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Police net 14 in Muay Thai TV betting party at Thalang house
PHUKET: Police today issued citations to 14 men for gambling without permission after they were rounded up at a remote Thalang residence during a live Muay Thai broadcast.
Delivery man killed after crashing into a tree in Phuket
PHUKET: A 30-year-old food delivery man died after crashing his truck into a tree in Cherng Talay yesterday afternoon (June 5).
Dozens injured in ferry explosion off Indonesias Lombok
INDONESIA: Dozens of tourists were injured when small explosions hit a ferry crossing between the popular Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok, officials said Saturday (June 6).
Quake kills two climbers, leaves 17 missing
KUALA LUMPUR: Rescuers on Malaysias highest mountain were searching Saturday (June 6) for 17 climbers missing in a magnitude-5.9 earthquake that sent rocks and boulders raining down the trekking routes. Two others were killed and 20 injured.
Muay Thai Expat Killed on Motorcycle in Head-On With Truck
Latest An expat who was well-known for running a local muay thai school died when his motorcycle collided head-on with a six-wheel truck.
Phuket Waves Dump Rider, Injuring Tourist's Neck
Latest A Chinese tourist was taken to hospital with a neck injury after being dumped into the sand by a wave
War in Southern Thailand is Long-Running and Threatens to Spread
Latest Thailand’s long-running and destructive southern border insurgency is causing headaches for those looking to bring peace. Instead of quietening, the deaths and destruction may spread.
Pressure for Navy to Kill Case Against Phuket Pair Set to Become More Intense
Latest With the boatpeople issue making the cover of Time magazine this week, international attention will now turn to the TIP report and the ill-conceived persecution of two Phuket journalists.
PhuketWATCH TIP Upgrade Coming, Says Thailand; Quake Traps Tourists; Aussie in Gun Blast Love Tangle
Phuket Updating Digest Rice mountain to go as animal fodder; Junta has high hopes on trafficking reprieve; ‘Pink’ viagra coming for women; Iraq sidekick dies; Fifa accused of more bribes.