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Electricity outages to hit Pa Khlok, Cherng Talay
Electricity outages to hit Pa Khlok, Cherng Talay
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Pa Khlok and Cherng Talay tomorrow (Oct 30) and other parts of Pa Klok on Thursday as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Phuket Marriott Resort and Spa, Nai Yang wins two major honours at 2019 Haute Grandeur Global Awards
Phuket Marriott Resort and Spa, Nai Yang wins two major honours at 2019 Haute Grandeur Global Awards
PHUKET: The Phuket Marriott Resort and Spa, Nai Yang Beach has won another two major awards for hospitality excellence, as the five-star resort’s winning streak continues.
Brit ram raider, Aussie Hell’s Angel arrested in Chon Buri
Brit ram raider, Aussie Hell’s Angel arrested in Chon Buri
BANGKOK: A British man wanted for ram raiding a supermarket in the UK and an Australian member of the Hell’s Angels biker gang and have been arrested by Immigration officers in Chon Buri, the Immigration Bureau has reported.
Indian tourist dies after pulled from surf at Kata Beach
Indian tourist dies after pulled from surf at Kata Beach
PHUKET: Karon Police Chief Col Prawit Sutthirueangarun has confirmed that an Indian tourist has died after being pulled from the surf at Kata Beach unconscious and unresponsive late yesterday afternoon (Oct 28).
Thailand Health & Fitness Expo: JAND Events set to energise Phuket with four-day wellness extravaganza
Thailand Health & Fitness Expo: JAND Events set to energise Phuket with four-day wellness extravaganza
Health and fitness enthusiasts and professionals from all over Asia will descend on Royal Phuket Marina in early 2020 for the inaugural Thailand Health & Fitness Expo.
Woman expat to be charged for tour van collision in Rawai
Woman expat to be charged for tour van collision in Rawai
PHUKET: A woman expat is to be charged with reckless driving causing injury and damage to property after she pulled out of a side street in Rawai leading to a van carrying tourists ramming into the side of her car.
ONWR Chief orders fast action to avoid Phuket water shortages
ONWR Chief orders fast action to avoid Phuket water shortages
PHUKET: The Chief of the Office National Water Resources (ONWR) today gave Phuket officials a clear order to develop more local water sources in order to avoid water shortages that may affect local residents and main tourist areas.
Phuket readies for Loy Krathong
Phuket readies for Loy Krathong
PHUKET: Local administration organisations across the island are making preparations for the annual upcoming Loy Krathong Festival, this year to be held on Nov 11.
Vietnam Airlines daily direct flights from Ho Chi Minh land in Phuket
Vietnam Airlines daily direct flights from Ho Chi Minh land in Phuket
PHUKET: Vietnam Airlines’ inaugural direct flight from Ho Chi Minh City touched down in Phuket yesterday (Oct 27) with all 70 passengers and crew receiving a warm welcome by airport management and Phuket’s tourism office chief
Phuket FantaSea to open B5bn ‘Carnival Magic’ theme park
Phuket FantaSea to open B5bn ‘Carnival Magic’ theme park
Phuket FantaSea celebrates its 20th anniversary with the grand opening of the world’s first Thai Carnival Theme Park in Thailand. Built with a budget of over B5 billion (US$160 million) and spanning over 40 acres (100 rai), Carnival Magic aspires to become an exciting new landmark tourist destination in Asia and is expected to attract over 1 million tourists per year with annual revenue of no less than B1.5 billion.
Electricity outage to hit Mai Khao
Electricity outage to hit Mai Khao
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Mai Khao on Wednesday (Oct 30) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Toon Bodyslam’s hospital charity run raises B36mn
Toon Bodyslam’s hospital charity run raises B36mn
PHUKET: The charity run led by Thai rock celebrity and now running sensation Artiwara “Toon Bodyslam” Kongmalai held over the weekend has so far raised more than B36 million for five public hospitals in southern Thailand, including Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town.
Karst and crew: Behind the scenes of award-nominated film Krabi, 2562
Karst and crew: Behind the scenes of award-nominated film Krabi, 2562
The two directors of Thai film Krabi, 2562, Anocha Suwichakornpong and Ben Rivers, have been nominated for the prestigious Achievement in Directing award for the 13th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), to be presented in Brisbane on November 21.
Phuket Elephant Sanctuary to launch island’s first ‘hands-off’ experience
Phuket Elephant Sanctuary to launch island’s first ‘hands-off’ experience
Since 2016, Phuket Elephant Sanctuary has been pioneering the ethical elephant tourism movement in southern Thailand by offering a new and final home to elephants who have worked their entire lives in the logging and tourism industries.
Mandatory health insurance for retirees falls flat as ‘Non-Imm O’ visa loophole exposed
Mandatory health insurance for retirees falls flat as ‘Non-Imm O’ visa loophole exposed
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration this week finally confirmed that the mandatory health insurance requirement for people staying in the country on permits to stay under “Non-Immigrant O-A” visa status do not apply to those staying under the general “Non-Immigrant O” visa.
Kusoldharm Foundation Phuket opens new rescue center at Muang Mai
Kusoldharm Foundation Phuket opens new rescue center at Muang Mai
PHUKET: The Kusoldham Foundation in Phuket has opened a new emergency response “rescue center” in the northern Phuket area of Muang Mai.
Deputy PM makes push for ‘Phuket Airport No 2’, in Phang Nga
Deputy PM makes push for ‘Phuket Airport No 2’, in Phang Nga
PHUKET: Deputy Prime Minster Jurin Laksanavisit yesterday (Oct 25) inspected site of the new airport planned to be built in Phang Nga in order to alleviate the growing passenger load on Phuket International Airport.
Soi Dog Foundation continues fight to end dog meat trade in Hanoi
Soi Dog Foundation continues fight to end dog meat trade in Hanoi
Soi Dog Foundation, one of the leading organisations battling the dog meat trade in Asia, is continuing to call for a concerted effort in Vietnam to end the eating of dogs and cats.
Blacklisted Belarusian, Pakistani arrested in Phuket, deported
Blacklisted Belarusian, Pakistani arrested in Phuket, deported
PHUKET: Two foreigners already blacklisted and banned from re-entering Thailand were caught in Phuket thanks to biometric identification system, Thai Immigration Bureau reported yesterday (Oct 25).
Cambodian woman arrested for trafficking, beating boys in Patong
Cambodian woman arrested for trafficking, beating boys in Patong
PHUKET: A Cambodian woman has been arrested for operating a human-trafficking ring in Patong, using young boys to sell flowers at night and sunglasses along Patong Beach during the day, the Immigration Bureau has announced.