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Phuket mansion grounds to become public park

PHUKET: The grounds around a classic but decaying Sino-colonial mansion on Wichit Songkram Rd near Kathu are to be turned into a new exercise park run by the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation, but the well-known mansion will remain.

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Phuket taxi driver denies kidnapping, molestation

PHUKET: The black taxi driver arrested after allegedly abducting a Chinese tourist on Sunday night (May 19) and attempting to molest her, today appeared in court where he denied kidnapping and sexual assault charges.

Three arrested for Phuket bikes-for-ransom scheme

PHUKET: Three teenagers have been arrested for stealing motorbikes and then holding them for ransom.

The Big List: Lost and Found

THE BIG LIST: Stories of missing soldiers and standed sailors are as old as literature itself – Homer’s hero Odysseus was cursed to wander for 10 years after the battle of Troy before returning home. Here are some strange but true tales of men who were lost and then found a long time later.

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.

Singapore arrests boy over Facebook bomb threat

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:19AM

SINGAPORE: Singapore police on Tuesday arrested a 13-year-old Indian boy for posting a Facebook message in which he allegedly threatened to bomb a luxury casino resort in the city-state.

Tens of thousands march against Hong Kong leader

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:17AM

HONG KONG: Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong Tuesday, calling for the city’s embattled leader to quit and demanding greater democracy 15 years after it returned to Chinese rule.

Record 40,000 Dutch in New Year North Sea dip

Phuket News / Weird World

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:16AM

THE HAGUE: A record 40,000 people braved icy temperatures on the Netherlands’s North Sea coast Tuesday to take a cold plunge, setting a new record for the traditional New Year’s Day dip, organisers said.

Dozens hurt in West Bank after Israeli commandos rumbled

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:15AM

NABLUS: Israeli troops wounded dozens of Palestinians in clashes in a West Bank village on Tuesday after the discovery of a small commando force disguised as Arabs brought a crowd of stone-throwing villagers onto the streets, Palestinians said.

Motorcycle bomb kills four in Pakistan’s Karachi

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:13AM

KARACHI: A motorcycle bomb exploded Tuesday near the venue of a major political rally in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi, killing four people and injuring 42 others, officials said.

New Year begins in Syria with more fighting

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:12AM

DAMASCUS: Syrians woke up to air strikes near Damascus on New Year’s Day and the closure of Aleppo airport after repeated rebel attacks, casting doubts on efforts to end the 21-month conflict.

14 killed as Nigerian troops clash with Islamists

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:10AM

KANO: Nigerian troops clashed with militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram in the northeastern city of Maiduguri Tuesday, in an operation that left one soldier and 13 insurgents dead, the army said.

Third arrest over bomb in Northern Ireland policeman’s car

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:08AM

BELFAST, United Kingdom, Jan 01, 2013 (AFP) – A third man was arrested in Northern Ireland on Tuesday over the attempted murder of a police officer who found a bomb underneath his car.

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