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Ikea to Open Asia's First Pickup and Order Point on Phuket Soon
Latest The Swedish furniture and household goods brand Ikea is opening Asia’s first Pickup and Order Point on Phuket later this month, according to reports.
BISP Soccer Sevens kicks-off 14th annual edition
FOOTBALL: There has been a real sense of excitement from students and teachers at British International School, Phuket (BISP) in recent weeks, and it has all come from the lead-up to the kick-off today (6 November) of the BISP Soccer Sevens.
B1.6bn worth of Phuket properties to be auctioned off
PHUKET: The Phuket Legal Execution Department (LED) are set to auction off B1.6 billion worth of Phuket properties when they hold their biggest land and house exposition which is to be held from November 2015-March 2016.
Supreme Court puts Santika Pub owner in jail
BANGKOK: The court battle over responsibility for the Santika Pub inferno that killed 67 people and maimed many others seven years ago has ended with the Supreme Court jailing owner Wisuk Setsawat and ordering two others to pay the victims millions in damages.
Violence as anti-capitalist march hits London
LONDON: Activists set a police car alight and scuffled with riot police in central London as thousands took part in a “Million Mask March” anti-capitalist demonstration on yesterday (Nov 6) night.
Myanmar's Persecution of Rohingya Muslims is Producing a Ready Supply of Slaves
Latest The vote by the citizens of Myanmar is not expected to change the enduring hardship of the stateless Rohingya, although ethnic cleansing could become genocide.
Floodwaters Invade Phuket's Central Festival Underpass for First Time
Latest Floodwater reached into Phuket’s Central Festival underpass for the first time with questions likely to be asked about why the pumping system failed.
One Dead, Six Injured as Phuket Tourist Minivan and Family Sedan Collide on Main Road
Latest The driver of a family sedan was killed and six other people injured when a minivan carrying two tourists collided with a family sedan in Phuket’s main thoroughfare as rain fell.
Asean Today: Rohingya Fears Grow; Brit Jailed for Road Rage; Cambodia Grows
Around the Region A British man is given six years in jail for a road rage incident that left another Brit in a coma; Rohingya fear election backlash; Cambodia growth continues; Laos uncertainty.