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NEWS TODAY May 24

Taxi blockade at airport. Another protest - outside Governor's mansion. Dredging at Bang Tao Klong nearly complete.

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Thai aunt denies pimping girl in South Korea

BANGKOK: The aunt accused of luring her teenage niece into prostitution in South Korea has turned herself in, police investigating the case said yesterday.

Bomb kills five rangers in Thailand's restive south

BANGKOK: Five paramilitary rangers were killed and one other wounded in an ambush when suspected rebels detonated a bomb buried in a road in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, local police said Friday.

The Big List: Ghost Towns

THE BIG LIST: “Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.” Shelley’s poem Ozymandias, a vision of lost ruins in the desert, mocks the ultimate fate of even greatest human cities, and the greatest vanities. Here are a few of the more unusual ghost towns you’ll find dotted around the world.

Yingluck: Find cause of Phuket/South blackout

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 04:12PM

BANGKOK: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has ordered an investigation into the causes of the massive power blackout in 14 southern provinces on Tuesday night, and the preparation of contingency plans to ensure it does not happen again.

Condo raid nets capital's 'largest-ever drugs haul'

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 04:11PM

BANGKOK: A raid yesterday at a condo in Bung Kum district netted Bangkok's largest-ever single seizure of drugs, police say.

Man dies after second-storey fall in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 03:23PM

PHUKET: A welder from Nan province in northern Thailand died around 11am this morning (May 22) when he fell from the second floor of a building near the Heroines’ Monument.

NEWS TODAY May 22

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 02:57PM

Massive power black-out in southern Thailand. Immigration police raid in Kathu Wat. Deal struck for life-gurads in June. Monsoon pushing fish prices up.

Update: Foreigner found drowned in Phuket identified

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 12:46PM

PHUKET: The foreigner found drowned and washed up on Patong Beach at around 7 on Tuesday morning (May 21) near Loma (Dolphin) Park has been identified.

'Biggest blackout ever' hits Phuket and 13 other provinces

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 11:01PM

PHUKET: The 'biggest power outage ever' in Thailand blacked out 14 southern provinces Tuesday evening, plunging almost the entire South, including Phuket, into blackness for lengthy periods.

Massive power cut hits Phuket and entire South

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 07:55PM

PHUKET: A massive blackout apparently originating from a fault at the hydropower station at the Rachaphrapa dam in Surat Thani blacked out Phuket tonight, along with all provinces to the south.

Nine foreigners held on work permit charges

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 06:45PM

PHUKET: Nine people, apparently Chinese and Burmese nationals, were arrested this afternoon (May 21) at Wat Kathu for working without work permits.

Top Phuket chefs showcased at ‘Six of the Best’

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 05:32PM

PHUKET: Experiencing six of Phuket’s top dining experiences over the course of a year would be special enough, but to experience them in one night is exceptional.

Elephants go on show at Phuket’s Coconut Island

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 05:31PM

PHUKET: On May 25 – the night of the full moon – another cosmic event takes place in Phuket.

Stopgap deal keeps lifeguards on Phuket beaches

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 04:55PM

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (OrBorJor) has organised a stopgap solution to the threat of Phuket having no beach lifeguards during the particularly stormy weather of June.

Weather sees Phuket fish prices soar

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 04:46PM

PHUKET: The current stormy monsoon weather has pushed up seafood prices as local fishing boats stay snug in port until conditions at sea improve.

NEWS TODAY May 21

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 01:17PM

Gunman flees Tesco Lotus and ends up at The Phuket News! More 'land encroachers' caught in Kathu. Direct Phuket to Manila flights announced. International Rugby 10s this weekend.

Foreigner found dead on Phuket beach

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 10:38AM

PHUKET: The body of a foreign man was found washed up on Patong Beach at around 7 this morning (May 21) near Loma (Dolphin) Park.

Phuket: Crash, breakdown on Patong hill jam up traffic

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 09:03AM

PHUKET: Traffic is slow on both sides of the Patong hill this morning (May 21) after a small accident took place on one side and a six-wheeled truck broke down on the other at around 8am.

At least 51 dead in deadly Oklahoma tornado

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 08:48AM

WASHINGTON: A powerful tornado with winds of up to 200 miles (320 kilometers) per hour pulverized an Oklahoma City suburb Monday, hitting at least two schools and wiping out blocks of homes. The death toll has risen to 51, US media said, citing the state medical examiner's office.

Phuket alcohol sales ban for Visakha Bucha Day

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 08:39AM

PHUKET: Friday (May 24) is Visakha Bucha Day, a public holiday. Because it is a holy day, shops, bars and restaurants are barred from selling alcohol for 24 hours from midnight on Thursday night.

Phuket taxi driver denies kidnapping, molestation

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 20 May 2013, 08:13PM

PHUKET: The black taxi driver arrested after allegedly abducting a Chinese tourist on Saturday night (May 18) and attempting to molest her, today appeared in court where he denied kidnapping and sexual assault charges.

Three arrested for Phuket bikes-for-ransom scheme

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 20 May 2013, 08:02PM

PHUKET: Three teenagers have been arrested for stealing motorbikes and then holding them for ransom.

Phuket mansion grounds to become public park

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 20 May 2013, 06:36PM

PHUKET: The grounds around a classic but decaying Sino-colonial mansion on Wichit Songkram Rd near Kathu are to be turned into a new exercise park run by the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation, but the well-known mansion will remain.

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