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Tarantino with a twist: Director’s ode to the ’60s shows there’s simply nothing he cannot do
Tarantino with a twist: Director’s ode to the ’60s shows there’s simply nothing he cannot do
The release of a Quentin Taran­tino movie is now considered a cinematic event. It’s funny: when a new Marvel movie is about to be released, you see red carpets galore, yet outside of America Tarantino’s movie just creep into cinemas.
Tourism lures get creative
Tourism lures get creative
THAILAND: Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has come up with a series of marketing plans aimed at luring foreign arrivals and speeding up the tourism industry's rebound.
Digital Drive: Phuket police drop licence seizures in first move toward tech-based policing
Digital Drive: Phuket police drop licence seizures in first move toward tech-based policing
PHUKET: Come next Friday (Sept 20) police across Phuket will cease the decades-old practice of seizing driver’s licences of motorists caught breaking traffic laws in a policy shift ahead of rolling out major amendments made to the Land Traffic Act, which had been in effect unchanged since 1979.
Phuket police bumble hunt for Norwegian killer
Phuket police bumble hunt for Norwegian killer
PHUKET: Karon Chief Police Col Prawit Sutthirueangarun has refused to explain why his officers ignored serving an arrest warrant for Norwegian national Roger Bullman after he failed to present himself in court over the killing of British tourist Amiptal Bajaj at a Phuket resort late last month.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Smashing fakes! Pope coming to Thailand? Drug drops put drivers at risk? || September 13
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Smashing fakes! Pope coming to Thailand? Drug drops put drivers at risk? || September 13
PHUKET XTRA - September 13 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Oath debate to go ahead |:| Pope to visit Thailand in November |:| Phuket all clear as haze blankets south |:| Drug drops put Grab drivers at risk |:| B550 Mn in fakes to be demolished Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Karon Police identify body of foreign man found floating off Phuket
Karon Police identify body of foreign man found floating off Phuket
PHUKET: Karon Police Chief Col Prawit Sutthirueangarun has confirmed to The Phuket News that the body of the man found floating 500 metres offshore from Karon Noi Beach in July has been identified.
Governor requests B1.15mn extra to complete second building at new Provincial Hall site
Governor requests B1.15mn extra to complete second building at new Provincial Hall site
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana today (Sept 13) revealed that he has submitted a special request for B1.159 million from the Ministry of Interior in order to complete a secondary building at the new Provincial Hall construction site.
Mice tourism development in Phuket held back by regulations
Mice tourism development in Phuket held back by regulations
PHUKET: The government's plan to push Phuket province as a world-class Mice (meetings, incentives, conventions, exhibitions) destination has been obstructed by numerous impediments, especially inefficient town planning and poor transport systems.
Phuket all clear as haze blankets south
Phuket all clear as haze blankets south
PHUKET: The chief of the Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) has called for the public to not panic about air quality in Phuket amid heavy haze from Indonesian fires smothering Songkhla, to the south.
Phuket Misfits win inaugural Bootleggers title
Phuket Misfits win inaugural Bootleggers title
CRICKET: The Phuket Misfits (The Misfits) ran away with the final of the Bootlegger Super Sixes last Sunday (Sept 8) at the ACG Cricket and Sports Facility, in Thalang, proving on the day to be too good for the rest of the cricket teams on the island over this shortened version of the game.
All Blacks eye third consecutive World Cup as title pretenders lurk
All Blacks eye third consecutive World Cup as title pretenders lurk
RUGBY: New Zealand will be made to fight all the way for a third consecutive title as a ground-breaking Rugby World Cup gets under way in Japan next week with half a dozen teams confident of jockeying for the William Webb Ellis trophy.
Phuket-trained fighter becomes first Thai in UFC
Phuket-trained fighter becomes first Thai in UFC
MMA: Thailand finally has one of their own in the UFC.
Army lieutenant, accused of raping girl, 14, discharged, loses pension
Army lieutenant, accused of raping girl, 14, discharged, loses pension
BANGKOK: An army lieutenant accused of raping a fellow soldier's 14-year-old daughter has been dishonourably discharged from the military.
Baby was not put up for sale, police say
Baby was not put up for sale, police say
BANGKOK: The outcry over a five-month-old baby supposedly put up for sale in an online advert is a misunderstanding, police said on Thursday (Sept 12) as Social Development and Human Security Minister Chuti Krairikshas revealed the baby's mother had been found.
 
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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Controversial painting sold! Microplastics in Thai fish? Phuket expat honoured! || September 12
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Controversial painting sold! Microplastics in Thai fish? Phuket expat honoured! || September 12
PHUKET XTRA - September 12 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Microplastics inside Thai fish |:| Controversial Buddha painting sold! |:| Army Lt. accused of rape |:| More Thai universities ranked |:| Phuket expat received award for cave rescue Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket health office exonerates tourist store of overloaded preservatives in curry paste
Phuket health office exonerates tourist store of overloaded preservatives in curry paste
PHUKET: Dr Thanit Sermkaew of the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office has publicly assured that curry pastes at sold at the tourist-popular Khun Mae Ju stores are not overloaded with preservatives.
Phuket Town road to close for Moon Cake Festival
Phuket Town road to close for Moon Cake Festival
PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality today (Sept 12) announced that Thalang Rd in Phuket Town will be closed tomorrow (Sept 13) due to the Phuket Moon Cake Festival, also known elsewhere as the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.
Tourism climbs slowly despite low season
Tourism climbs slowly despite low season
PHUKET: The number of international arrivals to Thailand during the month of August rose to 3.41 million travellers, an increase of +5.6% on August last year, reports the Division of Economy, Tourism and Sports (ETS) under the Ministry of Tourism & Sports (MoTS).
Oktoberfest - The German Festival
Oktoberfest - The German Festival
From 3pm - 10pm. Drinks + Food + Music Festival. Free Entry.