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NEWS TODAY May 22

Massive power black-out in southern Thailand. Immigration police raid in Kathu Wat. Deal struck for life-gurads in June. Monsoon pushing fish prices up.

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Update: Foreigner found drowned in Phuket identified

PHUKET: The foreigner found drowned and washed up on Patong Beach at around 7 on Tuesday morning (May 21) near Loma (Dolphin) Park has been identified.

'Biggest blackout ever' hits Phuket and 13 other provinces

PHUKET: The 'biggest power outage ever' in Thailand blacked out 14 southern provinces Tuesday evening, plunging almost the entire South, including Phuket, into blackness for lengthy periods.

Massive power cut hits Phuket and entire South

PHUKET: A massive blackout apparently originating from a fault at the hydropower station at the Rachaphrapa dam in Surat Thani blacked out Phuket tonight, along with all provinces to the south.

Six Phuket heroin dealers arrested in 48 hours

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 29 November 2012, 07:15PM

PHUKET: Four men at a Phuket Town residence on ‘Sao Kem soi’ were arrested by officers from the Office of the Narcotics Control Board Phuket for being in possession of 819 grams of heroin on November 27.

Two baby Phuket elephants free to go back to work

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 29 November 2012, 06:15PM

PHUKET: While baby elephants ‘Joey’ and ‘Popeye’ are now back living with their mother in the government-owned Thai Elephant Conservation Centre (TECC) in Lampang, Somchok from Phu Thai Review Souvenir Market in Chalong and Nampetch from Laguna Excursions in Cherng Talay - who were subjected to similar DNA tests - have been found to have been acquired legally and have returned to their respective places of work today (November 29).

Palestinians seek historic state backing at UN

Phuket News / World

Thursday 29 November 2012, 04:08PM

WORLD: Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas will head to the UN General Assembly on Thursday with huge backing for his bid for upgraded diplomatic status despite strong US and Israeli opposition.

Xi Jinping: China's 'princeling' new leader

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 29 November 2012, 04:01PM

ASIA: With a revolutionary hero for a father and a pop star for a wife, China's new leader Xi Jinping has impeccable political pedigree but has given few clues about how he will govern the country.

Protest mayhem in Bangkok

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 29 November 2012, 03:57PM

THAILAND: A Thai Buddhist monk sits in front of riot policemen as he takes part in an anti-government protest in Bangkok on November 24, 2012.

Nepalese prince appears in Phuket court

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 29 November 2012, 03:20PM

PHUKET: The former crown prince of Nepal, arrested in October in Phuket on a charge of possession of marijuana, this morning appeared in court again to renew his bail.

Trial of Thai 'Red Shirt' leaders postponed

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 29 November 2012, 02:17PM

THAILAND: A Thai court on Thursday postponed till next month the start of the terrorism trial of 24 leaders of the "Red Shirt" protests that rocked Bangkok in 2010, because one of the defendants was ill.

BIS student killed in Phuket smash, six hurt

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 29 November 2012, 10:12AM

PHUKET: A nine-year child died and four others were hurt in a crash this morning close to Wat Chalong.

Tiger lawyer in plea for fairness in Phuket court case

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 29 November 2012, 09:16AM

PHUKET: With police and the public prosecutor getting close to starting the court case against the owners of the Tiger Discotheque, which burned down on August 17, the company's Legal Counsel, Thamrongsak Boonrak, has pleaded for “fairness” in the handling of the case.

Rule of law report pinpoints room for progress in Asia

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 28 November 2012, 05:18PM

ASIA: East Asia scores well when it comes to keeping a lid on crime, but it still has work to do on other key factors that constitute the rule of law, a study published Wednesday suggests.

Phuket teen gang rob Russian, 7 caught

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 28 November 2012, 03:29PM

PHUKET: A gang of around 10 teenagers surrounded and robbed a Russian tourist, Andrey Zhdanov, 32, in Kamala yesterday (November 27). Threatening him with a knife, they stole his camera and B2,000 in cash.

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.

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