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Phuket Raceweek: Busy Day 3 on-the-water
Phuket Raceweek: Busy Day 3 on-the-water
PHUKET: Multiple races today (July 20) put smiles on competitors faces and got the 2019 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek back on track. IRC Zero, IRC I, IRC II and Firefly 850 completed three races while Multihull Racing completed two and Cruising Monohulls one. All this after an AP on shore greeted sailors first thing in the morning and an offshore storm cell passed taking the breeze, momentarily, with it.
Phuket Raceweek: A day of action wraps up 2019 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket regatta
Phuket Raceweek: A day of action wraps up 2019 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket regatta
PHUKET: The 2019 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek will go down as one of the most challenging yet – challenging for sailors, Race Management and organisers, and despite those challenges all classes got in a series of up to seven races. A steady 8-10 knots on the final day delivered a good finish to the regatta, with many titles going down to the wire.
Phuket Poll: Environmental damage, prices too high
Phuket Poll: Environmental damage, prices too high
PHUKET: The environmental damage caused by tourism and the cost of living in Phuket are both far too high, according to a vast majority of people responding to an online poll by The Phuket News.
Phuket Opinion: Hit the dog
Phuket Opinion: Hit the dog
PHUKET: The incident involving a foreign man attacking a dog in Nai Harn this week stunned and appalled our expat community on the island.
Phuket Rajabhat University launches ‘Andaman Punsuk’ green market
Phuket Rajabhat University launches ‘Andaman Punsuk’ green market
The Andaman Natural Agri­culture Centre, located in the grounds of Phuket Rajabhat University (PRU) in Rassada, launched ‘Andaman Punsuk’ last week, a “clean and nature-friendly” local food market.
Egyptian tourist slashed with a cleaver on Phuket’s renowned Muay Thai street
Egyptian tourist slashed with a cleaver on Phuket’s renowned Muay Thai street
PHUKET: A roti (pancake) vendor is facing charges of attempted murder and carrying a weapon in public for slashing an Egyptian tourist with a cleaver knife on Soi Ta-Iad in Chalong last night (July 19). After the attack the foreigner was rushed to a local hospital with a 7 cm gash on the back of his neck.
Weather warning for Phuket remains in effect
Weather warning for Phuket remains in effect
PHUKET: The weather warning for Phuket is still in effect following the Southern Meteorological Centre (West Coast) office of the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) issuing a new advisory about heavy rains and rough seas.
Phuket readies for HM King’s birthday
Phuket readies for HM King’s birthday
PHUKET: Preparations are underway for commemorating the birthday of HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X).
Wired on Water: Charging ahead
Wired on Water: Charging ahead
Are you considering changing to lithium LFP batteries in your boat? If so, here some things you should know.
Phuket airport van B3k fare ‘just a misunderstanding’, say police
Phuket airport van B3k fare ‘just a misunderstanding’, say police
PHUKET: Two Australian tourists who reported being charged B3,000 by a passenger van driver to take them from Phuket International Airport to a hotel in Kata was just “a misunderstanding”, the Chief of the Karon Police has announced.
AoT confirms overcharging Phuket van driver not registered to pick up airport passengers, tout illegally roams terminal
AoT confirms overcharging Phuket van driver not registered to pick up airport passengers, tout illegally roams terminal
PHUKET: Airports of Thailand (AoT), which operates Phuket International Airport, has confirmed that the van driver who charged two Australian tourists B3,000 to take them from the airport to Kata, on Phuket’s southwest coast, on Wednesday (July 17) was not registered to pickup passengers from the airport.
Phuket Raceweek: Day 1 racing stalls as foul weather rolls in
Phuket Raceweek: Day 1 racing stalls as foul weather rolls in
PHUKET: Glorious blue skies and sunshine this morning were quickly replaced by building ominous clouds over the island’s southeast corner, and as competitors boarded their yachts for the first day of racing in the 2019 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek regatta, then the heavens opened.
PM Prayut calls out Phuket van driver for overcharging Aussie tourists
PM Prayut calls out Phuket van driver for overcharging Aussie tourists
PHUKET: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called for operators in the tourism industry to not take advantage of tourists following two Australian tourists being charged B3,000 by a passenger van driver for taking them from Phuket International Airport to Kata Beach last night (July 17).
Baan Pasak, Cherng Talay to be hit with power outage
Baan Pasak, Cherng Talay to be hit with power outage
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be shut off along Soi 8 Baan Pasak in Moo 4, Cherng Talay, Thalang, tomorrow (July 19).
Marine experts push to plan to protect dugongs
Marine experts push to plan to protect dugongs
KRABI: Calling on local fishermen to preserve dugong sea grass grazing areas and establishing a dugong protection zone are just two strategies to be rolled out under a plan to try to stem the rising number of dugongs found dead along the Andaman coast.
Patong fire destroys 12 shops, causes more than B1mn in damage
Patong fire destroys 12 shops, causes more than B1mn in damage
PHUKET: A fire at a parade of market stalls in the heart of Patong early this morning (July 18) has caused an estimated B1 million in damage.
Search launched for Filipino tourists lost in dangerous surf
Search launched for Filipino tourists lost in dangerous surf
PHUKET: Rescue workers and police today are searching for two Filipino tourists who disappeared in strong waves at Freedom Beach, south of Patong, late yesterday afternoon (July 17).
Phuket weather warning remains in effect
Phuket weather warning remains in effect
PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has extended its weather warning for Phuket and the Andaman coast, warning of flash floods and dangerous waves.
Fast and Furious 9 filming brings Krabi ‘low season’ boon
Fast and Furious 9 filming brings Krabi ‘low season’ boon
PHUKET: The filming of Fast and Furious 9 in Krabi, across Phang Nag Bay from Phuket, has delivered a B50 million boost to the province, Krabi Governor Pol Lt Col (Rtd) ML Kitibodee Pravitra has announced.
Police assure quick repairs to lethal light pole will not affect investigation
Police assure quick repairs to lethal light pole will not affect investigation
PHUKET: Phuket City Police Chief Col Sompong Thiparpakul told The Phuket News today that he is not concerned about the quick repairs to the basketball court light pole in Suan Luang (King’s Park) that electrocuted to death an 18-year-old student on Saturday affecting the police investigation into possible negligence causing death.