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Phuket man arrested for illegal gun possession
PHUKET: A man from Rawai was arrested today (June 24) when he was found to be in possession of a gun and bullets at Tha Reur Sinsangrat.
Tourism Minister Needs to Talk Tough About Phuket's Big Problems
News Analysis The shameful inability to recognise and deal with Phuket biggest problems should be raised when the Tourism Minister meets officials on the holiday island.
Two Thalang Tesco theives arrested in Krabi
PHUKET: Police are currently hunting for two men, a Colombian and Mexican, who are accused of being involved in the theft of items from a car at the Tesco Lotus car park on Sunday (June 21).
Phuket beach club faces Navy demolition
The Nui Bay Member Club, the beach club that has already had one building demolished for being built illegally on the sand at Nui Beach, has been ordered to remove its seven other buildings by July 7.
PHUKET NEWS TV: Phuket Xtra - June 24
Phuket Xtra - June 24 Cheaper petrol, new 2 kingdoms visa, water spouts and missing MERS patients. #phukettv #PhuketNewsTV
How the New US Ambassador Views His Role in Thailand Under Military Rule
Latest The US Ambassador-designate to Thailand reveals his view of the roles of the two countries in a ‘‘job application’’ to the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Aussie Prisoner's Past as Soft Drink Hero Reveals Phuket's Dark Side
Latest A soft drink advertisement made 30 years ago has returned to haunt a prisoner on Phuket and create some negative publicity for the Thai holiday island.
Red light-running bus driver loses licence for 30 days (Video)
Transportation authorities have suspended the licence of a bus driver who ran a red light at a busy intersection in Bangkok and nearly collided with two people riding a motorcycle.
Phuket death bungy jump demolished for good
PHUKET: World Bungy Jump in Patong, where 25-year-old Kuwaiti Abdullah Adel Kadhbahman was seriously injured and later died after a jump there last month, has been demolished and will not re-open.