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The Royal Thai Navy will ask the cabinet to approve a budget of 13 billion baht for a new frigate to be built by a South Korean shipyard.

Thursday 16 May 2013, 07:25PM

Hacker suspect slams police incompetence

Accused hacker Narongrit Suksarn, aka Window 98se, says he has been betrayed by the police Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD), which has not told the press the truth about him being innocent even though they are using him to track down the real criminals who hacked the PM's Office website.

Thursday 16 May 2013, 07:24PM

Cyclone ‘has no effect’ on Phuket

PHUKET: As Cyclone Mahasen crossed the coast of Bangladesh and Myanmar this morning, local weathermen have said there is no direct effect on Phuket from the superstorm.

Thursday 16 May 2013, 04:43PM

NEWS TODAY May 16

'Cautious' approval for water taxi service. PIA operator being blamed for taxi chaos. Weather warning - small boats 'stay ashore'.

Thursday 16 May 2013, 02:03PM

Qatar Airways in codeshare with Bangkok Airways

BANGKOK: Qatar Airways yesterday (May 15) announced a new codeshare agreement with Bangkok Airways to destinations across Thailand, along with Yangon and Phnom Penh.

Thursday 16 May 2013, 12:36PM

May greetings from the Phuket Governor

Phuket News / Opinion

Thursday 16 May 2013, 10:58AM

PHUKET: To all residents and visitors to Phuket, I hope you are well and enjoying our wonderful island home. In this month’s Greetings from the Governor column, I wish to address four main points.

Cyclone triggers mass evacuations in Bangladesh, Myanmar

SITTWE: Hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh and Myanmar were ordered Wednesday to move to safety as a cyclone barrelled towards low-lying coastal areas.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 04:50PM

Okinawa women demand sex remark apology

TOKYO: Women on Japan's island chain of Okinawa on Wednesday demanded an apology from an outspoken Japanese politician who suggested US troops there make use of its thriving sex industry.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 04:49PM

Toddler dies after being left in Thai school bus

BANGKOK: A three-year-old boy has died after being left inside a private school bus for several hours in sweltering heat, Thai police said Wednesday, the second such death of a toddler in recent weeks.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 04:48PM

NEWS TODAY May 15

'Gang Kwai' members arrested. Two Thai teenagers arrested in Karon for attacking a Burmese youth. Metered taxi crackdown. Plans to expand the Australian Consulate on the island.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 04:19PM

No small schools to be closed in Phuket – officials

PHUKET: No schools will be shut down in Phuket, local officials say, despite a nationwide drive announced by the government to close almost 6,000 small schools across the country and move their students to bigger schools nearby.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 01:35PM

‘Encroacher’ arrested for construction in Phuket hills

PHUKET: A suspected encroacher on Forestry Reserve land was arrested yesterday (May 14) in the hills above Kamala, where he was in the process of constructing six buildings.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 01:17PM

Muted taxi reception for Phuket airport boat service

PHUKET: The final public hearing on the proposed airport passenger pier and boat service received a surprisingly muted reception yesterday (May 14) from Patong taxi and tuk-tuk drivers.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 11:58AM

Thailand 'No. 9 in terror risk'

Thailand is the world's ninth most-prone country to terrorist attacks, according to a ranking devised by a British-based firm specialising in risk management and terrorism insurance.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 11:19AM

Woman warns of foreigner sex con

CHIANG MAI: A Chiang Mai woman who claims she was lured into having sex with an American man under the pretence he would marry her has warned other Thai women to be cautious in relationships with foreigners.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 11:17AM

Women hail 'brave' Jolie's mastectomy revelation

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 11:03AM

LOS ANGELES: Health activists, doctors and movie fans hailed glamorous Hollywood megastar Angelina Jolie on Tuesday for her decision to reveal that she had had her breasts removed to reduce her cancer risk.

Dalai Lama warns of power in hands of few

CHICAGO: The Dalai Lama warned Tuesday against the accumulation of power in the hands of the few and told US politicians that maternal love at an early age was vital for policy-making.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 10:57AM

US lawmakers press Bangladesh on factory reform

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers are preparing to press Bangladesh to improve factory conditions, urging the government to commit to thorough reforms to prevent new disasters, according to a letter seen Tuesday.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 10:55AM

'Dozens dead' in Rohingya boat sinking

YANGON: Dozens of people were missing after boats sank off western Myanmar as they were carrying already destitute Rohingya refugees trying to flee an incoming cyclone, aid groups and the government said Tuesday.

Wednesday 15 May 2013, 10:54AM

Two arrested for Phuket assault, bike burning