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PHUKET: Along with Governor Maitree Intusut, a group of around 50 officials from the Phuket Provincial Public Health Organisation (PPPHO) and Phuket Town Municipality distributed leaflets on Thalang Road today as part of a public awareness campaign about dengue fever.

Friday 26 April 2013, 05:36PM

Phuket Sea Gypsies advised to go to Admin Court

PHUKET: Sea Gypsies in Rawai – facing possible eviction from their village because a local businessman, Piyawat Saeng-niemkul, has ownership papers for the land – have been urged to take their case to the Administrative Court as a way to buy time.

Friday 26 April 2013, 05:33PM

Spotlight on Thailand's rubber industry

PHUKET: Later this month rubber growers in Thailand plan to march on Bangkok to highlight the plummenting prices of rubber despite government effort to shore them up.

Friday 26 April 2013, 04:08PM

DSI probes alleged police execution in Phuket

PHUKET: Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officers yesterday (April 25) visited Suan Luang Park on Chao Fa Rd in Phuket Town, the site of an alleged extrajudicial killing by police three and a half years ago.

Friday 26 April 2013, 04:07PM

Kittirat dreams of firing BoT governor

BANGKOK: Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong admitted on Friday (April 19) that he has thought about replacing Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul because of his failure to cut the key policy rate, as he had called for.

Friday 26 April 2013, 04:06PM

Phuket-based Yacht Solutions in deal with Ital Thai

PHUKET: Phuket-based Yacht Solutions has signed a deal with giant Ital Thai Marine to create “the very best superyacht facility in Thailand”.

Friday 26 April 2013, 04:01PM

NEWS TODAY April 26

'Black plate' airport taxis cut a deal, plans for Airport boat pier revealed, officials seek public help to root out illegal workers and Simon Ostheimer, Managing Editor of The Phuket News chats about this week's issue - out now.

Friday 26 April 2013, 03:23PM

Kidnapped Karen girl ‘Air’ being treated but funds running out - Chiang Mai expatriate visits her at children's home

CHIANG MAI: In early 2013 ‘Air,’ the young girl from the Karen hill tribe who was kidnapped by a Thai couple on 20 May 2008, managed to escape from her abusers.

Friday 26 April 2013, 02:31PM

Police post photos of drunk drivers on Facebook

BANGKOK: Metropolitan police have started to take drunk driving more seriously.

Friday 26 April 2013, 02:10PM

Iraq lurks at Bush's Texas-sized party

Phuket News / World

Friday 26 April 2013, 02:04PM

DALLAS: Something was unmentionable in polite company gathered to dedicate George W. Bush's presidential library here Thursday: the words "Iraq war."

Rare snake bite death in Australia

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 26 April 2013, 01:58PM

SYDNEY: A hockey player has died in Australia after being bitten by a snake that he picked up -- a rare fatality despite the country being home to the planet's 10 deadliest species.

Russia psychiatric hospital fire kills 38

Phuket News / World

Friday 26 April 2013, 11:52AM

MOSCOW: A fire broke out Friday in a psychiatric hospital near Moscow, killing 38 people, Russia's health ministry said.

Laguna Phuket’s marathon rocks with new theme song

PHUKET: This year’s Laguna Phuket International Marathon is rocking its thousands of runners and fans around the world with a specially-commissioned “Run Paradise” theme song.

Friday 26 April 2013, 11:43AM

Protected wild animals seized at Chon Buri snake farm

CHON BURI: Local authorities seized an undisclosed number of protected wild snakes today at a snake farm in Sattahip district after local residents reported to authorities that tourists from abroad came to consume the reptiles and their byproducts.

Friday 26 April 2013, 10:50AM

‘Help us target illegal foreign firms in Phuket’ – DSI

PHUKET: The Deputy Director of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has called on the people of Phuket to submit pictures and videos of illegal foreign businesses in action.

Friday 26 April 2013, 09:51AM

Phuket airport boat pier details revealed

PHUKET: The Phuket Marine Office today revealed details of its plans to build an L-shaped pier at Phuket International Airport to provide passenger transport by sea to Patong.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 07:29PM

Former ‘black’ taxis in deal with Phuket Airport

PHUKET: The 250-member Mook Andaman Taxi group today (April 25) came to an agreement with Airports of Thailand, owner of the Phuket International Airport, that will allow 25 members to pick up passengers at the airport.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 07:19PM

'Business as usual' following Korean speed-boat crash

PATTAYA: Despite promises from local government officials and government ministers from Bangkok to introduce immediate checks on boat operators and their crews and to provide better support and policing of vessels used to transport tourists, we have determined that absolutely nothing has changed since the accident last Sunday which saw 19 Korean tourists injured, six seriously.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 05:57PM

‘Farmer’ evicted from Phuket forestry land

PHUKET: Wichit Municipality and Royal Forestry (RFD) moved in this morning (April 25) to evict a ex-soldier from RFD land in the Muang Tong area of Wichit.

Thursday 25 April 2013, 05:24PM

JW Marriott wins 'Best Hotel in Phuket' award