Phuket News | The Phuket News

FRIDAY | May 24, 2013 | Last update: 09:24 AM.

PHUKET NEWS

Phuket News

Improvement of polluted Phuket canal ‘underway’

PHUKET: Much of the polluted Klong Bangtao has been dredged in order to improve flow and reduce bottlenecks that cause stagnation, a meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall was told this morning (May 23).

Latest Phuket News

Taxis, taxis, taxis – a week of fever in Phuket

PHUKET: Thirty meter taxis from the Phuket Limousine & Business Services cooperative (PBC) convened a mob at Phuket International Airport yesterday evening (May 22), blocking one of the two roads into the airport.

NEWS TODAY May 23

'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.

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.

Central Festival Phuket announce B10bn expansion

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 05:12PM

PHUKET: Central Retail Corporation (CRC), the country's leading retail operator, will spend over 10 billion baht to develop a new luxury lifestyle complex in Phuket.

Dead baby found dumped at Phuket trash site

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 05:12PM

PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a newborn baby girl, after she was found at 10am this morning (January 16), dumped in a black bag.

Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly to be buried beside mother

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 05:10PM

AUSTRALIA: Legendary Australian outlaw Ned Kelly will finally be laid to rest beside his mother in line with his final wishes at a plot not far from the site of his last stand, his family said Wednesday.

Second Khmer Rouge suspect hospitalised in Cambodia

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 05:10PM

CAMBODIA: Former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan was admitted to hospital in Cambodia on Wednesday, a court official said, becoming the second ageing war crimes suspect taken ill within days.

Japan PM heads to SE Asia on first overseas tour

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 05:05PM

JAPAN: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday left for Southeast Asia on his first overseas trip since winning power, seeking to shore up relationships as a counterweight to an increasingly confident China.

Malaysia rated top Muslim-friendly holiday destination

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 05:04PM

SINGAPORE: Malaysia has been rated the world's top Muslim-friendly holiday destination in a survey released Wednesday that listed Egypt, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Singapore as runners-up.

Swiss man, 87, drowns in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 11:15AM

PHUKET: The waters of Patong Bay claimed another life yesterday when an 87-year-old Swiss citizen was found drowned in front of Loma Park in Phuket.

Phuket condo bully’s reign of fear ends in arrest

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 10:54AM

PHUKET: The manager of a condominium in Wichit has been arrested on a variety of charges after tenants complained about a reign of fear he conducted against them as he allegedly pocketed money that should have been used to pay bills.

Snoop Dogg sighted in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 08:59AM

PHUKET: Snoop Lion, the artist formerly known as Snoop Dogg, arrived in Phuket late last night and is currently staying at the Sri Panwa resort in Panwa.

Dutch man’s death in Phuket confirmed as drowning

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 07:21PM

PHUKET: Police have announced that Dutch national Stephan Henricus Maria Buczynski, 26, whose body was found floating in the sea off Patong on Sunday morning (January 13), died of drowning.

Scared Phuket tenants in plea to government

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 07:08PM

PHUKET: Ten people went to the Phuket Governor’s residence at 10 pm last night, planning to ask him to help them with their landlord’s representative who, they alleged, had cut off their power and water and vandalised a car belonging to one of the tenants.

Light-fingered monk defrocked in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 07:02PM

PHUKET: A monk from Chaiyapoom Province in Isaan was defrocked after being caught stealing money from shops in Phuket Town today (January 15).

Hong Kong tourist dies in Phuket pool mystery

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 06:09PM

PHUKET: A tourist from Hong Kong has died in mysterious circumstances while swimming in the pool at the JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa late yesterday morning (January 14).

Page: « 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 »

Matches 1,000 result(s)

The Phuket News - Premier League Predictions1

Phuket Hotel Search

Destination

Check-in

Check-out

Rooms :

Child

Adult(s)

PHUKET NEWS
Phuket
Thailand
Asia
World
Business
Features
Opinion
Weird World
ARCHIVE
POLL

PHUKET SPORT
Phuket
Thailand
Asia
World
Competitions
Phuket FC
Tipping Comp

PHUKET LIFE
Phuket Arts
Phuket Dining
Phuket Education
Phuket Environment
Phuket Film
Phuket Health
Phuket Legal
Phuket Music
Phuket People
Phuket Tech
Phuket Travel
Photo Galleries
COLOURING BOOK

PHUKET CLASSIFIEDS
Phuket Buy and Sell
Phuket Jobs
Phuket Property
Phuket Cars and Boats
Phuket Community
Phuket Services
SEARCH CLASSIFIEDS
POST CLASSIFIED

PHUKET EVENTS
Phuket Event listings
Phuket Event calendar
Phuket Ticketmaster
POST EVENT

PHUKET DIRECTORY
Phuket Bars, pubs and clubs
Phuket Hotels and villas
Phuket Restaurants
Phuket Yellow Pages
POST LISTING

ABOUT US
Q&A
The Company
Distribution points
Subscribe
Advertise with us
Pay for advert
Contact us
F.A.Q.
CONTESTS