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Britain's Kate in last public event before giving birth

LONDON: Prince William's wife Catherine on Saturday carried out her last public engagement before giving birth to their first baby, at Queen Elizabeth II's official 87th birthday celebrations.

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Greying Japan complains of the noise of children

TOKYO: As Japan's population declines, intolerance of children and the noise they make is increasing in a society getting less accustomed to hearing them, childcare experts say.

Thai man points pistol at Russian visitor in Phuket

PHUKET: Vasiliy Tubaev, a visitor from Russia, had a gun pointed at his head by a Thai man, in what appeared to be a misunderstanding over a Thai woman in Phuket.

NEWS TODAY - White mask protests, June 19

The 'white mask' protests at Saphin Hin over the past few weeks have grown from a single-issue protest about the Deputy Thai PMs comments relating to Phuket's proposed convention centre, to regular general anti-government protests. Tim Newton interviews one of the organisers Khun Krich Thepbamrung.

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.

Card-playing con artists caught in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 04:22PM

PHUKET: Phuket police last night (February 18) arrested two members of a gang of con artists who are believed to have cheated people in Phuket and other parts of Thailand out of as much as B20 million.

One dead, 14 missing as ship sinks in Philippines

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 12:31PM

PHILIPPINES: One person died and 14 others are missing after a Myanmar-flagged cargo ship sank in waters off the northern Philippines, a coast guard spokesman said Sunday.

Australia teens fuel 'Harlem Shake' dance craze

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 12:28PM

AUSTRALIA: A group of Australian teenagers have sparked a Gangnam Style-like viral dance craze called the "Harlem Shake", with their pelvis-thrusting moves inspiring tens of thousands of Internet copycat clips.

Adopted Russian boy murdered by US mother: Moscow

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 12:18PM

RUSSIA: A woman in the US state of Texas has killed her adopted Russian son, the Kremlin's envoy for children said Monday, outlining the latest alleged abuse of an adopted Russian child by American parents.

JFK bomber jacket sold at auction for $665,500

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 12:18PM

US: A leather bomber jacket that belonged to slain US president John F. Kennedy has been sold at auction for $665,500, far exceeding the initial estimate, a Massachusetts auction house said Monday

Man on trial for beheading British grandmother

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 12:17PM

SPAIN: A Bulgarian man went on trial Monday accused of decapitating a British grandmother in a store on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife and then running out with her severed head.

Pistorius to fight for bail as slain girlfriend cremated

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 12:15PM

SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius's slain girlfriend is to be cremated Tuesday as the South African "Bladerunner" athlete appears in court for a bail hearing expected to reveal more about what happened the night she was shot dead.

Phuket: Thai Smile gives up on LCC battle

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 10:27AM

PHUKET: Thai Smile – launched just seven months ago by Thai Airways International (THAI) in an attempt to claw back business from low cost carriers (LCCs) such as Air Asia – has given up and will now instead attempt to emulate the the successful models of Singapore’s Silk Air and Hong Kong’s Dragonair.

'Best ever' Phuket Old Town Fest needs traffic answers

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 09:47AM

PHUKET: Plans will be made to alleviate the annual traffic headache for residents and visitors attending the Phuket Old Town Festival, after some people living in the old centre complained that traffic was too congested.

Missing Brit found alive in Thailand

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 19 February 2013, 08:49AM

THAILAND: The family of missing British tourist Tom Armstrong, 22, has announced that their son is alive and well, after being reported missing while in Koh Tao earlier this year.

Aldhouse pleads not guilty to Phuket murder

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 18 February 2013, 05:26PM

PHUKET: Briton Lee Aldhouse, accused of murdering a former US Marine in Phuket in August 2010, pleaded not guilty today before Judge Piyawut Kleuajan in the Phuket Provincial Court.

TAT apologises to Brit cyclists' families

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 18 February 2013, 04:19PM

BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) chief has apologised to the families of the British couple who were killed by a car in Chachoengsao province while on a cycling trip around the world.

Asia, Africa and North America join hands to crack down on wildlife crime syndicates

Phuket News / Asia

Monday 18 February 2013, 03:59PM

BANGKOK: Police, Customs and wildlife officers from Asia, Africa and the United States announced today that a cross border enforcement operation code-named “COBRA” was successfully carried out.

Phuket's Phanason moves up

Phuket News / Business

Monday 18 February 2013, 03:07PM

PHUKET: Local Phuket development firm Phanason has shifted into a higher property bracket with its latest offering on the east coast, reports Bill Barnett in his blog, thephuketinsider.com.

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