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Unleashed: Should I get a dog?
Unleashed: Should I get a dog?
When asked this question by a friend, any dog owner is doubtless going to answer, “Yes!” Dogs are affectionate animals that can have positive effects on all of us.
Phuket Property Guide: Driving downward pressures
Phuket Property Guide: Driving downward pressures
While the outlook for Phuket property is generally positive, as we detailed last week, every market carries potential risks and pitfalls. This week we look at the factors that negatively affect Phuket’s property market.
Swap, don’t shop: Phuket’s clothing swaps are putting the brakes on fast fashion
Swap, don’t shop: Phuket’s clothing swaps are putting the brakes on fast fashion
Petition to change the definition of ‘wardrobe malfunction’. The term has been peddled by glossy magazines and tabloids since the early noughties to shame celebrities for acciden­tally flashing a bit “too much” skin.
Vettel takes first pole of 2019 in Canada
Vettel takes first pole of 2019 in Canada
FORMULA ONE: Sebastian Vettel has taken his first pole position in 17 races at the Canadian Grand Prix, but the German is wary of a Mercedes fightback in the race.
Phuket Opinion: In too deep
Phuket Opinion: In too deep
PHUKET: Daren Jenner, the International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA) Marine Safety Officer for Phuket, this week fired an early warning shot about the state of Phuket’s lifeguards and the impending dangerous surf about to be whipped up along Phuket’s west coast. He is not wrong.
Future Forward forges ahead with charter changes
Future Forward forges ahead with charter changes
BANGKOK: The Future Forward Party will next week file a motion to amend two sections of the constitution which grant immunity to the junta and empower senators to choose a prime minister alongside MPs.
Heavy rains fell tree, disaster officials repeat warning
Heavy rains fell tree, disaster officials repeat warning
PHUKET: Disaster officials have repeated their warning for people to beware minor flash floods and landslips amid the heavy rain that has fallen on the island today (June 8).
Patong fire beside hotel contained, skills from annual drill put to test
Patong fire beside hotel contained, skills from annual drill put to test
PHUKET: After more than 100 firefighters, rescue workers and emergency medical personnel took part in an annual all-day emergency response drill yesterday, some of the participants got to put their skills to the test early this morning (June 8) when fire broke out beside a hotel in Patong.*
Get up, stand-up: Canadian, Australian and British comedians to hit Marriott stage on June 10
Get up, stand-up: Canadian, Australian and British comedians to hit Marriott stage on June 10
Each month, StandUp Asia brings some of the best inter­national comedic talent on the circuit to vibrant, multicul­tural audiences at the Mar­riott Resort, Merlin Beach.
Grant Thornton Chairman to lead BCCT Phuket business briefing on ‘Winners and Losers in the Global Economy’
Grant Thornton Chairman to lead BCCT Phuket business briefing on ‘Winners and Losers in the Global Economy’
PHUKET: Chris Cracknell, Chairman of leading business providing advisory, audit and tax services firm Grant Thornton, will be the guest speaker at the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT) Multi-Chambers Phuket Briefing & Networking event in Patong this Thursday (June 13).
Phuket Town officials start clearing footpaths, warn of B2k fines
Phuket Town officials start clearing footpaths, warn of B2k fines
PHUKET: Phuket City Council has started taking serious steps to keep the footpaths throughout the town clear of vendors’ stalls and illegally parked motorbikes.
A meal at the manor: Bringing Thai cuisine home at Panwa House
A meal at the manor: Bringing Thai cuisine home at Panwa House
The story of Panwa House is a remarkable one. The first proprietor of this century-old Sino-Portuguese mansion was a coconut plantation owner who shuffled up the branch­less trunks of the surrounding palms to harvest the fruit for market until he was 80 years old.
Silence is golden: Boating with no generator noise
Silence is golden: Boating with no generator noise
It’s that time of year when owners pull their boats out of the water. For many, it’s often just an annual exercise to keep the boat safe from storms and heavy weather during the southwest monsoon, but as the number of calls our office has had in the past few weeks, it is also time to have work done on the boat – and time to take advantage of the haul-out to upgrade the equipment on board.
TAT targets Eastern European market in bid to boost yacht tourism
TAT targets Eastern European market in bid to boost yacht tourism
PATTAYA: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) aims to increase yacht tourism from Europe, especially from landlocked Eastern European countries.
Prawit orders weapon sweep
Prawit orders weapon sweep
BANGKOK: Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered a serious crackdown on illegal weapons of war after many of them were found in an irrigation canal in Si Sa Ket province on Thursday (June 6).
Nadal hands Federer worst Slam loss for 11 years
Nadal hands Federer worst Slam loss for 11 years
TENNIS: Defending champion Rafael Nadal powered past Roger Federer in the French Open semi-finals on Friday, to move within one victory of a record-extending 12th Roland Garros title after handing his “biggest rival” his worst Grand Slam defeat in 11 years.
Taxing times: Excise tax bites hard as Patong businesses suffer
Taxing times: Excise tax bites hard as Patong businesses suffer
PHUKET: Calls by Preechawut “Prab” Keesin, the well-known head of the Pisona Group of companies, for a reprieve on an 11% excise tax levied on entertainment businesses in Patong are gaining support, with leading business figures ready to lobby the Phuket Governor for support.
Reflecting on plastic in Phuket on World Oceans Day
Reflecting on plastic in Phuket on World Oceans Day
American explorer Victor Ves­covo recently broke the world record for the deepest ever dive after descending to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean in a submersible.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Seized marijuana for research! Cabbie still worked after killing fatal crash? || June 7
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Seized marijuana for research! Cabbie still worked after killing fatal crash? || June 7
PHUKET XTRA - June 7 Seized cannabis sent for research |:| 7 month investigation into fatal crash |:| Affordable private hospitals? |:| Disaster officials warn of floods |:| Teen injured in crash Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phoenix tour boat fails to sell as authorities run up huge storage costs
Phoenix tour boat fails to sell as authorities run up huge storage costs
PHUKET: The Phoenix tour boat, which sank off Phuket in July last year killing 47 Chinese tourists, remains unsold after an auction in May drew no bids as the Anti-Money Laundering Office spends more than B100,000 a month to store it.