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DNA on Hoe Does Not Match Murder Trial Defendants, Samui Judges Told
Latest The DNA on the hoe allegedly used to kill two British tourists does not match the two Burmese workers charged with their murders, a trial on Samui hears.
Myanmar Border Governor Set to Repel Rohingya Traffickers From Thailand
Latest The governor of the Thai-Myanmar border province of Ranong is set to protect 62 islands from becoming human trafficking bases as authorities prepare for a new ‘‘sailing season.’‘
British Expat Dies Two Years on From Phuket Motorcycle Crash
Latest A memorial tribute is to be held for a popular British expat who has succumbed to injuries received after a motorcycle crash in 2013 left him with lasting injuries.
Woman Takes Top Job as Manager at Royal Phuket Marina
Latest A woman with 20 years’ experience in travel and the tourism industry on Phuket has won through after 20 years to become the Manager at Royal Phuket Marina.
UPDATE Phuket Bus Drivers Seek Quick Change from Aphrodite Cabaret
PHOTO ALBUM About 40 local bus drivers went to Aphrodite Cabaret to persuade the venue’s management to use Phuket buses instead of the 20 off-island buses used at present.
Traffic Snarls, Garbage, Floods Growing, Phuket Governor Tells Minister
Latest Phuket’s growing popularity means that traffic problems, garbage disposal and floods are also growing, the governor tells the Minister of the Interior, who is on a two-day visit.
PhuketWATCH Tourist Numbers to Rise; Bribes Let in Bombers; Phuket's Revenue Trap; Marina ...
Phuket Updating Digest Tourist numbers for Thailand are tipped to increase by 9.2 percent; Bangkok’s bombers bribed their way through borders; Phuket air traffic is up but revenue is down.
Asean Today: Bride Traffickers Nabbed; Suu Kyi Talks of 'Real Change'; Singapore Votes Today
Around the Region Ebola virus kills monkeys; Bangkok suspect paid Immigration bribes; Haze comes from Sumatra; Six held on bride trafficking; Burma poll campaigning begins.
Officials return 82 rai of Phuket forest to Forest Department
PHUKET: More than 300 officers from the Royal Thai Navy’s Third Area Command and forest departments of Krabi, Phang Nga and Phuket cut down palm oil and rubber trees covering an area totalling 82 rai within the Ban Pa Kanon National Park yesterday (Sept 9).