BANGKOK / PHUKET: While the overall figure for people living with HIV/Aids is declining, new infections among men who have sex with men have been increasing drastically during the past few years, causing grave concern at the Public Health Ministry.br>br>Dr Somchai Chakrabhand, Director General of the Disease Control Department, said yesterday tha

Source:Alarm over HIV infection among gay men

WICHIT: Phuket City Police took just 12 hours to arrest one man for the brutal stabbing and shooting murder of a bank employee on the night of October 12, but another key suspect in the case remains at large.br>br>According the the Phuket Provincial Police website, Phuket City Police Duty Officer Nanon Pitakkulthon was notified on October 13 tha

Source:Man arrested for murder at Khao Khad Viewpoint

PHUKET CITY: Preecha Ruangjan took office as the new Phuket Governor at Provincial Hall on Monday.br>br>Gov Preecha, who comes to Phuket after serving as governor of his home province of Phichit, paid his respects to the statue of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in front of Provincial Hall, then accepted flower baskets from many top officials and de

Source:Preecha Ruangjan installed as new governor

PHUKET CITY: In an attempt to reduce road accidents, Phuket Provincial Police have vowed to get tough on traffic violations under a new road-safety program, the state-run Andaman News service has reported on the NBT network.br>br>The National Police Bureau will reactivate a traffic and road safety center in a bid to stem the alarming number of d

Source:Police to launch traffic law crackdown

TAH CHAT CHAI: Stepped-up security at the Tah Chat Chai police checkpoint has resulted in the arrest of a man wanted for stealing merchandise valued at more than 100,000 baht from the Tesco-Lotus store on the bypass road. At a press conference led by Phuket Provincial Police Commander Apirak Hongthong on Friday, the suspect was identified as

Source:Man charged with Tesco midnight robberies

SPAN lang=en-US>KATHU: Chai-Anan Suttikun beat rival candidate Somkid Choosawat in the October 12 election for Mayor of Kathu Municipality by exactly 1,000 votes, Phuket Election Committee (PEC) Director Supap Akkam has confirmed./SPAN> SPAN lang=en-US>Mr Chai-Anan, representing the Rak Kathu (Love Kathu) party, garnered 4,815 votes, whil

Source:Chai-Anan elected Kathu mayor

PHUKET: A truck crashed through a roadside wall and careened down a steep embankment after its brakes failed this afternoon. No one was hurt in the accident, which occurred at about 5pm on Ake-Wanich Rd where nearby hillside land is being cleared for the construction of several apartment blocks.

Source:Truck gone wild, but nobody hurt

span lang=”en-US”>PATONG: Phuket City Police early Saturday morning arrested a man for the stabbing murder of a woman who ran a snooker club and bar on Nanai Rd./span>br>br>span lang=”en-US”>Kathu Police Superintendent Col Grissak Songmoonnak identified the deceased as 31-year-old Krongjit Kantakart, from Lamphun province./span>br>br>spa

Source:Man arrested for Nanai Rd murder

span lang=”en-US”>KAMALA: In an effort to beautify the beach front at Kamala, nearly 50 illegally-built businesses were bulldozed away on October 7 creating more walking space for tourists./span>br>br>span lang=”en-US”>Santi Atthasap, Vice President of the Kamala Tambon Administration Organization/span>span lang=”en-US”>i> /i>/span>span

Source:Kamala beachfront shops destroyed

BANGKOK (The Nation): Deputy Prime Minister Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh tendered his resignation this morning to take responsibility for police brutality against anti-government demonstraters in Bangkok last night. For photos of the violence, click a href=”http://www.nationmultimedia.com/specials/nationphoto/showsection.php?id=1″ target=”_blank”>h

Source:Deputy PM Chavalit resigns