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Complaint filed against Phuket shrine president over shrine’s finances

PHUKET: Devotees of a small Chinese shrine in Phuket have filed a complaint with Muang District Office requesting an investigation be made into the shrine’s president because they suspect he has not been keeping a full record of the shrine’s finances.

Six Phuket Veg Fest Warriors Treated at Hospitals for Self-Inflicted Wounds

latest Onlookers at Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival processions have been warned to make sure they are protected as six enchanted warriors require hospital treatment for self-inflicted wounds.

Phuket's Most Famous Beach Now Ruled by Jet-Ski Operators and Parasailers

Latest Patong was once the most popular swimming beach on Phuket but the monsoon season enabled jet-ski operators and parasail speedboats to complete a coup and take control.

PhuketWATCH Never Again, Say Phuket Riot Victims; Hillary On Top; Veg Fest Health Worries

Phuket Updating Digest Police to pursue Phuket rioters who flee; Armed intervention faster in future; Rohingya joined by other unwanted; Boost for Suvarnabhumi; Haj toll jumps to 1600.

Asean Today: Christian Shot Dead; Aussies Seek Murder Justice; Bird Flu Detected; India Stands ...

Around the Region Two-decades old murder may be solved; Christian shot dead as church razed in Aceh; Thais not so free to travel; Laos faces chicken flu outbreak; EU faces??? Burma test.

Man bludgeoned to death in residential Wichit

PHUKET: Police are attempting to identify the body of a man who was bludgeoned to death in a grievous attack in front of abandoned shophouse near Wat Thepnimit, in Wichit, early this morning (Oct 14).

Gibbon touts on Phi Phi island stir fear of growing trade

KRABI: An officer at the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has voiced his concerns about the illegal baby gibbon trade after three touts were arrested on Phi Phi Island for charging tourists for photographs with baby specimens of the much-loved mammals.

Bangla club denounces security guard violence

PHUKET: The management of the nightclub on Bangla Rd, Patong, where security guards were captured on video severely beating several Australian tourists has issued a statement deploring the incident.

One woman remains in ICU following Phuket bus fire

PHUKET: A 44-year-old woman who suffered smoke inhalation on the bus that caught fire in Phang Nga last week still remains in intensive care at Phang Nga hospital hospital staff confirmed to The Phuket News today (Oct 14).

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