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PHUKET: If any people who attended the British Chamber of Commerce of Thailand (BCCT) business dinner at the Amari Phuket resort in Patong last Thursday (June 25) were not up to date with the latest developments in the drafting of the constitution, they were quickly brought up to speed under the expert guidance of the guest speaker, Graham Catterwell.

BANGKOK: The exclusion of Thai-registered carriers in the updated list of airlines that are subject to operating bans or restrictions within the EU is nothing to rejoice about.

PHUKET: Residents of Phuket Park in Srisoonthon yesterday (July 1) filed a complaint with the Damrongtham Centre requesting they put a stop to the construction of a Burmese worker̕s camp close to their houses.

Latest A SuperCheap convenience store manager is stabbed to death with a sharpened iron bar for sacking a worker who refused to be transferred to Patong.

Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has 15 days to defend herself against charges relating to compensation payments to victims during political protests between 2005 and 2010, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) says.

Small-scale fishermen say claims of a pending shortage in seafood supplies as trawlers stay in port to avoid tough new licensing laws are exaggerated.

Latest Barriers to prevent the poaching ship Taishan sailing have disappeared and the vessel could reload its illicit cargo of Antarctic toothfish and sail under a new captain at any time.

PHUKET: At least one person has been hospitalized in a traffic accident involving two vehicles that occurred last night (July 1) inside the the Darasamuth Tunnel.

PHOTO ALBUM Phuket’s underpass suffered its first underground smash when two cars shunted - blocking the tunnel for more than two hours. Officers are likely to question the drivers to try to improve safety.