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Phuket mansion grounds to become public park

PHUKET: The grounds around a classic but decaying Sino-colonial mansion on Wichit Songkram Rd near Kathu are to be turned into a new exercise park run by the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation, but the well-known mansion will remain.

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Phuket taxi driver denies kidnapping, molestation

PHUKET: The black taxi driver arrested after allegedly abducting a Chinese tourist on Sunday night (May 19) and attempting to molest her, today appeared in court where he denied kidnapping and sexual assault charges.

Three arrested for Phuket bikes-for-ransom scheme

PHUKET: Three teenagers have been arrested for stealing motorbikes and then holding them for ransom.

The Big List: Lost and Found

THE BIG LIST: Stories of missing soldiers and standed sailors are as old as literature itself – Homer’s hero Odysseus was cursed to wander for 10 years after the battle of Troy before returning home. Here are some strange but true tales of men who were lost and then found a long time later.

Hotel room theft results in Iranian arrest in South Pattaya

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 10 February 2013, 11:16AM

PATTAYA: An Iranian, who claims he is well connected to local 'foreign police' was arrested early on Saturday morning, accused of stealing cash and valuables from a central Pattaya hotel room.

Phuket Police investigate death of American, 24

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 9 February 2013, 04:55PM

PHUKET: A 24-year-old American tourist was found dead last night in his room at the Residence Resort and Spa Retreat, Cherng Talay.

Allow us to build homes for Phuket police says Phuket Police Maj Gen Choti

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 9 February 2013, 02:38PM

PHUKET: There are still no plans to provide accommodation for police in Kathu, Thungtong and Thalang despite the 2010 specifically set-aside budget of B68 million baht, Pol Maj Gen Choti Chavalviwat, Commander of Phuket Provincial Police told The Phuket News on February 8.

Phuket beach clubs launch joint effort to boost quality tourism

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 9 February 2013, 12:45PM

PHUKET: Phuket’s emerging beach club scene has been gaining worldwide attention and in recognition of its growing value as a quality Phuket attraction, beach club operators around the island have come together to form the Phuket Beach Club Society (PBCS).

Diesel smugglers arrested off Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 8 February 2013, 05:51PM

PHUKET: Four men were arrested today (February 8) after being caught on a boat carrying 50,000 litres of smuggled diesel off Racha Yai.

Environmental problems plague Phuket’s Racha Yai

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 8 February 2013, 05:00PM

PHUKET: There are plans to install a new garbage incinerator and island-wide waste water management system on Racha Yai, in the hope of finally curbing the island’s pollution and other environmental problems.

Accident or carelessness?

Phuket News / Features

Friday 8 February 2013, 02:25PM

PHUKET: Two Australian sisters recount their horror speedboat trip to Phi Phi to Nattha Thepbamrung.

Italian driver causes chaos while attempting to park [Video]

Phuket News / World

Friday 8 February 2013, 12:39PM

NAPLES: Think you're bad at three point turns? Driver holds up two cars, group of motorbikes and a church procession before almighty row breaks out in Naples.

Phuket Opinion: Building a strong community

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 12:34PM

PHUKET: In the first of a new series of monthly columns, Phuket Governor Maitree Intusut examines the issues that matter. Here, he looks at how we can all help build a strong sense of community.

Phuket man arrested for selling kratom to kids

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 8 February 2013, 12:09PM

PHUKET: One tonne of kratom leaves have been discovered growing in the back garden of a Thalang home belonging to a 50-year-old man – the biggest kratom drug haul in recent times.

Plan to inspect foreign businesses in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 8 February 2013, 10:12AM

PHUKET: Phuket and Bangkok officials will create a plan next week to check foreign-operated businesses on the island, the chief of the Phuket Provincial Employment Office (PPEO) said yesterday (February 7).

Anchor-swinging jet-ski owner denies Phuket attack

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 8 February 2013, 08:59AM

PHUKET: Jet-ski operator Buntoon Bulan has denied claims he swung an anchor at German tourist David Blaschczok after a dispute on Kata Beach last week.

Russian hit by Phuket truck wheel

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 7 February 2013, 05:15PM

PHUKET: A 25-year-old Russian tourist is in intensive care at Bangkok Hospital Phuket after he was hit by a large moving wheel which fell off a 10-wheel truck yesterday afternoon (January 6).

Phuket Chinese NY celebrations planned for Sunday

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 7 February 2013, 04:48PM

PHUKET: A Chinese New Year celebration will be organised by the OrBorJor Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation, and held at the Sanam Chai football field, on the corner of Narisorn and Surin Roads. This will take place on Sunday (February 10) in Phuket Town.

Phuket landslide miracle – ‘I thought I would die’

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 7 February 2013, 03:56PM

PHUKET: Seventy-three year old landslide survivor, Ngad Timthong, has described the moment he found himself trapped underneath tonnes of rubble, unable to move and hearing muffled calls from would-be rescuers on the ground above.

TAT to organise huge Chinese New Year festivals in Phuket, 12 provinces

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 7 February 2013, 02:41PM

PHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand has lined up several celebrations to mark the Chinese New Year holiday in 2013. Between Feb 6-14, Bangkok’s famed Yaowarat Road will host the Chinese New Year Festival in China Town, and the Regional Chinese New Year Festival 2013 will take place in 12 major provinces across Thailand.

The Big List: Strange endangered animals

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 7 February 2013, 01:49PM

THE BIG LIST: New Zealand’s kiwis (the birds, not people) are on the endangered animals list – and maybe New Zealand’s cats will join them there, if one campaigner has his way (see story at right.) Today’s best known endangered animal is probably the panda, but here are some of the stranger animals now facing extinction.

Scientist seeks mother for his ‘cave-man’ baby

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 7 February 2013, 01:45PM

WEIRD WORLD: A researcher at Havard Medical School in the United States says an “adventurous female” is needed to serve as the surrogate mother for the first Neanderthal baby to be born in at least 30,000 years.

Fur flies over call to exterminate Kiwi cats

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 7 February 2013, 01:42PM

WEIRD WORLD: A New Zealand campaigner has infuriated cat lovers with a call to eradicate their pets, to stop them killing endangered native birds.

Robot car lets you sleep at the wheel

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 7 February 2013, 01:40PM

WEIRD WORLD: The Chinese military is developing a robotic car that will let drivers fall asleep at the wheel.

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