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New faces at Angsana Laguna Phuket

PHUKET: Angsana Laguna Phuket has recently appointed Heather Cornish as the Area Director, Sales and Marketing, and Izhar Mohsin as Area Revenue Manager at Angsana and Banyan Tree Phuket.

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Fake press release gets Putin ally 'fired'

MOSCOW: Russia was embroiled in political mystery Thursday after it emerged that an unidentified hacker had managed to fool the country's main news agencies into believing that one of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies had been "fired" from his post.

China, Russia angry over US human trafficking criticism

BEIJING: China and Russia on Thursday blasted a US report that downgraded their countries for failing to make greater efforts to combat human trafficking, a move which could lead to sanctions.

1,000 feared dead in Indian monsoon as army mobilizes

DEHRADUN: Thousands of Indian soldiers battled on Thursday to reach villages and towns cut off by flash floods and landslides in the country's north as officials warned at least 1,000 people may have been killed.

Teen gang peddles drugs and guns on Facebook

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 23 March 2013, 02:36PM

ANG THONG: A 16-year-old teen was arrested in Ang Thong province for advertising meth pills and guns for sale on a Facebook page on March 21.

Boatload of Rohingya arrive in Chalong

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 23 March 2013, 01:02PM

PHUKET: Around a hundred Rohingya people arrived at Chalong bay today, believed to have travelled via India.

Dengue fever ‘not a large problem’ in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 22 March 2013, 04:50PM

PHUKET: Phuket people don’t need to worry about an outbreak of dengue fever on the island at this stage, but should still remain vigilant, says the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPPHO).

Bikram accused of sexual assault

Phuket News / World

Friday 22 March 2013, 03:46PM

Los Angeles: A former student of Bikram Choudhury has accused the founder of Hot Yoga of sexual harassment and alleged that he subsequently stopped her from teaching when she refused his sexual advances.

2,000 litre oil spill in Phuket waters

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 22 March 2013, 03:25PM

PHUKET: Around 2,000 litres of fuel has spilled into the harbour off Koh Sirae after a fishing boat sank last night (March 21), but officials say the spill is “under control”.

Thai comedian caught selling crystal meth

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 22 March 2013, 03:16PM

Two orcas caught in nets near Koh Chang

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 22 March 2013, 01:00PM

KOH CHANG: Two orcas stuck in fishnets were rescued near Koh Chang by Department of National Parks officials. They are now under the supervision of a veterinarian team from Chulalongkorn University.

Phuket cake-eating comp seeks gluttons for punishment

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 22 March 2013, 12:47PM

PHUKET: Cake lovers are being encouraged to enter the Royal Phuket City Hotel cake-eating competition on Sunday (March 24), with the person who eats the most staggering away with B10,000.

Top pathologist to examine Phuket Sea Gypsy bone

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 22 March 2013, 11:33AM

PHUKET: Famed forensic pathologist Khunying Porntip Rojanasunan – almost as famous for her brightly coloured hair as for her forthright honesty – is to send a team to Phuket to examine the bone dug up by Sea Gypsies in Rawai on Wednesday night (March 20).

Southeast Asia human rights 'stagnating': US officials

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 22 March 2013, 09:03AM

WASHINGTON: US officials voiced concern Thursday about human rights in fast-growing Southeast Asian nations, pointing to a lack of progress in many places and a worsening situation in some.

Death toll in Brazil landslides rises to 31

Phuket News / World

Friday 22 March 2013, 09:01AM

RIO DE JANEIRO: Three bodies were found in eastern Brazil Thursday, bringing to 31 the death toll from landslides caused by heavy rains that lashed a rugged area of Rio de Janeiro state, authorities said.

US Supreme Court takes up gay marriage debate

Phuket News / World

Friday 22 March 2013, 09:00AM

WASHINGTON: In a hotly anticipated debate that could have historic consequences for American family life, the US Supreme Court will next week take up the divisive issue of legalizing same-sex marriage.

Thai students set for mass tablet computer handout

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 22 March 2013, 08:50AM

BANGKOK: Thailand plans to distribute about 1.7 million tablet computers to students and teachers this year in the world's largest handout of the devices for education, officials said Thursday.

Boy killed in Pattani ice-cream shop bomb blast

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 22 March 2013, 08:49AM

PATTANI: A nine-year-old boy was killed and 14 people wounded by a bomb that was triggered in front of an ice-cream shop in downtown Pattani Thursday.

Bone ‘may be proof’ of Phuket Sea Gypsy land rights

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 21 March 2013, 07:00PM

PHUKET: A bone, which villagers believe might be part of the remains of an ancient ancestor of Phuket’s Sea Gypsy people, was found last night (March 20) in the Sea Gypsy village in Rawai.

Phuket beach chair wars ‘dying down’

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 21 March 2013, 06:16PM

PHUKET: Arguments between tourists wanting a beach chair, particularly on Kata and Karon Beaches, are disappearing now that it is close to the end of March and visitor numbers are declining towards the end of the tourist high season.

Phuket: B100k reward offered for return of laptop and hard drive

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 21 March 2013, 04:42PM

PHUKET: A Phuket photographer is offering a B100,000 reward for the return of his missing laptop and external hard drive containing more than 200,000 photos.

Unidentified body found floating off Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 21 March 2013, 04:40PM

PHUKET: The body of an unidentified man, believed to be Burmese, was found floating in the sea this morning (March 21) at Leam Tukkea on Koh Sirae.

Thailand still mute on alleged Rohingya killing

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 21 March 2013, 03:59PM

BANGKOK: The Thai military, government, and the National Human Rights Commission have yet to respond to calls by international organisations asking Thailand to investigate into the alleged killing of Rohingya asylum seekers by Thai navy personnel.

No-paperwork Russian arrested in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 21 March 2013, 03:01PM

PHUKET: A Russian woman working at a tour company in Patong was arrested by Immigration Police last night (March 20) after she was unable to produce either a work permit or her passport.

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