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Lifeguards Likely to Return to Patrols on Phuket Beaches Before End of May
Latest The formal application for a contract means that Phuket’s regular haggle over lifeguards is drawing to a close and unpatrolled beaches may soon be safe for swimmers again.
Off-The-Plan Phuket Condo Buyers Still Awaiting Construction to Start in Patong
Latest Buyers of condominiums at a development in Patong are still awaiting a beginning to construction that should have been completed this month, Phuket’s Governor hears.
Skimpy Hunt for US Diver Highlights Phuket Search Fuel Shortage
Latest The family of a US diver who went missing off Phuket have pointed out flaws in a search and rescue operation as authorities acknowledge a lack of fuel limits what they can do.
Phuket Fisherman Found Drowned in Kamala Canal
Latest A fishing adventure ended in tragedy when the body of a Kamala man was pulled from a local canal. He had been casting a net and may have slipped and fell.
No Execution Escape Yet for Bullet Dodger Mary Jane
Latest Saved at the final moment from joining eight others in front of a firing squad, Mary Jane Veloso can thank her lucky stars. But she still faces execution. Her reprieve remains temporary.
Cambodia Ploy Aims to Keep Australia's Unwanted Refugees Out of Canberra
Latest Australia is touting life in Cambodia to refugees at the same time as thousands of Cambodians are choosing to live elsewhere - and with a $2 billion trafficking industry on the rise.
Aussies Bribing Their Way to a Refugee Resolution, Says Rights Group
Latest Australia’s attempt to resettle refugees in Cambodia was a business deal involving a bribe thatwould ‘‘offload all responsibility,’’ says a New York-based human rights organisation.
PhuketWATCH April Boost for Thai Tourism; US Actor ODs; Koh Tao Murders Trial Resumes
Phuket Updating Digest Warning of environmental hazards from deep sea port in Krabi; Aussies scrapped opposition to death penalty; Call to stop a Bali boycott; Phuket’s rash of bomb scares.
Asean Today: Amazing Grace and Coup de Grace, the Saved and the Slaughtered; Frenchman in ...
Around the Region How eight went to their deaths and one was saved by her president; France now attempts to save a citizen next in line; Malaysian football games a ‘circus’ say fans.