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Battle over beachside ‘encroachment’ in Phuket

PHUKET: Vice-Governor Somkiat Sungkhaosutthirak today paid a visit to a piece of land next to Bangtao Beach that has recently become the centre of heated debate in the local community around Klong Bangtao.

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Robber in raincoat raids Phuket convenience store

PHUKET: A robber wearing a motorbike helmet with the visor down and a red plastic raincoat walked into the Baan Lipon, Thalang, branch of the 24-hour Family Mart chain of convenience stores this morning and pulled a knife.

Chinese tourist drowns during trip off Phuket

PHUKET: Chinese tourist Li Ran, 30, drowned this afternoon (June 18) while on a trip to Racha Yai island.

Top Nazi war crimes suspect, 98, charged in Hungary

BUDAPEST: Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 98-year-old top Nazi war crimes suspect over his brutal role in organising the deportation of some 12,000 Jews to World War II death camps.

New Year begins in Syria with more fighting

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:12AM

DAMASCUS: Syrians woke up to air strikes near Damascus on New Year’s Day and the closure of Aleppo airport after repeated rebel attacks, casting doubts on efforts to end the 21-month conflict.

14 killed as Nigerian troops clash with Islamists

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:10AM

KANO: Nigerian troops clashed with militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram in the northeastern city of Maiduguri Tuesday, in an operation that left one soldier and 13 insurgents dead, the army said.

Third arrest over bomb in Northern Ireland policeman’s car

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:08AM

BELFAST, United Kingdom, Jan 01, 2013 (AFP) – A third man was arrested in Northern Ireland on Tuesday over the attempted murder of a police officer who found a bomb underneath his car.

End of the road is a beginning for US gay newlyweds

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:05AM

MARYLAND: The Black Walnut Point Inn is literally at the end of the road in this Chesapeake Bay village, but for seven gay and lesbian couples Tuesday, it was the starting point for a new chapter in their lives together.

New York heiress leaves millions to city parks and libraries

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:03AM

NEW YORK: A shy elderly woman whom no one took to be wealthy left a shockingly happy surprise when she died: $20 million in donations to the city’s libraries and main park.

Ten dead in Angola New Year stampede

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:01AM

JOHANNESBURG: Ten people, including four children, died and 120 were hurt in a stampede at an evangelical vigil in the Angolan capital Luanda on New Year’s Eve, Angolan news agency Angop reported.

British man killed in countdown party

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 2 January 2013, 09:01AM

KOH PHANGAN: A 23-year-old British tourist was killed by a stray bullet during a fight involving a group of Thai men in a bar at Koh Phangan's Haad Rin Beach early in the morning of New Year's day.

Man shot dead at Phuket NYE party

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 06:07PM

PHUKET: A man was shot in the neck on New Year’s Eve just after midnight at a drinking party on Sakdidej Rd, Wichit.

Phuket Opinion: The best things in Phuket are free

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 05:57PM

PHUKET: The best things in life are free. Try telling my girlfriend that.

Australian dies after 9th-floor leap

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 05:05PM

PHUKET: A 21-year-old Australian, Eric Sebastian Faulkner, was found severely injured at 9.45 pm yesterday (December 31), on the ground at the front of the Andaman Beach Suites Hotel on Rat-U-Thit Song Roi Pee Rd in Patong.

Phuket megaparty final night a big loud hit

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 04:12PM

PHUKET: There couldn’t have been a bigger contrast between the first and last nights of the Sydictive Element New Year party.

Rohingya refugees resupply at Rawai

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 02:39PM

PHUKET: Seventy-four Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar brought their rickety boat close to Rawai last night (December 31), looking for supplies to allow them to continue their journey to their intended destination, Malaysia.

His Majesty sends New Year greetings

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 02:13PM

BANGKOK: His Majesty the King has called on all Thais to extend compassion to others as a way to lead a happy life, in the royal New Year's greeting card released by the palace Monday.

Firemen save Karon apartment

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 11:52AM

PHUKET: It was not a good start to the New Year for the residents of an apartment on Patak Soi 10 in Karon when fire threatened to engulf their flat.

Minister orders Phuket airport expansion speeded up

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 10:57AM

PHUKET: Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt has ordered construction of the extension of the Phuket International Airport terminal to be speeded up.

Former Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo sighted in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 27 December 2012, 09:18AM

PHUKET: Roberto Di Matteo, the Italian footballer and former Chelsea boss, has been spotted in Phuket.

Car taxes to be linked to emissions

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 09:56AM

BANGKOK: The Cabinet has approved a new excise tax structure for vehicles, to take effect in January 2016, that will be in linked to the amount of carbon dioxide emissions.

Mortgages for foreigners available again

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 10:02AM

PHUKET: Over the past 20 years there have been a few periods when loans have been accessible to foreigners wishing to buy property in Thailand.

Govt ‘to step up piracy fight’

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 09:50AM

PHUKET: The Commerce Ministry has vowed to step up the fight against piracy and counterfeiting next year.

US to miss fiscal cliff deadline

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 1 January 2013, 09:49AM

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers missed a deadline to avoid the “fiscal cliff” budget crunch Monday but inched towards a deal to ease the worst impact of the crisis by heading off economy-busting tax hikes.

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