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NEWS TODAY May 21

Gunman flees Tesco Lotus and ends up at The Phuket News! More 'land encroachers' caught in Kathu. Direct Phuket to Manila flights announced. International Rugby 10s this weekend.

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Foreigner found dead on Phuket beach

PHUKET: The body of a foreign man was found washed up on Patong Beach at around 7 this morning (May 21) near Loma (Dolphin) Park.

Phuket: Crash, breakdown on Patong hill jam up traffic

PHUKET: Traffic is slow on both sides of the Patong hill this morning (May 21) after a small accident took place on one side and a six-wheeled truck broke down on the other at around 8am.

At least 51 dead in deadly Oklahoma tornado

WASHINGTON: A powerful tornado with winds of up to 200 miles (320 kilometers) per hour pulverized an Oklahoma City suburb Monday, hitting at least two schools and wiping out blocks of homes. The death toll has risen to 51, US media said, citing the state medical examiner's office.

Phuket alcohol sales ban for Visakha Bucha Day

Phuket News / Phuket

Tuesday 21 May 2013, 08:39AM

PHUKET: Friday (May 24) is Visakha Bucha Day, a public holiday. Because it is a holy day, shops, bars and restaurants are barred from selling alcohol for 24 hours from midnight on Thursday night.

Phuket taxi driver denies kidnapping, molestation

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 20 May 2013, 08:13PM

PHUKET: The black taxi driver arrested after allegedly abducting a Chinese tourist on Sunday night (May 19) and attempting to molest her, today appeared in court where he denied kidnapping and sexual assault charges.

Three arrested for Phuket bikes-for-ransom scheme

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 20 May 2013, 08:02PM

PHUKET: Three teenagers have been arrested for stealing motorbikes and then holding them for ransom.

Phuket mansion grounds to become public park

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 20 May 2013, 06:36PM

PHUKET: The grounds around a classic but decaying Sino-colonial mansion on Wichit Songkram Rd near Kathu are to be turned into a new exercise park run by the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation, but the well-known mansion will remain.

The Big List: Lost and Found

Phuket News / Weird World

Monday 20 May 2013, 06:02PM

THE BIG LIST: Stories of missing soldiers and standed sailors are as old as literature itself – Homer’s hero Odysseus was cursed to wander for 10 years after the battle of Troy before returning home. Here are some strange but true tales of men who were lost and then found a long time later.

‘MIA Vietnam vet’ exposed as hoax

Phuket News / Weird World

Monday 20 May 2013, 05:59PM

WEIRD WORLD: A man claiming to be an American soldier missing since his helicopter was shot down during the Vietnam War has been exposed as a hoaxer.

Sno Cone Joe wages street war on Mr Ding-A-Ling

Phuket News / Weird World

Monday 20 May 2013, 05:56PM

WEIRD WORLD: There ain’t enough ice-cream eaters in this town for the both of us – that was the message Joshua Malatino had for his rival ice-cream van drivers in Gloversville, New York.

‘Queen’ scolds noisy protest

Phuket News / Weird World

Monday 20 May 2013, 05:53PM

WEIRD WORLD: Street protestors promoting a gay and transgender festival in London were amazed to see a regal woman dressed like Queen Elizabeth scolding them for making too much noise.

Gun-carrying runaway cornered at Phuket News office

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 20 May 2013, 05:43PM

PHUKET: A man fleeing police brought the news right to the office of The Phuket News this morning (May 20) or, to be more accurate, into the blind alley next to the office.

Phuket man to be charged with encroachment in forest

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 20 May 2013, 04:11PM

PHUKET: A Phuket man will be charged with forest encroachment, illegal construction, illegally transforming land and destruction of the environment after a resort construction site was visited by Kathu District officials on Saturday (May 18).

NEWS TODAY May 20

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 20 May 2013, 02:34PM

Work halted on four construction sites - land encroachment investigation. Official warning about poison jellyfish. 'Rock God' spotted in Phuket Town. Singto Numchok comes to town.

Cebu Pacific to launch Manila-Phuket direct service

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 20 May 2013, 01:13PM

PHUKET: Cebu Pacific, a budget airline in the Philippines, will begin direct flights between Manila and Phuket on August 16, the first airline to link the Philippines with the island.

Box jellies spotted off Phuket beach [VIDEO]

Phuket News / Phuket

Monday 20 May 2013, 12:13PM

PHUKET: Following the warning issued by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) that the Southwest Monsoon may bring jellyfish to Phuket's waters, including varieties of the deadly box jellyfish, their presence has already been confirmed

Phuket rain fails to dampen locals' merit making spirit

Phuket News / Phuket

Sunday 19 May 2013, 04:40PM

PHUKET: This morning's heavy rain did not affect the turnout for the “Tam boon klang lhad” (Merit Day) as hundreds of locals poured into downtown Phuket to donate food and items to the local monks and 'make merit'.

Bangkok: Reconciliation bill comes under fire

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 19 May 2013, 02:02PM

BANGKOK: The reconciliation bill sponsored by Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung is facing growing opposition as it would exonerate those responsible for the crackdown on the 2010 red shirt protests.

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler spotted in Phuket Town

Phuket News / Phuket

Sunday 19 May 2013, 01:54PM

PHUKET: Phuket Town locals got a shock last night (May 18) when they spotted Aerosmith's lead singer Steven Tyler partying at Timber Hut bar in Phuket Town.

Phuket Police must stamp out abuse of tourists, says Chinese envoy

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 18 May 2013, 11:38PM

PHUKET: China’s Haad-Yai-based Vice Consul, Qin Jian, has urged police to crack down hard on sexual attacks on tourists, following yesterday’s alleged molestation of a 19-year-old Chinese tourist by a “black taxi” driver who picked her up from the airport.

Phuket black taxi accused of molesting tourist

Phuket News / Phuket

Saturday 18 May 2013, 08:03PM

PHUKET: A“black taxi” driver was accused today of molesting a 19-year-old Chinese tourist during a five hour ordeal, during which he repeatedly tried to have sex with her and she repeatedly defended herself.

Government yields to pressure over school closures

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 18 May 2013, 07:44PM

BANGKOK: Bowing to a public outcry and resistance from many civic groups, the Education Ministry has agreed to create a joint committee to look into the issue of small school closures.

DSI arrests B150 million bank robber

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 18 May 2013, 07:37PM

HUA HIN: The Department of Special Investigation arrested the head of a Swiss bank robber gang on May 16 in Hua Hin.

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