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PHUKET: After years of renovation, the Sang Tham Shrine on Phang Nga Rd, Phuket Town – also known as the Teng Gong Tong – has been opened for public worship.

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 07:19PM

Phuket OTOP fair coming

PHUKET: The island will host an One Tambon One Product (OTOP) market from this Friday (February 22) to March 2 at Saphan Hin, south-east of Phuket Town, from 10am to 11pm each day.

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 06:03PM

Card-playing con artists caught in Phuket

PHUKET: Phuket police last night (February 18) arrested two members of a gang of con artists who are believed to have cheated people in Phuket and other parts of Thailand out of as much as B20 million.

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 04:22PM

One dead, 14 missing as ship sinks in Philippines

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Tuesday 19 February 2013, 12:31PM

PHILIPPINES: One person died and 14 others are missing after a Myanmar-flagged cargo ship sank in waters off the northern Philippines, a coast guard spokesman said Sunday.

Australia teens fuel 'Harlem Shake' dance craze

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 12:28PM

AUSTRALIA: A group of Australian teenagers have sparked a Gangnam Style-like viral dance craze called the "Harlem Shake", with their pelvis-thrusting moves inspiring tens of thousands of Internet copycat clips.

Adopted Russian boy murdered by US mother: Moscow

RUSSIA: A woman in the US state of Texas has killed her adopted Russian son, the Kremlin's envoy for children said Monday, outlining the latest alleged abuse of an adopted Russian child by American parents.

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 12:18PM

JFK bomber jacket sold at auction for $665,500

US: A leather bomber jacket that belonged to slain US president John F. Kennedy has been sold at auction for $665,500, far exceeding the initial estimate, a Massachusetts auction house said Monday

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 12:18PM

Man on trial for beheading British grandmother

SPAIN: A Bulgarian man went on trial Monday accused of decapitating a British grandmother in a store on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife and then running out with her severed head.

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 12:17PM

Pistorius to fight for bail as slain girlfriend cremated

SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius's slain girlfriend is to be cremated Tuesday as the South African "Bladerunner" athlete appears in court for a bail hearing expected to reveal more about what happened the night she was shot dead.

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 12:15PM

Phuket: Thai Smile gives up on LCC battle

PHUKET: Thai Smile – launched just seven months ago by Thai Airways International (THAI) in an attempt to claw back business from low cost carriers (LCCs) such as Air Asia – has given up and will now instead attempt to emulate the the successful models of Singapore’s Silk Air and Hong Kong’s Dragonair.

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 10:27AM

'Best ever' Phuket Old Town Fest needs traffic answers

PHUKET: Plans will be made to alleviate the annual traffic headache for residents and visitors attending the Phuket Old Town Festival, after some people living in the old centre complained that traffic was too congested.

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 09:47AM

Missing Brit found alive in Thailand

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 08:49AM

THAILAND: The family of missing British tourist Tom Armstrong, 22, has announced that their son is alive and well, after being reported missing while in Koh Tao earlier this year.

Aldhouse pleads not guilty to Phuket murder

PHUKET: Briton Lee Aldhouse, accused of murdering a former US Marine in Phuket in August 2010, pleaded not guilty today before Judge Piyawut Kleuajan in the Phuket Provincial Court.

Monday 18 February 2013, 05:26PM

TAT apologises to Brit cyclists' families

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 18 February 2013, 04:19PM

BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) chief has apologised to the families of the British couple who were killed by a car in Chachoengsao province while on a cycling trip around the world.

Asia, Africa and North America join hands to crack down on wildlife crime syndicates

Phuket News / Asia

Monday 18 February 2013, 03:59PM

BANGKOK: Police, Customs and wildlife officers from Asia, Africa and the United States announced today that a cross border enforcement operation code-named “COBRA” was successfully carried out.

Phuket's Phanason moves up

PHUKET: Local Phuket development firm Phanason has shifted into a higher property bracket with its latest offering on the east coast, reports Bill Barnett in his blog, thephuketinsider.com.

Monday 18 February 2013, 03:07PM

Makro opens second store in Phuket

PHUKET: Makro opened its second store in Phuket, on Nanai Rd, Patong, on February 7.

Monday 18 February 2013, 02:46PM

Chinese New Year sees hotels filled

THAILAND: Hotel occupancy across the country during this year’s Chinese New Year celebrations has been impressive and led business operators to predict a healthy growth rate.

Monday 18 February 2013, 02:44PM

AIS Phuket opens new shop in Central

PHUKET: Mobile phone giant AIS opened its new shop at Central Festival on January 29.

Monday 18 February 2013, 02:43PM

Sansiri launches ‘The Base Height Phuket’ condo