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Phuket black taxi accused of molesting tourist

PHUKET: A“black taxi” driver was accused today of molesting a 19-year-old Chinese tourist during a five hour ordeal in which he repeatedly tried to have sex with her and she repeatedly defended herself.

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Phuket Police must stamp out abuse of tourists, says Chinese envoy

PHUKET: China’s Haad-Yai-based Vice Consul, Qin Jian, has urged police to crack down hard on sexual attacks on tourists, following yesterday’s alleged molestation of a 19-year-old Chinese tourist by a “black taxi” driver who picked her up from the airport.

Government yields to pressure over school closures

BANGKOK: Bowing to a public outcry and resistance from many civic groups, the Education Ministry has agreed to create a joint committee to look into the issue of small school closures.

DSI arrests B150 million bank robber

HUA HIN: The Department of Special Investigation arrested the head of a Swiss bank robber gang on May 16 in Hua Hin.

Mother's warning after British man's motorcycle death in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 15 February 2013, 08:40AM

PHUKET: A British mother has warned of the dangers of young people hiring motorcycles abroad after her 22-year-old son was killed in a crash in Phuket last year.

Phuket checkpoint catches druggies

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 14 February 2013, 04:51PM

PHUKET: Two people in possession of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice), were arrested at a police checkpoint on the Sai Muang Mai-Pa Khlok Rd near Dream Village and Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa yesterday afternoon (February 13).

Phuket speedboat victims face mounting medical costs

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 14 February 2013, 03:57PM

PHUKET: Two Australian sisters injured in a speedboat incident last month now face mounting doctor’s bills after what they say was incorrect treatment by Phuket International Hospital – with the tour company responsible yet to pay for expensive additional treatment.

'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius arrested for killing girlfriend

Phuket News / World

Thursday 14 February 2013, 03:29PM

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius was arrested early Thursday for allegedly shooting dead his girlfriend after mistaking her for an intruder, media reports said.

Phuket tailor shop targeted in vandal act

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 14 February 2013, 01:29PM

PHUKET: An act of vandalism on a tailor’s shop in Naithon last night (February 13) has led its Nepalese owner to express concerns over the future of the area.

Russian man dies of Phuket crash injuries

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 14 February 2013, 11:31AM

PHUKET: The 25-year-old Russian man hit by a truck wheel last week has died of his injuries.

Phuket: Dokset offers to pay compensation – reports

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 14 February 2013, 11:25AM

PHUKET: The brother of Rungnapa “June” Suktong, whose body was found decomposing in the home of Norwegian man Stein Havard Dokset, testified during the first day of Dokset’s murder trial on Tuesday (February 12), a Norwegian newspaper has reported.

British backpacker missing in Australian Outback

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 14 February 2013, 09:36AM

AUSTRALIA: A British backpacker was missing in Australia's remote Outback Thursday after failing to return from a hike, sparking a police search with fears he may have come to harm.

Five dead as plane makes emergency landing in Ukraine

Phuket News / World

Thursday 14 February 2013, 09:33AM

UKRAINE: Five people died when an Antonov AN-24 plane with dozens of football fans on board made an emergency landing in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk on Wednesday, officials said.

'Too much meanness' in US political life: Panetta

Phuket News

Thursday 14 February 2013, 09:30AM

US: Looking back at a long political career, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday lamented an increasingly bitter atmosphere in Washington, saying there was "too much meanness" on display.

Questions over alleged US cop killer's final stand

Phuket News / World

Thursday 14 February 2013, 09:28AM

US: US police denied Wednesday deliberately setting fire to a mountain cabin in which an alleged cop killer is thought to have died, saying they faced a warzone-like shootout after a six-day manhunt.

Myanmar warships to visit Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 13 February 2013, 10:15PM

PHUKET: Two warships of the Myanmar navy will make a historic visit to Phuket port next week to mark 65 years of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Myanmar, a navy source said.

THE BIG LIST: Famous Last Meals

Phuket News / Weird World

Wednesday 13 February 2013, 07:07PM

THE BIG LIST: Eating is our first and finest defence in the life-long game against the Grim Reaper, but everyone has to lose in the end. Here are a few of the last meals enjoyed by some of history’s rich, famous, unlucky, or gluttonous.

Sick whale vomits up beach gold rush

Phuket News / Weird World

Wednesday 13 February 2013, 07:03PM

WEIRD WORLD: Thousands of treasure seekers are now scouring the beaches of the UK for the smelliest old rubbish they can find, after a British man and his dog hit paydirt with a pile of whale vomit worth B2 million.

Iranians bitten by Space Monkey hoax

Phuket News / Weird World

Wednesday 13 February 2013, 07:01PM

WERID WORLD: Iran’s space agency has bungled its efforts to assure the world that it didn’t send a cute, cuddly monkey on a terrified one-way rocket trip into fiery oblivion.

Death Row dinners

Phuket News / Weird World

Wednesday 13 February 2013, 06:58PM

WEIRD WORLD: American artist Julie Green has spent 13 years painting the final meals of death row inmates – so far she’s painted more than 500 “last requests”.

One hurt by brakeless Phuket bus

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 13 February 2013, 06:34PM

PHUKET: An out-of-control but fortunately empty tour bus crashed into a woman on a motorbike this afternoon (February 13) before hitting a power pole on the way down from Patong Hill into Patong, causing traffic chaos.

Phuket KFC man gets a nasty surprise

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 13 February 2013, 06:18PM

PHUKET: A part time delivery man working for KFC received a nasty surprise when he turned up at room No 11 in the Purata Inn in Thung Tong yesterday (February 12) at around 9 pm, with a delivery of chicken wings.

DSI officials arrive to check ‘Russian’ firms in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 13 February 2013, 05:52PM

PHUKET: A team from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) in Bangkok arrived in Phuket today (February 13) to gather information about Russian-operated businesses suspected of operating illegally in Bang Tao.

Phuket resident ‘lucky to be alive’ after robbery

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 13 February 2013, 03:41PM

PHUKET: When long-time Phuket resident Mari Okawa was robbed on Sunday evening (February 10), the first thing she thought was how lucky she was to be alive.

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