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Cebu Pacific to launch Manila-Phuket direct service

PHUKET: Cebu Pacific, a budget airline in the Philippines, will begin direct flights between Manila and Phuket on August 16, the first airline to link the Philippines with the island.

Box jellies spotted off Phuket beach [VIDEO]

PHUKET: Following the warning issued by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) that the Southwest Monsoon may bring jellyfish to Phuket's waters, including varieties of the deadly box jellyfish, their presence has already been confirmed

Phuket rain fails to dampen locals' merit making spirit

PHUKET: This morning's heavy rain did not affect the turnout for the “Tam boon klang lhad” (Merit Day) as hundreds of locals poured into downtown Phuket to donate food and items to the local monks and 'make merit'.

Released baby dolphin found drowned off Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 05:18PM

PHUKET: A two-year-old baby spinner dolphin that was rescued a month ago at Karon Beach, recuperated for four days at the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) and was then released, was found dead yesterday (December 17).

Toll rises to 37 dead in Ukraine cold: ministry

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 04:53PM

UKRAINE: Nineteen people died of exposure in Ukraine in the last 24 hours amid temperatures of minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit), bringing the toll this month to 37, the health ministry said Tuesday.

Surin Beach vendors express mixed views about Phuket party

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 12:51PM

PHUKET: Surin Beach food vendors have expressed mixed views about the Sydictive New Year’s Eve megaparty planned for Phuket, with some saying it will be good promotion for Surin while others object and say there is a lack of clear detail being provided by the organisers.

Phuket Opinion: Not all palm trees and sunshine

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 12:49PM

PHUKET: The last week has been one of shock and sadness for the island’s expatriates.

Phuket Opinion: Road to disaster

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 12:41PM

PHUKET: Another week has passed and with it comes the tragic news that even more lives on Phuket’s notoriously dangerous roads have passed along with it.

‘Giant serpent’ invades island near Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 11:52AM

PHUKET: Mysterious giant tracks appeared overnight on Friday (December 14) on Koh Mai Pai (Bamboo Island, just north of Phi Phi), emerging from the forest, going through the local school and then into the sea, leaving students, parents and teachers worrying that they were made by some enormous serpent.

18th floor building jumper remains in Phuket hospital

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 10:35AM

PHUKET: The Australian man who jumped from the 18th storey of the Royal Paradise Hotel in Patong remains in Vachira Hospital in Phuket with a seriously broken leg.

New species, old threats to Mekong wildlife: WWF

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 10:02AM

ASIA: From a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 129 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF said Tuesday in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011.

Two die in south as classes reopen

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 08:58AM

NARATHIWAT: Two civil servants were killed and five others, including a female teacher, injured in a fresh gun attack in Narathiwat's Cho Airong district yesterday.

High speed rail to Bangkok

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 08:57AM

BANGKOK: Transport Minister Chatchat Sittiphan announced earlier this week that Thailand will build two, high-speed railway lines, one running from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and the other running from Bangkok to the northeastern province of Nong Khai.

Migrant workers rally over Hong Kong working conditions

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 08:52AM

HONG KONG: About a thousand migrant domestic workers from Southeast Asia rallied in Hong Kong Sunday to mark International Migrants Day and push for better working conditions and higher wages.

KL stops issuing non-B multiple visas

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 17 December 2012, 06:25PM

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Thai Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has announced and has confirmed to ThaiVisa.com that the consulate there is no longer issuing Non-Immigrant Category “B” visas with multiple entries.

Top cop tours Bangla in Phuket security drive

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 17 December 2012, 03:23PM

PHUKET: Policemen and volunteer inspected Patong Beach and Bangla Rd on Saturday night (December 15) to ensure security for the Christmas and New Year.

Phuket carnival kicks off with colourful parade

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 17 December 2012, 02:58PM

PHUKET: The 27th Patong Carnival, with the theme of “The colours of underwater Patong enchantment”, opened on Saturday (December 15) on Bangla Road.

Obama: 'These tragedies must end'

Phuket News / World

Monday 17 December 2012, 01:19PM

US: President Barack Obama vowed Sunday to use all his power to stop gun massacres like the slaughter of 20 little children at a Connecticut school, saying "these tragedies must end."

Landmine blast kills 10 Afghan girls: officials

Phuket News / World

Monday 17 December 2012, 01:19PM

AFGHANISTAN: Ten young girls were killed when a landmine exploded Monday while they were collecting firewood in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, officials said.

Thousands flee as Cyclone Evan batters Fiji

Phuket News / Asia

Monday 17 December 2012, 01:18PM

FIJI: Thousands of people fled to evacuation centres in Fiji on Monday as a powerful cyclone lashed the Pacific nation, causing power outages and flash flooding, officials said.

Phuket barista named champ of southern Thailand

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 17 December 2012, 01:04PM

PHUKET: Phuket barista Chakrit Hamphitak was declared the winner of the Indy Barista competition at Jungceylon over the weekend, making him the champion barista of southern Thailand.

Angry mob surround house of expat who stabbed dog to death

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 17 December 2012, 11:34AM

PATTAYA: A group of around 50 Facebook followers of a page, which claims to promote animal rights in Thailand, converged on the house of a German resident in Pattaya on Saturday, after the German reportedly stabbed his neighbour’s Labrador dog.

Libya closes borders, declares south military zone

Phuket News / World

Monday 17 December 2012, 08:21AM

LIBYA: Libya ordered the closure of its borders with four of its neighbours on Sunday, as it declared the desert south of its territory a closed military zone in the face of mounting unrest, state media reported.

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