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Phuket light-rail budget B34.8bn for Phase 1 only, expected to jump 10%
Phuket light-rail budget B34.8bn for Phase 1 only, expected to jump 10%
PHUKET: The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has revealed that the budget for Phase 1 of the Phuket light-rail project is likely to require a 10% increase.
Phuket ‘Seasteading’ case stumbles along as Chad and Nadia get married
Phuket ‘Seasteading’ case stumbles along as Chad and Nadia get married
PHUKET: A high-powered meeting yesterday confirmed that no actual progress had been made in placing under arrest an American man and his Thai female partner for the installation of a “Seastead” south of Phuket earlier this year.
Breaking new ground with Faldo Series Thailand trilogy
Breaking new ground with Faldo Series Thailand trilogy
GOLF: The 2019-20 Faldo Series Asia season will break new ground with the inclusion of an innovative qualifying process in Thailand.
Seaview land Nai Harn Beach
Seaview land Nai Harn Beach
2.5 rai of superb seaview land overlooking Nai Harn bay & the Andaman, ideal for deluxe villa (s) or resort. Walking distance to beach.
Phuket non-profit turning the tide on plastic with reusable bottles and youth education
Phuket non-profit turning the tide on plastic with reusable bottles and youth education
Many of us will remember the moment we ‘woke up’ to plastic pollution. For millions of viewers of BBC documentary mini-series Blue Planet II, it was an al­batross unwittingly feeding plastic to its young. For oth­ers, it was the powerful viral image of a seahorse off the coast of Indonesia car­rying a cotton ear bud, its tail wrapped tightly around the plastic tube.
The Pavilions Phuket brings Portier Technologies to guest experience
The Pavilions Phuket brings Portier Technologies to guest experience
PHUKET: The use of technology has now landed proper in the Phuket hopsitality industry with The Pavilions Phuket, recognised as one of Asia’s most outstanding and intimate resorts, now providing guests with customised Portier Phones, lifting the guest experience into the digital age and taking personalisation to new heights.
Motorcyclist killed in heavy collision with pickup truck in Thalang
Motorcyclist killed in heavy collision with pickup truck in Thalang
PHUKET: A man has died following an accident in Thalang last night (June 21) in which his motorbike was smashed by a pickup truck.
Mains water supply outage in Thalang
Mains water supply outage in Thalang
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in parts of Thalang on Monday (June 24) due to necessary pipe repairs.
Wired on Water: Fully charged for silent running
Wired on Water: Fully charged for silent running
PHUKET: When Octopus Electrical proposed running our 73ft charter catamaran on batteries and inverters, we were naturally skeptical. After all we operate an air-conditioned boat with 10 guests and seven crew in isolated areas of Indonesia and the Andaman Sea. Now, after six months we are more than happy with the results and the guests are enjoying the eco-friendly, quiet system.
Phuket’s Andaman Hotelier hospitality trade expo gets underway
Phuket’s Andaman Hotelier hospitality trade expo gets underway
PHUKET: Phuket’s annual Andaman Hotelier hospitality trade expo, one of the biggest hotel fairs in Southern Thailand, got underway yesterday (June 21) with the official launch of the show at Baan and Beyond Phuket on the bypass road.
Lift off: Elton John biopic Rocketman a triumph
Lift off: Elton John biopic Rocketman a triumph
Most music fans do not need an introduction to Elton John. He is the man re­sponsible for some of the most iconic songs in rock history.
Vets try to shed light on giant whale’s death
Vets try to shed light on giant whale’s death
SURAT THANI: An autopsy has been conducted on a 10-tonne Bryde’s whale to try to find out the cause of its death off the coast of Chumphon province.
Small hotels set to legalise ventures
Small hotels set to legalise ventures
Some 5,000 non-registered small hotels are expected to legalise their business after a recent order issued by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
Smoking at home to be banned
Smoking at home to be banned
BANGKOK: A law prohibiting smoking at home will come into effect on Aug 20 in a bid to reduce deaths caused by second-hand smoke.
Nigerian ‘romance scammers’ arrested in Patong
Nigerian ‘romance scammers’ arrested in Patong
PHUKET: Two Nigerian men have been arrested in Phuket for allegedly swindling a Thai woman out of over than B100,000 in a so-called “romance scam”, Phuket Immigration Police announced this morning (June 21).
Officials praise Phokeethra Gallery art expo in Phuket Town
Officials praise Phokeethra Gallery art expo in Phuket Town
PHUKET: Phuket officials today lauded the official opening of the second installment of the “Phokeethra Gallery” art exhibition, now on show at the Novotel Phuket Phokeethra Hotel in Phuket Town for being a space to show Phuket’s artists’ works to tourists and Phuket residents to appreciate them.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Rawai ramps up fight against dengue, chikungunya || June 21
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Rawai ramps up fight against dengue, chikungunya || June 21
PHUKET XTRA - June 21 Rawai ramps up fight against dengue, chikungunya |:| Fishing activities suspected in killing turtle |:| Two caught with 59kg of crystal meth in tyres |:| 3 Thai universities boost global ranking |:| Phuket’s latest Tourist Police mobile centre opens at Kamala Hosted by: Chris Howson || #Phuket
Two men already blacklisted from entering Thailand for 100 years, caught again in Phuket
Two men already blacklisted from entering Thailand for 100 years, caught again in Phuket
PHUKET: Two men who had both previously been deported and blacklisted from entering Thailand for 100 years have been caught again after they were found to have re-entered the country using new passports issued in new names.
Drugs crackdown lands more arrests, along with hair care products
Drugs crackdown lands more arrests, along with hair care products
PHUKET: Police have arrested two more men for drugs in Rassada in their ongoing campaign against drugs on the island and are hunting yet another suspect wanted for drugs following the raids this week that seized 12,100 methamphetamine pills (ya bah), crystal meth (ya ice) and firearms, as well as the arrests of eight people.
Swede caught over bitcoin investment fraud
Swede caught over bitcoin investment fraud
TRAT: A Swedish man wanted by the United States for alleged money-laundering in a virtual currency investment scam in the US has been arrested on Koh Chang in Trat province.