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Drunken state blamed for British woman’s fatal fall from Phuket tuk-tuk

PHUKET: The man who was travelling in the back of the tuk-tuk with British tourist Elizabeth Corrigan when she fell and fatally struck her head on the road in Kamala early last Sunday morning says she was drunk, slipped and fell.

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Celebrate Christmas with tasty treats with your family and friends this year.

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO - Surin beach, Thai PM song, tsunami anniversary

PHUKET XTRA - December 23 Surin beach raid, new song from the Thai PM, Patong Tsunami commemorations, botched TOURIST safety campaign and the days are now getting longer.

Danish man caught with 1.6kg of heroin at Phuket Airport

PHUKET: Security personnel at Phuket International Airport arrested a Danish man with 1.6 kilogrammes of heroin wrapped around his waist as he attempted to board a direct flight to Copenhagan to early this morning (Dec 23).

Philippines approves dengue vaccine

PHILIPPINES: The Philippines on Tuesday (Dec 22) became the first Asian country to approve the sale of the world’s first-ever dengue vaccine.

Malaysia launches Shariah-compliant airline

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s first Islamic-compliant airline Rayani Air began operations last Sunday (Dec 20) with its maiden flight taking off from the capital to the resort island of Langkawi.

Eurowings lands in Phuket

PHUKET: Eurowings, a new long-haul, low-cost airline under the Lufthansa Group, recently made its debut flight to Phuket on an Airbus A330 aircraft, marking the launch of twice-weekly flights between Phuket and Cologne and Bonn.

Airbnb hit with fines for promoting illegal rental properties

SPAIN: Barcelona’s left-wing city hall said Monday it had slapped home rental websites Airbnb and HomeAway with a fine of 60,000 euros (B2.36 million) each for marketing lodgings in the Spanish city that lacked permits to host tourists.

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