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Still no good news for Thai exporters

BANGKOK: Average working hours for factories are unlikely to rise in the second quarter, with export prospects still bearish despite the baht continuing to fall against the dollar.

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Global air traffic on rise

Global air-passenger traffic grew by 3.2 per cent in April, compared to a year ago, driven by travel in emerging markets, the global airline industry body said on Thursday (May 30).

Training, guides ‘badly needed'

PHUKET: The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) has identified two major challenges; the need for better trained staff and a workable strategy to divert tourists to new destinations.

BoT ‘detects signs of speculation in property sector’

BANGKOK: The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has detected signs of speculation in the real estate sector and says it will closely monitor the situation, though it stressed there is still no cause for concern.

India monsoon floods leave 120 dead

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 04:49PM

DEHRADUN: Military helicopters dropped emergency supplies Wednesday to thousands of tourists and pilgrims stranded by flash floods that tore through towns and temples in northern India, killing at least 120 people, officials said.

British Girl Guides scrap oath to God, keep the queen

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 04:47PM

LONDON: Britain's Girl Guides movement said on Wednesday it was scrapping its oath to God in an attempt to broaden its appeal, although members will still pledge allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II.

Tablets thrust Thai classrooms into digital era

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 04:46PM

In a rural classroom in the Thai highlands, hill tribe children energetically slide their fingertips over tablet computer screens practicing everything from English to mathematics and music.

Two Thai monks arrested in child sex scandal

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 04:46PM

BANGKOK: Thai police said Wednesday they had arrested two monks for procuring a 14-year-old boy to perform sexual acts with an abbot, in the latest scandal to shake the kingdom's Buddhist clergy.

Britain's Kate in last public event before giving birth

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 03:24PM

LONDON: Prince William's wife Catherine on Saturday carried out her last public engagement before giving birth to their first baby, at Queen Elizabeth II's official 87th birthday celebrations.

Greying Japan complains of the noise of children

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 03:18PM

TOKYO: As Japan's population declines, intolerance of children and the noise they make is increasing in a society getting less accustomed to hearing them, childcare experts say.

Thai man points pistol at Russian visitor in Phuket [VIDEO]

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 12:23PM

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.

NEWS TODAY - White mask protests, June 19

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 11:41AM

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.

Amari apartments go up on Phuket site to kill for

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 08:57AM

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

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 19 June 2013, 08:52AM

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.

Battle over beachside ‘encroachment’ in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 07:48PM

PHUKET: Vice-Governor Somkiat Sungkhaosutthirak today paid a visit to a piece of land next to Bangtao Beach that has recently become the centre of heated debate in the local community around Klong Bangtao.

Robber in raincoat raids Phuket convenience store

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 07:43PM

PHUKET: A robber wearing a motorbike helmet with the visor down and a red plastic raincoat walked into the Baan Lipon, Thalang, branch of the 24-hour Family Mart chain of convenience stores this morning and pulled a knife.

Chinese tourist drowns during trip off Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 05:52PM

PHUKET: Chinese tourist Li Ran, 30, drowned this afternoon (June 18) while on a trip to Racha Yai island.

Top Nazi war crimes suspect, 98, charged in Hungary

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 05:50PM

BUDAPEST: Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 98-year-old top Nazi war crimes suspect over his brutal role in organising the deportation of some 12,000 Jews to World War II death camps.

12 killed in Nepal landslides

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 05:49PM

KATHMANDU: At least 12 people have been killed in landslides triggered by three days of heavy monsoon rain in remote parts of Nepal, officials said Tuesday.

Dolphin dies after China tourist abuse: report

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 05:48PM

BEIJING: A dolphin has died in China after tourists hoisted it out of the water to pose with it for photographs, state media said Tuesday, provoking outrage online.

Phuket police get security cam monitoring system

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 05:41PM

PHUKET: Kathu Police Station’s security camera monitoring room is up and running with some 20 cameras in Patong feeding video to large screens monitored by police officers, improving the current CCTV coverage in the area.

NEWS TODAY - Treasures of the Hard Rock, June 18

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 05:25PM

Alice visits the Hard Rock cafe in Patong to take a sneak preview of some of the 'treasures' of music memorabilia that are on a worldwide tour.

Police hand helmets to Phuket families

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 05:23PM

PHUKET: Vichit police gave free motorbike helmets to members of officers’ families and relatives this morning (June 18), and also handed out 100 free helmets to students of Vichit Songkram Primary School.

Phuket’s ‘Bike Diver’ expat gets compensation

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 05:08PM

PHUKET: Belorussian expat Maxim Baranov has already received damage compensation after his dramatic encounter with a 2.5-metre-deep flood-filled excavation in a Patong Street in the early hours of Sunday (June 16).

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