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Unleashed: Guilty as charged!
Unleashed: Guilty as charged!
We have to credit dogs for their remarkable ability to communicate an incredible range of emotions through expressive facial patterns, and interpretative body language. The problem is, we’re human and some – actually, most – of the time, we get the interpretation bit wrong. And it will come as no great surprise that it’s our misinterpretation of these signals and emotions which is what causes problems.
Best Western Plus The Beachfront adopts ‘Farm, Market & Ocean to Table’ concept
Best Western Plus The Beachfront adopts ‘Farm, Market & Ocean to Table’ concept
With a rise in conscious consumers over the last few decades, the world has seen a growing number of restaurants that adopt ‘farm to table’ and ‘ocean to table’ concepts, and Phuket is no exception. We have our fair share of such restaurants in our own backyard, two of which are the much-loved restaurants – The Quest and The Beach – in The Best Western Plus The Beachfront Hotel on Rawai Beach.
Phuket Opinion: Getting a say
Phuket Opinion: Getting a say
PHUKET: The announcement this week that the island this December will see its first local election in six years for Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) representatives comes with a certain duality.
Phuket Thai-Canadian model crowned Miss Universe Thailand
Phuket Thai-Canadian model crowned Miss Universe Thailand
PHUKET: Chalisa Amanda Obdam, a 27-year-old Thai-Canadian model from Phuket, has been crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2020. She will represent Thailand at the 69th Miss Universe 2020.
Soi Dog Foundation Co-founder John Dalley awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Soi Dog Foundation Co-founder John Dalley awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
PHUKET: John Dalley, co-founder and president of Soi Dog Foundation International, has been awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to animal welfare in Southeast Asia.
Tourism minister raises caveat on reopening
Tourism minister raises caveat on reopening
BANGKOK: All tourists coming to Thailand via the Special Tourist Visa (STV) in the first phase must be 100% clear of the coronavirus or the reopening plan will be scrapped indefinitely, says Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.
Phuket officials ordered to prepare for OrBorJor election
Phuket officials ordered to prepare for OrBorJor election
PHUKET: For the first time in six years, island residents will be asked to vote for representatives at the provincial local government this December.
Out for blood: Phuket Police to use hospital tests to confirm drunk driver charges
Out for blood: Phuket Police to use hospital tests to confirm drunk driver charges
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Col Arayapan Pukbuakhao has warned that police across the island will continue to arrest and charge drunk drivers even without using roadside tests. Instead, police will rely on blood tests conducted by hospitals to prosecute drunk drivers.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Top Doc says ’Reopen’! Army’s Twitter bots? Hotel pressures guest to apologize! || October 9
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Top Doc says ’Reopen’! Army’s Twitter bots? Hotel pressures guest to apologize! || October 9
PHUKET XTRA - October 9 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Top doc back reopening Thailand |:| Phuket Airport GM’s lofty tourist numbers |:| DSI arrives for resort probe |:| Hotel guest reviewer to apologize |:| Si new Covid cases |:| Twitter takes down Thai army IO network Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Heavy rains set in for the weekend
Heavy rains set in for the weekend
PHUKET: The heavy rains that soaked Phuket today are set to continue over the weekend, the Southern Meteorological Center, West Coast, based near Phuket International Airport, has warned.
Thailand among Top 20 Best Countries in the World in Condé Nast readers’ choice awards
Thailand among Top 20 Best Countries in the World in Condé Nast readers’ choice awards
BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has revelled in the announcement that Thailand has ranked among the Top 20 Countries in the World by readers of Condé Nast Traveller in the 33rd Readers’ Choice Awards 2020.
‘Ghost island’ Phuket hunkers down in tourist-free Thailand
‘Ghost island’ Phuket hunkers down in tourist-free Thailand
PHUKET: Go-go dancers sit playing on their phones in empty bars lining deserted streets as this tourist island continues to reel from the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic with little sign of any recovery soon.
Twitter, Facebook take down Thai army IO network
Twitter, Facebook take down Thai army IO network
THAILAND: Facebook and Twitter have taken down more than a dozen disinformation networks, including one linked to the Royal Thai Army, that they said were used by political and state-backed groups in multiple countries to deceive users.
Oscar-worthy ‘The Assistant’ puts Hollywood’s dark practices in the spotlight
Oscar-worthy ‘The Assistant’ puts Hollywood’s dark practices in the spotlight
‘Art imitates life.’ It is a clichéd phrase that you often hear said at film awards nights. It is a nice sentiment, but perhaps not always true. Unless your next-door neighbour drives to work in a Batmobile or you’re studying to become an Avenger, then cinema is certainly one art form that has not imitated life for the past decade.
Police probe into Phuket student’s death stalls
Police probe into Phuket student’s death stalls
PHUKET: Despite promises that police would be able to bring to conclusion their investigation into the death of 19-year-old student Pornpiphat “Mint” Iaddam at Phuket Rajabhat University in August, the two leading investigators in the case today (Oct 9) would only confirm that the investigation still has yet to conclude, and directed any further enquiries to each other.
A Phuket first for green power
A Phuket first for green power
The first marina in Thailand to switch to renewable energy, award-winning Royal Phuket Marina (RPM) has gone solar and now gets a big chunk of the power used for its marina operations from a newly installed array of solar panels.
Phuket airport noise pollution payouts reach B1.1bn
Phuket airport noise pollution payouts reach B1.1bn
PHUKET: Airports of Thailand (AoT) has paid out more than B1.1 billion as compensation for noise pollution to people living near Phuket International Airport. 
Thirteen charged in plot to kidnap US governor, start ‘civil war’
Thirteen charged in plot to kidnap US governor, start ‘civil war’
WORLD: Thirteen men, including members of two right-wing militias, have been arrested for plotting to kidnap the Democratic governor of the US state of Michigan and spark a “civil war,” officials said yesterday (Oct 9).
Fundraiser to help local school compete in national rugby finals
Fundraiser to help local school compete in national rugby finals
RUGBY: The Phuket Vagabonds Rugby Club, in partnership with their sponsor The Local Beach Bar, Bang Tao are raising funds to help send players from the Patong Municipality School to the Thailand Rugby Sevens Championships in Bangkok held at the end of this month.
Medical chief backs reopening
Medical chief backs reopening
THAILAND: The director-general of the Department of Medical Services is backing the proposal to reopen the country to revitalise the virus-battered economy.