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Phuket looks to sailing to promote high-end tourism

Phuket’s postcard-perfect beaches once welcomed masses of backpackers, but the island is rapidly turning into an upmarket holiday spot by becoming Asia’s premier sailing…

Thai rescuers try to retrieve bodies from plane wreck

Heavy monsoon rain hampered the retrieval of five bodies trapped in the wreckage of a budget airliner that crashed while trying to land on the Thai resort island of Phuket,…

Dozens killed in Thailand plane crash

A budget airliner filled with foreign tourists crashed on the Thai resort island of Phuket on Sunday, killing 88 people as it broke up and burst into flames while trying to land…

Passenger jet crashes in Thailand, dozens dead

A Thai passenger jet with 128 people on board crashed on Sunday while coming in for landing in bad weather on the resort island of Phuket, police and officials said. At least 39…

Haig wins playoff in Thailand

South African Anton Haig kept his cool in scorching heat to win the Johnnie Walker Classic after a three-way play-off on Sunday. The 20-year-old Haig, who birdied the 72nd hole…

Goosen in contention in Thailand

Retief Goosen clawed his way into contention at the Johnnie Walker Classic on Friday, lurking two behind Oliver Wilson who leads by a stroke from South Africa’s Anton Haig. The…

Els wilts, Goosen in the hunt in Thailand

Adam Scott and Ernie Els wilted in the hot and humid conditions on Thursday and will need to produce something special if they want to reel in Johnnie Walker Classic leader Brad…

Goosen, Els see ‘real champion’ emerging in Asia

Retief Goosen and Ernie Els on Wednesday forecast a big future for golf in Asia, with more top players and leading events coming to the region and a champion waiting in the…

Els and Scott cross swords in Asia

Ernie Els and Adam Scott do battle in Asia again this week with the prospect of more fireworks from two of the world’s top golfers at the lucrative Johnnie Walker Classic. The…

Thai environmentalism won’t wave the white flag

Thailand’s natural beauty has long lured millions of foreign vacationers, but after the tsunami, a row is brewing over how best to protect the environment while accommodating…

Many give up search for tsunami missing

Nearly three weeks after the disaster, even the most persistent are giving up their search for the thousands of people who disappeared during the Boxing Day tsunami, especially…

A baby called Wave

There cannot be many babies named after disasters, but then there cannot be many babies that nature has thrown so totally on the comfort of strangers as 20-day-old Wave. In his…