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Patong's Ace Condo Buyers Take Protest to Phuket Governor
Latest The governor was not at Phuket Provincial Hall to greet 30 expat and local buyers out of pocket by millions of baht in purchasing condominiums in Patong off the plan.
Phuket Meter Taxi Drivers Protest at Low Profit, Seek Island Wide Parking to Bolster Income
Latest Phuket’s meter taxi drivers say they’re losing the battle to become more popular with increasing numbers meaning fewer trips. They also want advantages over what they call the taxi ‘‘mafia.’‘
Phuket Tourist Dies in Naked Fall at Patong Resort
Latest A South African tourist travelling alone has died when he pitched forward in the bathroom at a Patong resport and struck his head, police and paramedics believe.
Hair-Raising Aussie Escape from Grip of Phuket Airport Escalator
Latest A 12-year-old boy bound for Melbourne had a narrow escape when his hair became caught in an escalator handrail at Phuket International Airport.
Skeletal Bodies North of Phuket Link Holiday Coast to Brutal Thailand Trafficking
PHOTO ALBUM Skeletal remains dug from mangroves north of Phuket finally link the brutal camps of traffickers on Thailand’s holiday coast to the deadly camps exposed in southern Thailand.
PhuketWATCH More Graves in Thailand's Andaman; Trawler Child Tells; Krabi Crash Kills Ambulance ...
Phuket Updating Digest More graves are found in suspected traffickers’ camps in two parts of Thailand; Syria’s nightmare continues; IRA man murdered on street; Juventus wins.
Man Drowns at Phuket Beach: No Lifeguards Because of Annual Dispute
Latest A man has drowned at a Phuket beach with no lifeguards on duty because of an annual dispute over contracts that sees the shores of the holiday island unguarded for weeks.
Asean Today: Aid to Indonesia Slashed; Shootout Kills Drug Dealer; Singaporeans Grow Nicer
Around the region Singapore-Malaysia link delayed until 2020; Australia slashes aid to Indonesia; China blasts Philippines over South China Sea; Drug trafficker shot dead on Laos border.
Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Shakes Phuket Awake at 4.18am
Latest The rumble of an earthquake brought people from their beds at 4.18am on the holiday island of Phuket. The shaking continued for a couple of minutes.