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Thailand breaking aviation-safety deal, Japan complains

Thailand breaking aviation-safety deal, Japan complains

The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau has reminded Thailand to keep its promise of regular updates on steps being taken to resolve safety problems after the agency postponed sanctions against Thai airlines.

Waterspout seen close to Phuket Beach: Video

Waterspout seen close to Phuket Beach: Video

The waterspout could clearly be seen for around a minute before decaying into a cloud above. The last waterspout to be seen in Phuket was in November last year over Patong beach. (See story here) The US National Oceanic…

Phuket Journalist Tells of  Encounter With Orwell and Kafka

Phuket Journalist Tells of Encounter With Orwell and Kafka

Latest Phuketwan journalist Alan Morison, being sued by the Royal Thai Navy, was invited to contribute an article for the annual Media Freedom Dinner on May 1 in Sydney, Australia.

Horror on the Hillside: More Than 30 Bodies Discovered in Abandoned Traffickers' Camp in ...

Horror on the Hillside: More Than 30 Bodies Discovered in Abandoned Traffickers' Camp in ...

Latest Authorities have discovered more than 30 bodies and one lone living survivor in a remote hillside camp in Thailand that is believed to have been used by human traffickers.

Risky Phi Phi Blaze Extinguished With Island's Precious Water

Risky Phi Phi Blaze Extinguished With Island's Precious Water

Latest A blaze that broke out on Phi Phi could have spread alarmingly but as luck would have it, a water ‘‘factory’’ was close by so the precious liquid was used to douse the flames.

Aussies Jet to Safety in Thailand and Fear Those Left in Nepal Will Suffer

Latest Survivors of the Nepal earthquake jet to safety in Bangkok with relief but a sense that those left behind in Nepal have massive problems to overcome.

PhuketWATCH Thailand Stays on Pirate List; DNA Review in Koh Tao Murders; Phuket Road Rage Rock ...

PhuketWATCH Thailand Stays on Pirate List; DNA Review in Koh Tao Murders; Phuket Road Rage Rock ...

Phuket Updating Digest Two Burmese charged with murder have won a review of DNA evidence; Satun, Krabi groups reject developments; Phuket police seek rock throwers; Cricket in turmoil.

Asean Today: Manny Fans Warm to Big Fight; US 'Barbarous Crimes' in War at 40; UN Regrets Indon ...

Around the Region Philippines Manny fans asked to turn off coolers; US accused as Vietnam marks end of war; UN chief critical of Indonesia executions; Twitter war erupts.

Phuket taxi crashes into 18-wheeler truck

Phuket taxi crashes into 18-wheeler truck

Phuket: A 35-year-old taxi driver was taken to hospital after crashing his vehicle into an 18-wheeler truck in Mai Khao this morning (April 30).

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