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Aussies' Asian Refugee Ploy Revived But No Fresh Takers Yet

Latest The deal under which Australia pays Cambodia millions to take its unwanted would-be refugees, now kept offshore on Nauru, has been revived. So far there have been four applicants.

PhuketWATCH Heat on Immigration, Police; Apple's New iPhones; Pilot Saved Passengers

Phuket Updating Digest Hunt for bomber brain moves overseas; Screws go on in hunt for honest Thai cops; Hero pilot saved 170 lives; Tennis star attacked by police; No crisis, says China.

Asean Today: Singapore Air Space Claimed; Hilton Buyers Accused; Cambodia Flips on Refugees

Around the Region Indonesia to lay claim to Singapore air space; Cambodia ‘ready to accept more refugees’; Malaysian embroiled in report on unexplained wealth; India ends Angkor Wat plan.

Thai embassies in Malaysia ramp up visa fees

PHUKET: The Royal Thai Embassy in Kuala Lumpur and the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Penang, both in Malaysia, have boosted their fees for visas by as much as 25%.

Phuket defense volunteer allegedly breaks touristʼs nose with gun

PHUKET: A territorial defense volunteer from Kathu was arrested early this morning (Sept 9) in Patong with a gun and bullets after he allegedly slapped the face of a tourist with the pistol breaking his nose.

Navy raids Patong Beach vendors

PHUKET: Royal Thai Navy personnel accompanied by district and provincial officials raided vendors on Patong Beach yesterday (Sept 8) to reinforce the beach management rules laid down earlier this year.

PHUKET NEWS TV: Phuket Xtra - September 9

PHUKET XTRA - September 9 Tiger Disco boss gets soft sentence, farewell Governor Nisit, Ace Condo fiasco continues and more bungy jumps gone wrong. #PhuketNewsTV #PhuketTV

Phuket taxi reformer to return as Governor

PHUKET: Chamroen Tipayapongthada, who was one of the key figures in the dismantling of the Phuket taxi mafia last year, will return to the island as Governor of the Province.

Nikki Beach Club keeps mum on Phuket closure

PHUKET: The management of the popular Nikki Beach Phuket have yet to reveal the reasons behind the sudden closure of the local outlet of the international beach club franchise at Bangtao, on Phuket’s west coast.

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