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Phuket rain fails to dampen locals' merit making spirit

PHUKET: This morning's heavy rain did not affect the turnout for the “Tam boon klang lhad” (Merit Day) as hundreds of locals poured into downtown Phuket to donate food and items to the local monks and 'make merit'.

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Bangkok: Reconciliation bill comes under fire

BANGKOK: The reconciliation bill sponsored by Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung is facing growing opposition as it would exonerate those responsible for the crackdown on the 2010 red shirt protests.

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler spotted in Phuket Town

PHUKET: Phuket Town locals got a shock last night when they spotted Aerosmith's lead singer Steven Tyler partying at Timber Hut bar in Phuket Town.

Phuket Police must stamp out abuse of tourists, says Chinese envoy

PHUKET: China’s Haad-Yai-based Vice Consul, Qin Jian, has urged police to crack down hard on sexual attacks on tourists, following yesterday’s alleged molestation of a 19-year-old Chinese tourist by a “black taxi” driver who picked her up from the airport.

The Big List: 2012 in Weird News

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 3 January 2013, 05:17PM

The Mayan Prophecy was a weird hit in 2012, despite the lack of any rational explanation for the ‘end of the world’. Here we take a second look at some of this year’s other odd moments.

Cabbies say 'no' to service refusal

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 3 January 2013, 05:16PM

BANGKOK: More than 2,000 taxi drivers in Bangkok have pledged not to refuse service to passengers by choosing who to take or where to go.

‘Alien’ skulls unearthed in ancient graveyard

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 3 January 2013, 05:14PM

WEIRD WORLD: Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a cache of ancient human skulls warped into strange, alien-like shapes.

Apocalypse, Not

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 3 January 2013, 05:11PM

WEIRD WORLD: The world failed to end on December 21, 2102, contrary to a popular prediction. The prospect that a group of Mayan priests more than a thousand years ago had the inside dope on the apocalypse was clearly total nonsense, but the idea still enthralled thousands of people around the world.

Nine die during Seven Days of Danger

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 3 January 2013, 04:44PM

PHUKET: This year’s drive for New Year road safety ended with mixed results – the total number of accidents dropped to a third of the number in 2011-2012, as did the number of people injures. But the number of deaths rose, from six a year ago to nine.

Phuket electricity bills to go up

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 3 January 2013, 04:15PM

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has increased the fuel tariff rate (FT) on electricity, which will result in higher power bills from this month on.

Dane fined for false attack report

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 3 January 2013, 03:46PM

PHUKET: A 19-year-old Dane, Morten Budtz Berthelsen, was today sentenced to six months in jail, suspended for two years, and fined B500 for making a false report to Kamala police, in which he said he was attacked and robbed by a Thai gang at Kamala Beach.

Britain warns tourists about Thai violence

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 3 January 2013, 02:46PM

The British Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), the country’s foreign ministry yesterday (January 2) updated its online travel advisory with a strong warning over the possibility of criminal violence against tourists in Thailand, particularly on Koh Samui and neighbouring Koh Pha Ngan.

Myanmar air strikes hit Kachin rebel base [VIDEO]

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 3 January 2013, 10:16AM

KACHIN STATE: Myanmar’s military is using air strikes against Kachin rebels in the north of the country, in an escalation of a conflict that has raised doubts over the country’s reform drive.

Thai arrested over death of Briton at New Year party

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 3 January 2013, 09:08AM

KOH PHANGAN:Police in Thailand said Wednesday they had arrested a Thai over the death of a British tourist shot during New Year celebrations at one of the Southeast Asian nation's most popular islands.

Phuket blood bank appeals for donations

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 06:17PM

PHUKET: The Phuket Regional Blood Centre appealed for more blood this morning (January 2) in the Governor’s monthly press briefing at Provincial Hall.

One dead after car slams into Phuket power pole

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 04:51PM

PHUKET: A car crashed into a power pole in Kathu in the early hours of yesterday (January 1), killing the front-seat passenger.

Falling Phuket bike rider dies after hitting kerb

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 04:43PM

PHUKET: A Thai man died instantly this morning when his bike went out from under him and his head hit the kerb at the side of the eastern carriageway of the main Patong-Phuket Town road, opposite the Caltex station in Kathu. The crash took place at 11am.

Speedboat driver murdered in Phuket Town

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 04:20PM

PHUKET: Ronnachai Chailiang, 26, a speedboat driver from Phi Phi was murdered early this morning right in front of the main gate of Wat Wichit Sangkaram, next to the Anuban Phuket primary school, and not far from Provincial Hall.

Phuket sends Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 04:00PM

PHUKET: The 74 Rohingya refugees found in a rickety boat off Rawai on Monday (December 31) are to be sent back to Myanmar, the country they fled 13 days ago.

9 dead during 'Seven Days of Danger'

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 01:12PM

PHUKET: This year’s 'Seven Days of Danger' road safety campaign ended with mixed results – the total number of accidents dropped to a third of the number in 2011-2012, as did the number of people injures. But the number of deaths rose.

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 12:59PM

RAYONG: At midnight New Year's Eve, the beach at Mae Phim village in Rayong east Thailand was turned into an inferno of fire. The culprit was a rocket which ignited a thatched roof of Joe Joe restaurant and minutes after the whole lane of restaurants was on fire.

Four Thais jailed over deaths of 54 Myanmar migrants bound for Phuket

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:52AM

THAILAND: Four people smugglers were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison by a Thai court after 54 illegal workers from Myanmar suffocated to death inside a seafood container, an official said on December 28.

60 dead in New Year’s stampede in Ivory Coast

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:23AM

ABIDJAN: At least 60 people died and dozens more were injured in Abidjan as crowds that had gathered for celebratory New Year’s fireworks stampeded overnight, Ivory Coast rescue workers said on Tuesday.

Senegal road accident kills 18

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:20AM

DAKAR: A minibus and a coach packed with pilgrims collided Tuesday in western Senegal, killing at least 18 people and leaving another 16 wounded, emergency services said.

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