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Massive power cut hits Phuket and entire South

PHUKET: A massive blackout apparently originating from a fault at the hydropower station at the Rachaphrapa dam in Surat Thani blacked out Phuket tonight, along with all provinces to the south.

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'Biggest blackout ever' hits Phuket and 13 other provinces

PHUKET: The 'biggest power outage ever' in Thailand blacked out 14 southern provinces Tuesday evening, plunging almost the entire South, including Phuket, into blackness for lengthy periods.

Nine foreigners held on work permit charges

PHUKET: Nine people, apparently Chinese and Burmese nationals, were arrested this afternoon (May 21) at Wat Kathu for working without work permits.

Top Phuket chefs showcased at ‘Six of the Best’

PHUKET: Experiencing six of Phuket’s top dining experiences over the course of a year would be special enough, but to experience them in one night is exceptional.

Phuket Opinion: Comrades in arms

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 12:23PM

PHUKET: The story earlier this week about the conflict between Thai and Russian businesspeople on the island has raised many interesting points about Russian people living in Phuket.

Phuket policemen’s ball sparks complaints

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 11 January 2013, 12:03PM

PHUKET: A concert to raise money to develop the new Karon Police Station in Phuket may not go ahead after many local people complained that they had had their arms twisted to buy tickets for the event at B1,000 apiece.

Mother dolphin dies in Phuket, baby at risk

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 11 January 2013, 11:37AM

PHUKET: A female striped dolphin, rescued after she and her baby were found stranded on a beach in Phang Nga on January 4, has died.

Thai villagers win lead pollution court battle

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 11 January 2013, 08:55AM

BANGKOK: Ethnic minority villagers at the centre of a nine-year legal dispute over lead pollution from a mine in western Thailand won their fight for increased compensation on Thursday.

Passengers amazed as Australian snake clings to plane

Phuket News / Asia

Friday 11 January 2013, 08:54AM

AUSTRALIA: It was not quite a "Snakes on a Plane" scenario, but passengers on a Qantas jet watched in amazement as a three-metre (nine feet) python clung to the outside of their aircraft during a flight.

‘They started it’ say Catch brawl Russians

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 10 January 2013, 06:19PM

PHUKET: The two Russians involved in the brawl at Catch Beach Club at Surin Beach in the early hours of Tuesday (January 8) have denied starting the fight, and say there were injuries on their side, too.

Japan's Abe to visit SE Asia, gives up US visit

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 10 January 2013, 05:52PM

JAPAN: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit three Southeast Asian countries next week, the government said Thursday, after abandoning a plan to make Washington the first destination of his term.

Cambodia pledges clemency for Thai 'spies'

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 10 January 2013, 05:51PM

CAMBODIA: Cambodia said Thursday that it would grant clemency to two Thais convicted of spying in a disputed border area, to mark the cremation of its former king Norodom Sihanouk.

A day for Phuket’s children

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 10 January 2013, 04:34PM

PHUKET: Saturday (January 12) is the annual Children’s Day across Thailand, and plenty of organised activities are planned for Phuket and Phang Nga. Here are some of the major ones.

First high speed railway to be launched in Chiang Mai

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 10 January 2013, 04:02PM

BANGKOK: The Governor of Chiang Mai said the first high speed railway service in Thailand will be launched between Bangkok and Chiangmai; the project is expected to be completed in three years.

Phangan mourns slain Briton

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 10 January 2013, 02:57PM

SURAT THANI: Residents and business operators Wednesday held a mourning ceremony on Koh Phangan’s Haad Rin Beach for a British bystander who was shot to death during a brawl at a New Year's Eve party.

American arrested for hotel safe theft in Samui

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 10 January 2013, 02:53PM

SAMUI: An American was arrested Wednesday for allegedly breaking into safes at a popular Koh Samui hotel and stealing money and valuables worth more than two million baht.

Bangkok drug mules use intimate hiding place

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 10 January 2013, 02:37PM

BANGKOK: Two women have been arrested at Don Mueang Airport with over 3,000 methamphetamine pills hidden in their vaginas, according to police.

'Alien' caught on cop's camera in Krabi

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 10 January 2013, 12:28PM

KRABI: A policeman claims to have captured an image of an extraterrestrial life form while he was taking a picture of his son on a beach in Krabi province during the New Year holiday.

Stabbed man found floating in Phuket klong

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 10 January 2013, 11:55AM

PHUKET: Fishermen heading out to drop their nets off Layan Beach early this morning (January 10) found a dead body in the Lanyan klong.

Alleged Swedish killer of Kiwi now on the run

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 10 January 2013, 11:09AM

PATTAYA: The alleged murderer of a New Zealand man stabbed to death in Pattaya was allowed to leave the country and is now on the run, a New Zealand news website has reported.

Catch issue statement over Phuket Russian attack

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 10 January 2013, 09:32AM

PHUKET: Catch Beach Club, the location where a violent attack on two Phuket residents took place in the early hours of Tuesday morning (January 8), has issued a brief statement regarding the incident.

Runaway ‘Zorb’ accident kills Russian [VIDEO]

Phuket News / World

Thursday 10 January 2013, 09:15AM

RUSSIA: A 27-year-old Russian man died after the giant 'zorb' ball he was in tumbled off a skifield and rolled for hundreds of metres into a mountainside ravine.

Two crashes bring Phuket’s bypass road to a standstill

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 9 January 2013, 06:42PM

PHUKET: One person suffered a moderate leg injury and traffic was brought to a standstill by two separate but related crashes on the bypass road this afternoon. Five vehicles were damaged.

No deal in talks over Phuket bottle slashing

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 9 January 2013, 06:08PM

PHUKET: A negotiation session between an Iranian man and his Peruvian fiancée, and a Thai man who had his face badly slashed in an nasty altercation in Phuket on Monday night (January 7) failed to reach a conclusion today (January 9).

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