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'Gang Kwai' members arrested. Two Thai teenagers arrested in Karon for attacking a Burmese youth. Metered taxi crackdown. Plans to expand the Australian Consulate on the island.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 04:19PM

No small schools to be closed in Phuket – officials

PHUKET: No schools will be shut down in Phuket, local officials say, despite a nationwide drive announced by the government to close almost 6,000 small schools across the country and move their students to bigger schools nearby.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 01:35PM

‘Encroacher’ arrested for construction in Phuket hills

PHUKET: A suspected encroacher on Forestry Reserve land was arrested yesterday (May 14) in the hills above Kamala, where he was in the process of constructing six buildings.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 01:17PM

Muted taxi reception for Phuket airport boat service

PHUKET: The final public hearing on the proposed airport passenger pier and boat service received a surprisingly muted reception yesterday (May 14) from Patong taxi and tuk-tuk drivers.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 11:58AM

Thailand 'No. 9 in terror risk'

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 11:19AM

Thailand is the world's ninth most-prone country to terrorist attacks, according to a ranking devised by a British-based firm specialising in risk management and terrorism insurance.

Woman warns of foreigner sex con

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 11:17AM

CHIANG MAI: A Chiang Mai woman who claims she was lured into having sex with an American man under the pretence he would marry her has warned other Thai women to be cautious in relationships with foreigners.

Women hail 'brave' Jolie's mastectomy revelation

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 11:03AM

LOS ANGELES: Health activists, doctors and movie fans hailed glamorous Hollywood megastar Angelina Jolie on Tuesday for her decision to reveal that she had had her breasts removed to reduce her cancer risk.

Dalai Lama warns of power in hands of few

CHICAGO: The Dalai Lama warned Tuesday against the accumulation of power in the hands of the few and told US politicians that maternal love at an early age was vital for policy-making.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 10:57AM

US lawmakers press Bangladesh on factory reform

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers are preparing to press Bangladesh to improve factory conditions, urging the government to commit to thorough reforms to prevent new disasters, according to a letter seen Tuesday.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 10:55AM

'Dozens dead' in Rohingya boat sinking

YANGON: Dozens of people were missing after boats sank off western Myanmar as they were carrying already destitute Rohingya refugees trying to flee an incoming cyclone, aid groups and the government said Tuesday.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 10:54AM

Two arrested for Phuket assault, bike burning

PHUKET: Two teenagers, one aged 18 and the other 19, were arrested yesterday morning (May 13) by Karon police for assault and setting fire to a motorbike in what was apparently a random act of senseless violence.

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 07:15PM

Aussie saved by Phuket’s Tourist Assistance Centre

PHUKET: The Tourist Assistance Centre (TAC) at Phuket International Airport showed its value again yesterday when it reunited an Australian tourist and his wallet, after he left it in an airport limousine.

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 06:30PM

Begging becomes business in Pakistan

RAWALPINDI: The sight of children, the disabled and disadvantaged begging at all hours of the day and night in Pakistan is a grim, constant reminder of the millions who live in abject poverty.

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:58PM

Quiet new life for Fritzl victims after incest horrors

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:57PM

VIENNA: When Elisabeth Fritzl emerged in April 2008 to her first breath of fresh air and ray of sunlight in a quarter of a century, she had been raped countless times by her father Josef and had born him seven children.

TTM aims at niche tourism

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) says this it welcome reception at this year’s Thailand Travel Mart (TTM) from June 5 to 7 will honour foreign travel-related professionals who have supported Thailand’s tourism.

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:41PM

Khao Lak rooms boom slows

The number of hotel units in Khao Lak has soared in the past two years, reports Bill Barnett of consultancy C9 Hotelworks.

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:40PM

Phuket's View selling well

PHUKET: Sales are going well at The View, a 53-unit apartment development overlooking Kata, Kata Noi and Karon Beaches.

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:38PM

Dusit opens in Abu Dhabi

The Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi, designed primarily for the business and conference traveller, opened on May 1.

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:37PM

NEWS TODAY May 14

Local emergency services on 4-day training exercise. Brit expat overstays welcome... by 2 years! Youngest person to fly around world drops into Phuket. Football commentators going nuts.

Tuesday 14 May 2013, 05:31PM

Thai AirAsia aims for 60-jet fleet by 2017