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  • Traffic resumes after 10-wheeler flips on Patong Hill

    Traffic resumes after 10-wheeler flips on Patong Hill

    PHUKET: Both lanes of traffic resumed up Patong hill (map

  • Ships, planes north of Phuket warned of possible Indian rocket fallout

    Ships, planes north of Phuket warned of possible Indian rocket fallout

    PHUKET: Ships and planes were warned yesterday to stay away from the Phang Nga coast, north of Phuket, on November 5 as India will launch a rocket that might jettison a fuel tank into the area. “India’s space center told us that the launch would possibly be on November 5, because the weather on that day is expected to be suitable for the mission,” said Anond Snidvongs, executive director of the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA)

  • Phuket devout demand apology from drunken Russian

    Phuket devout demand apology from drunken Russian

    PHUKET: About 200 Phuket residents yesterday demanded an apology from the Russian tourist who damaged a statue of revered historical abbot Luang Por Kongdet during a drunken spree late Tuesday night. If the tourist, Oleg Fomenko, 31, or the Russian honorary consul for Phuket do not apologize within seven days, there will be protests, the residents warned.

  • Phuket’s Road to Freedom under fire for corruption

    Phuket’s Road to Freedom under fire for corruption

    PHUKET: Winai Chidchiew, the Subdistrict chief (Kamnan) for Kata-Karon, has lashed out over the project to build a new road to Freedom Beach, accusing local officials of trying to push the project through for their own benefit.

  • Phuket hotel staffer arrested on murder charges

    Phuket hotel staffer arrested on murder charges

    PHUKET: A hotel employee in Patong was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly taking part in a gang attack that led to a death in Phitsanulok five years ago.

  • Air pollution top environmental concern post SuperCheap blaze

    Air pollution top environmental concern post SuperCheap blaze

    PHUKET: Possible air and water pollution from the inferno that devastated the main SuperCheap in Phuket on Wednesday are now the top concern of the Regional Environmental Office 15. “The microscopic particles in smoke can get into your eyes and respiratory system, where they can cause health problems such as burning eyes, runny nose and illnesses such as bronchitis,” Khanchit Soontrakorn, a specialist from the Regional Environmental Office 15, said.

  • Top Phuket official issued urgent order to relinquish post

    Top Phuket official issued urgent order to relinquish post

    PHUKET: Kathu District Chief Veera Kerdsirimongkol has been ordered out of Phuket, effective October 28.

  • Video Report: Phuket Police wait for Region 8 to begin search for bodies

    Video Report: Phuket Police wait for Region 8 to begin search for bodies

    PHUKET: Phuket police are waiting for Region 8 Forensic officers to arrive before starting to sift through the demolished SuperCheap structure for signs of those who may have died in the enormous blaze that started last night and continued well into today. “When the team arrives, officials can start their investigation and the search for bodies,” Phuket Provincial Police Commander Ong-art Phiwruangnont said.

  • Man borrows girlfriend’s motorbike for Phuket purse-snatching

    Man borrows girlfriend’s motorbike for Phuket purse-snatching

    PHUKET: A man borrowed his girlfriend’s motorbike on Tuesday, snatched two purses and rode home, only to be arrested a few hours later. Watchara Sornsud, 25, first grabbed the bag of Russian tourist Anastasia Zabello as she was walking in Soi Bang Yai behind Big C on Tuesday morning, said Wichit Police Superintendent Chaowalit Petchsripia. Ms Zabello noted that he was riding a Blue Honda Wave and remembered the license number, which she reported to police.

  • Phuket SuperCheap Inferno: Search for victims delayed as fire continues [VIDEO]

    Phuket SuperCheap Inferno: Search for victims delayed as fire continues [VIDEO]

    PHUKET: Flames continued to ravage Phuket’s renowned SuperCheap megastore this morning, stifling any efforts to search for victims caught in the inferno that broke out at the huge shopping facility last night. Fresh reinforcements of firefighters arrived early today to relieve those who battled the flames throughout the night