Phuket News | The Phuket News

SATURDAY | May 18, 2013 | Last update: 11:39 PM.

PHUKET NEWS

Phuket News

Phuket black taxi accused of molesting tourist

PHUKET: A“black taxi” driver was accused today of molesting a 19-year-old Chinese tourist during a five hour ordeal, during which he repeatedly tried to have sex with her and she repeatedly defended herself.

Latest Phuket News

Phuket Police must stamp out abuse of tourists, says Chinese envoy

PHUKET: China’s Haad-Yai-based Vice Consul, Qin Jian, has urged police to crack down hard on sexual attacks on tourists, following yesterday’s alleged molestation of a 19-year-old Chinese tourist by a “black taxi” driver who picked her up from the airport.

Government yields to pressure over school closures

BANGKOK: Bowing to a public outcry and resistance from many civic groups, the Education Ministry has agreed to create a joint committee to look into the issue of small school closures.

DSI arrests B150 million bank robber

HUA HIN: The Department of Special Investigation arrested the head of a Swiss bank robber gang on May 16 in Hua Hin.

40 Russian tourists hurt as bus overturns

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 24 November 2012, 03:17PM

KANCHANABURI: Forty Russian tourists were injured, four seriously, when a tour bus hit an earthen roadside barrier and overturned in Sai Yok district yesterday.

'Venice of the East' revival plan starts making inroads

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 24 November 2012, 02:41PM

BANGKOK: The glorious days of Bangkok as the "Venice of the East" will start to stir in the hearts of city residents under plans to modernise and use more water transport in the capital.

Egyptians divided over Morsi power grab

Phuket News / World

Saturday 24 November 2012, 02:34PM

EGYPT: Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi has assumed temporary sweeping powers that supporters say will cut back a turbulent and seemingly endless transition to democracy, but outraged critics say he has now become a dictator.

Film on Sudan break-up leaves footprint in history

Phuket News / World

Saturday 24 November 2012, 02:32PM

SUDAN: Sudanese-born British film-maker Taghreed Elsanhouri, whose documentary about last year's partition of Sudan premiered in her homeland on Thursday night, is leaving footprints for history.

UN wants to use drones in DR Congo conflict

Phuket News / World

Saturday 24 November 2012, 02:30PM

CONGO: The United Nations wants to use drones for the first time to monitor fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda has been accused of aiding rebels, officials said Friday.

Tensions flare as protesters urge Thai PM to quit

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 24 November 2012, 02:25PM

BANGKOK: Thai police fired tear gas and detained dozens of demonstrators as clashes erupted at the first major street protests against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government.

Sea Gypsies hold major assembly in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 23 November 2012, 06:13PM

PHUKET: Hundreds of Sea Gypsies from the three main tribes along the Andaman Sea coast – the Moken, the Moklen and the Urak Lawoi – gathered yesterday (November 22) at the Rawai Sea Gypsy village to discuss common problems and solutions.

Laguna Phuket hails elephant probe result

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 23 November 2012, 12:22PM

PHUKET: Laguna Phuket this morning issued a statement welcoming the final resolution of the legality of the baby elephant Joey after a nine-month wait for DNA test results.

AirAsia announces Phuket-Shanghai service

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 23 November 2012, 11:45AM

PHUKET: After unceremoniously dumping its services from Phuket to Ubon Rachathani and Bali in order to redeploy aircraft on routes between Thailand and China, AirAsia has announced it is to launch a new service from Phuket to Shanghai in February.

Two Phuket baby elephants ‘are illegal’

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 22 November 2012, 07:35PM

PHUKET: The Commander of the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NRECS), Pol Col Watcharin Pusit, will return to Phuket next month to follow up on the “illegal elephant” raids that he led in February this year.

Phuket teacher ‘slapped four-year-old’

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 22 November 2012, 06:50PM

PHUKET: The mother of a four-year-old boy attending the Koh Kaew Pre-School Centre lodged a complaint today (November 22) with the Damrongtham Centre, alleging that one of the centre’s teachers slapped her son.

Brit slash attack couple return to UK

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 22 November 2012, 05:22PM

PHUKET: The British couple who were assaulted in Krabi last month have returned to England but are seeking counselling to deal with their horrific ordeal, according to British tabloid The Sun.

Phuket’s sunset cape cleaned up

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 07:03PM

PHUKET: With Phuket’s high-season almost here officially, various organisations are making parts of the island spick and span.

Snorkelling tourist dies in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 06:45PM

PHUKET: One tourist died and another almost did while snorkelling in the sea around Koh Racha yesterday (November 20).

Barack and Yingluck: The new global power couple?

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 05:29PM

THAILAND: Were we the only ones that noticed the chemistry between Barack and Yingluck Sunday night at their joint press conference at Government House?

Australia sends boatpeople to Papua New Guinea

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 04:31PM

ASIA: Australia Wednesday said it had begun sending boatpeople to Papua New Guinea as it admitted that its offshore refugee processing system was straining to cope with the number of recent arrivals.

Calbee recalls 5 million bags of crisps in Japan

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 04:30PM

ASIA: Snack food maker Calbee Inc. said Wednesday it was recalling 5.3 million bags of potato crisps in Japan after fragments of glass were found.

China agrees to buy from Thai rice mountain

Phuket News / Business

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 04:30PM

THAILAND: China pledged Wednesday to buy rice from Thailand's growing mountain of unsold stocks, during a visit by Premier Wen Jiabao, officials said.

Russian dies in Kalim car crash

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 04:21PM

PHUKET: Andrei Pavlov, 31, from Russia, died in a car crash early Saturday morning (November 17) on the road from Kalim to Kamala.

Dengue vaccine to be tested in India: reports

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 12:23PM

ASIA: French health care giant Sanofi Pasteur will soon test a vaccine against dengue fever in India amid concerns about the increasingly global spread of the disease, reports said Monday.

Page: « 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 »

Matches 1,000 result(s)

Phuket Hotel Search

Destination

Check-in

Check-out

Rooms :

Child

Adult(s)

PHUKET NEWS
Phuket
Thailand
Asia
World
Business
Features
Opinion
Weird World
ARCHIVE
POLL

PHUKET SPORT
Phuket
Thailand
Asia
World
Competitions
Tipping Comp

PHUKET LIFE
Phuket Arts
Phuket Dining
Phuket Education
Phuket Environment
Phuket Film
Phuket Health
Phuket Legal
Phuket Music
Phuket People
Phuket Tech
Phuket Travel
Photo Galleries
COLOURING BOOK

PHUKET CLASSIFIEDS
Phuket Buy and Sell
Phuket Jobs
Phuket Property
Phuket Cars and Boats
Phuket Community
Phuket Services
SEARCH CLASSIFIEDS
POST CLASSIFIED

PHUKET EVENTS
Phuket Event listings
Phuket Event calendar
Phuket Ticketmaster
POST EVENT

PHUKET DIRECTORY
Phuket Bars, pubs and clubs
Phuket Hotels and villas
Phuket Restaurants
Phuket Yellow Pages
POST LISTING

ABOUT US
Q&A
The Company
Distribution points
Subscribe
Advertise with us
Pay for advert
Contact us
F.A.Q.
CONTESTS