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NEWS TODAY - White mask protests, June 19

The 'white mask' protests at Saphin Hin over the past few weeks have grown from a single-issue protest about the Deputy Thai PMs comments relating to Phuket's proposed convention centre, to regular general anti-government protests. Tim Newton interviews one of the organisers Khun Krich Thepbamrung.

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Amari apartments go up on Phuket site to kill for

PHUKET: The site is one of the few left in Phuket that all property developers would kill for: A hillside with huge sea views, 10 minutes from the centre of Patong, a 30-year record of solid ownership and a hotel below that’s going to stay that way so there’s no chance of it being turned into something else that will block the view.

Thai monks rebuked over 'ostentatious' jet ride

BANGKOK: The behaviour of Thailand's Buddhist clergy has been thrust under the spotlight after footage emerged of three monks flying in a private jet, wearing earphones and sunglasses and travelling with a Louis Vuitton luxury bag.

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.

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.

Seven dead as US storm snarls post-Christmas travel

Phuket News / World

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:10PM

CHICAGO: A massive Christmas storm that whipped up tornadoes, ice and snow from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes has killed at least seven people and grounded more than 2,000 flights.

China boom savaging coral reefs: study

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:08PM

SYDNEY: China’s economic boom has seen its coral reefs shrink by at least 80 percent over the past 30 years, a joint Australian study found Thursday, with researchers describing “grim” levels of damage and loss.

Storm leaves five dead in Philippines

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:06PM

MANILA: Tropical Storm Wukong left five people dead and three missing as it cut through the central Philippines, following devastating Typhoon Bopha that killed hundreds earlier this month, officials said Thursday.

UN, US concern as C. Africa rebels close in on capital

Phuket News / World

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:03PM

BANGUI: The UN is evacuating staff from the Central African Republic and the US has warned its citizens to leave as rebel fighters close in on the tense capital Bangui.

Yen slides in Asia as new Japan government sworn in

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:00PM

TOKYO: The yen's slide continued in Asia Thursday, plunging to a more than two-year low on the dollar after a new Japanese government took power with promises of big spending and central bank easing.

Indian gang-rape victim arrives in Singapore

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 27 December 2012, 11:57AM

SINGAPORE: An Indian student who was left fighting for her life after being brutally gang raped on a bus in New Delhi arrived Thursday in Singapore for treatment at a leading hospital.

Australian kidnapped in Philippines appears in 'Abu Sayyaf video'

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 27 December 2012, 09:38AM

HONG KONG: A new video emerged on Wednesday of an Australian man kidnapped by suspected Muslim extremists in the Philippines more than a year ago.

Sydictive gets green light for Phuket megaparty

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 07:40PM

PHUKET: The Sydictive Element New Year party was confirmed today after an official meeting in Patong chaired by Phuket Vice-Governor Somkiat Sangkhaosutthirak.

London transport strike fails to deter bargain hunters

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 06:40PM

LONDON: Strike action heavily disrupted London’s Underground train network on Wednesday, as hundreds of thousands of bargain hunters headed to the shops for the traditional Boxing Day sales.

30 hurt as fire rips through Nigerian city neighbourhood

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 06:39PM

LAGOS: Fire ripped through a crowded neighbourhood in Nigeria’s largest city on Wednesday and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said.

World’s longest bullet train service launched in China

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 06:35PM

BEIJING: China launched service Wednesday on the world’s longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country’s rapid and – sometimes troubled – super fast rail network.

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