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Phuket airport to Patong bus starts July 1. Definitely

PHUKET: The long-awaited bus service from Phuket International Airport to Patong will launch on July 1, it was confirmed in a meeting this afternoon (June 19) at Phuket Provincial Hall.

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Now it’s Phuket’s Andara under the microscope

PHUKET: The high-profile Andara resort and property development, along with the Parisorn project, currently under construction in Kamala, were this morning (June 19) examined by a high-level and very suspicious team from the Ministry of Interior.

Thousands evacuated after blasts at Russian arms depot

MOSCOW: More than 6,000 people were evacuated in central Russia overnight after a series of massive explosions at an arms depot blew out windows and sparked a fire, the emergency situations ministry said Wednesday.

French floods claim first victim, Lourdes remains closed

TOULOUSE: Flash floods in southwestern France killed an elderly woman as the inundated grotto at the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes remained closed for a second day on Wednesday.

‘Stormin Norman’ Schwarzkopf dead at 78

Phuket News / World

Friday 28 December 2012, 09:40AM

MIAMI: Norman Schwarzkopf, the US general who led Operation Desert Storm, which liberated Kuwait from Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1991, has died at the age of 78, a US official said Thursday.

Travel chaos as deadly storm hits northeast US

Phuket News / World

Friday 28 December 2012, 09:38AM

NEW YORK: The US northeast was battered by heavy snow and strong winds Thursday as a mighty storm carved a violent arc across several states, killing more than a dozen people and snarling holiday travel.

Man injured in east Australia shark attack

Phuket News / World

Friday 28 December 2012, 09:34AM

PORT MACQUARIE: A man survived an attack by a shark off Australia’s east coast Friday, but lost a finger and suffered a serious bite to the thigh, ambulance officials said.

Remembering the Tsunami

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 28 December 2012, 09:08AM

PHUKET: Wednesday, December 26, was a day for remembering the victims of the Asia Tsunami of eight years ago.

Phuket prosecutors pushing for Pitbull murder conviction

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 28 December 2012, 09:04AM

PHUKET: Provincial prosecutors have stated in court that they’ll pursue a murder conviction against Briton Lee “Pitbull” Aldhouse for the killing of former US Marine Dashawn Longfellow in August 2010.

Dancing Phuket officials help save boatmen

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 27 December 2012, 05:57PM

PHUKET: In the latest in uniformed song-and-dance performances, the lads and lasses of the Marine & Coastal Resources Research Centre, who run the aquarium at Cape Panwa have posted a “Happy New Year” video on Youtube, set to the song 'Sawatdee Pee Mai' by famed Thai singer Thongchai ‘Bird’ McIntyre.

Woman killed by Phuket water truck

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 27 December 2012, 05:33PM

PHUKET: The driver of a six-wheel water truck has been arrested after running over a woman motorcyclist, killing her, and then fleeing the scene.

Sleeping Phuket truck driver smashes into oncoming traffic

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 27 December 2012, 03:38PM

PHUKET: Three people were injured when a construction truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and plowed his vehicle into oncoming traffic in Kathu.

Phuket SMART Property Lifestyle Expo gets underway

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 27 December 2012, 03:36PM

PHUKET: This festive season a brand new attraction is coming to Phuket, the SMART Property and Lifestyle Expo will take place from December 27 – 30, 2012 at the Royal Phuket Marina. It’s billed as Phuket’s best extravaganza for accessible luxury experience. Visitors are invited to see, feel and taste – the luxury life.

Full security alert ordered in Hat Yai for New Year

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 27 December 2012, 03:19PM

HAT YAI: Security forces have been put on full alert in Hat Yai district of Songkhla province and the pictures of four insurgents distributed to law enforcement agencies as part of precautions against possible violence during the New Year festivities, reports said.

Philippines to buy three naval helicopters

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 27 December 2012, 02:26PM

MANILA:The Philippines said today it would buy three naval helicopters from an Anglo-Italian manufacturer as part of its military modernisation programme amid a territorial dispute with China.

Obama returns to Washington on edge of fiscal cliff

Phuket News / World

Thursday 27 December 2012, 02:15PM

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama returns on Thursday to a sharply divided Washington under pressure to forge a year-end deal with Republicans to avoid the tax hikes and spending cuts of the “fiscal cliff.”

Outcry as Cambodia jails pair over union boss murder

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:37PM

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian rights campaigners on Thursday condemned the sentencing of two men to 20 years in prison for the 2004 murder of a prominent labour leader, saying the verdict was deeply flawed.

Nelson Mandela released from hospital

Phuket News / World

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:32PM

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after almost three weeks being treated for a lung infection but will continue to receive medical care at home, the presidency said.

George Bush senior takes turn for worse in hospital

Phuket News / World

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:30PM

CHICAGO: Former US president George H.W. Bush has taken a turn for the a worse and is in intensive care after a “stubborn fever” delayed his recovery from bronchitis, a spokesman said Wednesday.

'Thunderbirds' creator Gerry Anderson dies aged 83

Phuket News / World

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:24PM

LONDON: Gerry Anderson, the British director and creator of the cult sci-fi animation series “Thunderbirds”, died on Wednesday aged 83, his family said.

Thirteen dead, 37 hurt in Ecuador bus accident

Phuket News

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:19PM

QUITO: Thirteen people were killed and 37 others injured when a bus plunged into a ravine in a mountainous area of central Ecuador on Wednesday, officials said.

LA gun owners hand in weapons after US school shooting

Phuket News / World

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:17PM

LOS ANGELES: Long lines of cars formed Wednesday as Los Angeles gun owners turned in weapons for up to $200, in a gun buyback event brought forward after the Connecticut school shooting.

Toyota reaches $1.1 bn deal with US owners over recalls

Phuket News / World

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:14PM

CHICAGO: Toyota has agreed to pay about $1.1 billion to settle a class action lawsuit launched by US vehicle owners affected by a series of mass recalls, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday.

Australia plans war games with China: report

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:12PM

SYDNEY: Australia and China are planning joint military exercises which may also include the United States as the nations work to ensure stability in the region, Canberra’s defence chief said Thursday.

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