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Phuket Teen Crashes Motorcycle: Two Frenchwomen Hurt

Phuket Teen Crashes Motorcycle: Two Frenchwomen Hurt

Latest One frenchwoman breaks a leg and another is injured when a 15-year-old boy crashes his motorcycle into theirs. Police say compensation may be necessary.

31 dead following TransAsia Airways plane crash

31 dead following TransAsia Airways plane crash

It has been reported by The China Post that at least 31 lost their lives following the TransAsia Airways plane crash yesterday (February 4). They also report that 12 people still remain missing.

Interpol hunts Brit over bar-girl killing

Interpol hunts Brit over bar-girl killing

Interpol has issued its equivalent of an international arrest warrant for a British man suspected of killing a Thai bar girl, stuffing her body in a suitcase and dumping it into the Mae Klong River in Kanchanaburi in November last year.

Phuket parks chief mulls rules for bridal photoshoots

Phuket parks chief mulls rules for bridal photoshoots

PHUKET: After a picture from a Chinese couple’s pre-wedding photoshoot was widely shared, the chief of Phukets Sirinart National Park Chief is preparing to introduce new regulations to control commercial photo shoots in the national park area.

UK Electoral Commission launches overseas voter campaign

UK Electoral Commission launches overseas voter campaign

This week the UK Electoral Commission has launched a dedicated overseas voter registration campaign. The campaign aims to encourage British citizens living overseas to register to vote ahead of the UK Parliamentary General Election, due to take place on Thursday 7 May 2015.

Phuket Reporters Set to Fly Back to Thailand for Trial as Freed Aussie Peter Greste Jets Home

Phuket Reporters Set to Fly Back to Thailand for Trial as Freed Aussie Peter Greste Jets Home

Latest Phuketwan’s Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian are flying back to Thailand to face criminal defamation charges as jailed Australian journalist Peter Greste jets home free.

Cats on Vietnam's Menu Trigger Outrage Over Mass Crushing

Latest Vietnam faces strong criticism from animal lovers around the world over the mass culling and crushing of hundreds of animals imported from China.

Asean Today: Cats Buried Alive; Aussie Held Over Murder; Cambodia Tourism Booms

Around the Region Vietnamese authorities bury cats; Australia held for Internet dating murder; Cambodian tourism boost of $3 billion; Bali Nine pair face firing squad next; Malaysia in economic turmoil.

Newlyweds get fast-track through Phuket immigration

Newlyweds get fast-track through Phuket immigration

Phuket: Couples getting married and or spending their honeymoons in Thailand this month are getting a special wedding present from the Tourism Authority of Thailand: A speedy trip through airport immigration.

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