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PHUKET: A karaoke bar employee has alleged that she was raped on Monday night by a “black plate” taxi driver, who also beat her up, tied her up, stole her wallet and other belongings, and forced her to reveal her ATM pin number.

Wednesday 6 March 2013, 10:59AM

Thailand’s CP boss ‘is 58th richest in the world’

BANGKOK: Dhanin Chearavanont, the 73-year-old founder of agriculture and food conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group, was ranked 58th in Forbes magazine’s 27th list of the world’s billionaires, having almost doubled his wealth in the past year to an estimated US$14.3 billion (B492 billion).

Wednesday 6 March 2013, 09:47AM

Bangkok airport officials linked to rhino trade: police

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 6 March 2013, 08:05AM

BANGKOK: Thai authorities said Tuesday they would seek arrest warrants for three police officers allegedly involved in trafficking rhino horn through Bangkok's main airport.

US 'cannibal cop' starts trial defense

NEW YORK: The founder of an extreme fetish website used by New York's "cannibal cop" testified Tuesday that online chats about women being eaten were a typical fantasy and compared his forum to Facebook.

Wednesday 6 March 2013, 08:03AM

'Daily Show' host to helm Iran-themed movie

WASHINGTON: American forces could launch a deadly drone strike against a target on US soil if there was an "extraordinary circumstance," Attorney General Eric Holder said in a letter seen Tuesday.

Wednesday 6 March 2013, 08:02AM

Obama admin refuses to rule out drone strikes on US soil

WASHINGTON: American forces could launch a deadly drone strike against a target on US soil if there was an "extraordinary circumstance," Attorney General Eric Holder said in a letter seen Tuesday.

Wednesday 6 March 2013, 08:01AM

Riot police break up Zimbabwe PM meeting

HARARE: Riot police in Zimbabwe blocked an address late Tuesday by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, whose uneasy unity rule with President Robert Mugabe is set to end within months at the ballot box.

Wednesday 6 March 2013, 08:00AM

Venezuela's Chavez dies, armed forces deployed

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lost his battle with cancer Tuesday, his death silencing the leading voice of the Latin American left and plunging his oil-rich nation into an uncertain future.

Wednesday 6 March 2013, 07:58AM

Bragger stabbed to death after Phuket karaoke row

PHUKET: A man was found stabbed to death in front of his house on Sri Sena Rd, Phuket Town, at around 1am on Saturday (March 2).

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 05:57PM

Phuket beach chair cut-back makes tourists grumpy

PHUKET: Competition among tourists for beach-chair-and-umbrella sets on Karon and Kata Beaches has become fierce since one third of the chairs were removed on Friday (March 1).

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 05:42PM

Phuket pit bull victim’s mum battles for compo

PHUKET: The victim of a terrifying attack by three American pit bull terrier dogs four weeks ago, 33-year-old Tiansak Aekpaiboon, has been transferred to Phuket International Hospital as his mother continues to battle for compensation to pay the rising hospital bills.

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 05:06PM

PM raises alert over Mynamar gas shortfall

BANGKOK: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday (February 23) called on Thai householders and businesses to use less electricity in early April, when gas supplies from Myanmar will be disrupted for routine maintenance.

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 04:54PM

Cambodia, Thai defence ministers meet at temple

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 04:40PM

BANGKOK: The meeting between Thai and Cambodian officials at Preah Vihear on Tuesday had no implications for the legal fight over the disputed area between Thailand and Cambodia, Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwanatat said after the talks.

Phuket talent on show at Laguna

PHUKET: British International School (BIS) student 15-year-old Siska Greene won the Youth Talent Competition on Sunday (March 3), held at Laguna as part of the Phuket Community Foundation’s Rubber Duck Race event.

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 03:07PM

93-year old Australian accused of child rape in Thailand

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12:31PM

CHIANG MAI: A 93-year-old Australian man accused of raping four young Thai sisters in one of the worst child sex abuse cases investigated in Thailand is likely never to face justice.

Phuket Opinion: Phuket Governor Maitree Intusut

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12:19PM

PHUKET: This month I want to discuss three issues: Phuket’s transport projects, the Phuket International Airport, and work permits and visas for foreigners on the island.

Sri Lanka bars foreigners from owning any land

BANGKOK: Thailand, as readers will know, does not allow foreigners to own land. Sri Lanka, however, has long allowed foreign ownership.

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12:11PM

Bangkok boom attracts new property players

BANGKOK: The property boom has drawn new developers, who have shifted from other businesses, along with long-dormant property groups, to launch projects in and outside Bangkok.

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12:09PM

TOT deal to usher in digital TV

BANGKOK: Thailand’s state-owned telecommunications company, TOT, has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with three terrestrial TV stations to help usher in digital broadcasting and do away with analog.

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12:08PM

AirAsia heading for India