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Massive power cut hits Phuket and entire South

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.

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'Biggest blackout ever' hits Phuket and 13 other provinces

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.

Nine foreigners held on work permit charges

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: 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.

New China premier Li faces challenge to exert authority

Phuket News / Asia

Saturday 13 April 2013, 07:51PM

China’s new premier Li Keqiang has risen from relatively humble roots to take charge of running the government of the world’s second-largest economy, but could struggle to enforce his will.

Thatcher's daughter: 'This will be a tough and tearful week'

Phuket News / World

Saturday 13 April 2013, 07:46PM

LONDON: Margaret Thatcher's daughter Carol said on Saturday that she was expecting a "tough and tearful week" ahead of her mother's high-profile funeral on Wednesday.

Indian girl with swollen head needs 'miracle': parents

Phuket News / Asia

Saturday 13 April 2013, 07:45PM

JIRANIA KHOLA: A desperate Indian father whose young child suffers from a condition that caused her head to swell up to an enormous size said Saturday he is praying for a "miracle" to save her life.

Passenger plane misses Bali runway and lands in sea

Phuket News / Asia

Saturday 13 April 2013, 07:40PM

DENPASAR: An Indonesian plane carrying more than 100 passengers broke in two after missing the runway at Bali airport Saturday and landing in the sea, leaving dozens injured but no fatalities.

Lion Air plane crashes off Bali coast

Phuket News / Asia

Saturday 13 April 2013, 04:37PM

DENPASAR: A plane carrying more than 130 passengers overshot the runway at Bali airport and went into the sea on Saturday but everybody on board survived, a transport ministry official said.

First human H7N9 case in Beijing

Phuket News / Asia

Saturday 13 April 2013, 02:12PM

BEIJING: A seven-year-old girl is Beijing's first human case of H7N9 bird flu, local authorities said on Saturday as China's outbreak of the disease spread to the capital.

Songkran road toll rises to 101 across Thailand

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 13 April 2013, 02:07PM

BANGKOK: A total of 62 people were killed and 496 injured in 465 road accidents nationwide on Friday, the second of Songkran's 'seven dangerous days' (April 11-17), the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Saturday.

Phuket 7 days of danger opens with four accidents

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 April 2013, 06:28PM

PHUKET: Governor Maitree Intusut will unfortunately not get his wish for the three zeroes fulfilled this year – Zero road accident, zero injuries and zero deaths during the Seven Days of Danger, starting yesterday (April 11).

Dead man found floating in Phuket waters

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 April 2013, 06:23PM

PHUKET: A dead man was found floating off Koh Tapao this morning (April 12) near the deep sea port. Police believe that he probably died about 10 days ago.

British molester arrested in Phuket, deported

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 April 2013, 05:54PM

PHUKET: Briton Hugh Glass, 57, was arrested yesterday (April 11) by Phuket Immigration Police at the request of the UK’s Serious Crime Squad, which wants him for child molestation offences.

Phuket police urge Songkran celebrants to take it easy

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 April 2013, 05:39PM

PHUKET: Thung Thong police officers led by Pol Maj Pramuan Jaikratok visited The Phuket News this morning (April 12) to ask the company’s newspapers, radio station and TV station to spread the word to Songkran celebrants in Phuket: Take it easy and be careful during the festival.

News Today, April 12

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 April 2013, 05:30PM

Phuket Media Club seeks donations for refugees

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 April 2013, 05:12PM

PHUKET: The Phuket Media Club (PMC) is receiving donations of consumer goods for victims of the March 22 fire at the Karen and hilltribe refugee camp in Mae Hong Son in the north of Thailand.

The dark side of Songkran: The danger on Phuket's roads

Phuket News / Features

Friday 12 April 2013, 04:02PM

PHUKET: Songkran’s not all fun and games, as Nattha Thepbamrung discovers speaking to the forgotten victims of road crashes during the holidays

Coconuts Bangkok site revamped

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 12 April 2013, 02:53PM

BANGKOK: Bangkok news site, Coconuts Bangkok, has been revamped for mobile and tablet use and user-generated content function, and will expand to Singapore in April.

Phuket officials in tough checks on ferry safety

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 April 2013, 02:38PM

PHUKET: Marine Police and officials from the Provincial Marine Office today (April 12) began stringent checks on ferry safety which will continue throughout the Songkran period.

Young Phuket Rohingya refugees in legal limbo

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 April 2013, 12:57PM

PHUKET: Officials given the task of looking after Rohingya refugees in Phuket are at a loss as to how to handle them, thanks to the government in Bangkok dragging its feet on issuing a policy on handling the refugees.

Bird flu ‘not a concern’ for Phuket, health office says

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 12 April 2013, 12:02PM

PHUKET: The head of the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office has said the H7N9 ‘bird flu’ virus, which has now killed 10 people in China, is “not a big concern” for Phuket.

Draft-dodging Thai Ladyboys get last laugh in Pattaya

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 12 April 2013, 08:53AM

PATTAYA: Many ladyboys showed up at Banglamung City Hall to be declared exempt from military conscription.Thai men over age 21 are required to register for at least one military draft before age 30. Draftees are picked by a lottery, but Thai law exempts ladyboys.

Police ‘have suspect in mind’ for Phuket robbery-murder

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 11 April 2013, 06:06PM

PHUKET: Investigators tasked with tracking down the man who robbed the CP Goldmaster shop next to Tesco-Lotus on the bypass road three days ago, and shot a customer to death, already have a suspect in mind.

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