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The dark side of Songkran: The danger on Phuket's roads

PHUKET: Songkran’s not all fun and games, as Nattha Thepbamrung discovers speaking to the forgotten victims of road crashes during the holidays

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Why Phuket needs the Russians

PHUKET: A Russian guest was so happy recently with the service at a swanky restaurant, where he had been dining with his family, that at the end of the meal he threw a wad of baht notes into the air as a tip for the Thai staff.

Phuket: Is working in human resources a dangerous job?

PHUKET: Phuket murder illuminates violence done to hotel management staff, reports Tanyaluk Sakoot.

Accident or carelessness?

PHUKET: Two Australian sisters recount their horror speedboat trip to Phi Phi to Nattha Thepbamrung.

Transsexual Thai air hostesses: gimmick or equality?

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 15 March 2012, 03:43PM

With her crisp uniform, immaculate makeup and hair swept up, Mew looks like any other air hostess, but she’s one of four transsexuals blazing a trail in the skies.

Treading the thin blue line

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 15 March 2012, 02:17PM

PHUKET: A small group of hard-working Phuket Provincial Police Volunteers are making a positive contribution to life in the small beach town of Kamala.

From Russia, with love

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 15 March 2012, 12:06PM

PHUKET: While tour companies and hotels – and the Tourism Authority of Thailand in particular – drool over the huge numbers of Russian tourists pouring into Phuket, a less remarked-on but nevertheless significant change has been taking place on the island: the growth of the Russian expat community.

Another dog day afternoon

Phuket News / Features

Friday 2 March 2012, 04:19PM

PHUKET: In our new Family section, we welcome columnist Elizabeth Bradley, a British-American mum who spent a large portion of her childhood in Antibes, France (which she considers home).

Be my guest: How Phuket's tourist demographics are changing

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 1 March 2012, 05:24PM

PHUKET: The faces of visitors arriving to our tropical island have changed dramatically over the last year or so.

Why Phuket needs Burmese workers

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 23 February 2012, 09:56AM

PHUKET: Talk about Thailand’s history with any Thai and almost inevitably images of Thai and Burmese soldiers on the battlefield spring to mind. Thai historical dramas in the cinema – Bang Rajan, Suriyothai, Naresuan are good examples – are almost exclusively about wars between Burma and Siam.

Fading Memories in Phuket Town

Phuket News / Features

Friday 17 February 2012, 09:12AM

PHUKET: Phuket Old Town sometimes seems like a kind of time warp, where the past overlaps with the present.

On the road again: The Phuket Classic Car Club

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 9 February 2012, 02:16PM

PHUKET: Phuket’s Classic Car Club has been running for around five years , as a way for car enthusiasts to meet up, share experiences, and give their cars a good run out.

Seeding the future

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 9 February 2012, 12:48PM

PHUKET:Hidden down the end of a small soi in Cherng Talay is one of the biggest Christian churches on the island.

Meet your Match: Why dating is big business in Thailand

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 9 February 2012, 11:43AM

PHUKET: According to a study by the Kasikorn Research Center (KRC), there are more than 15 million single people in Thailand – a figure that is increasing by a remarkable 10 per cent a year.

From the hills to the paradise isle: Phuket's small but vibrant Thai-Nepalese community

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 2 February 2012, 10:12AM

PHUKET: Wherever they are in the world, including Phuket, Nepalese seek to keep strong links with their home land’s religion and culture, amid the constant modernising influence of other countries.

Faith in fate

Phuket News / Features

Friday 27 January 2012, 03:52PM

PHUKET: In many countries belief in fortune tellers has dwindled. Not so in Thailand.

Swimming with sharks: Loan sharks are common and so are their victims

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 19 January 2012, 09:16AM

PHUKET: When faced with unforeseen medical expenses, bad financial situations, or simply a shortage of money, by necessity people often find themselves visiting a loan shark for instant cash-in-hand.

South African dancer visits Sunshine Village

Phuket News / Features

Friday 13 January 2012, 01:33PM

PHUKET: Ricardo Koopman, a dance director from Cape Town in South Africa, held free dance classes for orphan children at Sunshine Village Foundation in Koh Sirae, east of Phuket Town.

MMA: A good thing for Phuket?

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 12 January 2012, 09:51AM

PHUKET: Three kick-boxing or mixed martial arts (MMA) proponents have been in the news for all the wrong reasons in recent months.

Partying with the glitterati

Phuket News / Features

Monday 9 January 2012, 09:26AM

PHUKET: It’s not often that the rich, famous and glamorous go public in Phuket. Most slip in and lounge anonymously behind the discreet walls of places like Amanpuri.

51 BLACK SPOTS: How can Phuket’s roads be made safe?

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 5 January 2012, 01:26PM

HOT TOPIC: Over the New Year period – officially from December 30 to January 4 – police and other authorities concerned with road safety have been watching the scores mount.

Phuket skipper reflects after being detained in east Africa

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 5 January 2012, 12:48PM

Superyacht skipper Adrian Troy has had a life-changing year in 2011, beginning on December 23, 2010, when he was detained in east Africa on charges of espionage and terrorism.

Down to earth? Not exactly

Phuket News / Features

Friday 23 December 2011, 05:04PM

Les Vorosmarthy is pleased. He points to one of the many dials on the dashboard of his aircraft. “Proof,” he says. “I pulled plus eight Gs and minus four.”

Missing link: Is the system failing Phuket's missing children?

Phuket News / Features

Thursday 22 December 2011, 05:08PM

Last week The Phuket News carried two stories about missing children. One had a happy ending – a 12-year-old French girl was found in Patong after being missing for four months.

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