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Phuket teacher runs marathon for cancer-stricken colleague

PHUKET: As HeadStart teacher Richard Allenby lay on his hospital bed before surgery at Bangkok Hospital Phuket, he was convinced he was going to die. He told his adult son to look after his pregnant wife and their unborn child.

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'Blackout could have been avoided'. Thai industries affected by black out. Former VG house suspect overlooking Patong.

Who's responsible for Phuket's blackout?

BANGKOK: The energy minister has reasons to be upset about the southern power outage, as no one at the electricity supplying agencies made the decision to save the region.

Stockholm 'police brutality' riots go into third day

STOCKHOLM: Riots in a poor, mainly immigrant suburb of Sweden's capital have continued into a third night.

Liquor ban proposal on hold in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 28 January 2013, 01:59PM

PHUKET: Dr Saman “liquor buster” Futrakul’s campaign to get alcohol off Thailand’s streets has been delayed while details are sorted and because the cabinet committee is so busy, he said.

Three dead, dramatic rescues in Australia floods

Phuket News / Asia

Monday 28 January 2013, 12:53PM

AUSTRALIA: Three people were dead and dozens plucked from roofs and marooned cars in dramatic air rescues in northeastern Australia Monday as severe floods swept through two states, inundating thousands of homes.

Naked Italian takes BMW for Phuket joyride

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 28 January 2013, 12:47PM

PHUKET: An Italian man found naked inside a BMW that he stole has mental health problems and had tried to commit suicide in the past, police said.

Deadly nightclub inferno leaves Brazil in mourning

Phuket News / World

Monday 28 January 2013, 12:19PM

BRAZIL: A massive blaze at a nightclub in Brazil killed more than 230 people and left relatives desperately searching for loved ones as horrific accounts emerged of a tragic rush to escape the inferno.

Two Hilton employees questioned over Phuket murder

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 28 January 2013, 11:56AM

PHUKET: Two employees from the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa have been brought in for police questioning in relation to the murder of HR Director Jintana Mahattanapak last week.

Phuket pair arrested for murder, dumping body

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 28 January 2013, 11:34AM

PHUKET: Phuket police arrested two men on Saturday (January 26) for their involvement in the murder of Phuket man Piti Suntoonsawat.

Phuket man arrested for New Year’s Eve murder

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 28 January 2013, 11:18AM

PHUKET: Phuket man Wanna Yenraksa was arrested on murder charges on Saturday (January 26), after he shot dead 38-year-old Supakit Kiesunien during a dispute on New Year’s Eve.

Thailand tourism arrivals pass 22 million in 2012

Phuket News / Business

Monday 28 January 2013, 10:01AM

BANGKOK: Thailand has achieved record-breaking visitor arrivals, crossing the 22 million mark for the first time in 2012.

Australian Embassy Thailand launches Facebook page

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 27 January 2013, 11:26AM

BANGKOK: The Australian Embassy in Bangkok has created a Facebook page to provide information about Australian culture, lifestyle, tourism, interesting facts, forthcoming events, videos and pictures.

Army denies gun attack on ASTV cars

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 27 January 2013, 11:17AM

BANGKOK: Police are hunting for a gunman who shot four cars belonging to ASTV Manager newspaper early yesterday (January 26).

Bangkok cops caught on camera extorting mall vendor

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 26 January 2013, 12:10PM

BANGKOK: Police were caught on video apparently extorting a woman cashier, demanding she post 50,000 baht bail for allegedly conspiring to sell counterfeit goods - a charge she says she vigorously denied.

Phuket shooting target no angel

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 25 January 2013, 05:59PM

PHUKET: The intended Danish victim of the Soi Sansabai shooting on Tuesday, in which two innocent German tourists were wounded, was apparently no angel.

New Zealand sailor drowns in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 25 January 2013, 02:28PM

PHUKET: New Zealand sailor Richard Spraggs, 59, drowned in Chalong Bay early this morning (January 25) after falling off his yacht, La Zingara, during a storm.

Teenager seriously injured in Phuket mob attack

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 25 January 2013, 01:03PM

PHUKET: Around 200 fired-up Kamala locals gathered at the Kamala Police Station in anger last night after an 18-year-old boy became the victim of a lynch-mob style attack.

Phuket Opinion: On the buses

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 12:26PM

PHUKET: It’s a brave outfit that dares to run a bus service through Patong.

More details emerge of Phuket condo hell

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 25 January 2013, 11:50AM

PHUKET: The bullying developer and manager of Pornsawan Condominium on Chao Fa East Rd, Wichit, arrested after a years-long reign of terror over people living in the condo, is due to appear in court today (January 25) for a remand hearing. The occupants of the condo are praying he will not get bail.

Police still hunting clues in Phuket assassination

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 25 January 2013, 10:24AM

PHUKET: Police have interviewed the drivers of all the cars identified from CCTV footage of murdered Hilton HR Director Jintana Mahattanapak waiting at the traffic lights just before she was assassinated.

No bail for Phuket shoot-em-up Aussies

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 25 January 2013, 09:46AM

PHUKET: The two Australians charged with mistakenly shooting two German tourists were yesterday (January 24) refused bail by the Phuket Court and were ordered locked up in Phuket Provincial Prison.

Asian man found beaten to death in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 24 January 2013, 06:51PM

PHUKET: Police are looking for four or five people believed to be involved in the beating to death of an Asian man, who was found tied to a tree at 3am today (January 24).

Relief at hand for neighbours of stinking Phuket klong

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 24 January 2013, 06:41PM

PHUKET: A team from the Damrongtham Centre, led by Vice-Governor Somkiet Sangkhaosuthirak, visited the luxury Surin Springs villas and apartments development in Cherng Talay to examine a complaint about a stinking klong that keeps overflowing.

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