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One Thai man arrested after four-man Phuket brawl
One Thai man arrested after four-man Phuket brawl
PHUKET: Police from Karon have confirmed that one man has been arrested following a four-man brawl at the Kata Centre in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Phuket amid tripartite push to improve tour boat safety
Phuket amid tripartite push to improve tour boat safety
PHUKET: The Governors of Phuket and Krabi provinces held a joint-meeting on Phi Phi Island on Saturday (Jan 20) when they revealed a 10-point action plan to improve boat safety for tourists.
Thanyapura hosts Phuket’s first triathlon mixed relay event
Thanyapura hosts Phuket’s first triathlon mixed relay event
TRIATHLON: Thanyapura Health & Sports Resort successfully launched its first Relay Triathlon event yesterday (Jan 21). This new style of triathlon race is modelled on the Olympic event, and was open to anyone over the age of eight who was interested in tackling a new and exciting challenge.
Oil, gas industries come together for a good cause
Oil, gas industries come together for a good cause
GOLF: The first Phuket Oilfield Classic was held in April 2009 and was founded by 18 friends of Mark Cameron who attended his wedding in November 2008. The plan was to have a reunion every year because everyone enjoyed the golf in Phuket so much, then it mushroomed into a full blown organised event for oil and gas industry professionals in the region.
Night run for gibbons
Night run for gibbons
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Thawornwat Khongkaew on Tuesday (Jan 16) chaired a press conference to introduce a charity event titled ‘Phuket Night Run For the Gibbons’ that will be held on Feb 17 and which will support the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project (GRP) in Pa Khlok, Thalang.
When the road hazard in Phuket is a building
When the road hazard in Phuket is a building
For more than a decade the incomplete building on the street that has become known as “Soi Banzaan” in Patong has stood blocking half the street, with not a single step by officials the rectify the “ultimate road hazard”. Want to know why it is there and why nothing is being done about it, read on for the very limited responses The Phuket News has been able to obtain from the officials themselves...
Porn site traffic increases 50% minutes after Hawaii missile threat revealed as false alarm
Porn site traffic increases 50% minutes after Hawaii missile threat revealed as false alarm
HAWAII: The world of online traffic took a strange twist in Hawaii last Saturday (Jan 13) when one of the world's most popular porn sites revealed recorded a 50% increase in traffic just minutes after a ballistic missile threat was revealed to be a false alarm.
Macao or bust: Commerce entourage looks to expand Phuket trade beyond tourism
Macao or bust: Commerce entourage looks to expand Phuket trade beyond tourism
PHUKET: A delegation of tourism officials and leading business figures from the autonomous special administrative region of Macao in China arrived in Phuket last Friday (Jan 12) with the aim of laying the formation groundwork for commerce, and not just in tourism.
Patong Beach Rotarians elect club’s new board at AGM
Patong Beach Rotarians elect club’s new board at AGM
The Rotary Club of Patong Beach (RCoPB) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, Dec 15 in order to elect a new board to serve the club in the coming year.
Phuket Opinion: What will it take?
Phuket Opinion: What will it take?
PHUKET: Last week’s opinion piece in The Phuket News warning of the lack of safety in the marine tourism industry in Phuket and Phang Nga Bay proved to be sadly prescient.
Club Med inks B2.8bn partner deal to open new resort in Krabi
Club Med inks B2.8bn partner deal to open new resort in Krabi
PHUKET: Thailand’s Apex Development PCL this week signed an agreement with Club Med to launch an all-inclusive resort in Krabi with an investment of US$90 million (B2.86 billion).
Phuket’s Boat Lagoon Yachting sets B1.4bn record import of private yachts
Phuket’s Boat Lagoon Yachting sets B1.4bn record import of private yachts
PHUKET: Phuket-based Boat Lagoon Yachting has made history in the region’s yachting industry with the importation to the region of the largest single shipment of luxury yachts, worth over B1.4 billion.
‘Untouchable’ wildlife kingpin arrested in Bangkok
‘Untouchable’ wildlife kingpin arrested in Bangkok
BANGKOK: Acting on fresh evidence, Thai Police yesterday (Jan 19) tracked down and arrested wildlife trafficking kingpin Boonchin Bach in Nakhon Panom, on the outskirts of Bangkok, reports frontline counter-trafficking organisation Freeland.
Major scheduled blackout in Patong as power pylons relocated
Major scheduled blackout in Patong as power pylons relocated
PHUKET: Homes and businesses along the entire length of Ratchapatanusorn Rd in Patong will be affected by a scheduled blackout this Tuesday (Jan 23) as workers relocate power pylons along the busy secondary traffic artery in the resort town.
Safety the priority not money, says commander of Tourist Police
Safety the priority not money, says commander of Tourist Police
PHUKET: The deputy commander of the Tourist Police Division has said that safety should come before money following this week’s boating accidents which left dozens of people injured.
Former Phuket Democrat MP files complaint against Chalong Underpass construction
Former Phuket Democrat MP files complaint against Chalong Underpass construction
PHUKET: A former Phuket Democrat MP yesterday (Jan 18) filed a complaint to the Phuket Governor for delays in the construction of the Chalong Underpass.
Get ready for the return of the Bangkok International Rugby Tens
Get ready for the return of the Bangkok International Rugby Tens
RUGBY: Rugby fans around South East Asia and in Bangkok in particular, get ready, the Bangkok International Rugby Tens are almost here.
The Nai Harn raises the bar for Phuket gastronomy in 2018
The Nai Harn raises the bar for Phuket gastronomy in 2018
The Nai Harn luxury resort overlooking pristine Nai Harn Beach, is celebrating a successful 2017 during which it established a reputation as one of the island’s leading culinary destinations.
Akaryn Hotel Group appoints Thomas Koessler as new Cluster Resorts Manager
Akaryn Hotel Group appoints Thomas Koessler as new Cluster Resorts Manager
PHUKET: Luxury boutique resort specialist Akaryn Hotel Group has announced the appointment of Thomas Koessler as its new Cluster Resorts Manager for two hotels: the Aleenta Phuket Resort & Spa and the akyra Beach Club Phuket.
Injured tourist from speedboat explosion transferred to Phuket hospital
Injured tourist from speedboat explosion transferred to Phuket hospital
PHUKET: A male Chinese tourist who was hospitalised in Krabi for serious injuries after Sunday’s (Jan 14) speedboat explosion off Phi Phi Island is being transferred to a Phuket hospital today (Jan 17), while another severely injured Chinese female tourist remains in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Krabi International Hospital, confirmed the Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MoTS) Phuket office.