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N.Z. burglar turns himself in after finding corpse

WELLINGTON: A terrified New Zealand burglar handed himself in after breaking into a darkened house and bumping into a hanging corpse, waking neighbours with his blood-curdling screams, police said Thursday.

Australia royal prank call station tries to halt probe

SYDNEY: A radio station at the centre of a prank call targeting Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine that led to the suicide of a nurse is trying to block further investigation of its actions, Australia's communications watchdog said Thursday.

Singapore man tied to Bangkok white lion bust

BANGKOK: A Singapore businessman has been implicated in the import of 14 white lions seized with a large number of other protected animals during a recent raid in Bangkok.

Wanted Danish man arrested in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 5 February 2013, 10:53AM

PHUKET: Wanted Danish man Dennis Knudsen, 24, the intended target of the Soi Sansabai shooting last month, was arrested in Phuket on Sunday (February 3).

Drowned Phuket sailor given send-off in NZ

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 5 February 2013, 09:40AM

PHUKET: New Zealand sailor Richard Spraggs, who died in Phuket last month, was farewelled at a ceremony in his home country yesterday (February 4), media reported.

Fugitive shooter arrested in Phuket Town

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 4 February 2013, 04:39PM

PHUKET: A Phuket man on the run for more than six months after shooting a Phuket Provincial Prison guard in Chalong was arrested last Thursday in Phuket Town.

Phuket doctor at loss to explain Russian death

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 4 February 2013, 04:09PM

PHUKET: The doctor who performed a basic examination of the body of Russian man Evgenii Pozhitkov, 40, is at a loss to explain how he died.

Pedestrian bridge removed for Phuket underpass

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 4 February 2013, 02:46PM

PHUKET: The pedestrian bridge connecting Central Festival Phuket with the newly opened Central Festival East (formerly Home Works) will close on February 14, with demolition taking place the following day.

Man charged after wielding knife outside Buckingham Palace [VIDEO]

Phuket News / World

Monday 4 February 2013, 02:46PM

LONDON: A man who was shocked by British police with a Taser stun gun as he waved large knives outside Buckingham Palace was charged on Monday with affray and possessing a bladed weapon in public.

Phuket: Govt wants Youtube sex spoof removed

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 4 February 2013, 01:41PM

BANGKOK: The government plans to ask YouTube to remove a video clip mocking the sex industry in Thailand.

German and British suspected child molesters caught by Pattaya police

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 4 February 2013, 12:40PM

PATTAYA: Two suspected child molesters and a Thai agent who is accused of procuring minors for foreign customers were arrested by police on Saturday.

Russian man found dead in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 4 February 2013, 10:28AM

PHUKET: Chalong police are investigating the death of a Russian man, identified as Evgenii Pozhitkov, 40, who was found dead in the kitchen of his pool villa in Rawai yesterday afternoon (February 3).

Sri Lanka rescues 138 stranded on sinking boat: navy

Phuket News / Asia

Sunday 3 February 2013, 10:13PM

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's navy on Sunday rescued 138 Bangladeshis and Myanmar nationals from a sinking fishing vessel off the island's east coast, officials said.

Thai cop arrested with 20 elephant tusks

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 3 February 2013, 10:11PM

CHUMPHON: A Thai policeman has been arrested after he was caught trying to smuggle 20 elephant tusks, officials said Sunday.

US winter almost over: Phil the groundhog

Phuket News / World

Sunday 3 February 2013, 09:09AM

NEW YORK: It's official, at least according to America's most celebrated groundhog: spring is around the corner.

Hollande gets hero's welcome in a Mali fearful of future

Phuket News / World

Sunday 3 February 2013, 09:06AM

BAMAKO: President Francois Hollande received a rapturous welcome in Mali on Saturday as he promised that France would stay as long as necessary to continue the fight against Islamist rebels in the country's north.

Phuket police housing scandal back in the spotlight

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 2 February 2013, 11:14PM

PHUKET: Tharit Pengdit, DSI Director together with MP Prompong Nopparit, Pheu Thai Party spokesman, visited Phuket today to reexamine the police housing scandal.

Phuket boat ordeal owners describe accident as 'force majeure'

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 2 February 2013, 05:01PM

PHUKET: Tour company Andawaree Co Ltd, which runs tours to Phi Phi from Chalong Pier, held a press conference yesterday (February 1) about the accident on January 30.

Patong community mourns much-loved Phuket expat

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 2 February 2013, 03:17PM

PHUKET: Tributes were being laid in Patong over the weekend following the death of Phuket businessman, Swedish man Niklas “Nicke” Kring, 42, who died in a motorbike crash.

WTO unlikely to help Laos escape Thailand's grasp

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 2 February 2013, 08:32AM

BANGKOK: Laos joins the World Trade Organisation on Saturday, a major step for the small communist country but one that experts say may not break its powerful neighbours' stranglehold over its economy just yet.

Rohingya baby born in refugee boat near Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 2 February 2013, 08:24AM

PHUKET: A Rohingya refugee gave birth to a baby boy on an overcrowded boat carrying around 110 people which arrived in Thailand from unrest-hit western Myanmar, an official said Thursday.

China approves Ping An sale to Thailand's CP Group

Phuket News / Business

Saturday 2 February 2013, 08:20AM

BEIJING: China said Friday it had approved British bank HSBC's sale of its stake in insurance giant Ping An to a Thai conglomerate for $9.4 billion, ending speculation that the deal was on the verge of collapse.

Honest Phuket van driver returns B120,000

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 1 February 2013, 03:26PM

PHUKET: A 24-year old van driver Sarawut Sompan is being praised for his honesty after he handed in around B132,000 worth of cash belonging to an Indonesian official.

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