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Eco Blueprints: Zeavola Resort GM pens environmental e-book
Eco Blueprints: Zeavola Resort GM pens environmental e-book
Walking through Zeavola on Koh Phi Phi, barefoot as encouraged, you’ll see an almost zero impact resort in total harmony with the nature and community that surrounds it.
Phuket Opinion: Keeping memories afloat
Phuket Opinion: Keeping memories afloat
PHUKET: While the Phuket Governor this week wants to claim that there will be no official memorial service for the 47 Chinese tourists who died in the Phoenix tour boat disaster “because no one wants one”, people will remember.
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Korean actress charged over Trang clam cook-out
Korean actress charged over Trang clam cook-out
BANGKOK: A South Korean actress has been charged with catching endangered giant clams while participating in a reality TV show and could face up to four years in prison if found guilty, a national parks official said on Friday (July 5).
California hit by 7.1-magnitude quake, strongest in two decades
California hit by 7.1-magnitude quake, strongest in two decades
UNITED STATES: Southern California was hit by its largest earthquake in two decades Friday (at 10:19am Saturday, July 6, Phuket time), a 7.1-magnitude tremor that rattled residents who were already reeling from another strong quake a day earlier.
Five arrested for drugs in three days, motorbikes and pickup truck seized
Five arrested for drugs in three days, motorbikes and pickup truck seized
PHUKET: In the latest campaign by Phuket Provincial Police to crack down on drugs, officers have arrested five suspects in three days and seized more than 200 grams of crystal meth (ya ice), 71 pills of methamphetamine (ya bah) as well as two motorbikes and a pickup truck
Soi Dog’s John Dalley frees sea turtle from fish trap on Laypang Beach
Soi Dog’s John Dalley frees sea turtle from fish trap on Laypang Beach
John Dalley, co-founder of Soi Dog Foundation, was taking his dogs for a routine Monday morning walk on Laypang Beach on June 24 when he spotted a young turtle in a homemade fish trap.
Phuket’s PHIST launches ‘Green Beat 60’ environmental short film contest
Phuket’s PHIST launches ‘Green Beat 60’ environmental short film contest
PHUKET: The organisers of PHIST (Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism) 2019 have launched a short film contest for young people to highlight the fight against environmental challenges the world is facing today, with up to B65,000 in prizes up for grabs
Chalong Underpass to remain open for grand opening
Chalong Underpass to remain open for grand opening
PHUKET: No roads, not even the Chalong Underpass, will be closed during Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s visit to Phuket on Monday (July 8), Phuket City Police and the Highways Office have confirmed.
Simply Marvellous: Action and suspense in Spider-Man: Far From Home
Simply Marvellous: Action and suspense in Spider-Man: Far From Home
If you thought the post-Endgame Avengers universe would see the quality of the films in it drop, think again because Marvel has just released one of the best films of the year.
Rescued Baby dugong named ‘Yamil’
Rescued Baby dugong named ‘Yamil’
PHUKET: Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya has named a baby dugong found washed ashore at Bo Muang Beach in Krabi on July 1, “Yamil”. The dugong is in care at the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) at Cape Panwa, on Phuket’s east coast.
Scheduled blackout to hit Nai Yang, Sakoo
Scheduled blackout to hit Nai Yang, Sakoo
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Sakoo in Thalang, south of Phuket International Airport, on Tuesday (July 9) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Nine more accused of ’seasteading’
Nine more accused of ’seasteading’
PHUKET: Charges will be pressed against an additional nine suspects, among them seven Thais, one German and one person of an unknown nationality, for their alleged involvement in the illegal construction of a ’seastead’ in Thai territorial waters in the Andaman Sea.
Magic at Mom Tri’s: Lunch and a chance meeting with a Phuket visionary
Magic at Mom Tri’s: Lunch and a chance meeting with a Phuket visionary
I suspect that a number of to­day’s readers travelled here in the ’80s with the intention of making it their home. And I am confident that those who remember the Phuket of almost 40 years ago will agree with me when I say that our island has indeed since changed enormously.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Whale’s jaw hacked off! Baby dugong naming contest! Scrambling for lifeguards? || July 5
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Whale’s jaw hacked off! Baby dugong naming contest! Scrambling for lifeguards? || July 5
PHUKET XTRA - July 5 Baby dugong naming contest! |:| Sperm whale’s jaw hacked off |:| Evacuation over gas leak |:| Scrambling to find Surin Beach lifeguards |:| Body found off Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Police identify suspect for murder of woman found on trash pile
Police identify suspect for murder of woman found on trash pile
PHUKET: Phuket City Police today confirmed that they are hunting a Myanmar man on suspicion of the murder of a woman whose body was found on a trash pile beside a road near the Sam Kong Intersection on Friday, June 28.
Mains water outage in Cherng Talay
Mains water outage in Cherng Talay
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in parts of Cherng Talay on Monday (July 8).
Dot Property Thailand Awards 2019
Dot Property Thailand Awards 2019
Dot Property Winning Weekend is a little more than two months away, but excitement for the historic event continues to build. The four-day showcase will include the Dot Property Thailand Awards 2019 winners presentation, an exclusive winners party and the return of Thailand’s number one property show. Bangkok’s premier shopping and lifestyle destination, EmQuartier, will host the 1st annual Dot Property Winning Weekend. Here’s what you need to know about the can’t miss event.
Consumer confidence at 21-month low
Consumer confidence at 21-month low
THAILAND: The consumer confidence index fell for the fourth straight month to 76.4 in June, from 77.7 in May, the lowest in 21 months, on concerns including political stability, according to the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
Assumption Utd win the National Youth Champions League in Phuket
Assumption Utd win the National Youth Champions League in Phuket
FOOTBALL: Bangkok-based Assumption United FC won the under-15s National Youth Football Champions League at Phuket’s Surakhul Stadium last Sunday (June 30) for the second year running after a goalless draw with BG Pathum United led to a penalty shootout decider.