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Phuket mansion grounds to become public park

PHUKET: The grounds around a classic but decaying Sino-colonial mansion on Wichit Songkram Rd near Kathu are to be turned into a new exercise park run by the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation, but the well-known mansion will remain.

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Phuket taxi driver denies kidnapping, molestation

PHUKET: The black taxi driver arrested after allegedly abducting a Chinese tourist on Sunday night (May 19) and attempting to molest her, today appeared in court where he denied kidnapping and sexual assault charges.

Three arrested for Phuket bikes-for-ransom scheme

PHUKET: Three teenagers have been arrested for stealing motorbikes and then holding them for ransom.

The Big List: Lost and Found

THE BIG LIST: Stories of missing soldiers and standed sailors are as old as literature itself – Homer’s hero Odysseus was cursed to wander for 10 years after the battle of Troy before returning home. Here are some strange but true tales of men who were lost and then found a long time later.

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.

Obama meets grief-stricken school shooting families

Phuket News / World

Monday 17 December 2012, 08:20AM

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.

Phuket Sea Gypsies block 'attempt to fence off shrine'

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 15 December 2012, 05:36PM

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.

Phuket Carnival at Patong starts today

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 15 December 2012, 02:19PM

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.

Chinese woman held after major drugs bust near Bangkok

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 14 December 2012, 06:22PM

BANGKOK: A Chinese woman and two Thai hill tribesmen were arrested in a raid near Bangkok that netted $800,000-worth of crystal methamphetamine and half a million pills, Thai authorities said Friday.

Newcomer Able Asset launches B1.5m condos in Phuket

Phuket News / Business

Friday 14 December 2012, 06:26PM

PHUKET: Another Bangkok-based property developer, Able Asset, has arrived in Phuket to plunge into the low-end condominium market.

20 kids, 6 adults massacred in US school

Phuket News / World

Saturday 15 December 2012, 09:26AM

US: A heavily armed young gunman slaughtered 20 small children and six adults at a school in an idyllic Connecticut town on Friday, in one of the worst mass shootings in US history.

Thailand militants vow more attacks on teachers

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 14 December 2012, 06:23PM

BANGKOK: Thailand pledged Friday to tighten security for teachers in its restive south as a leaflet campaign threatened further violence against educators amid widespread school closures over safety fears.

AirAsia orders 100 more aircraft

Phuket News / Business

Friday 14 December 2012, 05:34PM

THAILAND: AirAsia has confirmed an order for 100 more Airbus A320s.

‘Liquor Buster’ close to crimping Phuket partying

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 14 December 2012, 04:47PM

PHUKET: Dr Saman Futrakul, the “liquor buster” at the Health Ministry’s Office of the Alcohol Control Committee (OACC), appears close to succeeding in his campaign to get alcohol off the streets of Thailand.

Zumba Phuket spreads Christmas cheer

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 14 December 2012, 02:21PM

PHUKET: The first Zumba Charity Christmas Party in Phuket will be held tomorrow (December 15) at the lake in Naiharn.

Illegal garbage dumpers arrested in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 14 December 2012, 11:14AM

PHUKET: The drivers of illegal garbage trucks are to be fined after being caught dumping garbage – most probably from hotels – in a public lagoon in Chalong.

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