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PHUKET: Following last weekʼs fleeing of the illegal Antarctic fishing trawler the Kunlun, officials from the Phuket Marine Office have refused to comment on the matter other than confirming the boat left Phuket waters on September 8.

latest The local Phuket council that has to coordinate work to make sure an underpass project is completed on time has snubbed another meeting, leaving Chalong Circle planning in disarray.

Latest Between 200 and 300 families may be evicted from their homes on Phuket because a bank is now claiming to own the land on which they live.

Latest The Phuket Provincial Administrative organisation is considering a suggestion that a 300 million baht refit could make the seven-storey Lucky building in Saphan Hin the organisation’s new home.

BANGKOK: Sir Richard Branson, founder of British multinational conglomerate Virgin Group, is looking to invest in airline business in Thailand in the near future after having two radio and fitness ventures in the country.

PHUKET: Transport planners are looking into a new rail route linking Trang with Satun and Phuket provinces as part of efforts to boost tourism to the South. 

BANGKOK: Police yesterday (Sept 13) retrieved a B10-million stolen diamond from a Chinese woman, who swallowed it after stealing it from a jewellery fair, after doctors using surgical pliers extracted it from her body.

PHUKET: Royal Phuket Marina has confirmed the appointment of Thai national Woranart Wongvanich as Marina Manager of the 5 Gold Anchor-awarded marina.

BANGKOK: Authorities searched a female dormitory in the Din Daeng area yesterday (Sept 13) and took three women in for questioning as the hunt continues for more clues to the Erawan Shrine and Sathon pier bomb blasts.