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NEWS TODAY - HM Queen Elizabeth's Birthday celebrations

The British monarch's 87th birthday was celebrated at the Royal Phuket Marina, hosted by the British Ambassador to Thailand, Mark Kent. The celebrations followed an intense day of meetings between international Ambassadors discussing 'all the usual issues'.

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US unveils $300 million in new aid for Syrian refugees

ENNISKILLEN: US President Barack Obama will tell G8 leaders Monday that Washington is offering a new $300 million aid package for refugees inside and outside Syria, a senior official said.

Two thirds of Chile faces desertification: president

SANTIAGO: Two thirds of Chile's territory is facing desertification in which the bone-dry Atacama Desert grows by over a meter (3.3 feet) a day, President Sebastian Pinera warned Monday.

Defiant Putin sets himself up as G8 outsider

ENNISKILLEN: Vladimir Putin's participation in the first G8 summit of his new term was supposed to seal his comeback to the global stage as Russia's paramount leader after winning a third presidential term last year.

With great power comes great responsibility

Phuket News / Opinion

Thursday 11 April 2013, 10:19AM

PHUKET: The motorbike crash on the weekend involving two Russian students from British International School raised an important point about driving on the island’s roads.

Mystery alligator fish caught by Thai fishermen [VIDEO]

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 11 April 2013, 09:10AM

PHITSANULOK: Fishermen on the Nan river in Phitsanulok's Prom Piram district were astounded when a large, odd-looking fish was caught near the shore on Wednesday.

Bangkok taxi driver returns B520,000, gets 'good person' T-shirt

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 11 April 2013, 09:04AM

BANGKOK: This Tuesday, a Bangkok cabbie returned B520,000 in cash to a couple who had left that amount in the back of his cab.

British man jumps off overpass in Pattaya

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 11 April 2013, 08:50AM

PATTAYA: A British national thought to originate from Scotland was seen to jump off the Bali Hai Overpass in South Pattaya early on Tuesday Morning.

American publisher found dead in his Pattaya apartment

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 10 April 2013, 05:44PM

PATTAYA: The body of a 57 Year old American was found in his South Pattaya rented apartment on Wednesday and police suspect he died in suspicious circumstances.

Phuket Gov hopes for ‘0-0-0’ road stats for Songkran

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 10 April 2013, 05:20PM

PHUKET: Governor Maitree Intusut said today (April 10) he is hoping for “Zero road accidents, zero injuries and zero deaths” during the “Seven days of danger”, starting tomorrow and running through the Songkran period.

Dramatic Chao Phraya rescue in Bangkok [VIDEO]

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 10 April 2013, 04:38PM

BANGKOK: An alert passenger captured a video of a dramatic rescue in the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, when a man saved a woman from drowning, and was then, in turn, saved by her.

Wet weather coming to Phuket for Songkran

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 10 April 2013, 04:31PM

PHUKET: As thunder grumbled and dark clouds gathered over Phuket this afternoon, driven westwards from the Gulf of Thailand, meteorologists predicted cooler weather and a 10 per cent chance of rain tomorrow (April 11).

Aircraft travel set to get bumpier – scientists

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 10 April 2013, 04:00PM

LONDON: Flights will become bumpier as global warming destabilises air currents at altitudes used by commercial airliners, climate scientists have warned.

Fireworks and acrobats as Outrigger opens in style in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 10 April 2013, 03:28PM

PHUKET: Four hundred people attended the sensational grand opening party of the 255-room Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort in Phuket on April 4.

News Today, April 10

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 10 April 2013, 02:45PM

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Phuket gas delivery teenager shot

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 10 April 2013, 12:56PM

PHUKET: A teenager delivering cooking gas in a three-wheel motorbike was shot on Kra Rd, Phuket Town, this morning.

Thai SkyTrain raises B63 billion in mega IPO

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 10 April 2013, 09:33AM

BANGKOK: The Thai operator of Bangkok's SkyTrain system said Friday that it had raised B63 billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings (IPOs) worldwide this year.

Thailand, Taiwan TV stations sorry for Thatcher photo gaffes

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 10 April 2013, 09:22AM

BANGKOK: A Thai station apologised Tuesday for showing a photo of actress Meryl Streep when reporting the death of Margaret Thatcher, while a Taiwanese cable news channel ran a photo of Queen Elizabeth II.

Thailand: Defamation charges chill labour rights inquiries

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 10 April 2013, 09:09AM

THAILAND: Criminal defamation charges against a prominent labour activist violate his right to free speech and will have a chilling effect on investigations of alleged rights abuses by companies in Thailand, Human Rights Watch said on April 9.

Reward for Phuket gold heist and killing doubled to B400k

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 9 April 2013, 11:08PM

PHUKET: The reward for information leading to the capture of the man who robbed a gold shop at the Tesco-Lotus supermarket on the bypass road and shot dead a customer last night has been doubled.

Coffee, tea or Richard Branson?

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 9 April 2013, 05:55PM

The day may have been rescheduled time after time, but on May 12, Sir Richard Branson will finally shave the hair off his legs and slip into a sexy red skirt for his debut as a flight attendant aboard an AirAsia X flight.

Police investigate Phuket motorbike ‘arson’

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 9 April 2013, 05:41PM

PHUKET: Police are investigating a spate of motorbike fires around the island, with all believed to be arson.

Phuket robbery victim’s actions praised

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 9 April 2013, 04:46PM

PHUKET: The actions of the customer shot dead in last night’s gold shop robbery have been recognised by an award presented to his fiancee at the Phuket Provincial Hall today (April 9).

News Today, April 9

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 9 April 2013, 04:27PM

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