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La Trattoria, an award wining and one of Phuket’s most distinguished fine Italian restaurants, participated in the eighth International Day of Italian Cuisines (IDIC) 2015, celebrated worldwide on January 17.

A witness told Cambodias UN-backed court Wednesday that Khmer Rouge soldiers slit prisoners throats and ate their gall bladders during the 1970s, as the genocide trial of the two most senior surviving leaders resumed.

Latest Police used security camera footage to trace a motorcycle owner who was quickly arrested as a suspect in the snatch and ride theft from a Danish tourist.

Latest A man being held in Australia over a murder committed in Malaysia could avoid the death penalty and even deportation because of objections to executions.

PHUKET: Vice-Governor Somkiet Sangkhaosutthirak yesterday (January 20) visited a piece of land in the Klong Bangcheelao-Kong Thajeen forest mangrove preserve in Rassada after a complaint from a landowner that it had taken eight years for a decision on whether a land deed he holds can be upgraded to full Chanote status.

Latest Israeli employers have been accused of mistreatment of Thai workers, leading to a pattern of unusual deaths following excessive working hours and poor conditions.

PHUKET: A cement truck sideswiped parked vehicles and mangled the fronts of two food shops in Baan Manik yesterday afternoon (January 20). Luckily, the food shops were closed at the time and no one was hurt.

PHUKET: Senior officials from the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) have met with Gov Nisit Jansomwong to try to get his help to speed up installation of a cable to keep Phuket’s power supply ahead of demand.

Thai visitors to Japan almost doubled last year as they continued to take advantage of Tokyos visa relaxation to promote tourism.