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ASIA: For President Barack Obama, an Asia trip jolted by turmoil in the Middle East was a preview of the clear foreign policy legacy he seeks and the messier one he may end up with.

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 12:23PM

Obama defies China over sea rows

ASIA: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday defied Chinese protests and raised concerns at a summit about territorial disputes that have sent diplomatic and trade shockwaves across the region.

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 12:22PM

Rescued Phuket dolphin returned to sea

PHUKET: The baby dolphin that was rescued after washing up on Karon Beach last Saturday (November 17) has been released back into the sea.

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 11:55AM

Irish woman died days after drinking strong local wine in Bali, inquest told

ASIA: A 21-year-old Irish woman who became seriously ill and died in Bali last year had two days previously drank a locally brewed alcoholic drink that has made several other tourists very sick.

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 11:13AM

Paresa Phuket go for new experience

PHUKET: Emma Davison has been appointed Guest Experience Manager at the Paresa Resort in Kamala.

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 10:51AM

New GM for Phuket's Cape Panwa Hotel

PHUKET: Kasemkij Hotels have officially confirmed the appointment of Philipp Sebastian Flickhinger as General Manager of the Cape Panwa Hotel.

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 10:47AM

Rice farming ‘needs radical makeover’

THAILAND: The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has urged small rice farmers to band together to form what it calls “agricommunity enterprises” – small companies owned by farmers.

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 10:43AM

Pattaya overtakes Phuket property in online searches

PHUKET: Pattaya has overtaken Phuket as the most-searched destination in Thailand for potential property buyers and investors on a leading overseas property website.

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 10:41AM

Aung San Suu Kyi becomes UNAIDS ambassador

ASIA: Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has been appointed an ambassador of the UN's programme on HIV and AIDS and has been tasked with fighting discrimination against people living with the disease, the agency said Tuesday.

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 09:57AM

Clinton: US commitment to Israeli security 'rock solid'

WORLD: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in Jerusalem on Tuesday during Israel's conflict in Gaza that Washington's commitment to the Jewish state's security remains 'rock solid.'

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 09:53AM

New York 'cannibal' cop just has filthy mind: lawyer

WORLD: A New York police officer accused of plotting cannibalism had no intention of actually eating his victims -- it was all in his mind, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 09:52AM

Australia seizes $246 million of drugs from China

ASIA:Australian police said Wednesday they had seized cocaine and methamphetamine worth Aus$237 million (US$246 million) shipped from China in a consignment of heavy machinery.

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 09:51AM

Church of England rejects women bishops

WORLD: The Church of England narrowly rejected Tuesday the appointment of women bishops, triggering turmoil and setting back efforts to modernise the mother church of millions of Anglicans worldwide.

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 09:50AM

The world won't end next month, Maya experts insist

WORLD: Relax doomsayers, the Maya people did not really mark their calendar for the end of the world on December 21, 2012.

Wednesday 21 November 2012, 09:49AM

Water boss to tackle Phuket park pong

PHUKET: The new director of the Royal Irrigation Department, Ruethai Phacharanuruk, who arrived in Phuket just three days ago, has promised to address a smelly problem as one of his top priorities.

Tuesday 20 November 2012, 05:00PM

Tropical citizens die 7.7 years sooner: study

PHUKET: People living in the tropics are likely to die more than seven years younger than those in other regions, according to the first findings of a global research project released Monday.

Tuesday 20 November 2012, 04:13PM

Singapore cabbie returns B27.6m to Thai couple

Phuket News / Thailand

Tuesday 20 November 2012, 04:02PM

THAILAND: A Singaporean taxi driver has been heralded as a hero after he returned Sg$1.1 million (B27.6 million) in cash to a vacationing Thai couple who left the money in his cab.

Phuket resorts ‘still face difficulties’

PHUKET: Bangkok-based property company Seacon has warned that although the influx of large Chinese and Russian tourists has compensated for the fall in European visitors, Phuket resorts and hotels are not out of the woods yet.

Tuesday 20 November 2012, 03:47PM

Holiday Inn takes over Ao Nang hotel

PHUKET: Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts is now operating its first resort in Krabi, after taking over management of the Sala Talay Resort and Spa at Ao Nang Beach. The conversion took place on November 1.

Tuesday 20 November 2012, 03:46PM

Movie about 2004 tsunami shuns ‘disaster’ label