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Foreigner found dead on Phuket beach

PHUKET: The body of a foreign man was found washed up on Patong Beach at around 7 this morning (May 21) near Loma (Dolphin) Park.

Phuket: Crash, breakdown on Patong hill jam up traffic

PHUKET: Traffic is slow on both sides of the Patong hill this morning (May 21) after a small accident took place on one side and a six-wheeled truck broke down on the other at around 8am.

At least 51 dead in deadly Oklahoma tornado

WASHINGTON: A powerful tornado with winds of up to 200 miles (320 kilometers) per hour pulverized an Oklahoma City suburb Monday, hitting at least two schools and wiping out blocks of homes. The death toll has risen to 51, US media said, citing the state medical examiner's office.

Snake on a plane, seriously!

Phuket News / Weird World

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 10:33AM

WEIRD WORLD: Passengers on an Australian jet bound for Papua New Guinea spotted a three-metre snake clinging desperately to the wing of their aircraft throughout the flight.

Thai army officials 'involved' in people smuggling

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:22AM

BANGKOK: Thai authorities said on Monday they were investigating allegations that army officials were involved in the trafficking of Rohingya boat people fleeing deadly sectarian violence in Myanmar.

Phuket resident skimmed for B90,000

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:19AM

PHUKET: A Phuket resident is determined to get back the B90,000 skimmed from his bank account in April last year, withdrawn without his knowledge from an ATM some 1,000 kilometres away in Pattaya.

Phuket woman's drive-by killing captured on CCTV

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:16AM

PHUKET: The execution-style killing of a Phuket woman as she drove along one of the island's main roads was recorded on CCTV cameras in the area, say the police.

'We were cheated,' say Dutch-Thai family in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:14AM

PHUKET: Thai consumer protection officials say they'll examine the case of a visiting Dutch-Thai family in Phuket, who say a travel company in Bangkok scammed them out of more than B200,000.

Danish man wanted for Phuket hotel robbery

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:09AM

PHUKET: Police have issued an arrest warrant for the man believed to have drugged a Karon hotel receptionist on Monday and made off with B3 million worth of belongings from security boxes.

Phuket man arrested for drugs

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:07AM

PHUKET: Wichit police have arrested 35-year-old Phuket Town resident Chusak O-in for possession of 74 ya ba pills and 29.49 grams of ya ice.

Settlement reached in Phuket bottle slashing

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:06AM

PHUKET: A settlement has been reached in the case involving Iranian tourist Sina Khalilifard, his Peruvian fiancée, and a Thai man who had his face badly slashed in an nasty altercation last Monday night (January 7).

Dogs killed in Phuket blaze

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:04AM

PHUKET: Three dogs were killed when a temporary housing area for 20 construction workers in Mai Khao was destroyed by fire at 9am this morning (January 18).

Driver killed near notorious Phuket bend

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:03AM

PHUKET: A driver lost control of his taxi near the infamous Khor Ane corner in Mai Khao at midday today (January 18) and was killed instantly.

Phuket Blood Center still requires O negative blood

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:02AM

PHUKET: The Phuket Regional Blood Center (PRBC) still requires more O Rhesus-negative blood to restock its supplies for foreigners who have accidents on the island.

Fugitive Phuket expats arrested for rape, tax evasion

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 09:00AM

PHUKET: Two foreigners living in Phuket and wanted for crimes in their home countries have been arrested. One is a Frenchman sought for alleged rape and the other is a Swede who allegedly owes his government B100 million in taxes.

Looking after Phuket’s Russians

Phuket News / Features

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 08:57AM

PHUKET: The number of Russian residents in Phuket is now around the 5,000 mark, and the number is climbing every year. In the first half of 2012, meanwhile, Russian tourist numbers were way over 140,000.

Rita Ora and Snoop Dogg chill in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 08:53AM

PHUKET: British singer-songwriter Rita Ora was in Phuket last week, and filmed a video clip with rapper Snoop Dogg while staying at the Sri Panwa resort.

Family, friends say goodbye to assassinated Phuket Hilton staffer

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 22 January 2013, 08:51AM

PHUKET: Around 100 mourners attended the funeral service of Phuket resident Jintana Mahattanapak, 43, killed by a single gunshot fired through her car window in Phuket Town on Friday evening.

Phuket Opinion: Another week in paradise

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 12:25PM

PHUKET: Two days after a display of 300 Royal Thai Police Officers along Bangla Road, aimed at bolstering tourist confidence as part of a 30-day safety campaign in Phuket and Pattaya, four expatriates were found dead in Patong.

Terrified students see their driver murdered

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 18 January 2013, 09:11AM

NARATHIWAT: Two men riding on a motorcycle attacked a pickup truck carrying seven students to Rueso Kindergarten school in Narathiwat's Rueso district and killed the driver in full view of the horrified students on Thursday morning, police said.

Receptionist drugged, hotel robbed in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 17 January 2013, 11:11AM

PHUKET: Police are looking for a foreigner who drugged the receptionist at the Karon Place Hotel, Phuket, on Monday (January 14) and then robbed the safety deposit boxes behind the counter.

Australian teen blinded by Bali cocktail warns others

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 06:12PM

BALI: A 17-year-old Australian tourist blinded by a cocktail in Bali is warning others to watch out for nightclubs on the island that lure backpackers with cheap drinks.

Phuket hospital urgently need O-neg blood

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 05:21PM

PHUKET: Type-O Rhesus-negative blood is urgently required at Vachira Phuket Hospital for a foreign man who is in serious condition and must have urgent heart surgery.

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