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Phuket Opinion: Failing the water quality test
Phuket Opinion: Failing the water quality test
PHUKET: The water at Patong Beach this week turned green again. This time they called it “seaweed”, just like they did more than 10 years ago.
Killer cop confesses to Phuket street slaying
Killer cop confesses to Phuket street slaying
PHUKET: The Border Patrol Police lance corporal arrested for shooting dead a local councillor’s son in the street near Saphan Hin early last Saturday (Jan 19) has confessed to the killing, police have confirmed to The Phuket News.
Team Thailand tees up for double
Team Thailand tees up for double
GOLF: The World Corporate Golf Challenge is the biggest corporate golf tournament in the world and since its inception 25 years ago, over one million golfers have competed across several different countries globally.
Resort faces charges over dead corals
Resort faces charges over dead corals
PHUKET: Senior management at a resort on Koh Racha Yai will face a charge of having coral illegally on the resort premises and for damaging reefs, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) Phuket office has confirmed.
Phuket tourists safe after tour speedboat takes on water, capsizes en route to Phi Phi
Phuket tourists safe after tour speedboat takes on water, capsizes en route to Phi Phi
PHUKET: All tourists on board a Phuket speedboat that took on water and capsized en route to Phi Phi Island after departing Chalong Pier yesterday morning were safely recovered from the water yesterday afternoon (Jan 25).
Patong Pool League: Champs Bar rises to mark its first victory
Patong Pool League: Champs Bar rises to mark its first victory
POOL: The tenth round of the Patong Pool League (PPL) sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables and Genius 2 Garden and Restaurant was played Thursday Jan 24.
The Pavilions Phuket pay it forward by helping local school
The Pavilions Phuket pay it forward by helping local school
The Pavilions’ love for arts, culture, romance and adventure has been encapsulated in the hotel’s new initiative ‘Paying it Forward’. In line with The Pavilions brand’s core value of giving back to the community and looking after the local environment in the destinations they operate, The Pavilions Phuket are passionate about enhancing the lives of those living close to the hotel.
Phuket Municipality announces routes affected during family fun run, Sunday
Phuket Municipality announces routes affected during family fun run, Sunday
PHUKET: On Sunday (Jan 27) Phuket Municipality is holding a family fun run as part of a campaign to tackle violence against women, children and families.
Phuket’s pricey Welcome Gate gets free clean-up
Phuket’s pricey Welcome Gate gets free clean-up
PHUKET: The top-ranking police commander or all of Upper Southern Thailand yesterday lead a free clean-up operation by volunteers at Phuket’s famed Welcome Gate at the northern end of the island.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul wins Artes Mundi 8 prize 2018
Apichatpong Weerasethakul wins Artes Mundi 8 prize 2018
Palme d’Or award-winning artist and film maker Apichatpong Weerasethakul from Thailand has been named as the winner of Artes Mundi 8, the UK’s leading prize for international contemporary art. Weerasethakul has been chosen from a shortlist of five of the world’s most important artists to win the UK’s biggest art prize, and is awarded a sum of £40,000.
Chinese New Year to bring B10bn tourism boost
Chinese New Year to bring B10bn tourism boost
PHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), in collaboration with China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Chinese Embassy since 2005, is planning its most festive Chinese New Year celebration ever with HRH Princess Sirindhorn presiding over the opening on Bangkok’s Yaowarat Rd, the TAT announced yesterday (Jan 24).
Riky rises in Captains Cup
Riky rises in Captains Cup
PHUKET: An amazing turn-out of Rawai Pool League players and spectators descended on Black Pearl Bar this Monday night past (Jan 21). As is tradition, the climax of the Rawai pool season is the Captains Cup – a mini-tournament played by the captains from all teams in the RPL.
Phuket villagers fight forced evictions
Phuket villagers fight forced evictions
PHUKET: Residents from the Pracha Samakkee Community in Koh Kaew, north of Phuket Town, have petitioned the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to help them win a bitter land dispute.
Call for Patong Hill caution as tour bus involved in multiple-vehicle wipeout
Call for Patong Hill caution as tour bus involved in multiple-vehicle wipeout
PHUKET: Patong Police are urging motorists to exercise caution over Patong Hill after a slew of collisions on the busy road today (Jan 23), following a six-wheeled truck wiping out six vehicles late yesterday afternoon.
Rawai water supply to be shut off
Rawai water supply to be shut off
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) announced today (Jan 23) that the mains water supply will be shut off in Rawai tomorrow (Jan 24).
Mall Group Chair calls for ‘courage’ to develop Thailand’s tourism attractions
Mall Group Chair calls for ‘courage’ to develop Thailand’s tourism attractions
BANGKOK: The Thailand Tourism Forum (TTF) returned for its eighth edition, with an action-packed agenda focusing on the mega-projects that are currently transforming the tourism landscape in Bangkok and beyond.
Cherng Talay goes on water rations
Cherng Talay goes on water rations
PHUKET: The Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor) has introduced water rations for residents and local businesses in an effort to prevent water supplies for the area being exhausted entirely.
Phuket Town cleans up ahead of Chinese New Year
Phuket Town cleans up ahead of Chinese New Year
PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality is calling on people to clean out their houses ahead of the Chinese New Year festivities, which this year falls on Feb 5.
Policeman surrenders for Phuket street slaying, denies charges, released on bail
Policeman surrenders for Phuket street slaying, denies charges, released on bail
PHUKET: A Border Patrol Police Lance-Corporal wanted for shooting dead a local councillor’s son in Phuket early Saturday morning has presented himself to police, Wichit Police confirmed today (Jan 21).
Danish man dead after motorbike hits truck making U-turn
Danish man dead after motorbike hits truck making U-turn
PHUKET: A Phuket truck driver has been charged with causing death by reckless driving after he was involved in a collision that killed a Danish motorcyclist early on Friday morning (Jan 18) – a charge he denies.