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Berserker Australians get rough Phuket justice

PHUKET: Two out-of-control Australians received rough justice early yesterday morning (May 23), after they attacked an American in a bar on Bangla Rd and started a brawl.

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Phuket Opinion: Kept in the dark

PHUKET: If Tuesday night’s black out – the biggest outage ever recorded in Thailand – taught us anything, it is to always be careful in Thailand. That you’re on your own and that nothing is probably as it seems.

Improvement of polluted Phuket canal ‘underway’

PHUKET: Much of the polluted Klong Bangtao has been dredged in order to improve flow and reduce bottlenecks that cause stagnation, a meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall was told this morning (May 23).

Taxis, taxis, taxis – a week of fever in Phuket

PHUKET: Thirty meter taxis from the Phuket Limousine & Business Services cooperative (PBC) convened a mob at Phuket International Airport yesterday evening (May 22), blocking one of the two roads into the airport.

Early morning fire rips through house in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 17 November 2012, 04:40PM

A house off of Soi Loarong 1, alley Talat Nuea, was burnt down at 4:15 am this morning (November 17) with no injuries reported.

Baby dolphin washes up on Karon beach

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 17 November 2012, 04:05PM

A two-year-old baby dolphin washed up on the shores of Karon beach this morning as Karon Municipality Tourism Security Center team tried to help push the 15 kg animal back into the ocean.

2,000 butterflies released in Phuket park

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 17 November 2012, 11:32AM

PHUKET: Some 2,000 butterflies were released into the wild this morning at the entrance to Bang Pae waterfall, in the Khao Phra Taew No-Hunting Area.

Angry fishermen blockade Navy base

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 16 November 2012, 07:06PM

PHANG NGA: Fishermen angry at what they describe as harrassment and “selective enforcement” by the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) blocked off the main north-south highway in Phang Nga, outside the Tap Lamu Navy Base for two hours on Wednesday (November 14).

Thai police hold serial panty thief after jewel heist

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 16 November 2012, 05:53PM

THAILAND: Thai police said Friday they had discovered thousands of items of stolen women's underwear at the home of a robbery suspect, the second time the man has been found hoarding undergarments this year.

Thai man's penis removed after botched enlargement

Phuket News / Thailand

Friday 16 November 2012, 05:52PM

THAILAND: Health officials on Friday told Thai men size does not matter after a patient had to have his genitals removed following a botched attempt to enlarge his penis by injecting olive oil into the organ.

The Phuket Badlands files

Phuket News / Features

Friday 16 November 2012, 05:34PM

PHUKET: The Government has announced formation of a new Phuket Land Centre. What will this mean? Alasdair Forbes and Nattha Thepbamrung summarise the situation.

V/Gov investigates ‘illegal’ Phuket pier

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 16 November 2012, 05:01PM

PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor, Somkiat Sangkawsuthirak inspected a large partly-completed concrete-and-wood pier in Baan Ko Ane, close to the the Yacht Haven marina, after receiving a complaint via the Damrongtham Centre that the pier is illegal.

Landowners target second Phuket Sea Gypsy village

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 16 November 2012, 03:29PM

PHUKET: A second Sea Gypsy village, at Laem Tukkae on the southeast end of Koh Sireh, is facing the same fate as the village in Rawai: private individuals claiming they own the land the village sits on, with villagers arguing that they have lived there for generations.

Phuket Bike Week ‘will bring in B800m’

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 16 November 2012, 10:52AM

PHUKET: Organisers of the 19th Phuket Bike Week, which will take place in April next year, at the same time as the Songkran Thai New Year celebrations, will attract 30,000 big bike enthusiasts and bring in tourism revenue of “not less than B800 million”.

Meeting tackles Phuket flood solutions

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 16 November 2012, 10:21AM

PHUKET: A meeting on Tuesday (November 13) at the Merlin Hotel in Phuket Town discussed “Strategies for Preventing and Solving Flooding in Phuket”.

Phuket crackdown on loris touts, beggars

Phuket News / Phuket

Friday 16 November 2012, 09:01AM

PHUKET: Patong Municipality is cracking down on “slow loris gangs” after receiving numerous and continuing complaints from tourists, according to Patong Deputy Mayor Chairat Sukbal.

Nightlife operators slam corrupt Phuket officials

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 15 November 2012, 06:32PM

PHUKET: Nightlife business operators in Patong are fed up government officials demanding more and bigger bribes from them, the town’s Deputy Mayor, Chairat Sukbal, told Governor Maitri Intusut yesterday morning (November 14) in a closed meeting.

US, Thailand boost military ties to counter China

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 15 November 2012, 05:53PM

THAILAND: The United States and Thailand pledged Thursday to renew their military alliance for a new security era, during a regional tour by Washington's defence chief designed to counter China's rise.

US defence chief in Thailand to boost military ties

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 15 November 2012, 05:52PM

THAILAND: US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Thailand on Thursday as part of an Asian tour designed to beef up security ties across the region as a counterweight to China's rise.

US scientist suggests new theory for Canadian sisters’ deaths

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 15 November 2012, 12:07PM

PHUKET: An American scientist who worked on Gulf War Syndrome has proposed a possible new scenario to explain how the two Canadian sisters, Noemi and Audrey Belanger, died on Phi Phi on the night of June 14.

Threatening scam artists force couple to hand over B30k

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 15 November 2012, 11:53AM

THAILAND: Extortionists claiming to be representatives from KT Publishing, which represents the interests of music publishers and issues licenses on their behalf, have been active in Ao Nang.

A classic rescue story in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Thursday 15 November 2012, 09:21AM

PHUKET: In a story that would melt the heart of the crustiest local newspaper editor, Chalong Public Works Department spent 20 minutes on Monday freeing a kitten from a drain under the road.

TAT moves to counter Krabi rape mess

Phuket News / Thailand

Thursday 15 November 2012, 09:09AM

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) says it will urgently establish a safety zone at Ao Nang beach to rebuild tourist confidence after a high profile rape case illustrated the dangers for single women travelling in Thailand.

Japan hopes SE Asia nations will attend Syria meeting

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 14 November 2012, 05:26PM

THAILAND: A meeting in Tokyo later this month aimed at increasing pressure on the Syrian regime could include several Southeast Asian countries, Japanese officials said Wednesday.

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