swedish-Finnish multi-platinum-selling artist has helped throw some Euro light on Phuket, after releasing a music video that has gone viral and clocked up over 100,000 hits on YouTube.

Curtain falls on Phuket Youth Games

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 6 June 2012, 02:12PM

PHUKET: The closing ceremony of the National Youth Games was held at Surakul Stadium last night (June 5).

Phuket - will receive 7.4m tourists this year

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 6 June 2012, 12:26PM

Kasikorn Research Centre (KRC) has predicted that Phuket will earn B140 billion from tourism this year – three quarters of all the revenue brought in by the five Andaman Coast provinces – Phuket, Ranong, Krabi, Phang Nga, and Trang.

Bike smash athlete goes home

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 5 June 2012, 05:00PM

PHUKET: Athlete Auttapong Noikamsin from the Bangkok National Youth Games canoeing team, who suffered a broken collarbone in a motorbike crash last Thursday (May 31), was well enough on Sunday (June 3) to leave hospital and go home.

Anti-loan-sharking body set up

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 4 June 2012, 03:59PM

Phuket finally has a committee aimed at clamping down on loan sharking, although the regulatory mechanism to form such a body has existed for 21 years.

Phuket grabs two more golds

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 4 June 2012, 03:37PM

PHUKET The island today retained its seventh place in the medal standings of the National Youth Games, capturing two more gold medals.

New 'no swimming' sign in 7 languages

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 4 June 2012, 12:17PM

PHUKET: Karon Municipality has designed new warning signs in seven languages with the aim of preventing tourists from drowning.

Mutilated corpse found at Nai Yang

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 4 June 2012, 12:15PM

PHUKET: The mutilated body of a Thai man was found on Nai Yang Beach yesterday morning (June 3).

Filipina tourist missing in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 4 June 2012, 08:56AM

PHUKET: A Filipina tourist on holiday in Phuket has been missing for more than a month, the Philippine Daily Inquirer has reported.

18-year-old drowns off Patong

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 2 June 2012, 09:43PM

PHUKET: The Patong Sea Rescue team searched in vain for four hours in the sea off Patong yesterday (June 3) after an 18-year-old man from Bangkok, Adiwut Promrat, went missing while swimming.

Phuket Democrats fight bill that could see the return of a free Thaksin

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 2 June 2012, 12:55PM

Representatives of the Democrat Party organised a ‘casual’ gathering at Dragon Park in Phuket town last night (June 1) with the aim of educating and encouraging people to keep abreast of Thailand’s political situation.

Hilton to take on former Courtyard at Surin

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 1 June 2012, 06:31PM

PHUKET: Hilton Worldwide announced today (June 1) that it will take over management of the former Courtyard by Marriott hotel at Surin Beach.

Briton's electrocution in Phuket was an accident, says court ruling

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 1 June 2012, 06:30PM

Twenty-one year-old British student Charlie Thomas was electrocuted and suffered an ‘accidental death’ on Bangla road last year, according to a coroner’s inquest held in the U.K earlier today (June 1).

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