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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

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.

Friday 14 December 2012, 06:22PM

Newcomer Able Asset launches B1.5m condos in Phuket

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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

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.

Saturday 15 December 2012, 09:26AM

Thailand militants vow more attacks on teachers

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.

Friday 14 December 2012, 06:23PM

AirAsia orders 100 more aircraft

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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: 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.

Friday 14 December 2012, 04:47PM

Zumba Phuket spreads Christmas cheer

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

Friday 14 December 2012, 02:21PM

Illegal garbage dumpers arrested in Phuket

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.

Friday 14 December 2012, 11:14AM

Ex-Thai PM denies murder charges over protest death

BANGKOK: Former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday denied murder charges over a civilian's death during a crackdown on anti-government rallies in 2010.

Friday 14 December 2012, 09:55AM

Moving ceremony to mark Phuket tsunami anniversary

PHUKET: The annual “Light Up Phuket” ceremony will mark the eighth anniversary of the deadly Asian tsunami that killed quarter of a million people around the Indian Ocean, with 279 known dead in Phuket and another 620 missing, presumed dead.

Friday 14 December 2012, 09:37AM

Meteor shower to fill Phuket night sky tonight

PHUKET: Provided rain clouds clear, the sky tonight (December 13) is expected to be lit up by hundreds of meteors burning up in the atmosphere – or shooting stars, as they are more colloquially known.

Thursday 13 December 2012, 06:24PM

Phuket ‘murder house’ owner speaks out

PHUKET: The owner of the three-bedroom house where Hungarian Peter Reisz was murdered on November 24 has spoken for the first time since the killing, saying she will never again rent out her house by the day to hopefully avoid the same thing happening again.

Thursday 13 December 2012, 05:33PM

German found murdered in Pattaya condo

PATTAYA: Pattaya Police responded to reports of a murdered foreigner in a Jomtien Condominium complex on Thursday after condo staff discovered the body of a German occupant of a 28th floor apartment.

Thursday 13 December 2012, 05:29PM

Second suspect reenacts part in Phuket murder

PHUKET: Hungarian Lajos Gyorgy Kvalka was today (December 13) taken by police to reenact his part in the murder of fellow Hungarian Peter Reisz on November 24.

Thursday 13 December 2012, 04:21PM

Phuket's Live 89.5 sponsors ThaiVisa

PHUKET: The Phuket News’ sister operation, Phuket Live Radio 89.5 FM, has concluded an agreement to become a sponsor of the Phuket Forum on ThaiVisa.com.

Thursday 13 December 2012, 03:58PM

Clinton doesn't believe she'll run in 2016