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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.

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 11:15AM

Phuket condo bully’s reign of fear ends in arrest

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.

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 10:54AM

Snoop Dogg sighted in Phuket

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.

Wednesday 16 January 2013, 08:59AM

Dutch man’s death in Phuket confirmed as drowning

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.

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 07:21PM

Scared Phuket tenants in plea to government

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.

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 07:08PM

Light-fingered monk defrocked in Phuket

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

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 07:02PM

Hong Kong tourist dies in Phuket pool mystery

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).

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 06:09PM

Family desperate to hear from missing Brit

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 05:46PM

KOH TAO: The family of a 22-year-old British tourist spoke of their alarm on Sunday (January 13) when he failed to return home on a flight from Thailand. He has now been missing for almost a week and the alarm has turned to anguish.

Iranian suspects deny Bangkok blast plot: lawyer

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 05:02PM

BANGKOK: Two Iranians on trial for an alleged botched bomb plot against Israeli diplomats in Bangkok appeared in court again Tuesday as their Thai lawyer protested their innocence.

'Very happy' Bush the elder leaves hospital

US: Former US president George H.W. Bush was released from hospital on Monday following more than two months of treatment for bronchitis, a bacterial infection and a persistent cough.

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 10:52AM

US boy guilty of killing Neo-Nazi father

US: An abused 12-year-old boy who shot his Neo-Nazi father dead while he was sleeping at their California home was found guilty Monday of second degree murder.

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 10:51AM

Britain's Cameron to make EU speech in Netherlands on Friday

UK: British Prime Minister David Cameron will give a long-awaited speech on his country's future relationship with the European Union in the Netherlands on Friday, his Downing Street office said.

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 10:50AM

New York school bus strike to strand 152,000 kids

US: Drivers of New York's yellow school buses planned to go on strike Wednesday, leaving 152,000 children looking for a new way to get to class on time.

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 10:49AM

Bored Japanese trucker gets kicks from Syria war tourism

SYRIA: Japanese trucker Toshifumi Fujimoto is bored with his humdrum job, a daily run from Osaka to Tokyo or Nagasaki hauling tanker loads of gasoline, water or even chocolate.

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 10:16AM

Yingluck pressed to ban ivory trade

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 15 January 2013, 09:17AM

BANGKOK: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched a global petition Monday that puts responsibility for African elephant poaching on Thailand.

The Big List: Weird Birthdays

THE BIG LIST: Welcome to the world: it can get a little weird sometimes, and for a few newborns the weirdness starts on the first day – and maybe even before that, as with these unusual births.

Monday 14 January 2013, 06:36PM

UFO sighting startles Thai school students

SAKON NAKHON: The Thai online community is buzzing about an alleged photo of a UFO that was taken by a high-school student on Christmas Day.

Monday 14 January 2013, 06:33PM

Facial hair transplants offer a ‘tache of class

Moustache transplants are gaining popularity in parts of the Middle East where a well-furred upper lip is seen as a symbol of authority and dignity.

Monday 14 January 2013, 06:31PM

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