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Battle over beachside ‘encroachment’ in Phuket

PHUKET: Vice-Governor Somkiat Sungkhaosutthirak today paid a visit to a piece of land next to Bangtao Beach that has recently become the centre of heated debate in the local community around Klong Bangtao.

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Robber in raincoat raids Phuket convenience store

PHUKET: A robber wearing a motorbike helmet with the visor down and a red plastic raincoat walked into the Baan Lipon, Thalang, branch of the 24-hour Family Mart chain of convenience stores this morning and pulled a knife.

Chinese tourist drowns during trip off Phuket

PHUKET: Chinese tourist Li Ran, 30, drowned this afternoon (June 18) while on a trip to Racha Yai island.

Top Nazi war crimes suspect, 98, charged in Hungary

BUDAPEST: Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 98-year-old top Nazi war crimes suspect over his brutal role in organising the deportation of some 12,000 Jews to World War II death camps.

Phuket's Nai Harn 'sixth best beach in Asia' - TripAdvisor

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 21 February 2013, 07:36PM

PHUKET: Nai Harn beach in southern Phuket has been ranked in sixth place in a TripAdvisor list of the top 10 beaches in Asia.

Tourists deny Phuket tsunami drill ‘panic’

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 21 February 2013, 07:01PM

PHUKET: Tourists on the beach at Kata this afternoon have denied an online report that there was panic just before 3 pm when tsunami warning sirens sounded for an evacuation practice.

Husband stabbed to death in Phuket love triangle

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 21 February 2013, 06:53PM

PHUKET: Police have arrested a young man, Chainarong Teungsiabyuan, 24, who is alleged to have frantically stabbed to death a love rival in Rawai last night (February 20).

Direct bus service launched from Bangkok to Cambodia

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 21 February 2013, 04:17PM

BANGKOK: For the first time, air-conditioned bus rides are available directly from Bangkok to Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Officer in Pistorius case facing 7 attempted murder charges: police

Phuket News / World

Thursday 21 February 2013, 02:15PM

SOUTH AFRICA: The lead detective in the Oscar Pistorius murder case is himself facing seven attempted murder charges for shooting at a taxi in 2009 to try to stop it, police said Thursday.

Phuket: Chalong gets first safety zone

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 21 February 2013, 01:25PM

PHUKET: Pol Maj Gen Choti Chavalviwat, Commander of Phuket Provincial Police yesterday (February 20) visited Soi Ta Iad in Chalong to declare it designated as the 26th Safety Zone in Phuket.

Phuket minivan driver hands in Russian tourist’s lost US$15,000

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 21 February 2013, 10:55AM

PHUKET: Phuket minibus driver Thatri Nimnuan is being praised for his honest actions after he handed in a clutch bag belonging to a Russian tourist containing US$15,000 and a passport.

Phuket: Former Nepal Prince suffers heart attack

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 20 February 2013, 05:10PM

BANGKOK: Former Nepalese crown prince Paras Shah, who was arrested in Phuket on a marijuana possession charge in October last year, is in intensive care in Bangkok after suffering a heart attack, the Nepalese embassy in Bangkok said today (February 20).

Thai and US Navy take part in military exercise

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 20 February 2013, 05:04PM

SATTAHIP: A Thai soldier cleans the suit of a US marine during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Explosive training drill as part of the annual combined military exercise Cobra Gold 2013 at a Navy base in Sattahip on February 19, 2013.

Thai man arrested for rape of Scottish woman

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 20 February 2013, 05:02PM

BANGKOK: Thai police said they had Wednesday arrested a man for the rape of a 20-year-old Scottish woman who had hoped to work as an English teacher in the Southeast Asian country.

Pistorius 'fought non-stop' with girlfriend on night of killing

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 20 February 2013, 05:00PM

SOUTH AFRICA: "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius returned to court Wednesday to hear explosive allegations that he fought "non-stop" with his slain girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on the night of her killing.

Three hurt in US helicopter hard landing in Thailand

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 20 February 2013, 04:08PM

BANGKOK: A US Marine helicopter on Wednesday made a 'hard landing' during military exercises in northern Thailand, seriously injuring some of the passengers, the US Embassy in Bangkok said.

Phuket welcomes historic Myanmar warships

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 20 February 2013, 02:38PM

PHUKET: A small but enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Royal Thai Navy’s Pier at Cape Panwa this morning (February 20) to greet two warships from the Myanmar navy – the first time in 201 years that Burmese warships have been seen in Phuket’s waters.

Swiss student admits camera theft in Ranong

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 20 February 2013, 01:20PM

RANONG: Swiss exchange student Tscherina Nora Janisch, 22, arrested for overstaying while on holiday in Thailand, has pleaded guilty to stealing a camera from the Ranong Immigration Office.

DiCaprio calls on PM to ban Thai ivory trade

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 20 February 2013, 12:16PM

BANGKOK: Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has urged Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to ban every type of ivory trade.

Thailand’s Got Talent auditions in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 20 February 2013, 11:35AM

PHUKET: Auditions for season three of television show Thailand’s Got Talent will take place in Phuket this weekend.

‘Harlem Shake’ sensation arrives in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 20 February 2013, 10:21AM

PHUKET: The “Harlem Shake” internet sensation has arrived in Phuket, with copycat videos from Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Satree Phuket school and Tiger Muay Thai already appearing on YouTube.

Probe into Phuket’s ‘foreign’ firms begins

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 07:27PM

PHUKET: Dozens of government officials will be involved in tracking down illegally formed or run companies with foreign shareholders, following a meeting yesterday (February 18) at Phuket Provincial Hall.

Celebrations mark Phuket shrine reopening

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 07:19PM

PHUKET: After years of renovation, the Sang Tham Shrine on Phang Nga Rd, Phuket Town – also known as the Teng Gong Tong – has been opened for public worship.

Phuket OTOP fair coming

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 06:03PM

PHUKET: The island will host an One Tambon One Product (OTOP) market from this Friday (February 22) to March 2 at Saphan Hin, south-east of Phuket Town, from 10am to 11pm each day.

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