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Cebu Pacific to launch Manila-Phuket direct service

PHUKET: Cebu Pacific, a budget airline in the Philippines, will begin direct flights between Manila and Phuket on August 16, the first airline to link the Philippines with the island.

Box jellies spotted off Phuket beach [VIDEO]

PHUKET: Following the warning issued by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) that the Southwest Monsoon may bring jellyfish to Phuket's waters, including varieties of the deadly box jellyfish, their presence has already been confirmed

Phuket rain fails to dampen locals' merit making spirit

PHUKET: This morning's heavy rain did not affect the turnout for the “Tam boon klang lhad” (Merit Day) as hundreds of locals poured into downtown Phuket to donate food and items to the local monks and 'make merit'.

Massacre reports sparked by sound of bushfire, say Thai Army

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 7 April 2013, 02:46PM

KRA BURI: The army yesterday said that the account it gave the media about a deadly border clash on Friday between an unidentified group of Thai men and Myanmar soldiers was false.

7.1-magnitude quake rocks Papua

Phuket News / Asia

Saturday 6 April 2013, 01:07PM

JAYAPURA: A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running into the streets.

Thais accused of patrol massacre

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 6 April 2013, 12:43PM

RANONG: Myanmar authorities have asked Thailand to keep tabs on six Thais who are now receiving medical treatment at a hospital in Chumphon province for allegedly being involved in the killing of 13 Myanmar soldiers.

DSI collect ‘ancient bone’ from Phuket village

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 5 April 2013, 06:10PM

PHUKET: A team from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), led by Pol Lt Col Prawut Wongseenil, today (April 5) visited the Rawai Sea Gypsy village to collect the bone found there recently, which will be taken to Bangkok for forensic examination.

Burglar trashes Phuket tax office

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 5 April 2013, 05:50PM

PHUKET: It’s logical, really: if you want to steal a load of money, you go to the place that should have lots of it – the tax office.

Phuket: Kata/Karon tuk-tuk drivers: ‘We will block the road’

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 5 April 2013, 04:56PM

PHUKET: Kata and Karon tuk-tuk drivers have confirmed in a meeting they will “definitely” block the road to stop the new airport buses entering Patong, Karon and Kata, and have officially put on record their opposition to the proposed airport bus service.

India’s billionaire club slow to share wealth

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 5 April 2013, 03:56PM

MUMBAI: They may build skyscraper mansions, travel by private jet and throw sumptuous wedding parties, but it seems India’s super-rich are much slower at opening their wallets for charity.

Phuket: Sansiri launches new project next to BIS

Phuket News / Business

Friday 5 April 2013, 03:46PM

PHUKET: Bangkok giant Sansiri on Monday (March 25) launched yet another development in Phuket, Burasiri Koh-Kaew.

High praise for strong ethics

Phuket News / Business

Friday 5 April 2013, 03:35PM

Kanokkorn Pruksakit, Sales Manager of Vijitt Paisarn Co, received the Thai Chamber of Commerce Business Ethics Standard Test Award, presented by Dr Sumet Tantivejkul, Secretary General to Chaipattana Foundation, at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok on March 18.

Pantip Plaza ‘to clean up piracy’

Phuket News / Business

Friday 5 April 2013, 03:34PM

BANGKOK: Shops in Bangkok’s Pantip Plaza that sell illegal software and pirated music and movie VCDs and DVDs will see their leases expire in September, says the operator.

B2tn plan ‘sure to be corrupt’ but many still back it: poll

Phuket News / Business

Friday 5 April 2013, 03:33PM

BANGKOK: Three-quarters of people polled on the government’s B2.2-trillion plan for infrastructure development expect there to be corruption, but more than half still approved of the plan, the National Institution of Development Administration (NIDA) announced after completing a poll last week.

TAT to give push to bicycle tourism

Phuket News / Business

Friday 5 April 2013, 03:31PM

BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand will market bicycle tourism to try to build length of stay and tourism-related revenue at destinations beyond Bangkok.

Indonesian airline Lion orders 234 Airbuses

Phuket News / Business

Friday 5 April 2013, 03:27PM

Indonesia’s Lion Air has placed a firm order for a massive 234 Airbus A320 family aircraft, comprising 109 A320neo, 65 A321neo and 60 A320ceo. The 18.4-billion-Euro (B695 billion) deal was finalised at a special ceremony last week in Paris, France.

Phuket's Pimex ‘attracts 4,000’

Phuket News / Business

Friday 5 April 2013, 03:26PM

PHUKET: The four-day 10th Phuket International Boat Show (Pimex) finished on Sunday at Royal Phuket Marina.

Singapore comes top for Burmese tourists

Phuket News / Business

Friday 5 April 2013, 03:25PM

Travellers from Myanmar have selected Singapore as the ultimate destination of choice, a new survey shows.

PM says sheer tourist numbers may not be the answer

Phuket News / Business

Friday 5 April 2013, 03:24PM

BANGKOK: The prime minister has urged the Tourism Authority of Thailand to attract more “high-end” – that is to say, bigger-spending – tourists into the country.

Tourism boom means shortage of buses, guides

Phuket News / Business

Friday 5 April 2013, 03:23PM

BANGKOK: With Phuket’s roads clogged with tour buses, it may be hard to believe, but Thailand’s tourism associations fear the boom in tourism to Thailand will result in a shortage of tour buses and drivers.

'Bangkok Tsunami’ almost pulls passengers down into the canal

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 5 April 2013, 03:22PM

BANGKOK: A viral video clip named “Saen Saeb Tsunami” has raised concerns about the safety of Bangkok’s canal passengers.

Sixth H7N9 bird flu death as China culls poultry

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 5 April 2013, 03:06PM

SHANGHAI: A sixth person has died of H7N9 bird flu in China, state media said Friday, after authorities slaughtered poultry in a mass cull at a Shanghai market where the virus has been detected.

US says sorry over FBI list, Prayuth claims

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 5 April 2013, 11:40AM

BANGKOK: Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha has brushed aside a list by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that ranked Thailand as Asia's most likely target for terrorist attacks.

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