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NEWS TODAY - White mask protests, June 19

The 'white mask' protests at Saphin Hin over the past few weeks have grown from a single-issue protest about the Deputy Thai PMs comments relating to Phuket's proposed convention centre, to regular general anti-government protests. Tim Newton interviews one of the organisers Khun Krich Thepbamrung.

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Thai man points pistol at Russian visitor in Phuket

PHUKET: Vasiliy Tubaev, a visitor from Russia, had a gun pointed at his head by a Thai man, in what appeared to be a misunderstanding over a Thai woman in Phuket.

Amari apartments go up on Phuket site to kill for

PHUKET: The site is one of the few left in Phuket that all property developers would kill for: A hillside with huge sea views, 10 minutes from the centre of Patong, a 30-year record of solid ownership and a hotel below that’s going to stay that way so there’s no chance of it being turned into something else that will block the view.

Thai monks rebuked over 'ostentatious' jet ride

BANGKOK: The behaviour of Thailand's Buddhist clergy has been thrust under the spotlight after footage emerged of three monks flying in a private jet, wearing earphones and sunglasses and travelling with a Louis Vuitton luxury bag.

Andaman provinces will feel AEC impact – Surin

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 6 July 2012, 09:44AM

PHUKET: Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), on Wednesday told a group of mostly local Muslim dignitaries that opening of free trade within the Asean community in 2015 will result in significant movement of populations between member states.

Hong Kong leader heckled on first day in public office

Phuket News / World

Friday 6 July 2012, 09:25AM

Hong Kong’s new leader was bundled out of an auditorium by police on Monday after he was heckled by protesters, marking a rocky first day in office following the city’s biggest protest in nearly a decade.

Trade of shame

Phuket News / Features

Friday 6 July 2012, 09:00AM

PHUKET: Would the trade in dogs be less shameful if it were legalised? Jody Houton investigates.

Clinton to make landmark visit to Laos

Phuket News / World

Friday 6 July 2012, 08:50AM

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to become the first top US diplomat to visit communist-run Laos in 57 years, as part of an eight-nation tour that also takes her to Egypt and Israel, the State Department announced Thursday.

Drug dealer held after 'come and get me' texts

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 6 July 2012, 08:49AM

A bungling Thai drug dealer who sent text messages goading police to apprehend him has been arrested with dozens of amphetamine pills, a local police officer said Thursday.

Thai ruling party at risk as court mulls key case

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 6 July 2012, 08:49AM

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Thursday began hearing an incendiary charter amendment case that could lead to the dissolution of the ruling party and tear open the kingdom's bitter political rifts.

Knife-wielding woman scares students

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 5 July 2012, 03:34PM

PHUKET: An apparently crazed woman armed with a 25-centimetre-long stainless steel knife had to be restrained when she began walking to and fro on the grounds of Wat Suwang Arom School on Tuesday morning (July 3).

Phony ID card gang leaders arrested

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 5 July 2012, 03:32PM

PHUKET: Two Pakistanis operating a tailor shop in the Muang district of Phuket were arrested over the weekend for making and selling fake Thai ID cards, it was announced at a press conference called by the Department of Special Investigations (DSI).

Heavy rains bring flooding, again

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 5 July 2012, 01:23PM

PHUKET: Heavy rain this morning has, as usual, flooding large parts of Patong and other parts of the island.

Phuket News rewards loyalty

Phuket News / Business

Thursday 5 July 2012, 11:58AM

PHUKET: To reward our classified customers, The Phuket News is now offering a Loyalty System for returning Premium Classified users.

Barry’s big adventure

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 4 July 2012, 07:41PM

PHUKET: Barry Buck, General Manager of security firm SGS, was the lucky winner of the “Your Island, Your Station, Your Sticker” competition on Phuket Live Radio 89.5 – an affiliate of The Phuket News.

Heroic tourist saves girl from rape

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 4 July 2012, 06:48PM

PHUKET: A heroic Japanese tourist received 15 stitches in his head after intervening to prevent a taxi driver from raping an Australian tourist at 4 am today.

Phuket to be model for tackling tourism woes

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 4 July 2012, 06:36PM

PHUKET: The Royal Thai Police (RTP) is currently focusing on solving Phuket’s major problems as part of its “Phuket Model” project - an initiative they hope will later pave the way to fixing tourism-related problems in other major tourism hubs such as Koh Samui and Pattaya.

Bangkok oil refinery blast triggers closure calls

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 4 July 2012, 06:07PM

An explosion at an oil refinery in the heart of Bangkok which sparked a massive fire early Wednesday has triggered calls for the relocation of the 120,000 barrels-a-day facility.

Navy to practice air-sea rescue

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 4 July 2012, 06:04PM

PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command will carry out a full-scale search and rescue exercise using helicopters next Tuesday (July 10), in the sea off Cape Panwa.

Rape ‘victim’ begins jail sentence

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 4 July 2012, 05:48PM

PHUKET: Australian Stevie Bamford, 21, yesterday (July 3) begun serving 15 days in Bang Jo Detention Centre for giving a false statement to the police that she was raped.

Police urged to get new stations built

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 4 July 2012, 05:23PM

PHUKET: A Vice-President of the Phuket Tourist Association, Bhuritt Maswongssa, today (July 4) urged the Royal Thai Police (RTP) to give priority to a plan to build two new police stations, in Karon and Wichit District.

No evacuation order after Bangkok refinery fire

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 4 July 2012, 03:35PM

No evacuation order was issued following the Bangchak refinery fire this morning in Bangkok, but nearby schools have been closed and officials are examining the air quality.

Heavy weather for 2-3 days

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 4 July 2012, 11:53AM

PHUKET: The Southern Meteorological Center for the West Coast has issued a warning that heavy rain can be expected across the island for the next few days.

Single female, over 30 and 'too old' to marry in UAE

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 4 July 2012, 11:05AM

If you are a 30-year-old Emirati woman and still single, then you have missed the marriage boat: by UAE standards, you are now considered to be too old.

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