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Massive power cut hits Phuket and entire South

PHUKET: A massive blackout apparently originating from a fault at the hydropower station at the Rachaphrapa dam in Surat Thani blacked out Phuket tonight, along with all provinces to the south.

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'Biggest blackout ever' hits Phuket and 13 other provinces

PHUKET: The 'biggest power outage ever' in Thailand blacked out 14 southern provinces Tuesday evening, plunging almost the entire South, including Phuket, into blackness for lengthy periods.

Nine foreigners held on work permit charges

PHUKET: Nine people, apparently Chinese and Burmese nationals, were arrested this afternoon (May 21) at Wat Kathu for working without work permits.

Top Phuket chefs showcased at ‘Six of the Best’

PHUKET: Experiencing six of Phuket’s top dining experiences over the course of a year would be special enough, but to experience them in one night is exceptional.

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 News / Business

Monday 18 February 2013, 03:07PM

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.

Makro opens second store in Phuket

Phuket News / Business

Monday 18 February 2013, 02:46PM

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

Chinese New Year sees hotels filled

Phuket News / Business

Monday 18 February 2013, 02:44PM

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.

AIS Phuket opens new shop in Central

Phuket News / Business

Monday 18 February 2013, 02:43PM

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

Sansiri launches ‘The Base Height Phuket’ condo

Phuket News / Business

Monday 18 February 2013, 02:40PM

PHUKET: Sansiri on Friday (February 15) launched sales for its latest condominium project, The Base Height Phuket, on Hongsyok Uthit Rd in Sam Kong.

Japanese carmakers expand production in Thailand

Phuket News / Business

Monday 18 February 2013, 02:38PM

THAILAND: Honda and Mitsubishi have announced plans for big expansions of carmaking capacity in Thailand.

Get it together, minister tells tourism bodies

Phuket News / Business

Monday 18 February 2013, 02:36PM

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na Ranong has urged private tourism associations to work together to present an accurate, factual plan to the government for the development and support of tourism.

Bright outlook predicted for Thai hotel investment

Phuket News / Business

Monday 18 February 2013, 02:34PM

Last year was a strong year for hotel investment in Phuket and elsewhere in Thailand, the Hotels & Hospitality Group of Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) states in a report just released.

THA urges crackdown on hotel licensing

Phuket News / Business

Monday 18 February 2013, 02:32PM

The Thai Hotel Association (THA) says Thailand’s hotel business in 2012 gained valuable points in occupancy and room rate, but the overall industry performance was stymied by the continuing existence of illegal hotels.

King Momo: from bank teller to Carnival king

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 13 February 2013, 10:05AM

RIO DE JANEIRO: The undisputed heavy-weight champion of the Rio Carnival for the past five years, Milton Rodrigues da Silva wants to keep his crown until 2016, when the city hosts the Olympics.

Break-out time for India’s SlumGods

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 13 February 2013, 09:47AM

MUMBAI: The youngsters from India’s best-known slum spin, twist and flip their bodies to the hip hop beat – but don’t call them breakdancers. And definitely not slumdogs.

DSI picks up Phuket land encroachment torch

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 18 February 2013, 12:57PM

PHUKET: With the retirement of Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) Director General Damrong Pidech, it seemed as though the investigation into encroachment in Phuket’s Sirinart Marine National Park had been suspended indefinitely.

Phuket: Is working in human resources a dangerous job?

Phuket News / Features

Monday 18 February 2013, 09:01AM

PHUKET: Phuket murder illuminates violence done to hotel management staff, reports Tanyaluk Sakoot.

World tour cycling couple hit by pickup truck

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 18 February 2013, 08:40AM

CHACHOENGSAO: A British couple on a world cycling tour have been killed in an accident in Chachoengsao province, in central Thailand, according to reports from The Sun and The Telegraph.

Three dead in Thai south bombings: officials

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 17 February 2013, 09:18PM

PATTANI: A series of blasts shook a town in the restive Thai south leaving three dead and 17 wounded, officials said Sunday, days after a major attack on a military base in the unrest-hit region.

Phuket crash kills Swiss tourist

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 16 February 2013, 10:01PM

PHUKET: A Swiss tourist died after he lost control of his car and it plunged onto the beach early on Saturday morning (February 16).

Thai couple smooch to a new world record

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 16 February 2013, 01:49PM

BANGKOK: A kiss lasting nearly two-and-a-half days propelled one determined Thai couple to a new record for the world's longest smooch on Valentine's Day, organisers said Friday.

Phuket: Asteroid to make close encounter tonight

Phuket News / World

Friday 15 February 2013, 05:27PM

EARTH: Question: What has a diameter about the same as the Heroines Monument, weighs the same as 10,000 London buses, and flies at 23 times the speed of sound?

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