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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

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.

Thursday 14 March 2013, 08:34AM

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

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Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:20PM

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.

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

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Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:15PM

SIDEMPUAN: A Sumatran tiger has killed a cocoa farmer in Indonesia, villagers claimed Wednesday, in the latest apparent attack by the rare wild cat as its habitat is rapidly cleared for plantations.

Last remaining member of Hitler assassination plot dies

BERLIN: Ewald Heinrich von Kleist, a former German army lieutenant who took part in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, has died at the age of 90, a think tank he co-founded said Wednesday.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:14PM

All eyes on Vatican chimney as world awaits new pope

VATICAN CITY: Cardinals on Wednesday spent a second day behind Vatican walls to elect a pope, with all eyes on a chimney that will signal when there is a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:13PM

Japan firm prints needle-eye sized book

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Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:12PM

TOKYO: A book with pages the size of the eye of a needle has been printed in Japan, the publishing company said Wednesday, with each tiny page showing a microscopic flower.

Europe transport disrupted as snow turns to ice

PARIS: Icy roads were disrupting transport as northwestern Europe remained in the grip of unseasonable weather on Wednesday but many services were resuming after a severe late-winter snowstorm.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:12PM

Gunmen dressed as cricketers kill five police in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Militants disguised as cricketers killed five paramilitary police in an ambush in the main city of Indian Kashmir Wednesday, officials said, in the deadliest attack for nearly five years.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:11PM

Babes, bikinis and beauty tips in Phuket

PHUKET: Prior to the ‘Some Like It Hot’ show at Xana Beach Club with Attica on Friday (March 15), The Phuket News speaks to Katarina Bonér from Katalina.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 05:25PM

Health Ministry considers plan to force tourists to buy insurance

BANGKOK: The Public Health Ministry is considering a measure to force foreign tourists to buy travel and health insurance before travelling to Thailand.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 01:06PM

Thai Government to investigate Rohingya deaths

BANGKOK: A leading human rights group on Wednesday accused Thai navy personnel of shooting at least two Rohingya asylum seekers and called on the government to investigate the incident.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 01:02PM

PTT, Bangchak cut 95 gasoline price

PHUKET: PTT Plc and Bangchak Petroleum announced yesterday (March12) that they are cutting the pump price of for petrol 95 by 1 baht a litre, effective after midnight yesterday.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 08:51AM

Miss Thailand World contestants in Phuket