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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

PHUKET: Twenty contestants in the Miss Thailand World 2013 beauty contest were today (March 12) in Phuket, where they visited the factory of the company chosen to make the winner’s B1 million crown – Phuket Pearl Group Co.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 07:14PM

The Big List: Famous Killer Robots

WEIRD WORLD: The robot armies of the future face big expectations. Robots are already used for everything from building cars to exploring Mars, but science fiction writers have long noted their potential as merciliess mechanical soldiers. Here are a few of the better-known killer robots:

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 07:06PM

Burning man mystery stumps sheriff

WEIRD WORLD: Police in the United States called to a fire at a rural house think a man who died in the flames may have spontaneously combusted.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 07:03PM

Dead bodies stolen for ‘ghost brides’ in China

WEIRD WORLD:Four people have been jailed in China for digging up corpses to sell as brides for traditional “ghost marriages” – where dead single men are buried with a wife for the afterlife – according to Chinese news reports.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 07:02PM

‘Stop Killer Robots’

WEIRD WORLD: A new global campaign warns of the dangers of “autonomous weapons” – aka killer robot drones – which could soon present an international threat.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 07:00PM

Falling Phuket branch flattens five vehicles

PHUKET: Several people had a lucky escape when a huge branch fell from a 100-year-old banyan tree in Phuket Town around noon today, badly damaging three cars and two pick-up trucks parked in front of the Phuket Social Security Office (SSO) on Amphur Rd.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 06:25PM

Phuket burglar hits Russian’s room for B100k

PHUKET: A Russian tourist had belongings totalling B100,000 stolen from his hotel room yesterday morning (March 11) while he was at the beach.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 05:51PM

Teenagers hurt in Phuket bag-snatch gone wrong

PHUKET: Two teenage boys who snatched a bag from a Singaporean tourist yesterday (March 11) were seriously hurt when the motorbike they were driving crashed into an oncoming car moments later.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 05:14PM

Bangkok-Pattaya high speed train by 2018

BANGKOK: The government is aiming to complete the country's first high-speed train between Bangkok and Pattaya by 2018.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 03:56PM

Hat Yai Police: Sorry grandpa, wrong man

SONGKHLA: Police admit they made a blunder in obtaining an arrest warrant on burglary charges for a 79-year-old man who has trouble walking.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 03:49PM

Six expats arrested in Phuket on work permit offences

PHUKET: Six East Europeans were arrested yesterday (March 11) around midday by Immigration Police in Rawai, on work permit offences.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 11:45AM

Six Cambodian children arrested in Phuket raid

PHUKET: Six Cambodian children and six adults in Patong were arrested on Friday afternoon (March 8) by a Phuket Immigration team led by Superintendent Pol Col Sanchai Chotkayaikit.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 11:39AM

Phuket: Honey, I shrunk the superyacht...

PHUKET: Phuket’s Yacht Solutions has just finished shrink-wrapping an entire luxury yacht, the 42 metre catamaran SY Douce France. This is the first time a superyacht has been entirely shrink-wrapped in Thailand.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 09:54AM

Phuket: Erawan plans property fund

PHUKET: Listed Erawan Group PLC has filed documents with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) for the setting-up of a property fund, writes Bill Barnett in his blog, thephuketinsider.com.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 09:51AM

Asia-Pacific ‘to lead aircraft demand to 2033’

SINGAPORE: Asia-Pacific airlines will lead global demand for larger and more eco-efficient aircraft types over the next 20 years, according to the latest market forecast for the region by Airbus.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 09:38AM

AirAsia also announces profit jump