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Phuket airport to Patong bus starts July 1. Definitely

PHUKET: The long-awaited bus service from Phuket International Airport to Patong will launch on July 1, it was confirmed in a meeting this afternoon (June 19) at Phuket Provincial Hall.

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Now it’s Phuket’s Andara under the microscope

PHUKET: The high-profile Andara resort and property development, along with the Parisorn project, currently under construction in Kamala, were this morning (June 19) examined by a high-level and very suspicious team from the Ministry of Interior.

Thousands evacuated after blasts at Russian arms depot

MOSCOW: More than 6,000 people were evacuated in central Russia overnight after a series of massive explosions at an arms depot blew out windows and sparked a fire, the emergency situations ministry said Wednesday.

French floods claim first victim, Lourdes remains closed

TOULOUSE: Flash floods in southwestern France killed an elderly woman as the inundated grotto at the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes remained closed for a second day on Wednesday.

Sansiri heading for Mai Khao next

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 02:43PM

PROPERTY: The SET-listed Thai property developer Sansiri Plc confirmed on Tuesday (January 8) that it has bought more land in Phuket for condo development, this time at Mai Khao, in the north of the island – the last frontier for west-facing beachfront development.

First Car project sees Phuket traffic soar

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 12:54PM

PHUKET: The government’s first vehicle project, which gave Thais the chance to buy a car for the first time and get a full refund of the excise tax – equivalent to about 10 per cent of the car’s price – put 14,327 new vehicles on the roads of Phuket between September 16 and December 31 last year.

B100,000 reward offered for Phuket bank robber info

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 12:02PM

PHUKET: A reward of B100,000 has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the man who robbed the Kasikornbank branch in the Tesco-Lotus mini-mall on Chao Fa East Rd yesterday.

Tourists in three-vehicle pile-up

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 10:47AM

PHANG NGA: Tourists in a minibus luckily escaped injury in a three-vehicle pile-up near Thai Muang School in Phang Nga, at about 5 pm yesterday (January 7).

Bangkok welcomes the New Year

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 10:23AM

BANGKOK: Thousands of spectators watch the Bangkok New Year's Eve Fireworks Display from land and on boat.

Political fracas after Thai soap axed

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 10:06AM

BANGKOK: A Thai soap opera has become the latest victim of the country's bitter divisions, the opposition party said on Sunday, claiming the prime-time show was axed after "political interference".

Philippines set to quit Marcos wealth chase

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 10:05AM

PHILIPPINES: The Philippines is to wind down a near-30-year hunt for the embezzled wealth of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, with more than half the supposed US$10 billion fortune still missing, the man in charge of the search said.

$1.4 mln of rhino horn seized in Thailand, Vietnam

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 10:02AM

BANGKOK: More than 27 kilos of Rhino horn worth an estimated $1.4 million has been seized by airport officials in Thailand and Vietnam, official sources said on Monday.

Jose Ramos-Horta named UN envoy to G. Bissau

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 10:00AM

GUINEA-BISSAU: UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon has tapped Jose Ramos-Horta, a former East Timor president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, as his new special representative to coup-stricken Guinea-Bissau.

Facebook fixes ‘Midnight Delivery’ privacy flaw

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:58AM

US: Facebook sidestepped a privacy gaffe on Monday by fixing a flaw that made it possible to snoop on private New Year’s Eve messages sent using a “Midnight Delivery” service.

British press predicts rocky ride for Cameron in 2013

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:55AM

UK: Britain's newspapers welcomed in the New Year on Tuesday with a warning for Prime Minister David Cameron that he will have to lay a clear path to economic growth and national renewal in 2013.

Indian rapper caught in gang-rape backlash

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:51AM

INDIA: A chart-topping Indian rapper known for his sexually explicit lyrics was caught in a backlash Tuesday against sexism and misogyny after a deadly gang-rape that shocked the nation.

Clinton returns to applause and a football helmet

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:50AM

US: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received a standing ovation from her staff and an American football helmet to protect her from Washington's hard knocks as she returned to work after a health scare.

The Big List: Weird Medical Treatments

Phuket News / Weird World

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:49AM

THE BIG LIST: The wonders of modern medical science have been achieved at the experimental cost of many treatments that didn’t work out as intended. Here are a few of the stranger medical procedures that have been prescribed in the past for various ailments. Trust me, I’m a doctor.

Australia bushfires rage in 'catastrophic' conditions

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:48AM

AUSTRALIA: Bushfires raged across Australia's most populous state Tuesday, fanned by intense heat and high winds in "catastrophic" conditions that have put thousands of firefighters on high alert.

Englishman speaks only Welsh after stroke

Phuket News / Weird World

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:46AM

WERID WORLD: After a brain injury caused by a serious stroke, 81-year old Englishman Alun Morgan forgot his native tongue and could speak only Welsh, a language he thought he had never learned.

Japanese man sets new record for old age

Phuket News / Weird World

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:45AM

WEIRD WORLD: Until a few weeks ago, 115-year-old Jiroemon Kimura was merely the world’s oldest man – now he’s added two more titles to his belt.

Man saved by shot of alcohol to the heart

Phuket News / Weird World

Tuesday 8 January 2013, 09:44AM

WEIRD WORLD: As doctors warned of the dangers of over-indulging in booze this festive season, a British man has the demon drink to thank for his survival – after medics attempted a radical treatment to shock his ailing heart back to life.

Thailand to extradite hacker wanted by the FBI

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 7 January 2013, 06:24PM

BANGKOK: An Algerian computer hacker wanted by the FBI for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from American banks to fund a lavish lifestyle has been arrested in Bangkok, Thai police said Monday.

Was the Phuket Sydictive megaparty worth it in the end?

Phuket News / Features

Monday 7 January 2013, 05:44PM

PHUKET: The Sydictive New Year’s megaparty finally happened. But was it all worth it? Alasdair Forbes and Nattha Thepbamrung analyse the event in its aftermath.

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