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Elephant smugglers arrested in Phuket with three jumbos

PHUKET: Acting on a tip-off, Thalang police yesterday afternoon (June 17) seized three elephants brought to Phuket illegally and arrested nine people who transported them onto the island.

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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'.

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.

Sicma take top spot in Phuket young bands comp

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 March 2013, 01:48PM

PHUKET: The Battle of the Young Bands hit fever pitch on Saturday (March 16) at the Hard Rock Cafe, with four more bands competing for a coveted place in the finals on May 4.

Phuket people not happy, says national survey

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 March 2013, 11:38AM

PHUKET: Phuket may lure thousands of tourists a year to its sandy shores, but our residents are some of the unhappiest people in the kingdom, according to a survey by the National Statistical Office.

MOU signed on Phuket trash, pollution

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 18 March 2013, 06:45PM

PHUKET: Governor Maitree Intusut today (March 18) signed a memorandum of understanding with all tessabaan (town councils)and orbortor (sub-districts) on the island on controlling garbage, water pollution and air pollution.

Gold-snatch Phuket couple locked up

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 18 March 2013, 05:23PM

PHUKET: A boyfriend-girlfriend duo, already wanted on other charges, have been arrested by Thalang police after a drive-by snatching in which they robbed a woman of a gold necklace she was wearing.

Thai shrimp farming industry under fire

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 18 March 2013, 05:13PM

BANGKOK: Thailand’s multi-billion dollar shrimp industry has been fiercely criticised in an article published by one of the world’s most popular news websites.

Phuket News TV goes live today

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 18 March 2013, 03:09PM

PHUKET: Brought to you by Class Act Media, the parent company of this newspaper, Phuket News TV kicks off today (March 18) with a daily news service.

Tour bus door crushes Phuket driver

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 18 March 2013, 01:10PM

PHUKET: The driver of a tour bus died this morning (March 18) when he was caught in the vehicle’s automatic door.

Dutchman beaten for no apparent reason in Pathum Thani

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 18 March 2013, 12:04PM

PATHUM THANI: Late last night, a group of Thai teens attacked an intoxicated, 48-year-old Dutchman in front of an Internet café near Manhattan Hotel in Pathum Thani.

13-year-old raped by Facebook 'friend'

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 17 March 2013, 08:51AM

SAMUT PRAKAN: A teenager who befriended a 13-year-old girl through Facebook and later raped her was arrested in Samut Prakan early Saturday, police said.

Tyre problem forces emergency landing in Bangkok

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 17 March 2013, 08:49AM

BANGKOK: A Thai Airways International flight from India was forced to make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi airport early yesterday due to low tyre pressure, airline president Sorajak Kasemsuvan said.

Depardieu denies he quit 'sad France' for tax reasons

Phuket News / World

Sunday 17 March 2013, 08:36AM

BRUSSELS: Calling France a 'sad' place led by an uninspired government where people are 'fed up', actor Gerard Depardieu dealt his former country a healthy dose of criticism Saturday, but denied he left for tax reasons.

Sarah Palin needles Obama, Republicans in speech

Phuket News / World

Sunday 17 March 2013, 08:33AM

MARYLAND: Former US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took center stage to speak before conservative activists Saturday, needling President Barack Obama and even fellow Republicans.

Star power descends on SXSW finale

Phuket News / World

Sunday 17 March 2013, 08:30AM

AUSTIN: The 27th edition of South by Southwest (SXSW) inched closer to its finale Saturday with a flock of big-name pop stars descending on the Texas state capital's pulsating beer-and-barbecue fest.

Severed heads of Hong Kong couple found: reports

Phuket News / Asia

Saturday 16 March 2013, 04:01PM

HONG KONG The severed heads of a Hong Kong couple were found in a refrigerator at a bloodstained apartment in a gruesome murder for which their 29-year-old son has been arrested, according to reports.

Sri Lanka bars Briton with Buddha tattoo

Phuket News / Asia

Saturday 16 March 2013, 03:56PM

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka denied entry to a British tourist sporting a Buddha tattoo on his arm because he showed disrespect to Buddhism, a newspaper report said Saturday.

Bomb kills three policemen in Thai south

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 16 March 2013, 03:17PM

NARATHIWAT: A massive roadside bomb killed three policemen in Thailand's restive south on Friday, an army spokesman said, a fortnight ahead of peace talks between Thai authorities and a rebel group.

Phuket: UN urges Thai probe into alleged Rohingya shooting

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 16 March 2013, 03:14PM

PHANG NGA: The UN's refugee agency on Friday called for the Thai government to probe reports its sailors shot at Rohingya boat people fleeing sectarian strife in Myanmar.

Speeding Phuket driver causes road carnage

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 16 March 2013, 01:14AM

PHUKET: A car driver, apparently drunk and travelling at high speed, missed a bend on Chao Fa West Rd late last night (March 15), slammed into a motorbike and then rammed into a minibus, injuring six people, one of them so badly she was not expected to live.

Bangkok mum gives birth on motorbike

Phuket News / Weird World

Friday 15 March 2013, 04:50PM

BANGKOK: A newborn baby fell from a motorbike in Bangkok this morning, reportedly after the rider gave birth without noticing – and without stopping to pick up the baby.

German caught with pants down in Chiang Rai

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 15 March 2013, 04:04PM

CHIANG RAI: Residents of the Banmai market area in Chiang Rai were surprised to see a naked German shaking his hips at the roadside yesterday (March 14).

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