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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'.

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Bangkok: Reconciliation bill comes under fire

BANGKOK: The reconciliation bill sponsored by Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung is facing growing opposition as it would exonerate those responsible for the crackdown on the 2010 red shirt protests.

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler spotted in Phuket Town

PHUKET: Phuket Town locals got a shock last night when they spotted Aerosmith's lead singer Steven Tyler partying at Timber Hut bar in Phuket Town.

Phuket Police must stamp out abuse of tourists, says Chinese envoy

PHUKET: China’s Haad-Yai-based Vice Consul, Qin Jian, has urged police to crack down hard on sexual attacks on tourists, following yesterday’s alleged molestation of a 19-year-old Chinese tourist by a “black taxi” driver who picked her up from the airport.

Bangkok mum gives birth on motorbike

Phuket News / Weird World

Friday 15 March 2013, 04:50PM

BANGKOK: A newborn baby fell from a motorbike in Bangkok this morning, reportedly after the rider gave birth without noticing – and without stopping to pick up the baby.

German caught with pants down in Chiang Rai

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 15 March 2013, 04:04PM

CHIANG RAI: Residents of the Banmai market area in Chiang Rai were surprised to see a naked German shaking his hips at the roadside yesterday (March 14).

PAD leaders indicted for 2008 airport blockade

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 15 March 2013, 03:12PM

BANGKOK: It has taken five years but 31 leading members of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) have finally been indicted in the Criminal Court on a range of charges, including terrorism, in connection with the PAD’s seizure of Don Muang and Suvarnabhumi airports in 2008.

Phuket: Witness describes Patong bus crash horror

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 15 March 2013, 12:39PM

PHUKET: Phuket taxi driver Anan Phemjit, 56, has described scenes following a bus crash on Patong Hill this morning (March 15), saying he looked in his rear view mirror to see ‘injured bike riders lying all over the road’.

Russian couple caught touting monkeys in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 15 March 2013, 10:54AM

PHUKET: A Russian couple were arrested on Koh Khai Nok yesterday afternoon (March 14), accused of possession of three baby macaques – a protected species.

Phuket: One dead in Patong Hill smash

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 15 March 2013, 09:19AM

PHUKET: One person is dead and nine injured, some seriously, after a bus with no brakes heading downhill into Patong sideswiped several cars and knocked motorbike riders flying just before 8am today (March 15).

Ivory trade 'Gang of Eight' escape sanctions

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 15 March 2013, 09:03AM

BANGKOK: Eight nations accused of failing to do enough to tackle the illegal trade in elephant ivory escaped sanctions at a major wildlife meeting on Thursday.

Governments boost support for sharks, elephants

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 15 March 2013, 08:57AM

BANGKOK: A major meeting on the plight of endangered species wrapped up Thursday with a victory for shark conservationists and increased pressure on countries to curb rampant illegal trade in ivory.

Mission impossible for police station builders PCC

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 14 March 2013, 06:05PM

BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Police Office (RTPO) has given PCC Development and Construction Co (PCC) of Chiang Mai another 30 days to complete the construction of 396 police stations nationwide.

Phuket: Bag-snatch teen dies in hospital

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 14 March 2013, 05:56PM

PHUKET: One of the teenagers, aged 16, who snatched a handbag from a Singaporean tourist and then was hit by an oncoming car, has died in Vachira Hospital Phuket.

Phuket sailor plans world record attempt

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 14 March 2013, 05:23PM

PHUKET: A Phuket man is on the hunt for support crew and a boat to help assist him set a new world record for the longest distance sailed in a Laser dinghy.

Expensive Phuket jet ski fun for Chinese tourists

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 14 March 2013, 05:07PM

PHUKET: Three Chinese tourists go home this weekend after learning how expensive it can be to hire a jet ski in Patong.

Ieng Sary, public face of Cambodia's genocide

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 14 March 2013, 12:27PM

PHNOM PENH: Ieng Sary, the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister who died Thursday at the age of 87, was a student radical who emerged as one of the few public faces of Cambodia's brutal 1970s regime.

Ex-Khmer Rouge minister facing war crimes trial dies

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 14 March 2013, 12:27PM

PHNOM PENH: Former Khmer Rouge minister Ieng Sary, who was on trial for genocide and war crimes, died Thursday, the UN-backed court said, denying Cambodians a verdict over his role in the brutal regime.

iPhone5 explodes while user takes call

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 14 March 2013, 11:54AM

BANGKOK: At 3pm yesterday, Bangkok resident Suwicha Auesomsaksakul was almost injured when his iPhone5 exploded after he had been holding it to his ear for only 30 seconds.

Phuket actors re-enact famous Battle of Thalang

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 14 March 2013, 11:34AM

PHUKET: A large crowd gathered in Thalang last night (March 13) to watch the impressive annual performance of the re-enactment of the Battle of Thalang, featuring Phuket Governor Maitree Intusut as King Rama I.

Phuket resident: Controlled fire looked 'out of control'

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 14 March 2013, 11:02AM

PHUKET: Phuket resident Richard Desmond was shocked to see a raging fire in the Ao Po hills when he looked out of his window at around 7pm last night (March 13).

Thailand, Laos back new bridge

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 14 March 2013, 10:09AM

VIENTIANE: Thailand and Laos agreed on Wednesday to build another bridge linking the countries across the Mekong River.

Phuket: Thai navy again denies shooting Rohingya refugees

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 14 March 2013, 09:56AM

BANGKOK: The Thai navy has rejected a leading human rights group's accusation that its sailors shot Rohingya asylum seekers.

Pope Francis hailed, urged to work for peace

Phuket News / World

Thursday 14 March 2013, 08:34AM

VATICAN: World leaders and Catholics hailed the election of Jorge Bergoglio from Argentina as the first Latin American pope on Wednesday, urging him to work for religious reconciliation and peace.

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