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Airline Had a Drugs Record, Says Governor

Airline Had a Drugs Record, Says Governor

Elephant Smugglers Nabbed With Jumbos

Elephant Smugglers Nabbed With Jumbos

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International Meetings Win Governor's Backing

International Meetings Win Governor's Backing

Action on 'Phuket 13' Must Follow

Action on 'Phuket 13' Must Follow

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Phuket Club Birthday Party Ends With Knife Murder: Police Hunt Two Men

Phuket May Train Taxi, Tuk-Tuk Drivers for Beach Games Hospitality

Kidnapped and Raped, One Rohingya Woman Fights Back Against Traffickers in Thailand

Phuket Drowning: Chinese Day-Trip Tourist Dies Under Second Wave

Phuket Knifepoint Robber Returns to Hand Back 10 Baht for Luck

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Phuket's New Pullman, Where the War is Over and Water Has Won

Phuket's Complicated, Says Governor With Traffic Jams in Focus

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The man accused of raping a Rohingya woman being sheltered in Thailand

Kidnapped and Raped, One Rohingya Woman Fights Back Against Traffickers in Thailand

PHOTO ALBUM A Rohingya woman who fled a shelter north of Phuket in the belief that she was being trafficked to join her husband was instead kidnapped and raped, she says.

The body of the Chinese man is carried back onto Phuket today

Phuket Drowning: Chinese Day-Trip Tourist Dies Under Second Wave

Latest A young Chinese man has drowned off Racha island on a snorkelling day trip despite warnings by the Chinese ambassador that Phuket must pay greater attention to safety in the water.

The knife-wielding robber jumps the store counter for the cash today

Phuket Knifepoint Robber Returns to Hand Back 10 Baht for Luck

PHOTOS Just for luck, a knife-wielding Family Mart robber returned to the scene of his crime to give a shop assistant 10 baht in the belief that it will enable him to escape capture.

Always pointing up, the traffic at Phuket International Airport

Phuket's 43pc Passenger Surge Raises Issue of Sustainability and Accurate Figures

News Analysis Phuket's airport continues to handle record numbers of international visitors but some statistics being bandied about are just plain ridiculous. Sustainability is now the aim.

How the three-lane section would look at the Patong-Chalong crest

Phuket Time Saver Chalong to Patong Road to Cost 219.5m Baht

Latest A shortcut road from Patong to Chalong over Phuket's mountain backbone would cost almost 220 million baht and have environmental and social consequences, a meeting hears.

RESTAURANTS / EVENTS / NIGHTLIFE

At 380 baht perhaps the taste is fabulous, but will it fill your tummy?

Phuket FC Game Called Off as Heavy Rain Ends Play at 0-0

At 380 baht perhaps the taste is fabulous, but will it fill your tummy?

Footloose And Definitely Fancy Free at the Barefoot Beach Shack

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THE WORLD will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything. - Albert Einstein, addressing the wimps of Phuket.

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Re: Phuket Drowning: Chinese Day-Trip Tourist Dies Under Second Wave
Neill wrote on Wednesday June 19, 2013 at 03:52

We run fully seagoing 65ft-70ft Sportfishing boats and we will not go to sea in these conditions. Yes we lose money b...

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Re: Phuket Drowning: Chinese Day-Trip Tourist Dies Under Second Wave
Donating Farang wrote on Wednesday June 19, 2013 at 12:19

@ThaiMike - the guide might have said not to swim after lunch as the sea is mostly rougher in the afternoon.

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Re: Phuket May Train Taxi, Tuk-Tuk Drivers for Beach Games Hospitality
Charles wrote on Wednesday June 19, 2013 at 12:17

Hospitality training for the drivers? Maybe the politicians should go to Europe again to see how it works over there ...

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Re: Phuket Wind Gust Kills One, Injures Another in Stage Collapse: Wild Weather Rips Region
md.,Eliyas wrote on Wednesday June 19, 2013 at 12:12

we are foundn't some peaple they are names ataullah s/o habej sultan.other one name md.kasim s/o abdullah but the are...

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Re: Phuket Drowning: Chinese Day-Trip Tourist Dies Under Second Wave
ThaiMike wrote on Wednesday June 19, 2013 at 12:00

That is a valid question. Perhaps if the occasion arises, tour guides could be quizzed about their training in water ...

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Re: Phuket May Train Taxi, Tuk-Tuk Drivers for Beach Games Hospitality
eezergood wrote on Wednesday June 19, 2013 at 11:49

As you ARE, in your world here, the arbiter of all, I would just like to inform you that I have not won today. That m...

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Re: Phuket's 43pc Passenger Surge Raises Issue of Sustainability and Accurate Figures
david wrote on Wednesday June 19, 2013 at 11:36

just maybe it is possible that the authorities could attempt to solve some problems while they are waiting for answer...

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Re: Phuket May Train Taxi, Tuk-Tuk Drivers for Beach Games Hospitality
Michael wrote on Wednesday June 19, 2013 at 11:35

Probably have more success having security guards protecting the atheletes every time they need to take a taxi

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