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Thai tuna firm faces Australian probe
Thailands fishing industry is on the hook again after Australian authorities reportedly held for inspection products made by a tuna cannery in Nakhon Pathom province for a possible link with food poisoning that affected four people in Sydney on February 26.
Honest cabbie returns ¥4.7m to Japanese tourist
A Japanese tourist who caught a taxi from Suvarnabhumi airport into the city on Monday (March 9) and left a bag containing 4.7 million yen cash on the back seat had his money returned to him by the cab driver on Tuesday (March 10).
Phuket Touts a New Target as Expat Volunteers Return to Work With Patong Police
Latest Foreign touts are likely to come under closer scrutiny as Phuket’s expat police volunteers return to working with Patong police in and around Soi Bangla.
Exclusive: Indian Tourists Saved My Life, Says Aussie Expat Facing Phuket Murder Charge
Latest An Australian expat resident of Phuket has told Phuketwan from a police cell that Indian tourists saved him from being killed. He faces a charge of murdering a security guard.
Phuket Knifing: Australian Charged With Murder Over Stabbing of Security Guard at Patong Disco
VIDEO The Australian expat charged with murder at a Phuket disco is believed to have just left a meeting of Patong Rotary before the fatal stabbing of a security guard.
Phuket Expat Knifes Guard to Death at Patong Disco: Australian Being Questioned
Latest An Australian man is being questioned by police in Patong after a knife fight outside a Phuket disco early today in which a security guard was stabbed to death.
Asean Today: Burma Slides to Conflict; Thousands Forced into Refugee Crisis; Human Tide May ...
Around the Region Indonesia threatens to unleash ‘‘human tide’’; Burma clashes hint at slide to tyranny; Philippines now suffering refugee crisis; Elephant dies under tourists; Cambodia tops for gays.
Phuket ganja dealer nabbed after busting through checkpoint
PHUKET: A 22-year-old man who ran a checkpoint on Wiset Rd, Rawai, this morning (March 10) was chased down and arrested when he was found to be carrying 500 grams of marijuana.
Phuket Customs tightening up on duty-free rules
PHUKET: The Customs Department in Phuket, as part of a nationwide drive to raise revenue, is tightening up on tariffs on imported goods, in line with the Customs Tariff Decree of 2530 BE (1987).