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Phuket officials start marking off public walkway for sea gypsies

PHUKET: Vice Governor Dr Prajiad Aksornthammakul has inspected the Rawai beachfront and begun having a three-metre wide section of land marked off so that Rawai sea gypsies will have access to their boats following the violent clash with workers from Baron World Trade Co Ltd last week.

Police say body parts belong to missing Spaniard

BANGKOK: Police have confirmed seven human body parts found in the Chao Phraya River belong to a Spanish national who disappeared from his apartment in Klong Toey last month.

Guardiola won’t distract City, says Pellegrini

FOOTBALL: A dream four years in the making was finally realised when Pep Guardiola was announced as Manchester City’s next manager, a development the club’s billionaire owners hope will transform world football on and off the field.

Captain of diver slashing speedboat charged

PHUKET: The captain of the speedboat that struck and severely injured two Russian divers in Koh Phi Phis Maya Bay yesterday (Feb 3) has been charged Krabi Police have confirmed.

Flying mantas, whales and El Nino

FISHING: Well me Hearties, all the best for 2016 and hope you’ve all recovered from the festivities.

New Year glow for China’s ‘lantern capital’

CHINA: Carefully steadying the gleaming red lantern between her knees, a worker applied the Chinese character for “wealth” in golden glitter – one of the millions that will illuminate the forthcoming Lunar New Year.

Phukets B15bn mega-project MontAzure banks on future with student scholarships

PHUKET: MontAzure, a B15 billion exclusive mixed-use community project on Kamala Beach in Phuket, is giving back to locals by supporting students with school and university scholarships while also encouraging them to be environmentally conscious.

Phukets Nui Beach club still open, despite heat from Navy

PHUKET: The Nui Bay Member Club, raided three times by the Royal Thai Navy and with one building demolished because it stood on the sand at Nui Beach, remains open to trade while the Phuket Provincial Office reviews its appeal.

Pattaya cops bust 32 elderly foreigners for playing bridge

CHONBURI: A group elderly foreigners were arrested and fined B5,000 each for playing bridge in Pattaya.

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