Phuket Latest News
Asean Today: Singapore PM Has Prostrate Cancer; Malaysia PM Under Fire Over Wealth; Execution Wait
Around the Region Singapore’s PM faces operation today; Critics accuse Malaysia’s PM of being out of touch; 50 troops killed in Burma attacks; Aussie anger expected over firing squad; Vietnam drinks big.
Asean Today: Singapore PM Has Prostate Cancer; Malaysia PM Under Fire Over Wealth; Execution Wait
Around the Region Singapore’s PM faces operation today; Critics accuse Malaysia’s PM of being out of touch; 50 troops killed in Burma attacks; Aussie anger expected over firing squad; Vietnam drinks big.
Police curb searches on foreigners in Thai capital
BANGKOK: Police in the Sukhumvit area have been ordered to halt all searches of foreign nationals without due process following concerns of police harassment.
Key SEA internet link restored
PHUKET: Internet speeds in Southeast Asia are back to full after repairs were made to the 20,000-kilometer cable linking the region to North America.
Phuket 'Rambo' Killer for Hire Pleads Guilty to Avoid Shaming Family
Latest A killer for hire who was arrested on Phuket has pleaded guilty rather than have his family endure a trial at which evidence is likely to be detailed of his misdeeds.
Phuket Navy, Police Ban All Beach Chairs from Holiday Island's Beaches
PHOTO ALBUM In a surprise move, authorities on the holiday island of Phuket have banned all tourists from bringing their own beach chairs to the beaches.
Asean Today: Plea for Firing Squad Lives; Making Bombs into Jewels; Birdwatchers Attacked
Around the region UN chief asks for leniency in Indonesia; Birdwatchers caught in Philippines fire; Cambodia, US agree on corruption; Malaysia to lift India visas.
Japanese guide found drowned near Patong, police speculate ‘heartbreak suicide’
PHUKET: Awaiting the results of an autopsy, investigators have already written off the death of a Japanese man found off the coast of Kalim Beach as a suicide by drowning.
Can Phuket's Crazy Ban on Patong Beach Chairs Get Crazier? It Sure Can
Latest The arrest and fining of tourists on Phuket’s Patong beach for bringing their own beach chairs could come on Monday - and it will make Thailand a laughing stock.