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| Children's Day activities round-up
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PHUKET CITY: This year’s Children’s Day falls on January 10, with activities for the whole family taking place all around the island.
Phuket City Mu...
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| Red Cross Fair starts today
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: The annual Red Cross Fair kicks off at Saphan Hin tonight and runs until January 10.
One man, one game, two holes-in-one in Phuket
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
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PHUKET: Long-term Phuket resident John Connelly, 58, smashed all records Saturday morning when he carded two holes-in-one in a single round of golf at Phuket’s Blue Canyon Country Club. According...
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| Sports Complex design complete, but still no building budget
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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MAI KHAO, PHUKET: Design work on a long-awaited sports complex on 240 rai of state land in Mai Khao is now complete, but the project remains without funding.
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| Komkai's killer apprehended, but mastermind still at-large
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Monday, December 22, 2008
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PHUKET: After almost six months of investigation, police have arrested a hired gunman who confessed to the shooting murder of well-known Patong businesswoman Komkai Kositkoon...
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| Blackout tomorrow in city's south end
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: Residents of much of Phuket City’s Talad Neua sub-district will be without electricity from 9 am to 4 pm tomorrow, as the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) will ...
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| Sirinath Park standoff now in Day 2
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
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SAKOO, PHUKET: Some 100 protesters have roadblocked the entrance to Sirinath Marine National Park, hoping authorities will do away with sharply increased entrance fees that a...
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| PM says 'no' to bullet-proof car
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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BANGKOK / PHUKET: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday declined an official offer to use a state-owned bullet-proof car, despite having received many death threats in recent days. He refused to ...
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| Work on new Phuket City market almost complete
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Friday, December 12, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: Work on the new public market on Ranong Rd in downtown Phuket City is now 90% complete, according to officials at Phuket City Hall.
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| Vigo top prize in Red Cross raffle
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Monday, January 5, 2009
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SAPHAN HIN: The exciting draw for top prizes in the 2009 Phuket Red Cross Fair at Saphan Hin will be held at 10 pm on January 9, the penultimate day of the event.
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| Road accident update: Day 6
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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PHUKET: The death toll over the first six days of this year’s “7 Days of Danger” road safety campaign is now up to three, following the death early Sunday morning of a worker in the b...
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| Man arrested for KorTorMor shooting
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Saturday, January 3, 2009
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PHUKET CITY: The son of the owners of a popular car repair chain has been arrested for allegedly shooting another man in the back inside the KorTorMor nightclub at 1 am on January 1, bringing New Year...
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| Italian dies in road accident
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Friday, January 2, 2009
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PHUKET CITY: Two people, including a foreigner, died in road accidents in Phuket during the first three days of the government’s “7 Days of Danger” road safety campaign that began...
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| Swede dies in Kata guesthouse
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
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KARON, PHUKET: A young Swedish man was found dead in his room at the Kata View Guesthouse Sunday morning, according to a report in a local Thai-language newspaper.
Police at 9 am on Sunday res...
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| Countdown to 2009 underway
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: Watch out Times Square, tropical Phuket has launched its most impressive New Year’s Countdown activity ever at Surin Circle, in the heart of Phuket City.
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| Teen survives shooting
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Monday, December 29, 2008
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KOH KAEW, PHUKET: A 16-year-old boy being treated at Vachira Phuket Hospital for gunshot wounds was shot in the chest and right arm early on the morning of December 28, a local Tha...
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| Aussie arrivals receive Christmas surprise
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Monday, December 29, 2008
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MAI KHAO, PHUKET: Airports of Thailand (AOT) held a “Splendid Phuket Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2009” event in the main terminal building of Phuket International Airport ...
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| Phuket remembers the tsunami
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Friday, December 26, 2008
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PHUKET: Today marks the fourth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, which was triggered by an earthquake that measured close to nine on the Richter scale.
The tsunami hit Phuket on the mor...
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| Phuket Airport to fall short of 6 million passenger milestone
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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PHUKET / MAI KHAO: A “Splendid Phuket Merry Christmas and Happy New Year” event will take place on Boxing Day at Phuket International Airport, replacing a previously scheduled activity to welcome the...
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| Day of danger on Phuket roads
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
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WICHIT, PHUKET: In a chilling reminder about the need to drive safely during the current holiday season, a man on a motorcycle was killed instantly when he was hit by a six-wheeled...
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| New Government to continue free water project
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: Consumers will be glad to know that a nationwide project that exempts most homeowners from having to pay water bills will continue under the new Government.
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| Two foreign tourists die in Rawai in two days
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
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RAWAI, PHUKET: Two foreign tourists were found dead in their rooms in Rawai early this week. The first was identified by Chalong Police as American Martin Howard Schechter.<...
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| Holiday road safety measures set
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Saturday, December 20, 2008
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PHUKET: Nine major road checkpoints and 18 smaller “mobile units” will be in operation around Phuket from December 30 to January 5, 2009.
Pair nabbed for passing bogus bills
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Saturday, December 20, 2008
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PHUKET / SRISOONTHORN: Thalang Police on Wednesday night arrested two men for passing counterfeit banknotes at local shops and restaurants.
Thalang Police Duty Inspector Anukul Nuket identifie...
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| Crime crackdown hits city streets
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Friday, December 19, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: Phuket City Police have deployed 180 police officers to man six checkpoints around the city as part of a crime crackdown that began on December 17 and will end at 6 a...
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| Burglar arrested with B1.5m in stolen goods
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Friday, December 19, 2008
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CHALONG: A cat burglar released from prison last year is now back in custody, arrested on Sunday with over 1.5 million baht in stolen goods – mostly Buddhi...
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| Kids lifesaving carnival on Saturday
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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KAMALA: A “Nippers Mini Surf Lifesaving Carnival” will be held on Saturday morning, December 20, at Kamala Beach, near Kamala Park and Kamala Police Station. |
| Students, teachers and heroines: all survive smash
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
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THALANG: Fourteen tired students and staff of Kajonkietsuksa School returning home from Haad Yai had a rude awakening Tuesday night, when the bus they were traveling on crash...
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| Phuket Immigration clarifies new visa rules
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: At a press conference held late yesterday, Phuket Immigration confirmed that foreigners arriving without visas at any of Thailand’s non-airport immigration check...
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| Phuket's Sukhumvit Rd complex boarded up
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
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PHUKET (PATONG): Scores of publicans running beer bars at the Sukhumvit Road night entertainment complex on Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd were locked out of their businesses on Thursday aft...
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| Phuket businesses seek debt moratorium
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Saturday, December 13, 2008
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PHUKET (The Nation): Cash-strapped tourism businesses in Phuket are seeking debt relief in order to deal with the current downturn in tourist arrivals at a time when hotel occupanc...
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| Police nab alleged extortionists
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: Two young men were arrested on the morning of December 8 in Tambon Rassada for beating up an off-duty sailor, stealing his safety helmet and walkie-talkie, and t...
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| Thai tourist beaten, stabbed, robbed
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
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PHUKET CITY (SAPHAN HIN): Police have issued an arrest warrant for a motorcycle taxi driver who assaulted and robbed a passenger early yesterday morning and left him bleeding in t...
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| Phuket Airport begs PAD to cease protest
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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MAI KHAO: Phuket International Airport Director Wicha Nernlop is begging the anti-government People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) to end its siege of Bangkok’s two commercial airports, saying the rev...
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| Wife fatally stabs husband in clinic
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: A man stabbed in the shoulder by his wife went into shock and died while receiving hospital treatment early Sunday morning.
Phuket Ci...
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| Phuket business community pleads for stability
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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PHUKET: With it still unclear whether the Democrat Party or the Pheu Thai Party will form the next Thai government, top figures in the Phuket tourism and real estate sectors say a return to stability...
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| Fourth quarter airport arrivals down almost 50%
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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PHUKET (MAI KHAO): Passenger numbers at Phuket International Airport for the last three months of 2008 are expected to be down about 48% |
| Building site murder suspect arrested in Bangkok
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Monday, December 8, 2008
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PHUKET (RASSADA): After a six-week manhunt, police in Bangkok on December 4 arrested a suspect in the shooting murder of building contractor Manoon Pramoonsilp at a work site off T...
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| Quantum Racing snatches victory in King's Cup Regatta
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
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KATA: In fresh winds gusting up to 20 knots yesterday morning, Ray Roberts' Quantum Racing team snatched victory from Neil Pryde's Hi Fi and Winkelman and Dodd's Island Fling to ...
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| Island Fling retakes lead in King's Cup Regatta
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Saturday, December 6, 2008
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KATA: Despite Ray Roberts' Quantum Racing winning both races on Friday, December 5 in the Racing class of the 22nd King's Cup Regatta, being held off Kata Beach, Winkelman and Dodd...
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| Work on new bus station underway
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Friday, December 5, 2008
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RASSADA: Work is underway on Phuket’s new bus terminal, which is scheduled to open in early 2010.
Phuket Provincial Land Transport Office chief Sompong Thosawat said the new bus terminal will ...
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| Neil Pryde and Hi Fi move into first in Racing Class
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Friday, December 5, 2008
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KATA: Proving that this year's 22nd King's Cup Regatta competition is tighter than ever, today saw the third leader in as many days of racing.
Neil Pryde and his crew on Hi Fi scored a...
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| Quantum Racing scores 'double' in King’s Cup Regatta
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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KATA: Ray Roberts’ Quantum Racing crew scored two wins and a third place in today’s racing, moving them into first place overall in the Racing class of the King’s Cup Regatta being held off Kata Beac...
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| Dead dugong thought victim of fishing gear
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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LAEM PANWA: More bad news for Phuket’s tiny dugong population came early yesterday morning, when the carcass of an immature female was found floating less than a kilometer offshore...
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| Phuket PAD: ‘No plans’ to close airport
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Monday, December 1, 2008
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THALANG: The Phuket branch of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has “no plans” to close down Phuket International Airport again, according to a spokesman.
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| Phuket to host Suzuki Cup
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Monday, December 1, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: Phuket has been designated as the new Thai venue for Group B play in the AFF Suzuki Cup. Formerly known as the Tiger Cup, the tournament is the biggest in Southeast As...
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| Car scam gang arrested
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Monday, December 1, 2008
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THALANG: Tah Chat Chai Police on November 25 arrested a six-member gang on charges including vehicle theft, receiving stolen goods and passport fraud.
The men, three Thai national...
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| Double homicide claims 20-year-old girls
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
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KOH KAEW: Phuket City Police are searching for a man who shot and killed two young women on a motorbike early on Friday.
At about 2 am on November 28, Phuket City Police were notified that two...
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| Governor urges police to quash trade in sex, pirate goods
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: Fearful that foreigners will view Phuket as a “sex tour” destination and center for trade in counterfeit goods, Phuket Governor Preecha Ruangjan has urged police to take a more serious a...
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| 100,000 passengers miss flights in 3 days
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
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BANGKOK: Nearly 100,000 passengers have missed flights since protesters shut down Bangkok's two main airports on Tuesday and the total could hit 300,000 as the shutdown continues, Tourism and Sports M...
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