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Phuket’s Baba Wedding returns

PHUKET: The annual Baba (Peranakan) Wedding ceremony will be held this weekend in Phuket Town from June 22-24.

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Fake press release gets Putin ally 'fired'

MOSCOW: Russia was embroiled in political mystery Thursday after it emerged that an unidentified hacker had managed to fool the country's main news agencies into believing that one of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies had been "fired" from his post.

China, Russia angry over US human trafficking criticism

BEIJING: China and Russia on Thursday blasted a US report that downgraded their countries for failing to make greater efforts to combat human trafficking, a move which could lead to sanctions.

1,000 feared dead in Indian monsoon as army mobilizes

DEHRADUN: Thousands of Indian soldiers battled on Thursday to reach villages and towns cut off by flash floods and landslides in the country's north as officials warned at least 1,000 people may have been killed.

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).

Rice pledging scheme losses threaten Moody’s rating

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 05:02PM

Accumulated and potential losses from the rice buying scheme, if not modified, will make it harder for the government to reach its goal of a balanced budget by 2017, and are a negative factor in Thailand’s rating, Moody’s Investors Service warned on Monday (June 3).

Visa rates Thailand highly

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 05:01PM

Visa Inc, the California-based financial services corporation, has pointed to Thailand as an example of a low-risk country in the world of electronic payment transactions.

Thai AirAsia, Nok looking at hefty competition

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 04:59PM

Thai AirAsia and Nok Air are likely to face serious competition soon, with low-cost carriers (LCCs) from Vietnam and Indonesia announcing plans to establish Thai subsidiaries.

Thailand moves up competitiveness list to 27 out of 60

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 04:56PM

Thailand’s ranking has moved up three notches in the World Competitiveness Survey over its 2012 ranking, the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) says.

Thailand corruption ‘has soared’ in 2 years

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 04:56PM

The independent Coalition Against Corruption (CAC) says corruption in Thailand has risen sharply over the past two years to an “urgent” level.

Australian envoy rams home Phuket security issues

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 04:45PM

PHUKET: With 17 European Union ambassadors having met with Governor Maitree Intusut on Friday (June 14) to air once again their concerns about tourists’ safety, today it was the turn of Jonathan Kenna, Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Bangkok.

Phuket man dies as wind topples loudspeakers

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 June 2013, 04:17PM

PHUKET: A 62-year-old motorbike taxi driver died on Monday night (June 17) when large loudspeakers set up for a concert to accompany the Southern Region Prison Products Market were blown over by a violent gust and landed on top of him.

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