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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.

Mining the low end in Phuket

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 06:08PM

PHUKET: Bangkok developer Sansiri continues to show its confidence in the strength of the low-end condominium market in Phuket with is recent sales launch of dcondo Mine.

Trang hits 1m visitors

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 06:00PM

TRANG: For decades the poor sister of Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi, the province of Trang is now attracting rapidly increasing numbers of tourists and, on November 29, welcomed its one millionth visitor, Thai tourist Wichaya Kiatying-angsulee.

Centara launches budget hotel brand

Phuket News / Business

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 05:57PM

BANGKOK: Thailand-based Centara Hotels & Resorts has launched a new hotel brand, Cosi Hotels, designed for cost-conscious travellers who mostly do all their own bookings online and who are searching for wallet-friendly accommodation.

Beneath the burqa: Afghan women opt for cosmetic surgery

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 05:46PM

AFGHANISTAN: Despite living much of their lives behind a veil, some Afghan women are feeling pressure to conform to ideals of female beauty and are lining up for cosmetic surgery at a handful of clinics in Kabul.

A bitter blow below the belt: Phuket fighter Ray Elbe injures penis in bizarre sex accident

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 05:45PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Mixed-martial arts fighter and Phuket sports star Ray Elbe has hit headlines with his latest injury – and it’s not one he suffered in the ring.

Mo Yan: Nobel prize winner and chronicler of a Chinese century

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 05:42PM

CHINA: Mo Yan has focused an unflinching eye on what he calls the darkness and ugliness of 20th-century Chinese society in a prolific writing career that brought him the 2012 Nobel prize for literature.

Released baby dolphin found drowned off Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 05:18PM

PHUKET: A two-year-old baby spinner dolphin that was rescued a month ago at Karon Beach, recuperated for four days at the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) and was then released, was found dead yesterday (December 17).

Toll rises to 37 dead in Ukraine cold: ministry

Phuket News / World

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 04:53PM

UKRAINE: Nineteen people died of exposure in Ukraine in the last 24 hours amid temperatures of minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit), bringing the toll this month to 37, the health ministry said Tuesday.

Surin Beach vendors express mixed views about Phuket party

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 12:51PM

PHUKET: Surin Beach food vendors have expressed mixed views about the Sydictive New Year’s Eve megaparty planned for Phuket, with some saying it will be good promotion for Surin while others object and say there is a lack of clear detail being provided by the organisers.

Phuket Opinion: Not all palm trees and sunshine

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 12:49PM

PHUKET: The last week has been one of shock and sadness for the island’s expatriates.

Phuket Opinion: Road to disaster

Phuket News / Opinion

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 12:41PM

PHUKET: Another week has passed and with it comes the tragic news that even more lives on Phuket’s notoriously dangerous roads have passed along with it.

‘Giant serpent’ invades island near Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 11:52AM

PHUKET: Mysterious giant tracks appeared overnight on Friday (December 14) on Koh Mai Pai (Bamboo Island, just north of Phi Phi), emerging from the forest, going through the local school and then into the sea, leaving students, parents and teachers worrying that they were made by some enormous serpent.

18th floor building jumper remains in Phuket hospital

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 10:35AM

PHUKET: The Australian man who jumped from the 18th storey of the Royal Paradise Hotel in Patong remains in Vachira Hospital in Phuket with a seriously broken leg.

New species, old threats to Mekong wildlife: WWF

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 10:02AM

ASIA: From a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 129 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF said Tuesday in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011.

Two die in south as classes reopen

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 08:58AM

NARATHIWAT: Two civil servants were killed and five others, including a female teacher, injured in a fresh gun attack in Narathiwat's Cho Airong district yesterday.

High speed rail to Bangkok

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 08:57AM

BANGKOK: Transport Minister Chatchat Sittiphan announced earlier this week that Thailand will build two, high-speed railway lines, one running from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and the other running from Bangkok to the northeastern province of Nong Khai.

Migrant workers rally over Hong Kong working conditions

Phuket News / Asia

Tuesday 18 December 2012, 08:52AM

HONG KONG: About a thousand migrant domestic workers from Southeast Asia rallied in Hong Kong Sunday to mark International Migrants Day and push for better working conditions and higher wages.

KL stops issuing non-B multiple visas

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 17 December 2012, 06:25PM

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Thai Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has announced and has confirmed to ThaiVisa.com that the consulate there is no longer issuing Non-Immigrant Category “B” visas with multiple entries.

Top cop tours Bangla in Phuket security drive

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 17 December 2012, 03:23PM

PHUKET: Policemen and volunteer inspected Patong Beach and Bangla Rd on Saturday night (December 15) to ensure security for the Christmas and New Year.

Phuket carnival kicks off with colourful parade

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 17 December 2012, 02:58PM

PHUKET: The 27th Patong Carnival, with the theme of “The colours of underwater Patong enchantment”, opened on Saturday (December 15) on Bangla Road.

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