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Phuket’s 'zero' road deaths record marred on last day
Published on 18/04/2013
» The island almost got through the Seven Days of Danger around Songkran with no road deaths.
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Rawai soi turned into garbage dump
Published on 18/04/2013
» Canadian expat Andy Greenlay, 71, has been picking up garbage around where he lives in Rawai for 30 years, but the garbage problem has become so bad now that...
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Dolphin dies after rescue from Phuket’s Nai Harn beach
Published on 18/04/2013
» The dolphin – estimated to be between eight and 10 years old, weighing 60 kilogrammes, and 1.3 metres long – is believed to have died from loss of blood and...
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Phuket airport security upped after Boston bombings
Published on 18/04/2013
» The Boston bombings will not have an affect on Phuket’s risk of a terrorist attack, but security at Phuket International Airport has been increased to be on...
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German expat dies in Phuket after night out drinking
Published on 18/04/2013
» Karon Police duty officer Pol Sub Lt Nipoon Themsun told The Phuket News that Mr Teubner, 57, was found dead at around 5am this morning by his wife.
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European stocks hit by German downgrade rumours
AFP, Published on 18/04/2013
» European stock markets fell sharply on Wednesday, hit by comments by the Bundesbank chief that the debt crisis could take a decade to overcome and speculation...
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France unveils plan to reach 2014 deficit target
AFP, Published on 18/04/2013
» France presented Wednesday a plan to get its public deficit back under the EU limit by 2014, having decided to let debt grow further as it tries to jumpstart...
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Japan island rocked by 30 quakes
AFP, Published on 18/04/2013
» Around 30 earthquakes, one of them magnitude 6.2, rocked a volcanic island south of Tokyo Wednesday and another significant quake hit the northeast of the country,...
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Virachai accuses P. Penh of lying
News, Published on 18/04/2013
» Thailand accused Cambodia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) yesterday of using a falsified map to back its request for an interpretation of the court's...
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King sends sympathies to Obama
News, Published on 18/04/2013
» His Majesty the King yesterday sent a condolence message to US President Barack Obama over the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon.