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PHUKET: The Blue Sea bus company of Phuket says it has cancelled its contract with Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), the facilitator that handles US warships visiting the island, including supplying a free shuttle bus service for crews between the Deep Sea Port and Patong.

Friday 31 May 2013, 05:16PM

PHUKET ALERT: Truck blocks Patong Hill westbound

PHUKET: Traffic on Patong Hill heading west is badly congested after a 16-wheel truck broke down on the Patong-bound lane on the Kathu side, just uphill from the shooting range.

Friday 31 May 2013, 04:43PM

NEWS TODAY May 31

Frisbie fun on Sunday at Xana. Why did the ferry sink with 100 passengers. Emergency Services practice at Sarasin. Review of the brand new issue of The Phuket News.

Friday 31 May 2013, 04:17PM

Phuket driver has lucky escape after plunging into hole

PHUKET: A woman driver had a remarkable escape this morning (May 31) when she managed to drive her automatic Toyota Vios out of the Esso petrol station on the bypass road south of Tesco – and straight into a large hole at the side of the road.

Friday 31 May 2013, 03:45PM

Former NASA employee and writer of novel ‘Suicide Inc.’ found hanged in northern Thailand

CHIANG MAI: It doesn’t get more depressingly ironic than this: not even half a year after Paul M. Muller’s novel “Suicide Inc.” was published – a cover encumbered by a grim silhouette of a hanging noose – the 76-year-old man was discovered dead with a non-fictional noose around his neck.

Friday 31 May 2013, 02:38PM

Chinese Government issue civil behaviour guidelines following a string of incidents from Chinese travellers

CHIANG MAI: The Chinese Government yesterday introduced a set of guidelines for Chinese tourists to follow when travelling abroad.

Friday 31 May 2013, 02:35PM

Phuket Opinion: Forget the past, let's celebrate now

Phuket News / Opinion

Friday 31 May 2013, 02:27PM

PHUKET: The Chalermraja Cultural Centre, also known as the Baba museum, will close its doors on its latest exhibition ‘Peranakan: From Phuket to Singapore’ tomorrow.

Phuket: Snake sneaks under truck

PHUKET: Kusoldharm Rescue staff had an unusual task yesterday evening (May 30) – removing a 1.5-metre long python from under a pick-up truck.

Friday 31 May 2013, 11:38AM

German fugitive nabbed after fleeing Thai airport

BANGKOK: German jewel thief who managed to flee his Australian guards while transiting through Bangkok was arrested in the Thai capital on Thursday after two weeks on the run, police said.

Friday 31 May 2013, 11:21AM

Ministry to compete with pirates

BANGKOK: The Commerce Minis try, still struggling to counter Thailand’s bad reputation for pirated branded goods, is to take a new approach – setting up in competition.

Friday 31 May 2013, 09:32AM

The sky’s the limit for new penthouse

Phuket may have some pretty pricey abodes, but the prices pale when compared with those in the world’s most chic destinations.

Friday 31 May 2013, 09:30AM

Economy recedes in first quarter

BANGKOK: Thailand’s economy shrank 2.2 per cent in the three months to March from the previous quarter, as manufacturing output fell, official data showed on Monday (May 20).

Friday 31 May 2013, 09:25AM

Changes at Raimon Land after IFA sells its share

Property developer Raimon Land is undergoing more significant changes in the first half of this year, Bill Barnett reports in his thephuketinsider.com blog

Friday 31 May 2013, 09:23AM

Developers enlisted to resurrect Elite Card

BANGKOK: Yet another attempt is being made to get one of Thailand’s best-known dead ducks fly again.

Friday 31 May 2013, 09:22AM

Govt sending R&D ‘downhill’

BANGKOK: Science and technology development in Thailand is “going downhill” under the Pheu Thai government, which sees research only in terms of short-term business gains, says the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA).

Friday 31 May 2013, 09:18AM

Tax take continues to exceed targets

BANGKOK: Government rev-enue from tax collection in April totalled B127.58 billion, exceeding the earlier estimate by B10.58 billion, or nine per cent, Somchai Sajjapongse, director general of the Fiscal Policy Office at the Finance Ministry, said last Friday (May 17).

Friday 31 May 2013, 09:17AM

Dispute blocks bus service for US sailors in Phuket

PHUKET: US Navy sailors are caught in the middle of a local dispute over transport to take them between the Deep Sea Port in Ao Makham and Patong.

Thursday 30 May 2013, 02:20PM

Phuket disaster drill highlights problems to be fixed

PHUKET: Officials from Phuket and Phang-Nga officials yesterday (May 29) staged a major disaster drill at Sarasin Bridge. Among the results, it highlighted communications deficiencies that will now be addressed, a senior official said.

Thursday 30 May 2013, 05:29PM

NEWS TODAY May 30