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Phuket Updating Digest New Phuket to emerge within 10 years; Minister greets envoys; Election date suggested; Singapore Airlines probes incident; EU may take in 40,000; Bus crash kills three.

Around the Region Two arrests in Singapore for terrorism activities; Aussies set for Cambodia refugee cash deal; 10 schoolkids die in ferry disaster; Vietnam wins war with poverty.

PHUKET: A new law, due to come into force in July, could mean an end to demands by officials for unofficial fees to issue permits, licenses or registration documents.

The cabinet yesterday (May 26) approved in principle a new tobacco products bill which seeks to tighten up the sale of tobacco products or cigarettes to minors, the sale of tobacco products and smoking in public places, and also the promotion of cigarettes.

PHUKET: The Tourism and Sports Authority of Thailand and Department of Business Development today (May 27) went on the hunt for illegal tour guides and nominee companies in Phuket. However, nothing untoward was uncovered.

A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus plane carrying 194 people temporarily lost power to both engines on a recent flight to Shanghai, SIA confirmed today (May 27) after a flight tracker said the plane had to descend 13,000 feet (3.96 kilometres) before normal operation was restored.

Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas is in town to do a set at Xana Beach Club tomorrow night (Thursday). What have the Black Eyed Peas been up to? Lets find out.

Thailands foreign ministry today (May 27) said it had cancelled fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatras passports because he was deemed to have endangered national security in a recent interview.

Latest A young tourist is killed when he breaks his neck after a Phuket bungy jump goes wrong in Patong. The man broke his neck when he hit the ground, according to police.