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PHUKET: The person responsible for the Phuket boat which sank and leaked 10,000 litres of fuel – five times more fuel than originally thought – may face charges, the Phuket Marine Office has said.

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 03:18PM

High-level Phuket visit spotlights food safety

PHUKET: The Deputy Minister of Public Health, Dr Chonlanan Srikeaw, yesterday (March 25) paid a high-profile visit to the public market on Ranong Rd, Phuket Town.

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 01:08PM

New tourist police app to ‘help the public’ in Phuket

PHUKET: A new phone application will be helpful for both tourists and expats in Phuket, says a representative of the Phuket Tourist Police.

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 11:11AM

Lack of Rohingya policy strains Phuket Immigration

PHUKET: The lack of clear government policy on Rohingya refugees who land in Phuket and other parts of Thailand is causing strains on local official facilities, says a representative of the Phuket Immigration Police.

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 10:59AM

Thailand ends search after refugee camp blaze

MAE SURIN: Rescue workers on Sunday ended the search for victims of a blaze that tore through a Myanmar refugee camp in northern Thailand as destitute survivors scavenged for bamboo to build shelters.

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 09:53AM

Court acquits two Red Shirts of torching mall

BANGKOK: Two supporters of Thailand's "Red Shirt" protest movement were acquitted Monday of setting fire to a huge shopping mall during mass anti-government rallies that rocked Bangkok in 2010.

Tuesday 26 March 2013, 09:52AM

Patong Mayor to ‘talk to taxi club’ about Phuket bus

PHUKET: Governor Maitree Intusut today asked Patong Mayor Pian Keesin to talk to ‘his taxi club’ to encourage them to allow the proposed new bus service from Phuket International Airport to Kata.

Monday 25 March 2013, 06:24PM

Guns seized in Phetchaburi slain elephant raids

PHETCHABURI: Provincial Police Region 7 officers backed by special units of the Royal Thai Army have seized a large quantity of hunting weapons as the investigation continues into the killing of a female elephant with a calf in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi.

Monday 25 March 2013, 04:44PM

Royal Forest Department steps into refugee camp blaze row

BANGKOK: The Royal Forest Department (RFD) has dismissed claims that Friday's refugee camp inferno was caused by a forest fire, as none had been reported nearby when the blaze broke out at the camp.

Monday 25 March 2013, 04:41PM

Russian woman takes the Phuket cake comp

PHUKET: Russian tourist, 27-year-old Svetlana Makovskaya, won the Royal Phuket City Hotel’s cake eating competition on Sunday (March 24) by eating 12 pieces of cake.

Monday 25 March 2013, 04:15PM

Missing Russian diver found dead in Phuket

PHUKET: The body of a Russian tourist who went missing while diving on Friday (March 22) was found floating this morning off Kata beach at about 8am, apparently drowned.

Monday 25 March 2013, 04:01PM

Russians get Gov’s support for Phuket beach ramp

PHUKET: Two Russians in wheelchairs have met with Governor Maitree Intusut and Rawai Mayor Aroon Sorot to discuss a plan they have to make Nai Harn Beach more accessible to people who have limited mobility.

Monday 25 March 2013, 03:57PM

B30k stolen in Phuket restaurant robbery

PHUKET: Staff of The Nine restaurant in Royal Place, at the Tesco-Lotus lights on the bypass road, arrived yesterday morning (March 24) to find that the cash box and a phone belonging to the restaurant had been stolen.

Monday 25 March 2013, 03:04PM

Two walking British tourists killed by crash in Koh Samui

KOH SAMUI: Two British men were reportedly hit and killed by an out of control truck while walking along a road in Koh Samui on March 23.

Monday 25 March 2013, 01:15PM

The Big List: Hey Big Spender

WEIRD WORLD: Money, money, money ... must be funny ... in a rich man’s world. The Saudi princess who racked up a six-million euro hotel bill before trying to flee without paying sounds like a big spender, but her spending spree is almost frugal compared to those of other gazillionaires. Here, some of the more conspicous consumers in recent (and also ancient) history.

Monday 25 March 2013, 09:53AM

Paris property seized to pay princess’ bill

WEIRD WORLD: A French judge has ordered the seizure of three storage units belonging to a a Saudi princess so their contents can be sold to pay her six-million euro hotel bill.

Monday 25 March 2013, 09:50AM

Boy groom gives wedding ghost of chance

WEIRD WORLD: An eight-year-old boy has married a woman in her 60s – because he dreamed that the ghost of his grandfather told him to.

Monday 25 March 2013, 09:47AM

Fake fingers fool hospital clock-in

WEIRD WORLD: Doctors at a hospital in Brazil have been caught using fake silicon fingers to clock-in at work – covering for absent colleagues or for workers who don’t exist, according to television news reports.

Monday 25 March 2013, 09:45AM

MIA Soviet heals Afghans