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Pregnant Pause Adds to Delays for Phuket's Ace Condo Buyers
Latest A woman who cannot travel to Phuket from Bangkok to pursue a claim against the Ace Condo developers poses the latest delay in progress of a police investigation.
Phuket Needs Tough Love to Tame Those Who Claim Entitlement to Break Thai Laws
News Analysis Tough love is what Phuket needs, not corruption, not entitlement, and not the tolerance of old ways that involve breaking the law to benefit just a few.
SE Asia Region's Terrorism Alarm Bells Ring With Australian, US Alerts
Latest A string of alarming developments in South-East Asia have Western governments and local authorities growing increasingly concerned about extremist terrorism.
PhuketWATCH Fire on Plane, Detour to Bali; Police Nab Phuket Phone Thief; US Heeds Pope, Laughs ...
Phuket Updating Digest Cathay flight safe in Bali after fire; Sipa pushes Phuket projects; Patong beach phone thief nabbed on Phuket; Inquiry to follow trampling deaths of more than 700.
Asean Today: Corruption in Paradise Phuket; Haze Hits Unhealthy High; Cousin Arrested For How ...
Around the Region Haze hits 319 in Singapore health alert; Cousin arrested for texting on body in case murder; Phuket’s culture of corruption, as BBC reports; Ringgit in toxic shakeout.
No trafficking victims in Phuket, says report
PHUKET: After months of research, the Human Trafficking Crime Prevention and Suppression Centre delivered its report this week with the stunning revelation that the task force found not a single case of human trafficking on the island.
Fisheries dept confirm dolphins to be imported for Phuket dolphinarium
PHUKET: The Fisheries Department has today (Sept 24) confirmed to The Phuket News that the dolphin import permit request submitted for the Nemo dolphinarium was accepted at the beginning of this month following several checks on the facility by relevant departments.
Scottish man found hanged in Phuket hotel room
PHUKET: A Scottish man was found hanged inside a Patong hotel room in Soi Sansabai this morning (Sept 24) when he failed to check out on time. Police have yet to rule the case as suicide.
Travel operators target airlines over oil price drops, but soaring airfares
BANGKOK: Leading travel agency groups are asking the international airline body IATA, why carriers are continuing to add fuel surcharges to ticket prices when the cost of fuel has plunged.