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Phuket alcohol sales ban for Visakha Bucha Day

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.

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Foreigner found dead on Phuket beach

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: 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

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.

Australia launches national child sex abuse inquiry

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 3 April 2013, 11:23AM

MELBOURNE: Australia opened a national probe into child sex abuse on Wednesday, with premier Julia Gillard warning of "uncomfortable truths" as institutions including schools and churches come under scrutiny.

Japan woman put skeleton brother in trash: police

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 3 April 2013, 11:22AM

TOKYO: A Japanese woman who lived with her brother's mummified body for years tried to dispose of his corpse with household rubbish when she finally realised he was dead, police and reports said Wednesday.

Singapore gardens aim for UNESCO heritage status

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 3 April 2013, 11:19AM

SINGAPORE: Singapore, one of the world's most densely populated countries, is campaigning to get its 154-year-old Botanic Gardens declared a UNESCO world heritage site.

East Europeans ‘put B36bn into Phuket in 2012’

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 3 April 2013, 10:27AM

PHUKET: Eastern European tourists, dominated by Russians, poured B36 billion into Phuket’s economy in 2012, according to the results of research by local consultancy C9 Hotelworks.

Aussies seek baby-sexing in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 3 April 2013, 10:19AM

PHUKET: More and more visitors to Phuket are here for a controversial medical treatment: choosing if their next baby will be a boy or a girl.

Phuket: Family call for news of ‘missing’ German man

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 3 April 2013, 09:44AM

PHUKET: The family of German man Benjamin Jürgs are calling on members of the public to let them know if they encounter him.

'Brace for higher power bills'

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 2 April 2013, 05:52PM

BANGKOK: The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) expects the electricity tariff will hit five baht per kilowatt-hour (unit), on a par with Singapore, in two years due to the rising price of natural gas.

The Phuket News TV - 2 April 2013

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 2 April 2013, 05:44PM

PHUKET: Catch the latest news here - fresh daily.

Phuket police practice mob control

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 2 April 2013, 05:13PM

PHUKET: Around 250 police officers took part in riot control practice yesterday and today (April 1 and 2) on the parade ground behind the Phuket City Police Station, as part of a national drive to sharpen up crowd control abilities.

Phuket: ‘Chicky Net’ for sale

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 2 April 2013, 11:18AM

Phuket: BIS Lion King production is a roaring good time

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 2 April 2013, 10:28AM

PHUKET: Those who have any doubt about the impressive musical and acting talent on the island should watch the British International School’s production of The Lion King, showing this week.

BIS student crash victim ‘still serious’ in Phuket hospital

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 2 April 2013, 09:57AM

PHUKET: One of the two young Russians involved in a horrific road accident on Saturday is still unconscious and in serious condition in the Phuket International Hospital.

Navy commissions slipway

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 1 April 2013, 06:23PM

PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy Third Fleet has commissioned a new slipway at its Tab Lamu base in Phang Nga, which will allow it to haul small warships displacing up to 1,500 tons out of the water for inspection and repairs.

Second smash in 3 days at Phuket intersection

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 1 April 2013, 05:23PM

PHUKET: Another road accident took place this morning (April 1) at the same spot where two Russian teens were badly injured on Saturday (March 30) – the intersection between Bang Yai Rd and the bypass.

The Phuket News TV - 1 April 2013

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 1 April 2013, 04:23PM

PHUKET: Catch the latest news here - fresh daily.

Australians 'find trouble' in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 1 April 2013, 01:52PM

PHUKET: The best safety device on a visit to Phuket is common sense, Australia's honorary consul to Phuket suggests.

New B20 notes released, but not yet in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 1 April 2013, 11:49AM

PHUKET: Thailand’s new B20 banknotes were released into circulation today (April 1), and will gradually replace the old notes, which have been in circulation for more than a decade.

Bomb kills two paramilitaries in Thai south

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 1 April 2013, 10:58AM

BANGKOK: A roadside bomb and gun attack killed two Thai military rangers and wounded four others on Saturday, police said, two days after the country held its first formal peace talks with Muslim rebels.

Phuket Opinion: It's a funny old world

Phuket News / Opinion

Monday 1 April 2013, 10:00AM

PHUKET: As the saying goes, it’s a funny old world. That is, if your idea of humour is dark, twisted and at its core, wholly unjust.

Objection over electronic 'tagging' plan for prisoners

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 1 April 2013, 06:35AM

BANGKOK: The prospect of jailed convicts finishing their sentences outside bars has raised scepticism among experts and the public.

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