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PHUKET: Beach beds and umbrellas were destroyed by fire early this morning on Patong Beach. Police labelled the blaze arson, making this the third deliberate burning of beach furniture in four months.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 07:12PM

New ambassadors discuss issues with Phuket Governor

PHUKET: Three ambassadors – Mark Kent from Britain, Philip Calvert of Canada and Joan Boer of the Netherlands today (January 8) visited Phuket Governor Maitree Intusut, to introduce themselves after their recent appointments to their posts.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 07:04PM

Phuket Catch Club brawl Russians named

PHUKET: Police have named two Russian men arrested for their involvement in the battering of Phuket resident Tom Travers and his girlfriend Jen Khamsorn in the early hours of this morning (January 8) at Catch Beach Club on Surin Beach.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 06:26PM

Record heat sees Australia map upgrade

AUSTRALIA: Extreme heat in Australia forced the government's weather bureau to upgrade its temperature scale Tuesday, with new colours on the climate map to reflect new highs forecast next week.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 04:59PM

Singapore to get first woman Speaker after scandal

SINGAPORE: A Muslim woman will replace the former Speaker of Singapore's parliament, who was forced to step down in a sex scandal, it was announced Tuesday.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 04:58PM

Police choke up describing Colorado massacre

US: More details are expected to emerge Tuesday about the deadly Colorado theater shooting in July, during a week-long hearing to determine whether the alleged gunman will stand trial.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 04:56PM

Russian gang attack Phuket couple at Catch Beach Club

PHUKET: Phuket resident Tom Travers says he and his Thai girlfriend Jen Khamsorn were subjected to an “unprovoked attack” by a group of Russians at Catch Beach Club, Surin, in the early hours of this morning (January 8).

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 02:50PM

Sansiri heading for Mai Khao next

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 02:43PM

PROPERTY: The SET-listed Thai property developer Sansiri Plc confirmed on Tuesday (January 8) that it has bought more land in Phuket for condo development, this time at Mai Khao, in the north of the island – the last frontier for west-facing beachfront development.

First Car project sees Phuket traffic soar

PHUKET: The government’s first vehicle project, which gave Thais the chance to buy a car for the first time and get a full refund of the excise tax – equivalent to about 10 per cent of the car’s price – put 14,327 new vehicles on the roads of Phuket between September 16 and December 31 last year.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 12:54PM

B100,000 reward offered for Phuket bank robber info

PHUKET: A reward of B100,000 has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the man who robbed the Kasikornbank branch in the Tesco-Lotus mini-mall on Chao Fa East Rd yesterday.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 12:02PM

Tourists in three-vehicle pile-up

PHANG NGA: Tourists in a minibus luckily escaped injury in a three-vehicle pile-up near Thai Muang School in Phang Nga, at about 5 pm yesterday (January 7).

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 10:47AM

Bangkok welcomes the New Year

BANGKOK: Thousands of spectators watch the Bangkok New Year's Eve Fireworks Display from land and on boat.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 10:23AM

Political fracas after Thai soap axed

BANGKOK: A Thai soap opera has become the latest victim of the country's bitter divisions, the opposition party said on Sunday, claiming the prime-time show was axed after "political interference".

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 10:06AM

Philippines set to quit Marcos wealth chase

PHILIPPINES: The Philippines is to wind down a near-30-year hunt for the embezzled wealth of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, with more than half the supposed US$10 billion fortune still missing, the man in charge of the search said.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 10:05AM

$1.4 mln of rhino horn seized in Thailand, Vietnam

BANGKOK: More than 27 kilos of Rhino horn worth an estimated $1.4 million has been seized by airport officials in Thailand and Vietnam, official sources said on Monday.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 10:02AM

Jose Ramos-Horta named UN envoy to G. Bissau

GUINEA-BISSAU: UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon has tapped Jose Ramos-Horta, a former East Timor president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, as his new special representative to coup-stricken Guinea-Bissau.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 10:00AM

Facebook fixes ‘Midnight Delivery’ privacy flaw

US: Facebook sidestepped a privacy gaffe on Monday by fixing a flaw that made it possible to snoop on private New Year’s Eve messages sent using a “Midnight Delivery” service.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:58AM

British press predicts rocky ride for Cameron in 2013

UK: Britain's newspapers welcomed in the New Year on Tuesday with a warning for Prime Minister David Cameron that he will have to lay a clear path to economic growth and national renewal in 2013.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:55AM

Indian rapper caught in gang-rape backlash

INDIA: A chart-topping Indian rapper known for his sexually explicit lyrics was caught in a backlash Tuesday against sexism and misogyny after a deadly gang-rape that shocked the nation.

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:51AM

Clinton returns to applause and a football helmet