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Call for Interpol to track down California Wow boss

PHANG NGA: Canadian fitness club chain CEO Eric Levine made headlines three years ago when he sold his vast Villa Beyond at Natai Beach, Phang Nga, for a reported US$24 million (B720 million).

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New corporate job for Phuket's Anthony Lark

PHUKET: Leading Phuket hotel GM Anthony Lark has been bumped upstairs to a corporate role with the newly-formed Trisara parent company, Montara management, Bill Barnett reports in his thephuketinsider.com blog.

Global air traffic on rise

Global air-passenger traffic grew by 3.2 per cent in April, compared to a year ago, driven by travel in emerging markets, the global airline industry body said on Thursday (May 30).

Training, guides ‘badly needed'

PHUKET: The Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) has identified two major challenges; the need for better trained staff and a workable strategy to divert tourists to new destinations.

Wildlife trafficking in Asean still rampant – report

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 3 June 2013, 12:49PM

CHIANG MAI: Wildlife trafficking continues unabated throughout Southeast Asia, with the number of animals and carcasses being discovered by officials rising each year, the Asean Wildlife Enforcement Network has reported.

South Korea’s plastic surgery fad goes extreme

Phuket News / Asia

Monday 3 June 2013, 11:49AM

South Korea’s obsession with plastic surgery is moving on from standard eye and nose jobs to embrace a radical surgical procedure that requires months of often painful recovery.

Obesity weighs down on top soda guzzler Mexico

Phuket News / World

Monday 3 June 2013, 11:48AM

Artemio Martinez balanced his corpulent frame on a stool in a Mexico City street taco stand, downing a sweet soda and eating a final pork-filled corn tortilla.

Chatuchak market under threat of closure

Phuket News / Thailand

Monday 3 June 2013, 11:44AM

BANGKOK: The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has threatened to close the capital’s iconic Chatuchak weekend market if it loses its final battle over rental fees.

Canadian tourist contracts rare virus after Phuket, Bangkok trip

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 1 June 2013, 10:43PM

PHUKET: A Canadian woman has been diagnosed with a rare virus after she returned from a trip to Bangkok and Phuket, according to public health authorities.

Phuket man caught with 600 ya ba pills

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 1 June 2013, 03:38PM

PHUKET: A Phuket man was arrested yesterday (May 31) on drugs charges after officials went undercover outside the Phuket Provincial Prison to catch him.

PHUKET IN FOCUS - The Phuket News, May 31

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 1 June 2013, 03:23PM

A chat about the week's news headlining The Phuket News

Phuket man bashed, dumped in canal

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 1 June 2013, 03:07PM

PHUKET: Two Phuket men have been arrested on murder charges after allegedly beating a man and dumping his body in a canal in Thalang after a dispute on Wednesday (May 29).

Mother and child among 5 killed in new Oklahoma tornadoes

Phuket News / World

Saturday 1 June 2013, 02:42PM

CHICAGO: Tornadoes killed at least five people and wreaked massive damage late Friday in Oklahoma near the battered city of Moore, still recovering from a monster twister less than two weeks ago.

US defence chief accuses China of cyber spying

Phuket News / Asia

Saturday 1 June 2013, 02:41PM

SINGAPORE: US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday accused China of waging cyber espionage against the United States, raising pressure on Beijing over the issue ahead of a key summit between their leaders.

Police clash with protesters at Istanbul's Taksim Square

Phuket News / World

Saturday 1 June 2013, 02:40PM

ISTANBUL: Riot police on Friday used tear gas and water cannon to break up an environmental protest on Istanbul's Taksim Square which spiralled into a wider outcry against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government.

Five arrested in Malaysian prince Phuket case

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 1 June 2013, 11:12AM

PHUKET: Thai police have arrested a total of five suspects in connection with Tuesday night's attack on a member of the royal guard of the visiting crown prince of Kedah state of Malaysia in a room at a five-star hotel in Phuket.

Officials inspect Phuket developer’s dig

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 31 May 2013, 06:28PM

PHUKET: Kathu District officials are checking paperwork after a visit yesterday (May 30) to a construction site high in the hills that they believe may be within the Panturat Hills forest reserve.

Patong Hill now clear

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 31 May 2013, 05:16PM

PHUKET: The 16-wheel truck that broke down on Patong Hill on the Kathu side, blocking the westbound lane, has now been moved out of the way and traffic is returning to normal.

Phuket bus company ends navy shuttle contract

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 31 May 2013, 05:16PM

PHUKET: The Blue Sea bus company of Phuket says it has cancelled its contract with Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), the facilitator that handles US warships visiting the island, including supplying a free shuttle bus service for crews between the Deep Sea Port and Patong.

PHUKET ALERT: Truck blocks Patong Hill westbound

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 31 May 2013, 04:43PM

PHUKET: Traffic on Patong Hill heading west is badly congested after a 16-wheel truck broke down on the Patong-bound lane on the Kathu side, just uphill from the shooting range.

NEWS TODAY May 31

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 31 May 2013, 04:17PM

Frisbie fun on Sunday at Xana. Why did the ferry sink with 100 passengers. Emergency Services practice at Sarasin. Review of the brand new issue of The Phuket News.

Phuket driver has lucky escape after plunging into hole

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 31 May 2013, 03:45PM

PHUKET: A woman driver had a remarkable escape this morning (May 31) when she managed to drive her automatic Toyota Vios out of the Esso petrol station on the bypass road south of Tesco – and straight into a large hole at the side of the road.

Former NASA employee and writer of novel ‘Suicide Inc.’ found hanged in northern Thailand

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 31 May 2013, 02:38PM

CHIANG MAI: It doesn’t get more depressingly ironic than this: not even half a year after Paul M. Muller’s novel “Suicide Inc.” was published – a cover encumbered by a grim silhouette of a hanging noose – the 76-year-old man was discovered dead with a non-fictional noose around his neck.

Chinese Government issue civil behaviour guidelines following a string of incidents from Chinese travellers

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 31 May 2013, 02:35PM

CHIANG MAI: The Chinese Government yesterday introduced a set of guidelines for Chinese tourists to follow when travelling abroad.

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