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Battle over beachside ‘encroachment’ in Phuket

PHUKET: Vice-Governor Somkiat Sungkhaosutthirak today paid a visit to a piece of land next to Bangtao Beach that has recently become the centre of heated debate in the local community around Klong Bangtao.

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Robber in raincoat raids Phuket convenience store

PHUKET: A robber wearing a motorbike helmet with the visor down and a red plastic raincoat walked into the Baan Lipon, Thalang, branch of the 24-hour Family Mart chain of convenience stores this morning and pulled a knife.

Chinese tourist drowns during trip off Phuket

PHUKET: Chinese tourist Li Ran, 30, drowned this afternoon (June 18) while on a trip to Racha Yai island.

Top Nazi war crimes suspect, 98, charged in Hungary

BUDAPEST: Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 98-year-old top Nazi war crimes suspect over his brutal role in organising the deportation of some 12,000 Jews to World War II death camps.

Phuket sets new transparent blackout procedure

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 3 June 2013, 06:55PM

PHUKET: Following the record blackout on May 21 that left 14 provinces in the South of Thailand, including Phuket, with no electricity for up to four hours, local officials held a meeting this morning (June 3) at which they adopted a plan to handle any future blackout that affects all of the island or a large part of it.

Thuggish Phuket taxis targeted after 12 hotels complain

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 3 June 2013, 06:16PM

PHUKET: A meeting of all concerned is to be convened in Karon later this month to attempt to address the problem of unpleasant – in some cases thuggish – behaviour by local taxi groups.

Trash and buoys hot topics in Similans meeting

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 3 June 2013, 04:06PM

PHANG NGA: A meeting between tour businesses and Similans National Park (SNP) officials on Saturday (June 1) had a distinct flavour of deja vu, with long-standing problems such as buoys and garbage discussed in previous years still awaiting solutions.

NEWS TODAY June 3

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 3 June 2013, 01:52PM

Two Thai men arrested over beating man to death. Lucky escape for woman driver. Officials check suspect land in Panturat Hills.

Wildlife trafficking in Asean still rampant – report

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 3 June 2013, 12:49PM

CHIANG MAI: Wildlife trafficking continues unabated throughout Southeast Asia, with the number of animals and carcasses being discovered by officials rising each year, the Asean Wildlife Enforcement Network has reported.

South Korea’s plastic surgery fad goes extreme

Phuket News / Asia

Monday 3 June 2013, 11:49AM

South Korea’s obsession with plastic surgery is moving on from standard eye and nose jobs to embrace a radical surgical procedure that requires months of often painful recovery.

Obesity weighs down on top soda guzzler Mexico

Phuket News / World

Monday 3 June 2013, 11:48AM

Artemio Martinez balanced his corpulent frame on a stool in a Mexico City street taco stand, downing a sweet soda and eating a final pork-filled corn tortilla.

Chatuchak market under threat of closure

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 3 June 2013, 11:44AM

BANGKOK: The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has threatened to close the capital’s iconic Chatuchak weekend market if it loses its final battle over rental fees.

Canadian tourist contracts rare virus after Phuket, Bangkok trip

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 1 June 2013, 10:43PM

PHUKET: A Canadian woman has been diagnosed with a rare virus after she returned from a trip to Bangkok and Phuket, according to public health authorities.

Phuket man caught with 600 ya ba pills

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 1 June 2013, 03:38PM

PHUKET: A Phuket man was arrested yesterday (May 31) on drugs charges after officials went undercover outside the Phuket Provincial Prison to catch him.

PHUKET IN FOCUS - The Phuket News, May 31

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 1 June 2013, 03:23PM

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Phuket man bashed, dumped in canal

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 1 June 2013, 03:07PM

PHUKET: Two Phuket men have been arrested on murder charges after allegedly beating a man and dumping his body in a canal in Thalang after a dispute on Wednesday (May 29).

Mother and child among 5 killed in new Oklahoma tornadoes

Phuket News / World

Saturday 1 June 2013, 02:42PM

CHICAGO: Tornadoes killed at least five people and wreaked massive damage late Friday in Oklahoma near the battered city of Moore, still recovering from a monster twister less than two weeks ago.

US defence chief accuses China of cyber spying

Phuket News / Asia

Saturday 1 June 2013, 02:41PM

SINGAPORE: US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday accused China of waging cyber espionage against the United States, raising pressure on Beijing over the issue ahead of a key summit between their leaders.

Police clash with protesters at Istanbul's Taksim Square

Phuket News / World

Saturday 1 June 2013, 02:40PM

ISTANBUL: Riot police on Friday used tear gas and water cannon to break up an environmental protest on Istanbul's Taksim Square which spiralled into a wider outcry against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government.

Five arrested in Malaysian prince Phuket case

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 1 June 2013, 11:12AM

PHUKET: Thai police have arrested a total of five suspects in connection with Tuesday night's attack on a member of the royal guard of the visiting crown prince of Kedah state of Malaysia in a room at a five-star hotel in Phuket.

Officials inspect Phuket developer’s dig

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 31 May 2013, 06:28PM

PHUKET: Kathu District officials are checking paperwork after a visit yesterday (May 30) to a construction site high in the hills that they believe may be within the Panturat Hills forest reserve.

Patong Hill now clear

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 31 May 2013, 05:16PM

PHUKET: The 16-wheel truck that broke down on Patong Hill on the Kathu side, blocking the westbound lane, has now been moved out of the way and traffic is returning to normal.

Phuket bus company ends navy shuttle contract

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 31 May 2013, 05:16PM

PHUKET: The Blue Sea bus company of Phuket says it has cancelled its contract with Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), the facilitator that handles US warships visiting the island, including supplying a free shuttle bus service for crews between the Deep Sea Port and Patong.

PHUKET ALERT: Truck blocks Patong Hill westbound

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 31 May 2013, 04:43PM

PHUKET: Traffic on Patong Hill heading west is badly congested after a 16-wheel truck broke down on the Patong-bound lane on the Kathu side, just uphill from the shooting range.

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