The Phuket News
Window on Phuket Phuket News TV Phuket Live 89.5 Where to Eat
The Phuket News Novosti Phuket Khao Phuket

Login | Create Account | Search

Window on Phuket
Phuket News TV
The Phuket News
Where to Eat
Phuket Live 89.5
Login | Create Account      The Phuket News Novosti Phuket Khao Phuket
Poll | Currency | Weather | Facebook | Youtube | Search
Thailand now more dangerous: Poll
Thailand now more dangerous: Poll
THAILAND: People are now facing higher risks to their security and personal wellbeing than a year ago, according to a survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.
Looming giant catches a cold
Looming giant catches a cold
BANGKOK: From selfie-obsessed tourists to massive bilateral trade and property investment, China’s presence in Thailand cannot be overlooked.
Thais question dubious rulings after Saudi defeat
Thais question dubious rulings after Saudi defeat
FOOTBALL: The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has sent an official letter to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), seeking explanations for dubious refereeing decisions during their 1-0 loss to Saudi Arabia in the AFC U23 Championship quarter-finals on Saturday (Jan 18).
Ratchanok ends lengthy title drought as she edges Marin in Jakarta showdown
Ratchanok ends lengthy title drought as she edges Marin in Jakarta showdown
BADMINTON: Ratchanok Intanon claimed her first title in nine months after winning the US$400,000 Indonesia Masters at Istora Senayan stadium in Jakarta yesterday (Jan 19).
China reports SARS-like virus spreads across country, nearly 140 new cases
China reports SARS-like virus spreads across country, nearly 140 new cases
CHINA: China today (Jan 20) reported a mysterious SARS-like virus had spread across the country, including to Beijing, raising concerns as millions begin trips for the Lunar New Year.
Musing in the Mire: The Raving Twenties, How this decade might not be so roaring
Musing in the Mire: The Raving Twenties, How this decade might not be so roaring
Welcome to 2020. As we enter a new decade, we’ve all no doubt received the pseudo-positive message onslaught across all media, political hacks, friends and phonies alike about it all being a time for ‘change’.
Phuket to welcome Chinese New Year with marine safety drill
Phuket to welcome Chinese New Year with marine safety drill
PHUKET: Phuket plans to welcome the Year of Rat next week with a joint Thai-Chinese maritime safety exercise at Chalong pier.
Phuket Property Guide: Is off-plan the right plan?
Phuket Property Guide: Is off-plan the right plan?
As with any financial decision, there are pros and cons to getting in on the ground floor. This is certainly true when buying a Phuket condominium.
Education Corner: Leadership and Split Infinitives
Education Corner: Leadership and Split Infinitives
Many years ago, in my first leadership position, I pounced upon a split infinitive in the very first set of reports that required my editorial skills. It lay innocuously enough, some might argue, in the midst of a professional narrative concerning the aspirations of a middle school student whose identity has long since been forgotten.
10 to watch at the Australian Open tennis
10 to watch at the Australian Open tennis
TENNIS: The Australian Open starts in Melbourne tomorrow (Jan 20). We take a look at five men and five women we expect to make an impact.
Phang Nga turtle eggs begin hatching
Phang Nga turtle eggs begin hatching
The first of 85 turtle eggs taken into care in November hatched earlier today (Jan 19), the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) reports on its Facebook page.
Green Thoughts Water, Water, Everywhere: The hydrophyte guide to lotus and water lily cultivation and care Part 1
Green Thoughts Water, Water, Everywhere: The hydrophyte guide to lotus and water lily cultivation and care Part 1
Most of Thailand has a high annual rainfall and Phuket is no exception to this, as anyone who lives here through the summer monsoon can testify. But like all natives of hot countries, Thais have a special reverence for water and its vital role in life. Expats have only to experience the April water festival of Songkran to realise that one of the impulses behind this celebration is to cleanse and renew, to herald the onset of the new rains that will bring life to the parched earth.
HM King asks troops, police for spirit of sacrifice
HM King asks troops, police for spirit of sacrifice
SARABURI: His Majesty the King says the country will get stronger if Thais are committed to their duties and have the nation's best interests at heart.
Phuket Opinion: No reservations
Phuket Opinion: No reservations
PHUKET: The opinion of Tippawan Prathummanee, CEO of the Tiger Park to open in Phuket later this month, that such parks where tigers are well cared for are better than the current alternatives in Thailand might be hard to fault.
Phuket expat dies after being hit by ATV in the jungle
Phuket expat dies after being hit by ATV in the jungle
PHUKET: A French national has died after an American woman on an ATV tour lost control of her vehicle and hit the man and his motorcycle on Soi Klum Yang in Chalong earlier this week.
Cabbie returns bag, B1.5m in cash, valuables to passenger
Cabbie returns bag, B1.5m in cash, valuables to passenger
BANGKOK: A taxi driver has been rewarded for returning about 1.5 million baht in cash and valuables to a businesswoman who left her bag in his cab in Bangkok.
To use is to reuse
To use is to reuse
BANGKOK- Funny photos taken at supermarkets and convenience stores across Thailand were circulated on New Year’s Day, showing customers carrying unusual containers like a construction cart, a cement bag, a plastic bucket and even a stainless-steel cooking pot to use as substitutes for plastic bags.
Chinese New Year sparks full alert for coronavirus
Chinese New Year sparks full alert for coronavirus
NATIONWIDE: The Ministry of Public Health has implemented the highest level of precautionary measures at airports and hospitals across the country to minimise the possibility of a disease outbreak in response to the surge in Chinese tourists expected to arrive to celebrate Chinese New Year.
Over 2kg of ya-ice, 1kg of kratom seized in two separate raids in Phuket
Over 2kg of ya-ice, 1kg of kratom seized in two separate raids in Phuket
PHUKET: An anti-narcotics task force operating directly under the Phuket Provincial Office arrested three men and a woman seizing over 2 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice) and 1kg of kratom leaves. The suspects were apprehended in two separate raids both conducted on Jan 16.
Phang Nga turtle eggs likely to hatch this weekend, turtle patrols begin in Phuket
Phang Nga turtle eggs likely to hatch this weekend, turtle patrols begin in Phuket
PHUKET: Officers at the Khao Lampi – Hat Thai Mueang National Park in Phang Nga, north of Phuket, will be on watch this weekend as the 85 turtle eggs taken into care in November are expected to hatch today or tomorrow (Jan 18-19).