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PhuketWATCH Phuket Arrivals Dip; Krabi Frauds Alleged; Drugs Liar Fined $10m; No Talks With Thaksin

Phuket Updating Digest Thailand tourism lifts but Phuket dips; Prayuth says he can’t talk to criminal Thaksin; Lance Armstrong told to repay $10m; Body found off Phuket.

Asean Today: Singapore PM OK After Op; Police Probe Fireworks Video; Queue for Firing Squad

Around the Region Singapore PM gives thumbs up after prostate op; Indonesia wait for fate of eight on death row; Malaysian police probe ‘‘fireworks’’ video; Burma expels photographers.

SUV driver in Kamala Hill smash may face reckless driving charge

SUV driver in Kamala Hill smash may face reckless driving charge

PHUKET: A Chevrolet Captiva SUV and a Toyota mini-van collided on Kamala hill on Valentine̕s Day night (February 14) leaving three injured people, two of whom were Russian tourists.

Governor slams police for Phuket beach order enforcement tactics

Governor slams police for Phuket beach order enforcement tactics

PHUKET: Confusion over the rules governing Phuket beaches continues, with the governor today slamming local police tactics to “enforce” regulations governing sun loungers outside designated zones.

Ranong girl possibly missing in Phuket

Ranong girl possibly missing in Phuket

Phuket: A 15-year-old girl, Saowalak Tubpan, from Ranong province who told her brother that she was coming to visit her friend in Phuket yesterday (February 15) is now feared missing after not returning home. She was due to take an exam today.

NEWS ANALYSIS Will  Phuket Jet-Ski Operators' Chairs Be Outlawed at Patong as Well?

NEWS ANALYSIS Will Phuket Jet-Ski Operators' Chairs Be Outlawed at Patong as Well?

PHOTO ALBUM Phuket really needs to honor the clearances ordered by the military and keep the island’s beaches for the public. Compromising for the greedy doesn’t help.

Phuket considers making 129 illegal tuk-tuks legal

Phuket considers making 129 illegal tuk-tuks legal

PHUKET: Phuket authorities are considering legalising a further 129 tuk-tuks following reports from the Phuket Tuk-Tuk Union that the operators of the tuk-tuks have been working illegally for around a decade.

Lombard Champagne Exclusive Dinner

Lombard Champagne Exclusive Dinner

Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket together with Wine and Taste Co., Ltd. Invite you to join ‘Lombard Champagne Exclusive Dinner’ Champagne Lombard Export Manager will be a guest speaker and share the great wine tips and technique throughout the n…

IS in Libya says it has beheaded 21 Egyptian Christians

IS in Libya says it has beheaded 21 Egyptian Christians

The Islamic State group in Libya released a video on yesterday (February 15) purportedly showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians, prompting Egypts president to threaten a suitable punishment for the killings.

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