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PHUKET: In the latest in uniformed song-and-dance performances, the lads and lasses of the Marine & Coastal Resources Research Centre, who run the aquarium at Cape Panwa have posted a “Happy New Year” video on Youtube, set to the song 'Sawatdee Pee Mai' by famed Thai singer Thongchai ‘Bird’ McIntyre.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 05:57PM

Woman killed by Phuket water truck

PHUKET: The driver of a six-wheel water truck has been arrested after running over a woman motorcyclist, killing her, and then fleeing the scene.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 05:33PM

Sleeping Phuket truck driver smashes into oncoming traffic

PHUKET: Three people were injured when a construction truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and plowed his vehicle into oncoming traffic in Kathu.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 03:38PM

Phuket SMART Property Lifestyle Expo gets underway

PHUKET: This festive season a brand new attraction is coming to Phuket, the SMART Property and Lifestyle Expo will take place from December 27 – 30, 2012 at the Royal Phuket Marina. It’s billed as Phuket’s best extravaganza for accessible luxury experience. Visitors are invited to see, feel and taste – the luxury life.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 03:36PM

Full security alert ordered in Hat Yai for New Year

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Thursday 27 December 2012, 03:19PM

HAT YAI: Security forces have been put on full alert in Hat Yai district of Songkhla province and the pictures of four insurgents distributed to law enforcement agencies as part of precautions against possible violence during the New Year festivities, reports said.

Philippines to buy three naval helicopters

MANILA:The Philippines said today it would buy three naval helicopters from an Anglo-Italian manufacturer as part of its military modernisation programme amid a territorial dispute with China.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 02:26PM

Obama returns to Washington on edge of fiscal cliff

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama returns on Thursday to a sharply divided Washington under pressure to forge a year-end deal with Republicans to avoid the tax hikes and spending cuts of the “fiscal cliff.”

Thursday 27 December 2012, 02:15PM

Outcry as Cambodia jails pair over union boss murder

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian rights campaigners on Thursday condemned the sentencing of two men to 20 years in prison for the 2004 murder of a prominent labour leader, saying the verdict was deeply flawed.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:37PM

Nelson Mandela released from hospital

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after almost three weeks being treated for a lung infection but will continue to receive medical care at home, the presidency said.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:32PM

George Bush senior takes turn for worse in hospital

CHICAGO: Former US president George H.W. Bush has taken a turn for the a worse and is in intensive care after a “stubborn fever” delayed his recovery from bronchitis, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:30PM

'Thunderbirds' creator Gerry Anderson dies aged 83

LONDON: Gerry Anderson, the British director and creator of the cult sci-fi animation series “Thunderbirds”, died on Wednesday aged 83, his family said.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:24PM

Thirteen dead, 37 hurt in Ecuador bus accident

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Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:19PM

QUITO: Thirteen people were killed and 37 others injured when a bus plunged into a ravine in a mountainous area of central Ecuador on Wednesday, officials said.

LA gun owners hand in weapons after US school shooting

LOS ANGELES: Long lines of cars formed Wednesday as Los Angeles gun owners turned in weapons for up to $200, in a gun buyback event brought forward after the Connecticut school shooting.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:17PM

Toyota reaches $1.1 bn deal with US owners over recalls

CHICAGO: Toyota has agreed to pay about $1.1 billion to settle a class action lawsuit launched by US vehicle owners affected by a series of mass recalls, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:14PM

Australia plans war games with China: report

SYDNEY: Australia and China are planning joint military exercises which may also include the United States as the nations work to ensure stability in the region, Canberra’s defence chief said Thursday.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:12PM

Seven dead as US storm snarls post-Christmas travel

CHICAGO: A massive Christmas storm that whipped up tornadoes, ice and snow from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes has killed at least seven people and grounded more than 2,000 flights.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:10PM

China boom savaging coral reefs: study

SYDNEY: China’s economic boom has seen its coral reefs shrink by at least 80 percent over the past 30 years, a joint Australian study found Thursday, with researchers describing “grim” levels of damage and loss.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:08PM

Storm leaves five dead in Philippines

MANILA: Tropical Storm Wukong left five people dead and three missing as it cut through the central Philippines, following devastating Typhoon Bopha that killed hundreds earlier this month, officials said Thursday.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:06PM

UN, US concern as C. Africa rebels close in on capital

BANGUI: The UN is evacuating staff from the Central African Republic and the US has warned its citizens to leave as rebel fighters close in on the tense capital Bangui.

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:03PM

Yen slides in Asia as new Japan government sworn in