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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.

German fugitive nabbed after fleeing Thai airport

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 31 May 2013, 11:21AM

BANGKOK: German jewel thief who managed to flee his Australian guards while transiting through Bangkok was arrested in the Thai capital on Thursday after two weeks on the run, police said.

Ministry to compete with pirates

Phuket News / Business

Friday 31 May 2013, 09:32AM

BANGKOK: The Commerce Minis try, still struggling to counter Thailand’s bad reputation for pirated branded goods, is to take a new approach – setting up in competition.

The sky’s the limit for new penthouse

Phuket News / Business

Friday 31 May 2013, 09:30AM

Phuket may have some pretty pricey abodes, but the prices pale when compared with those in the world’s most chic destinations.

Economy recedes in first quarter

Phuket News / Business

Friday 31 May 2013, 09:25AM

BANGKOK: Thailand’s economy shrank 2.2 per cent in the three months to March from the previous quarter, as manufacturing output fell, official data showed on Monday (May 20).

Changes at Raimon Land after IFA sells its share

Phuket News / Business

Friday 31 May 2013, 09:23AM

Property developer Raimon Land is undergoing more significant changes in the first half of this year, Bill Barnett reports in his thephuketinsider.com blog

Developers enlisted to resurrect Elite Card

Phuket News / Business

Friday 31 May 2013, 09:22AM

BANGKOK: Yet another attempt is being made to get one of Thailand’s best-known dead ducks fly again.

Govt sending R&D ‘downhill’

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 31 May 2013, 09:18AM

BANGKOK: Science and technology development in Thailand is “going downhill” under the Pheu Thai government, which sees research only in terms of short-term business gains, says the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA).

Tax take continues to exceed targets

Phuket News / Business

Friday 31 May 2013, 09:17AM

BANGKOK: Government rev-enue from tax collection in April totalled B127.58 billion, exceeding the earlier estimate by B10.58 billion, or nine per cent, Somchai Sajjapongse, director general of the Fiscal Policy Office at the Finance Ministry, said last Friday (May 17).

Dispute blocks bus service for US sailors in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 30 May 2013, 02:20PM

PHUKET: US Navy sailors are caught in the middle of a local dispute over transport to take them between the Deep Sea Port in Ao Makham and Patong.

Phuket disaster drill highlights problems to be fixed

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 30 May 2013, 05:29PM

PHUKET: Officials from Phuket and Phang-Nga officials yesterday (May 29) staged a major disaster drill at Sarasin Bridge. Among the results, it highlighted communications deficiencies that will now be addressed, a senior official said.

NEWS TODAY May 30

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 30 May 2013, 03:56PM

Ferry sinking near Koh Phi Phi. Chinese tourist complaints detailed. Phuket FC defeat Krabi FC 2-0.

Endangered whale used for Japan dog treats: NGOs

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 30 May 2013, 04:54PM

TOKYO: Meat from endangered whales caught by Icelandic hunters is being sold in Japan as luxury dog treats, environmental campaigners said Tuesday.

Wheel falls off Nok Air plane

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 30 May 2013, 04:51PM

CHIANG RAI: The left wheel of the nose undercarriage of a Nok Air passenger plane fell off as it landed on Thursday morning at Mae Fah Luang airport in Chiang Rai, reports said.

The Big List: When animals attack

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 30 May 2013, 02:51PM

THE BIG LIST: A kangaroo attack on an Aussie politician is far from the weirdest animal attack on record. Here, a few more strange tales of bad beasts gone wild.

US city takes aim at parking meter ‘Robin Hoods’

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 30 May 2013, 02:47PM

WEIRD WORLD: An American city is suing “Robin Hood and His Merry Men” for putting coins in parking meters. Officials in Keene, New Hampshire, accuse the group of six men of harrasing their parking wardens by denying them chance to issue tickets, which is costing the town revenue from parking fines.

Aussie politician runs into ‘Roo protest

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 30 May 2013, 02:42PM

WEIRD WORLD: An Australian politician was left hopping after he collided with a kangaroo during an early morning jog through the nation’s capital.

Man revived after 40 minutes dead

Phuket News / Weird World

Thursday 30 May 2013, 02:40PM

WEIRD WORLD: A 39-year old man from Australia has survived being dead for 40 minutes, thanks to a pioneering new resuscitation machine.

A day of frisbee fun planned for Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 30 May 2013, 02:29PM

PHUKET: The Phuket News speaks to the head of middle school at Phuket International Academy Day School (PIADS), Dan Magie, before Sunday’s Ultimate Frisbee Day at Xana Beach Club.

Hundreds of neo-Nazis march through Athens

Phuket News / World

Thursday 30 May 2013, 12:42PM

ATHENS: Hundreds of Greek neo-Nazis marched with torches through the streets of Athens late Wednesday to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople.

Australian prime minister dodges another sandwich

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 30 May 2013, 12:41PM

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was forced to dodge a flying sandwich for the second time this month Thursday when someone's salami lunch was flung at her during a school visit.

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