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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.

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 11:52AM

18th floor building jumper remains in Phuket hospital

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.

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 10:35AM

New species, old threats to Mekong wildlife: WWF

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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

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.

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 08:58AM

High speed rail to Bangkok

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.

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 08:57AM

Migrant workers rally over Hong Kong working conditions

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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

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.

Monday 17 December 2012, 06:25PM

Top cop tours Bangla in Phuket security drive

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

Monday 17 December 2012, 03:23PM

Phuket carnival kicks off with colourful parade

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

Monday 17 December 2012, 02:58PM

Obama: 'These tragedies must end'

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."

Monday 17 December 2012, 01:19PM

Landmine blast kills 10 Afghan girls: officials

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

Monday 17 December 2012, 01:19PM

Thousands flee as Cyclone Evan batters Fiji

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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: 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.

Monday 17 December 2012, 01:04PM

Angry mob surround house of expat who stabbed dog to death

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.

Monday 17 December 2012, 11:34AM

Libya closes borders, declares south military zone

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.

Monday 17 December 2012, 08:21AM

Obama meets grief-stricken school shooting families

US: President Barack Obama embraced grief-stricken families of young children massacred in their school during a moving vigil Sunday coinciding with rising demands for action on gun control.

Monday 17 December 2012, 08:20AM

Phuket Sea Gypsies block 'attempt to fence off shrine'

PHUKET: Some 500 inhabitants of the Sea Gypsy village in Rawai today blocked what they said was an attempt by a “land owner” to fence off an area the villagers say they have traditionally used for worship of the spirits of their ancestors.

Saturday 15 December 2012, 05:36PM

Phuket Carnival at Patong starts today

PHUKET: This year’s festival, the 27th, will run from December 15 to 20. A variety of food stalls will open everyday at 10 am, staying open until the end of each day’s entertainment.

Saturday 15 December 2012, 02:19PM

Chinese woman held after major drugs bust near Bangkok