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NEWS TODAY - HM Queen Elizabeth's Birthday celebrations

The British monarch's 87th birthday was celebrated at the Royal Phuket Marina, hosted by the British Ambassador to Thailand, Mark Kent. The celebrations followed an intense day of meetings between international Ambassadors discussing 'all the usual issues'.

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US unveils $300 million in new aid for Syrian refugees

ENNISKILLEN: US President Barack Obama will tell G8 leaders Monday that Washington is offering a new $300 million aid package for refugees inside and outside Syria, a senior official said.

Two thirds of Chile faces desertification: president

SANTIAGO: Two thirds of Chile's territory is facing desertification in which the bone-dry Atacama Desert grows by over a meter (3.3 feet) a day, President Sebastian Pinera warned Monday.

Defiant Putin sets himself up as G8 outsider

ENNISKILLEN: Vladimir Putin's participation in the first G8 summit of his new term was supposed to seal his comeback to the global stage as Russia's paramount leader after winning a third presidential term last year.

Australian leadership speculation mounts

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 06:14PM

SYDNEY: Speculation intensified Wednesday that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard could be toppled by her party within days, with one report saying ex-leader Kevin Rudd was five votes from victory.

Anti-whalers return to Australia claiming win over Japan

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 06:12PM

SYDNEY: The Sea Shepherd anti-whaling fleet docked in Australia Wednesday claiming victory over Japan, as the activist group urged Canberra to grant fugitive founder Paul Watson free passage into the country.

Kidnap attempt on Chechen dissident in Austria: report

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 06:09PM

VIENNA: Five men with fake police IDs tried last week to kidnap a former Chechen minister in Austria who has fallen out with the Russian republic's strongman leader, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

Obama on first trip to Israel as US president

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 06:08PM

TEL AVIV: Barack Obama landed in Israel on Wednesday for the first time as US president, on a mission to ease past tensions with his hosts but facing scepticism about his plans to thwart Iran's nuclear threat.

Suspects deny harassing British tourist in India: lawyer

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 06:07PM

AGRA: Two men appeared in an Indian court Wednesday accused of harassing a British tourist who jumped off her hotel balcony fearing a sex attack, with their lawyer saying they denied the charges.

Phuket work permit crackdown starts April 14

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 05:45PM

PHUKET: Stringent checks on work permits, focusing on Russian, Nepali and Vietnamese people, in Kathu District will begin on April 14, Vice-Governor Somkiet Sangkhaosuthirak and Kathu District Officer Veera Keudsirimonkon announced yesterday (March 19) in a conference at Provincial Hall.

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 05:16PM

PHUKET: Archara Khanchanakub, co-owner of popular Cherng Talay restaurant The Slug and Lettuce, died in a car crash this morning.

Phuket police arrest 25 illegal immigrants in Chalong

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 01:10PM

PHUKET: Twenty-five illegal immigrants, originally from Sri Lanka, were rounded up this morning in Chalong.

Two dead, cop wounded in Phuket shootout

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 12:15PM

PHUKET: Two people were shot dead and two others, including a member of the Tourist Police, were wounded in a shootout early this morning (March 20) in a boarding house near the local market in Sam Kong, Phuket Town.

Thailand to spend $68 bn on transport projects

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 11:57AM

BANGKOK: Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to spend $68 billion on a high-speed railway and other transportation mega projects to drive the nation's economic development.

US top court sides with Thai student in copyright row

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 11:54AM

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court sided Tuesday with a former Thai student who made $90,000 reselling text books bought abroad and sparked a copyright row with a publisher.

British tourist jumps out of Indian hotel window to 'escape being raped'

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 11:44AM

AGRA: A female British tourist jumped from a second floor hotel window in Agra to escape a potential rape attack, Indian police said yesterday.

Krabi tourists warned, beware of monkeys

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 20 March 2013, 09:29AM

KRABI: Authorities have put up signs on popular beaches in Krabi province, warning tourists to be wary of ill-behaved, hungry monkeys, a Thai Rath report said on Tuesday.

Taxi drivers ‘guarantee’ protest if new Phuket bus service begins

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 March 2013, 07:54PM

PHUKET: Taxi drivers in Karon have said they “will not allow” the planned new airport bus service to take their jobs, saying they “guarantee” protests if the buses start running.

Phuket eatery ordered demolished, owner says ‘Huh?’

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 March 2013, 07:03PM

PHUKET: Arun Sorot, President of the Rawai OrBorTor has said the owner of the Marine Seafood restaurant, currently under reconstruction on the rocks at the southern end of Nai Harn Beach, has been ordered to demolish the concrete he has laid within 30 days.

Phuket cop hits ‘bribe’ woman with defamation complaint

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 March 2013, 06:54PM

PHUKET: An upright senior officer at the Phuket City police station has laid a complaint of criminal libel against a woman who, it is alleged, claimed he could be bribed to get a convicted felon out of Phuket Provincial Prison.

10 held in raid on Phuket ‘ice party’

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 March 2013, 05:39PM

PHUKET: Ten people – four men and six women – were arrested in the early hours of yesterday while partying in a house in Baan Lipon, and charged with possession of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice). One was also charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm.

Money’s not everything for Phuket's OB Wetzell

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 19 March 2013, 05:27PM

PHUKET: It’s really no good trying to talk about money with Otho Beale Wetzell, known to his many Phuket friends as OB. Money isn’t really a factor in his definition of success.

Phuket Opinion: Tangled web we weave

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 19 March 2013, 05:16PM

THAILAND: Not only is Leonardo DiCaprio an award-winning actor, he's also an admirable philanthropist. But life is rarely fair.

Phuket Opinion: Skatepark deserves our full support

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 19 March 2013, 05:09PM

PHUKET: Those with the determination and vision to launch fundraising for what will hopefully become Phuket’s first skatepark should be praised.

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