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Poll: Energy Minister Pongsak blamed for Phuket blackout

PHUKET: Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal should be held responsible for the massive blackout in 14 southern provinces on Tuesday, say the majority of respondents to an Abac Poll.

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Big waves sink longtails, leave tourists stranded offshore

KRABI: Following the onset of the southwest monsoon, many boats were damaged and sunk this afternoon in Krabi waters (May 25) by big waves and inclement weather.

Thai aunt denies pimping girl in South Korea

BANGKOK: The aunt accused of luring her teenage niece into prostitution in South Korea has turned herself in, police investigating the case said yesterday.

Bomb kills five rangers in Thailand's restive south

BANGKOK: Five paramilitary rangers were killed and one other wounded in an ambush when suspected rebels detonated a bomb buried in a road in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, local police said Friday.

Sharif poised to form next Pakistan government

Phuket News / World

Sunday 12 May 2013, 01:15PM

KARACHI: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif appealed to all parties to join him in tackling Pakistan's mountainous problems after securing victory in historic elections that defied Taliban violence.

Suvarnabhumi to get smart card system for Thais

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 12 May 2013, 12:51PM

BANGKOK: A smart card and barcode system is to be introduced by the end of this year at Suvarnabhumi Airport to facilitate processing at immigration for Thai citizens.

It wasn't me, says PM's website hacking suspect

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 11 May 2013, 01:37PM

BANGKOK: A man suspected of hacking into the website of the Prime Minister's Office and posting messages insulting the premier surrendered to police this morning, denying the allegation and saying he is ready to cooperate with the police investigation.

Illegal loggers at work again in Phuket hills

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 10 May 2013, 02:28PM

PHUKET: More than 200 illegally-cut hardwood boards worth around B4 million were discovered in Kathu Forest Reserve yesterday evening (May 9) by Kathu District Office officials.

Clean-up launched for stinking Phuket canal

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 10 May 2013, 02:25PM

PHUKET: Officials and locals, led by Governor Maitree Intusut, this morning (May 10) joined a ceremony to mark the beginning of the clean-up of stinking Klong Bang Yai.

Phuket's airport taxi-meters run into opposition

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 10 May 2013, 01:30PM

PHUKET: A group of 'taxi-meter' drivers who won the right to pick up passengers at Phuket's airport have run smack into tough opposition from rivals.

Smoking ban soon in Phuket Airport domestic lounge

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 9 May 2013, 02:27PM

PHUKET: The smoking room in the domestic departure lounge of Phuket International Airport is to be closed at the end of this month (May), but will remain open in the international departure lounges.

True’s limited 4G phone service to launch in Phuket this year

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 9 May 2013, 02:26PM

PHUKET: Telecoms company True Move has jumped pre-emptively to beat its bigger rivals with the launch yesterday (May 8) of Thailand’s first commercial fourth-generation (4G) wireless broadband service, and it will be introduced to Phuket this year.

Boy, 16, dies in Phuket shooting

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 9 May 2013, 02:24PM

PHUKET: Police are investigating the shooting in the early hours of yesterday (May 8) in which a 16-year-old boy was killed.

Fundraiser for Phuket schoolgirl with cancer

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 9 May 2013, 02:22PM

PHUKET: Friends of seven-year-old islander Pauline Holmes are holding a fundraising event on May 16 after the Phuket schoolgirl was diagnosed with thyroid and lymph node cancer last week – she urgently requires expensive surgery in Bangkok.

Sirinart Park Phuket probe still grinding on

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 9 May 2013, 02:15PM

PHUKET: Fourteen plots of land suspected of encroaching on Phuket’s Sirinart National Park were discussed in the meeting between a Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) team and officers from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) in Bangkok last week.

No lifeguards on Phuket beaches in June

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 9 May 2013, 02:04PM

PHUKET: If you want to swim in the ocean off Phuket in June, be aware that there may be no lifeguards to save you if you get into trouble.

Naughty Phuket monks caught with ice, dope

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 8 May 2013, 02:27PM

PHUKET: Four Phuket monks were arrested and defrocked on Tuesday evening (May 7) after being caught with crystal methamphetamine (ya ice) and marijuana.

Swedish man and Phuket ladyboy caught smoking ‘ice’

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 8 May 2013, 02:23PM

PHUKET: A Swedish man and a Phuket ladyboy were arrested on Monday (May 6) after they were caught with drugs in their possession in a hotel room in Karon.

Confusion over ‘gun attack’ on Phuket beach

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 8 May 2013, 02:21PM

PHUKET: Confusion surrounds an attack on Kalim Beach on Monday night (May 6) in which a young man’s nose was broken.

‘Big’ loan shark arrested in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 8 May 2013, 02:14PM

PHUKET: A man regarded as a major loan shark in Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi was busted by Bangkok police in Thalang district about 7 pm on Monday (May 6).

Dope dealer dodges Phuket cops – two times

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 8 May 2013, 02:10PM

PHUKET: Police have issued an arrest warrant for an alleged drug dealer who twice evaded their clutches in the past week.

Phuket ‘not ready’ to open one-stop shop for yachts

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 8 May 2013, 02:08PM

PHUKET: Implementation of the authorities’ planned Once Stop Service Shop for visiting yachts in Chalong Bay is still far beyond the horizon.

Genuine 3G service arrives in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 8 May 2013, 02:07PM

PHUKET: Thailand’s first real third-generation (3G) mobile broadband service is live after mobile leader AIS made the first 3G commercial launch under the licensing regime on Tuesday (May 7).

Sea walking vessel booted out of island off Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 8 May 2013, 02:05PM

PHUKET: After years of the activities of “sea walking” companies being ignored, officials on Wednesday morning (May 8) visited Koh Kai Nai (Inner Egg Island), expelled a boat belonging to a sea walking operation and ripped out handrails that had been installed illegally underwater.

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