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N.Z. burglar turns himself in after finding corpse

WELLINGTON: A terrified New Zealand burglar handed himself in after breaking into a darkened house and bumping into a hanging corpse, waking neighbours with his blood-curdling screams, police said Thursday.

Australia royal prank call station tries to halt probe

SYDNEY: A radio station at the centre of a prank call targeting Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine that led to the suicide of a nurse is trying to block further investigation of its actions, Australia's communications watchdog said Thursday.

Singapore man tied to Bangkok white lion bust

BANGKOK: A Singapore businessman has been implicated in the import of 14 white lions seized with a large number of other protected animals during a recent raid in Bangkok.

Bragger stabbed to death after Phuket karaoke row

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 05:57PM

PHUKET: A man was found stabbed to death in front of his house on Sri Sena Rd, Phuket Town, at around 1am on Saturday (March 2).

Phuket beach chair cut-back makes tourists grumpy

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 05:42PM

PHUKET: Competition among tourists for beach-chair-and-umbrella sets on Karon and Kata Beaches has become fierce since one third of the chairs were removed on Friday (March 1).

Phuket pit bull victim’s mum battles for compo

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 05:06PM

PHUKET: The victim of a terrifying attack by three American pit bull terrier dogs four weeks ago, 33-year-old Tiansak Aekpaiboon, has been transferred to Phuket International Hospital as his mother continues to battle for compensation to pay the rising hospital bills.

PM raises alert over Mynamar gas shortfall

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 04:54PM

BANGKOK: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday (February 23) called on Thai householders and businesses to use less electricity in early April, when gas supplies from Myanmar will be disrupted for routine maintenance.

Cambodia, Thai defence ministers meet at temple

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 04:40PM

BANGKOK: The meeting between Thai and Cambodian officials at Preah Vihear on Tuesday had no implications for the legal fight over the disputed area between Thailand and Cambodia, Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwanatat said after the talks.

Phuket talent on show at Laguna

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 03:07PM

PHUKET: British International School (BIS) student 15-year-old Siska Greene won the Youth Talent Competition on Sunday (March 3), held at Laguna as part of the Phuket Community Foundation’s Rubber Duck Race event.

93-year old Australian accused of child rape in Thailand

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12:31PM

CHIANG MAI: A 93-year-old Australian man accused of raping four young Thai sisters in one of the worst child sex abuse cases investigated in Thailand is likely never to face justice.

Phuket Opinion: Phuket Governor Maitree Intusut

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12:19PM

PHUKET: This month I want to discuss three issues: Phuket’s transport projects, the Phuket International Airport, and work permits and visas for foreigners on the island.

Sri Lanka bars foreigners from owning any land

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12:11PM

BANGKOK: Thailand, as readers will know, does not allow foreigners to own land. Sri Lanka, however, has long allowed foreign ownership.

Bangkok boom attracts new property players

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12:09PM

BANGKOK: The property boom has drawn new developers, who have shifted from other businesses, along with long-dormant property groups, to launch projects in and outside Bangkok.

TOT deal to usher in digital TV

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12:08PM

BANGKOK: Thailand’s state-owned telecommunications company, TOT, has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with three terrestrial TV stations to help usher in digital broadcasting and do away with analog.

AirAsia heading for India

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12:06PM

INDIA: With Kingfisher out of the way, AirAsia is planning to move its low-cost model into India, submitting an application to India’s investment regulators for a new airline venture, which it hopes to launch by the end of the year.

Thai govt to lower guide levels

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12:05PM

THAILAND: A government committee on tourism problems has approved in principle a proposal to lower the minimum education level required for Thais to become tour guides to Grade 9.

Phuket hotel accepts Chinese bank card

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12:03PM

PHUKET: With an increasing number of guests from China visiting Phuket every year, local businesses are making adjustments.

Beijing busiest Asian airport, Bangkok fifth

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12:02PM

BANGKOK: According to the recently released ACI Passenger and Freight Flash Reports, Asia Pacific airports finished the year with a strong 7.1 per cent increase in passenger numbers.

Phuket: Thailand Property Awards launched

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 11:58AM

BANGKOK: The eighth annual Thailand Property Awards were officially launched last week at a special event hosted by organisers Ensign Media Ltd.

Wombs for rent: Indian surrogate mothers tell their tales

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 11:41AM

NEW DELHI: As baby Lili celebrates her first birthday in Australia, far away in India her surrogate mother recalls the day the child was born – and on whom she never laid eyes.

Chavez breathing woes worsen: govt

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 11:37AM

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is suffering from a 'new and severe' infection that has worsened his breathing as he undergoes intensive chemotherapy, the government said late Monday.

Yingluck says she 'sometimes' thinks like her brother

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 5 March 2013, 11:13AM

STOCKHOLM: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Monday during a visit to Stockholm that she 'sometimes' thinks like her brother, the controversial and exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

200 protest against new Phuket Provincial Hall plan

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 4 March 2013, 09:42PM

PHUKET: A group of around 200 local people gathered late this morning at the Phuket Provincial Hall to protest about plans to build a new provincial hall.

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