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Fire breaks out in closed hotel’s storage room
Fire breaks out in closed hotel’s storage room
PHUKET: No people were injured in a fire that broke out in a closed hotel on Kata Rd in Karon last night (Aug 17).
Phuket Yacht Club Sailing Race Series this weekend
Phuket Yacht Club Sailing Race Series this weekend
SAILING: This coming weekend sees The Phuket Yacht Club Race Series 1 on Saturday (Aug 22) and Sunday (Aug 23).
Southeast Asia detects mutated virus strain sweeping the world
Southeast Asia detects mutated virus strain sweeping the world
WORLD: Southeast Asia is facing a strain of the new coronavirus that the Philippines, which faces the region’s largest outbreak, is studying to see whether the mutation makes it more infectious.
De Bruyne wins Premier League player of the season
De Bruyne wins Premier League player of the season
FOOTBALL: Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne became only the third Belgian to be named Premier League Player of the season when he bagged the top accoldade on Sunday (Aug 16).
Phuket tourism plan due on Oct 1
Phuket tourism plan due on Oct 1
BANGKOK: The Tourism and Sports Ministry aims to introduce its “Safe and Sealed” tourism plan in Phuket by Oct 1, while operators in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai are teaming up as a northern hub for long-stay travellers.
Phuket police cleared in gambling den probe
Phuket police cleared in gambling den probe
PHUKET: The top five ranking police officers of the Phuket City Police and the Thalang Police have been cleared of any suspicion of intentionally allowing illegal gambling dens to operate in the jurisdictions following raids carried out by provincial officials late June.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Bangkok protest causes stir! Drinking buddy stabbing? || August 17
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Bangkok protest causes stir! Drinking buddy stabbing? || August 17
PHUKET XTRA - August 17 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Massive rally causes stir! |:| Man stabbed to death by drinking buddy |:| Death sentences of Myanmar pair commuted |:| New Phuket prison set to open in new year |:| Phuket officials help mediate restructuring of B1bn in debt relief Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Soi Dog Foundation urgently seeks flight volunteers
Soi Dog Foundation urgently seeks flight volunteers
Soi Dog Foundation is appealing for any foreign nationals from European and North American destinations who are repatriating soon to come forward as potential flight volunteers to help adopted animals get to their new homes overseas.
Flood of plastic waste washes ashore Phuket beach
Flood of plastic waste washes ashore Phuket beach
PHUKET: MaAnn Samran, Chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration (OrBorTor), today told The Phuket News that he will dispatch officers to inspect the deluge of plastic waste that has smothered large areas of Layan and Leypang beaches and organise a mass clean-up operation.
Man dies, stabbed by drinking buddy at Saphan Hin 
Man dies, stabbed by drinking buddy at Saphan Hin 
PHUKET: A 48-year-old man died after being stabbed in the chest by a friend he was drinking with at Saphan Hin Public Park, on the outskirts of Phuket Town, yesterday (Aug 16).
Phuket tourism transport drivers plea for loan repayment relief
Phuket tourism transport drivers plea for loan repayment relief
PHUKET: More than 50 tour van and taxi drivers massed at Saphan Hin, on the outskirts of Phuket Town, this morning (Aug 17) to call for delayed loan repayments for their vehicles as they are unable to make repayments due to the current economic crisis.
Electricity outage to hit west side of bypass road
Electricity outage to hit west side of bypass road
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off along the west side of the bypass road tomorrow (Aug 18) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Kuwaiti man dies after big bike hits streetlight
Kuwaiti man dies after big bike hits streetlight
PHUKET: A Kuwaiti man died after the ‘big bike’ motorbike he was riding struck a roadside streetlight pole on Phra Phuket Kaew Rd, Kathu, early this morning (Aug 17).
Red flag drama at the Austrian MotoGP
Red flag drama at the Austrian MotoGP
MOTOGP: Andrea Dovizioso won the MotoGP Race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria yesterday (Aug 16) although the victory was overshadowed by a dangerous red flag incident during the first part of the race.
50,000 Thai workers to head overseas
50,000 Thai workers to head overseas
THAILAND: Labour Minister Suchat Chomklin revealed yesterday (Aug 16) his ministry is aiming to send more than 50,000 Thai workers overseas by September due to the kingdom’s success in handling the COVID-19 outbreak.
Hamilton extends title lead with Spanish conquest
Hamilton extends title lead with Spanish conquest
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton has broken the record for most podium finishes with a dominant victory at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Phuket Poll: Is Phuket ready to open for ‘travel bubbles’?
Phuket Poll: Is Phuket ready to open for ‘travel bubbles’?
PHUKET: Officials have announced that a ‘travel bubble’ trial run is to begin to determine whether Phuket is ready to receive tourists again, but in a ‘contained’ environment. The announcement received a flood of comments, ranging from clear support to sheer derision, claiming that Phuket – and Thailand – is simply not ready.
Phuket festivals get underway
Phuket festivals get underway
PHUKET: Patches of heavy clouds gave way to clear skies for the final night of the three-day ‘Bike Night’ event in Patong last night (Aug 15), with event organisers praising the event as a success in getting Phuket’s domestic tourism push underway.
Green Thoughts: Let your personality grow
Green Thoughts: Let your personality grow
It is a truism that your garden is an expression, an extension of self. In a very literal sense, this is blindingly obvious: you are the person responsible for its design, its maintenance, and for the plants you decide to put in it. When I was an undergraduate, the Professor of Biology, an acknowledged authority on things botanical, spoke on a weekly BBC program called “Gardener’s Question Time”. But in fact his own garden was a neglected wilderness of weeds. Once, when the “Beeb” wanted to interview him in his own space, he did a deal with his neighbour, the Philosophy Professor, who happened to have a splendid garden. So, in all ignorance, they conducted the outside broadcast in the wrong place. No doubt they said very flattering things about his flowers and shrubs.
Toddler left in hot van dies after four days in coma
Toddler left in hot van dies after four days in coma
THAILAND: A two-year-old boy who was left in a hot van outside a childcare centre for six hours died last night (Aug 15), four days after he fell into a coma.