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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).

Friday 15 March 2013, 09:19AM

Ivory trade 'Gang of Eight' escape sanctions

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.

Friday 15 March 2013, 09:03AM

Governments boost support for sharks, elephants

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.

Friday 15 March 2013, 08:57AM

Mission impossible for police station builders PCC

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.

Thursday 14 March 2013, 06:05PM

Phuket: Bag-snatch teen dies in hospital

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.

Thursday 14 March 2013, 05:56PM

Phuket sailor plans world record attempt

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.

Thursday 14 March 2013, 05:23PM

Expensive Phuket jet ski fun for Chinese tourists

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

Thursday 14 March 2013, 05:07PM

Ieng Sary, public face of Cambodia's genocide

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.

Thursday 14 March 2013, 12:27PM

Ex-Khmer Rouge minister facing war crimes trial dies

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.

Thursday 14 March 2013, 12:27PM

iPhone5 explodes while user takes call

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.

Thursday 14 March 2013, 11:54AM

Phuket actors re-enact famous Battle of Thalang

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.

Thursday 14 March 2013, 11:34AM

Phuket resident: Controlled fire looked 'out of control'

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).

Thursday 14 March 2013, 11:02AM

Thailand, Laos back new bridge

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

Thursday 14 March 2013, 10:09AM

Phuket: Thai navy again denies shooting Rohingya refugees

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

Thursday 14 March 2013, 09:56AM

Pope Francis hailed, urged to work for peace

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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.

Vietnam Defence Minister visits Phuket

PHUKET: Vietnam’s Minister of National Defense,Gen Phung Quang Thanh, arrived in Phuket on Monday (March 11) for a relaxed visit to the Royal Thai Navy Third Fleet.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:40PM

The mother rescuing Nepal's children from behind bars

KATHMANDU: Inside a crumbling brick-walled compound in the heart of Kathmandu, children chatter and play hopscotch in the dust while their mothers peel vegetables and wash clothes in the pale winter sunshine.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:20PM

Free rabies shots, neutering for Phuket’s pets

PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality is providing free rabies vaccinations for people’s pets until April 12, along with operations to neuter the animals, if required.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:16PM

Sumatran tiger kills Indonesian farmer: villagers