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CHIANG MAI: Australian national Karl Joseph Kraus, accused of raping four sisters aged between 7 and 15 in Ban Tharn Ing Doi, Doi Saket, arrived at Chiang Mai courthouse on Monday 30th April to face charges.

Wednesday 1 May 2013, 09:50AM

Australian falls to his death from 21st floor Pattaya condominium

PATTAYA: A 45 year old Australian reportedly fell from a 21st floor apartment in Jomtien early on Tuesday Morning. Police are unsure if he committed suicide or fell due to his alleged intoxicated state.

Wednesday 1 May 2013, 09:44AM

Five bands compete in Battle of the Young Bands Phuket final

PHUKET: After three heats and more than a month of voting, the final line-up for the Battle of the Young Bands on Saturday (May 4) has been confirmed.

Tuesday 30 April 2013, 06:01PM

Phuket nightlife raids net ‘dancer’ and 10 illegal foreign workers

PHUKET: Kathu Police last night (April 29) arrested 11 foreigners for working illegally in four nightspots along Bangla Rd, Patong.

Tuesday 30 April 2013, 05:53PM

Bangladesh defends disaster effort as anger grows

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Tuesday 30 April 2013, 05:43PM

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Tuesday defended its decision to snub foreign aid after the collapse of a factory complex as anger flared at the recovery operation and towards the building's owner when he appeared in court.

Gene clues point to Cambodia for resistant malaria

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Tuesday 30 April 2013, 05:33PM

PARIS: Gene analysis of malaria parasites has pinpointed western Cambodia as the hotspot of strains that are dangerously resistant to artesiminin, the frontline drug against the disease, scientists said on Sunday.

King Willem-Alexander takes Dutch throne

AMSTERDAM: Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander became Europe's youngest monarch on Tuesday after his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicated and his country hailed the avowedly 21st-century king with a massive, orange-hued party.

Tuesday 30 April 2013, 04:30PM

Phuket Prison remains ‘clean’ – officials

PHUKET: Two hundred man staged a dawn raid on Phuket Provincial Prison this morning (April 30).

Tuesday 30 April 2013, 03:44PM

NEWS TODAY April 30

Protest against illegal foreign workers, Police swoop on Bangla road strip clubs, A meeting about 'meetings' PLUS this week's Phuket event guide with Kirsty and Sash.

Tuesday 30 April 2013, 03:40PM

Phuket’s serial bike burner ‘enjoyed it’

PHUKET: Police last night (April 29) arrested a 37-year-old man for a series of motorbike arsons.

Tuesday 30 April 2013, 02:28PM

Kuwait deports expats for "grave" traffic offences

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 30 April 2013, 02:09PM

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has deported 213 foreigners over the past few days for committing "grave" traffic offences as part of a drive to reduce accidents, a senior interior ministry official said in comments published on Tuesday.

B69 million drug bust in Bangkok

BANGKOK: Bangkok police seized illegal drugs with an estimated value of 69 million baht on the street value and arrested three suspects on Monday night Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Khamronwit Thoopkrajang said.

Tuesday 30 April 2013, 01:55PM

Jackson lawyer blasts 'ruthless' AEG at death trial

LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson's mother on Monday accused the promoter of his doomed final tour of sacrificing the drug-addled star in a 'ruthless' pursuit of profit in the months before his 2009 death.

Tuesday 30 April 2013, 12:11PM

Young obesity doubles death risk before 55: study

PARIS: Men who are obese in their early 20s are twice as likely as peers of average weight to die before reaching the age of 55, a study said Tuesday.

Tuesday 30 April 2013, 12:09PM

Phuket Rotary fundraiser on Friday

PHUKET: Rotary International and Lost Legends will join up on Friday (May 3) at the Underwood Art Factory on the bypass road, to hold a fundraising event, with half of all funds raised going toward a small school in a Burmese work camp in Phuket.

Tuesday 30 April 2013, 12:01PM

Labour Day celebrated in Phuket tomorrow

PHUKET: Tomorrow (May 1) is celebrated in Thailand – as in many countries around the globe – as Labour Day. It is an official holiday for employees, so many businesses will be closed for the day.

Tuesday 30 April 2013, 10:46AM

Govt discusses setting up Tourist Court

BANGKOK: The Tourism Ministry is working on a plan to set up a specific Tourist Court aimed at offering better protection and swifter justice for foreign visitors to the country.

Tuesday 30 April 2013, 09:02AM

Phuket’s Chinese-speaking guides in mass protest

PHUKET: More than a hundred tour guides protested for about three hours at Phuket Provincial Hall late this morning (April 29), furious at the rapidly increasing numbers of illegal Chinese tour guides on the island.

Monday 29 April 2013, 07:58PM

Phuket ‘still needs convention centre’

PHUKET: The island is ready to become a major centre for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (Mice) but still needs a Convention Centre.

Monday 29 April 2013, 07:21PM

Five Iraq car bombs kill 16: officials