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Phuket alcohol sales ban for Visakha Bucha Day

PHUKET: Friday (May 24) is Visakha Bucha Day, a public holiday. Because it is a holy day, shops, bars and restaurants are barred from selling alcohol for 24 hours from midnight on Thursday night.

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Phuket: Crash, breakdown on Patong hill jam up traffic

PHUKET: Traffic is slow on both sides of the Patong hill this morning (May 21) after a small accident took place on one side and a six-wheeled truck broke down on the other at around 8am.

At least 51 dead in deadly Oklahoma tornado

WASHINGTON: A powerful tornado with winds of up to 200 miles (320 kilometers) per hour pulverized an Oklahoma City suburb Monday, hitting at least two schools and wiping out blocks of homes. The death toll has risen to 51, US media said, citing the state medical examiner's office.

Phuket taxi driver denies kidnapping, molestation

PHUKET: The black taxi driver arrested after allegedly abducting a Chinese tourist on Sunday night (May 19) and attempting to molest her, today appeared in court where he denied kidnapping and sexual assault charges.

Tsunami movie to screen Thursday in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 28 November 2012, 02:27PM

PHUKET: The Spanish-financed movie The Impossible, based on the true story of a Spanish family during the 2004 Asian tsunami, is expected to screen in Phuket cinemas from tomorrow (November 29).

China paper backpedals after falling for Kim spoof

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 28 November 2012, 01:43PM

ASIA: The Chinese Communist Party's official mouthpiece on Wednesday deleted a story that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un had been named 2012's "Sexiest Man Alive", after it fell for a spoof by US website The Onion.

Thai PM survives no-confidence vote

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 28 November 2012, 01:42PM

THAILAND: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Wednesday easily survived a no-confidence vote orchestrated by her opponents in parliament who accused her of failing to crack down on graft.

Phuket rain to ease on Saturday

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 28 November 2012, 01:33PM

PHUKET: The current heavy rain and storms will begin to ease on Saturday (December 1), the Meteorological Centre at Mai Khao has predicted.

Phuket helmet giveaway a great success

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 28 November 2012, 01:21PM

PHUKET: More than 400 helmets were successfully handed out this morning at Billion Plaza in Kathu, as part of a joint venture between Class Act Media Co Ltd, owners of The Phuket News and Phuket Live 89.5 radio, the Thung Thong Police and Kathu Municipality.

Russian religious relics coming to Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 28 November 2012, 11:46AM

PHUKET: The Russian Orthodox Church, just north of Thalang, will be showcasing a famous icon and bones of the revered St Nikola from December 6 to 10.

Thai police tried to blame boyfriend for woman’s death: report

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 28 November 2012, 11:39AM

SAMUI: A Sydney man says he was forced to wait for six days in Thailand after local police allegedly tried to blame him for a motorcycle accident that killed his girlfriend, despite CCTV video proving he was not to blame, Australian television network ninemsn has reported.

China mouthpiece falls for ‘sexiest’ Kim

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 28 November 2012, 09:35AM

ASIA: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been named 2012’s “Sexiest Man Alive”, China’s Communist Party newspaper proclaimed Tuesday after treating a spoof award by satirical US website The Onion as genuine.

Nepalese ex-prince held in Phuket on drugs charge

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 28 November 2012, 09:14AM

PHUKET: A former crown prince of Nepal has been arrested in Phuket and charged with possession of marijuana.

Three held for burgling prosecutor’s house

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 27 November 2012, 06:59PM

PHUKET: Police yesterday (November 26) arrested two men who had burgled three houses in Phuket Town – including the home of the Krabi Public Prosecutor.

Doubletree Surin opens in Phuket

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 27 November 2012, 06:47PM

PHUKET: Hilton Worldwide on Monday announced the opening of its first DoubleTree by Hilton property in Phuket, a 250-key resort near Surin Beach, previously the Courtyard by Marriott.

Kata Rocks project unveils its first villa

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 27 November 2012, 06:44PM

PHUKET: After several years of preparation, the high-end Kata Rocks project has unveiled its first Sky Villa, its first of 34 such homes ranging in size from one bedroom to four.

Phuket eco-bottle meets quick acceptance from hotels

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 27 November 2012, 06:39PM

PHUKET: Resorts and hotels on Phuket and elsewhere in Thailand have given a very warm welcome to a new Thai product: drinking water in bottles made from maize.

The world is not enough – yet

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 27 November 2012, 06:35PM

PHUKET: When Robert Braithwaite started building boats in 1968, it was a leap into a different league. It’s a leap that has paid off in a big way over the ensuing 44 years.

Will extradition finally resolve Dashawn Longfellow's death?

Phuket News / Features

Tuesday 27 November 2012, 06:18PM

PHUKET: When Dashawn Longfellow was murdered more than two years ago, in the early hours of August 14, 2010, Phuket’s foreign community, and particularly the Thai boxing and MMA community, were horrified.

Free helmets for all in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 27 November 2012, 06:09PM

PHUKET: Class Act Media Co Ltd, owners of The Phuket News and Phuket Live 89.5 radio are to collaborate with Thung Thong Police and Kathu Municipality in a campaign to encourage motorcyclists to ride safely.

Pot-growing grandpa busted for corn cache

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 27 November 2012, 04:41PM

PHANG NGA: A 63-year-old farmer in Phang Nga province has been arrested for growing 100 marijuana plants in among his corn crops.

Hi-so battle over island property off Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 27 November 2012, 04:23PM

PHUKET: In a tale that has great potential as the basis of a Thai soap opera, a member of the wealthy Osathanugrah family from Bangkok is embroiled in a legal battle over three pieces of land totalling 17 rai on Koh Yao Noi, Phang Nga, worth an estimated B300 million.

Floating corpse fished from Phuket's Phang Nga Bay

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 27 November 2012, 03:05PM

PHUKET: Police have recovered a dead body of a man seen floating in the sea near Racha Yai island.

Hundreds of southern Thai schools shut over militant attacks

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 27 November 2012, 02:21PM

THAILAND: Teachers in insurgency-wracked southern Thailand decided Monday to suspend classes at hundreds of schools in the region over the killings of education workers by Muslim militants.

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