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Brit arrested for theft at Phuket International Airport

PHUKET: A British man was arrested for theft at Phuket International Airport this afternoon (Feb 1) when he took cash from a cash-filled envelope left on a AirAsia check-in counter.

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO - Zika virus, Samkong underpass, sea gypsies, LINE, Facebook

PHUKET XTRA - February 1 Underpass roads fixed for now, Facebook and LINE under fire from Junta, Zika virus on our borders, new type of bomb appearing in Thailands southern skirmishes, a new daily ASEAN update and Rawais sea gypsies legit.

99-year leases ‘only for state agencies’, clarifies Finance Ministry

BANGKOK: Deputy Finance Minister Wisudhi Srisuphan has clarified that the government’s planned amendment to extend the maximum lease term for state land to 99 years will not include renting to the private sector as has been claimed.

Suu Kyi’s party strides into Myanmar parliament

MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi will lead her party into a new session of Myanmar’s parliament today (Feb 1), with lofty expectations that the first popularly-elected government in decades can reset a country ground down by half a century of military rule.

Airports break passenger-traffic records

BANGKOK: Thailand’s six main airports saw robust growth in passenger traffic of 21.3% in 2015, setting a new record of just under 110 million. Such impressive growth largely reflected the marked upturn in Thailand’s tourism industry, said i…

Phuket underpass road works reopen with safety assurance

PHUKET: The section of the collapsed road beside the Sam Kong Underpass that underwent emergency repairs over the weekend has reopened and is safe to drive over, the Phuket office of the Highways Department has confirmed.

Supersports 10 Mile International Run 2016

This is the second year that this unique race will start and finish in Thanyapura Phuket. Supersports 10 Mile International Run 2016 presented by Thanyapura, will be held on Sunday -March 13, 2016 from 6.00am-9.00am. The running route is specially desi…

Highways Department: Southbound lane at Sam Kong underpass should reopen after 9pm

PHUKET: Samak Luedwonghad of the Phuket Highways Office has confirmed that the southbound lane of Chalermprakiet Rd, in front of Tesco Lotus Extra at the Sam Kong intersection, should reopen to traffic after 9pm tonight (January 31)

Two Thai tuna vessels in violation of IUU fishing apprehended by Navy off Phuket

PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy Area Three Command has apprehended two illegal Thai fishing vessels off Phuket, whose captains failed to comply with new tracking protocol aimed at curbing illegal, unreported and unregistered (IUU) fishing.

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