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UPDATE Phuket Tourist Bus Flips: At Least 19 Russians Hurt in Patong Coast Road Crash

UPDATE Phuket Tourist Bus Flips: At Least 19 Russians Hurt in Patong Coast Road Crash

PHOTO ALBUM Up to 20 people have been injured as a tourist bus flipped onto its roof in a crash on the hilly coast road between the Phuket destinations of Kamala and Patong.

Debris, Bodies Found; Phuket Bans Private Jets; Bid for Andaman World Heritage; Top Stories of ...

Debris, Bodies Found; Phuket Bans Private Jets; Bid for Andaman World Heritage; Top Stories of ...

Phuket Updating Digest High season fizzles at Phuket airport; World Heritage title sought for Andaman Sea; Private jets ban; Pilot hailed as hero; AirAsia hunt continues; World sport.

PHUKET NEWS TV:  Phuket Remembers, 10 Years On

PHUKET NEWS TV: Phuket Remembers, 10 Years On

The way we remembered Phuket held a number at local commemorations on the 10th anniversary at the Indian Ocean Tsunami.

Object in sea ‘not from missing AirAsia plane’

Object in sea ‘not from missing AirAsia plane’

INDONESIA: Hopes that the wreckage of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 had been found today were swiftly dashed.

Governor wants grubby Rassada Pier cleaned up

Governor wants grubby Rassada Pier cleaned up

PHUKET: Governor Nisit Jansomwong said today (December 29) he was unhappy with the grubby appearance of Rassada Pier, the main embarkation point for tourists heading for places in Phang Nga Bay or for Phi Phi.

Advocate Rejects 'Apology' Claim

Advocate Rejects 'Apology' Claim

Latest Phuket journalists Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian continue to maintain their innocence in a case brought by the Royal Thai Navy. But an Australian politician says they should apologise.

AirAsia plane likely at bottom of sea: Indonesia search chief

AirAsia plane likely at bottom of sea: Indonesia search chief

JAKARTA: The AirAsia plane which went missing with 162 people on board en route for Singapore is likely at the bottom of the sea, Indonesias National Search and Rescue Agency chief said today (December 29).

Phuket home owners still battling Chom Tawan developer, bank

Phuket home owners still battling Chom Tawan developer, bank

PHUKET: The supposed December 17 deadline for agreement on a deal over the troubled Chom Tawan development – when, some home owners feared, they would be evicted from their homes – passed without incident.

One Crewman Missing, 14 Rescued as Krabi Cargo Vessel Sinks on Way to Phi Phi

One Crewman Missing, 14 Rescued as Krabi Cargo Vessel Sinks on Way to Phi Phi

PHOTO ALBUM Warnings of bad weather in the Phuket region were confirmed when a boat bound for Phi Phi sank off Krabi with one man missing and 14 rescued.

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