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Thai Tourist dies in boating “incident” off Jomtien Beach in Pattaya

PATTAYA: A 36 year old Thai Tourist died in an incident involving a speedboat off the coast of Jomtien beach on Saturday afternoon. Police are unsure if the man had already died before the collision or if the collision with the boat killed him.

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Motorcyclist nabbed after naked joyride in Chiang Mai goes viral

CHIANG MAI: A man who brazenly rode a motorcycle through downtown Chiang Mai while naked has been arrested after detectives were alerted to his antics through a video clip on a social media network.

Poll: Energy Minister Pongsak blamed for Phuket blackout

PHUKET: Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal should be held responsible for the massive blackout in 14 southern provinces on Tuesday, say the majority of respondents to an Abac Poll.

Big waves sink longtails, leave tourists stranded offshore

KRABI: Following the onset of the southwest monsoon, many boats were damaged and sunk this afternoon in Krabi waters (May 25) by big waves and inclement weather.

Karon to hold huge Phuket New Year’s dance festival

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 25 December 2012, 09:31AM

PHUKET: While everybody’s wondering if the New Year’s Sydictive party will be on or not, the one in Karon definitely is – and it’s free.

Flyer announces Sydictive Patong party plans

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 24 December 2012, 11:51PM

PHUKET: After weeks of ‘will they, won’t they and if they do where will they?’, it seems that the Sydictive Element New Year’s Beach Party - originally planned to be held on Surin Beach -will now take place on Patong Beach.

‘James Mental’ gang members re-enact Phuket attack

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 24 December 2012, 06:53PM

PHUKET: Tourists watched with astonishment and fascination today (December 24) as two young men from Rawai, who launched a vicious attack on a Russian tourist last Wednesday (December 19), re-enacted the crime at the Kata Viewpoint.

Scary adventure for Phuket elephant

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 24 December 2012, 06:02PM

PHUKET: Namboon, a 40-year-old bull elephant weighing three tons, had to be rescued yesterday (December 23) after he wandered into deep mud in Chalong.

Police ‘sure’ missing surfer still alive and in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 24 December 2012, 11:33AM

PHUKET: Police say they are quite sure that American surfer Brett Bean, who has been missing since November 26, is still alive and in Phuket.

Taiwan harvests organs from executed inmate

Phuket News / Asia

Sunday 23 December 2012, 05:12PM

TAIPEI: A hospital in Taiwan harvested organs and other body parts from one of six executed death row inmates, in a controversial procedure that could help five patients, local media reported Sunday.

Killer on the run after shooting massacre in Takuapa

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 23 December 2012, 01:02PM

TAKUAPA: Police are hunting a man who shot dead three men at Takuapa in Phang Nga province last night, including the father of Thai pop singer Ice RSiam.

Loei villagers oppose hazardous gold rush

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 23 December 2012, 11:36AM

WANG SAPHUNG: Villagers in a remote part of Thailand's Loei province say they fear for their homes and health as a gold mine seeks to expand its operations nearby.

War-nostalgia no cure for ailing Vietnam economy

Phuket News / Asia

Sunday 23 December 2012, 11:16AM

HANOI: Posters of US bombers crashing in flames festoon Hanoi to mark another anniversary in a long-finished war. But behind the usual propaganda Vietnam's rulers face a modern-day threat – anger over the economy.

Italy election campaign kicks off amid Monti speculation

Phuket News / World

Sunday 23 December 2012, 11:10AM

ROME: Italy's election campaign kicked off on Saturday amid uncertainty over whether Prime Minister Mario Monti will launch himself into the political fray and fight flamboyant billionaire Silvio Berlusconi for the top job.

Spain's massive 'El Gordo' lottery provides break from crisis woes

Phuket News / World

Sunday 23 December 2012, 11:08AM

MADRID: Hundreds of fans of Spain's annual Christmas lottery turned out to the draw on Saturday, some clad in wacky costumes and all hoping to win a piece of the pie and forget their economic woes.

Two dead in China's Shaanxi province as blaze sweeps through office tower

Phuket News / Asia

Sunday 23 December 2012, 11:07AM

BEIJING: Two people were killed and 20 injured when a fire swept through a 14-storey office tower in northwest China on Saturday, state media reported.

Kidnapped South Korean workers freed in Nigeria

Phuket News / World

Sunday 23 December 2012, 11:05AM

YENAGOA: Four South Korean workers and a Nigerian who were kidnapped this week in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria appeared in public on Saturday after they were released unharmed.

Pakistan Suicide attack kills provincial minister, 8 others

Phuket News / World

Sunday 23 December 2012, 11:04AM

PESHAWAR,: A suicide bomber killed a senior provincial minister and eight other people at a political meeting in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Taliban.

Pope pardons butler but expels him from Vatican

Phuket News / World

Sunday 23 December 2012, 11:02AM

VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday pardoned his former butler Paolo Gabriele, who was sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing secret papal memos, but banished the once loyal servant from the Vatican forever.

Indian police tear gas New Delhi gang-rape protesters

Phuket News / World

Sunday 23 December 2012, 11:01AM

NEW DELHI: Indian police on Saturday tear-gassed, baton-charged and fired water cannon at demonstrators on the sixth and most violent day of protests against the brutal gang-rape of a student last weekend.

Australian Djs could face prosecution for royal hoax

Phuket News / World

Sunday 23 December 2012, 10:59AM

LONDON: British prosecutors will decide whether to pursue charges against two Australian Djs, police said Saturday, after a nurse who took a hoax call to a hospital treating Prince William's pregnant wife Kate apparently killed herself.

Volcano spews ash on Chile-Argentina border

Phuket News / World

Sunday 23 December 2012, 10:57AM

SANTIAGO: Southern Chile's Copahue Volcano belched plumes of ash skyward Saturday, prompting authorities there and in neighboring Argentina to issue a low-level alert.

Chief's hunger strike fuels Canada aboriginal drive

Phuket News / World

Saturday 22 December 2012, 10:09AM

OTTAWA: A native chief's hunger strike in view of Canada's parliament has inspired an aboriginal rights movement and massive protests across Canada and far beyond its borders.

Obama calls for scaled-back 'fiscal cliff' package

Phuket News / World

Saturday 22 December 2012, 10:07AM

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama Friday told lawmakers to go home and drink some Christmas egg nog before coming back to Washington to pass a scaled-down tax package to avert a year-end fiscal crisis.

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