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Phuket teacher runs marathon for cancer-stricken colleague

PHUKET: As HeadStart teacher Richard Allenby lay on his hospital bed before surgery at Bangkok Hospital Phuket, he was convinced he was going to die. He told his adult son to look after his pregnant wife and their unborn child.

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Who's responsible for Phuket's blackout?

BANGKOK: The energy minister has reasons to be upset about the southern power outage, as no one at the electricity supplying agencies made the decision to save the region.

Stockholm 'police brutality' riots go into third day

STOCKHOLM: Riots in a poor, mainly immigrant suburb of Sweden's capital have continued into a third night.

Boundless destruction as US tornado rescue winds down

MOORE: As rescue efforts in Oklahoma wound down Wednesday, residents turned to the daunting task of rebuilding a US heartland community shattered by a vast tornado that killed at least 24 people.

Phuket vendors protest no-parking zone

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 06:06PM

PHUKET: Around 30 street vendors attended a meeting at the Phuket City Municipality to discuss a new no-parking zone outside Vachira Hospital, which they say has led to lost revenue for them.

Senators inspect former Phuket VG’s hilltop paradise

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 05:59PM

PHUKET: A Senate committee led by Boonsong Kowawisaratch, senator for Mae Hong Son Province, this morning (May 22) visited the resort-style house built by a former vice-governor of Phuket, high in the hills overlooking Patong.

British police charge man over IRA bombing 31 years ago

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 05:48PM

LONDON: A man has been charged over a notorious IRA bombing in London in 1982 which killed four British soldiers on ceremonial duty, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Japan parliament approves child abduction treaty

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 05:08PM

TOKYO: Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved an international treaty on child abductions after decades of pressure from the United States and other Western nations.

British PM 'proud' of gay marriage bill but economy now focus

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 05:07PM

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday he was proud MPs had voted to back gay marriage but admitted the debate has been divisive and said his focus would now be on economic matters.

Hong Kong’s struggle to combat its waste crisis

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 04:51PM

HONG KONG: An army of road sweepers and refuse collectors keep the streets clean in the heart of Hong Kong – but on the outskirts, growing mountains of waste are testament to what campaigners say is an environmental crisis.

Orania, South Africa’s whites-only town

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 04:48PM

Welcome to Orania, South Africa: a whites-only enclave established in 1991 during the dying years of apartheid.

Phuket/South blackout will cost industry 'billions'

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 04:38PM

BANGKOK: The huge power blackout in the South on Tuesday night could cost the food and rubber processing sector about 10 billion baht, and the government must ensure it does not happen again, Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) secretary-general Tanit Sorat said on Wednesday.

Yingluck: Find cause of Phuket/South blackout

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 04:12PM

BANGKOK: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has ordered an investigation into the causes of the massive power blackout in 14 southern provinces on Tuesday night, and the preparation of contingency plans to ensure it does not happen again.

Condo raid nets capital's 'largest-ever drugs haul'

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 04:11PM

BANGKOK: A raid yesterday at a condo in Bung Kum district netted Bangkok's largest-ever single seizure of drugs, police say.

Man dies after second-storey fall in Phuket

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 03:23PM

PHUKET: A welder from Nan province in northern Thailand died around 11am this morning (May 22) when he fell from the second floor of a building near the Heroines’ Monument.

NEWS TODAY May 22

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 02:57PM

Massive power black-out in southern Thailand. Immigration police raid in Kathu Wat. Deal struck for life-gurads in June. Monsoon pushing fish prices up.

Update: Foreigner found drowned in Phuket identified

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 12:46PM

PHUKET: The foreigner found drowned and washed up on Patong Beach at around 7 on Tuesday morning (May 21) near Loma (Dolphin) Park has been identified.

'Biggest blackout ever' hits Phuket and 13 other provinces

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 11:01PM

PHUKET: The 'biggest power outage ever' in Thailand blacked out 14 southern provinces Tuesday evening, plunging almost the entire South, including Phuket, into blackness for lengthy periods.

Massive power cut hits Phuket and entire South

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 07:55PM

PHUKET: A massive blackout apparently originating from a fault at the hydropower station at the Rachaphrapa dam in Surat Thani blacked out Phuket tonight, along with all provinces to the south.

Nine foreigners held on work permit charges

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 06:45PM

PHUKET: Nine people, apparently Chinese and Burmese nationals, were arrested this afternoon (May 21) at Wat Kathu for working without work permits.

Top Phuket chefs showcased at ‘Six of the Best’

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 05:32PM

PHUKET: Experiencing six of Phuket’s top dining experiences over the course of a year would be special enough, but to experience them in one night is exceptional.

Elephants go on show at Phuket’s Coconut Island

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 05:31PM

PHUKET: On May 25 – the night of the full moon – another cosmic event takes place in Phuket.

Stopgap deal keeps lifeguards on Phuket beaches

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 04:55PM

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (OrBorJor) has organised a stopgap solution to the threat of Phuket having no beach lifeguards during the particularly stormy weather of June.

Weather sees Phuket fish prices soar

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 04:46PM

PHUKET: The current stormy monsoon weather has pushed up seafood prices as local fishing boats stay snug in port until conditions at sea improve.

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