Phuket Airport closure leaves more than 1,000 stranded

Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- More than 1,000 passengers were stranded at Phuket International Airport last night after an emergency landing by an Air Berlin flight forced authorities to cancel all inbound and outbound flights.

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Red Shirt leader, Pheu Thai MP Korkaew Pikulthong released from prison following court order, to return to detention after parliamentary session closes /MCOT

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Emergency landing for stricken Passenger plane on Phuket

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Phuket blood center needs donors for New Year

Phuket Gazette

The Phuket Regional Blood Center New Year blood drive will run December 24 to January 6 at Saphan Hin, Phuket Town. Photo: Gazette file

PHUKET: -- A New Year blood drive will start tapping veins to save lives on December 24, and will run to January 6 at the Phuket Regional Blood Center (PRBC).

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Phuket artificial reef project continues off Kata, Karon bays

Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- The ongoing project to develop artificial reefs off the west coast of Phuket continued today as the process of dropping 1,880 concrete frames to the sea floor began off Karon Beach.

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Bangkok's fourth Safety Zone officially open on Soi Nana Tai

By Coconuts Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- At 9PM yesterday, police officially opened Bangkok’s fourth Safety Zone on Soi Nana Tai. The Safety Zones are intended to ensure the safety of tourists and reduce the number of crimes.

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Embattled Pheu Thai MP gets temporary freedom to join House session

By Digital Media

BANGKOK, Dec 21 – Pheu Thai MP Korkaew Pikulthong was released from Bangkok's Laksi Temporary Prison this morning under his parliamentary immunity to attend House meeting until the present session ends.

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RT@RichardBarrow: Lego Christmas Fair at Central Plaza Grand Rama IX features an 8-meter high Christmas tree made from a million Lego bricks

Thai animal protection group protests German's killing of dog

BANGKOK: -- A Thai animal protection group on Friday protested outside the German embassy in Bangkok against the stabbing death of a dog last month allegedly by a German national.

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New address for visa center

news Newsdesk

BANGKOK: -- Operated by VFS, the Visa Center for Sweden, Denmark and Norway will move from Amarin Tower to the Alma Link Building, 12th Floor, Soi Chidlom on 7 January 2013. The building is right behind Central Chidlom department store on Sukhumvit road.

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Phuket yachties to honor Stafford Steer tonight

Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- The Ao Chalong Yacht Club (ACYC) will honor the memory of well-known Phuket expat Stafford Steer, who died of cancer on December 8, with a memorial this evening.

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SET index closed at 1373.38, down 4.02; Bt/USD30.51; GBP49.32; AUD31.72; EUR40.15; CAD30.7; HKD3.93; SGD24.87; JPY36.13

Gallant taxi driver says he'll take anybody anywhere

By Coconuts Bangkok

Photo: Facebook

BANGKOK: -- A Bangkok taxi driver has become an internet sensation after posting a sign in his window saying that he’ll take any passenger to any destination.

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Thai AirAsia to acquire 7 new Airbus aircraft next year

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Bangkok police riding around with broken breathalyzers

By Coconuts Bangkok

BANGKOK: -- An inspection of the Bangkok police force’s breathalyzers, conducted by the Department of Medical Sciences, has revealed that almost half of the breathalyzers being carried around by Bangkok cops don’t actually work.

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