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Samui Regatta: Getting close at the top after Day 4
Samui Regatta: Getting close at the top after Day 4
SAMUI: The Premier and Cruising classes got to stretch their legs yesterday (May 31), racing along the southeast coastline to Lamai Beach and back, while IRC Zero and IRC 1 added windward/leewards to their race card bringing their series totals up to seven and six races respectively, with just one day to go.
Back on board with record-breaking sailor Yassine Darkaoui
Back on board with record-breaking sailor Yassine Darkaoui
The name Yassine Darkaoui might ring a bell. That’s because the Moroccan sailor, entrepreneur and Phuket expat graced the Life cover in January this year, sat in lotus on the bow of a boat against the backdrop of Phang Nga.
Tourism flourishes despite Chinese slide
Tourism flourishes despite Chinese slide
PHUKET: International tourist arrival statistics released late last week brought some good news for those worrying if traditional and alternative markets can compensate the declining arrivals from Mainland China.
Chalong Underpass: Southbound lane now open; northbound to open full traffic on Monday
Chalong Underpass: Southbound lane now open; northbound to open full traffic on Monday
PHUKET: The southbound lane of the long-awaited Chalong Underpass opened to traffic at 1pm today, and the northbound lane will open fully to traffic on Monday (June 3), the project manager confirmed to The Phuket News today (May 31).
King Power wins Suvarnabhumi duty-free contract
King Power wins Suvarnabhumi duty-free contract
BANGKOK: King Power Duty Free Co has won the bid to operate duty-free shops at Suvarnabhumi airport for another 10 years, Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) has announced.
Take a chant on me – a very British footballing art
Take a chant on me – a very British footballing art
FOOTBALL: Whether Liverpool are winning or losing a minute from time in Saturday’s Champions League final with Tottenham Hotspur, a rendition of their emotive song “You’ll Never Walk Alone” will reverberate round the stadium in Madrid.
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Chinese tourist dies in Rawai motorbike accident
Chinese tourist dies in Rawai motorbike accident
PHUKET: A Chinese tourist has died and another is in critical condition after their motorbike crashed into a light pole in Rawai last night (May 30).
Call for extra B2bn for Phuket light rail project blurs budget figures
Call for extra B2bn for Phuket light rail project blurs budget figures
PHUKET: Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) Governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas yesterday (May 30) revealed that the Phuket light-rail project needed an extra B2 billion to be brought to completion.
Drug price disclosure takes effect
Drug price disclosure takes effect
BANGKOK: Starting on Thursday, 353 private hospitals have to display the prices of 3,000 drugs, as well as the fees for medical supplies and services, so that consumers can make better-informed decisions prior to receiving treatments.
Stokes stars as England thrash South Africa in World Cup opener
Stokes stars as England thrash South Africa in World Cup opener
LONDON: Ben Stokes produced a fine all-round display as England began their quest to win the World Cup with a 104-run thrashing of South Africa in the tournament opener at the Oval on Thursday (May 30).
PM recommends reading ‘Animal Farm’
PM recommends reading ‘Animal Farm’
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha triggered a storm of debate on Thursday (May 30) when he recommended that people read George Orwell’s Animal Farm, a novel satirising the brutal former dictator of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin.
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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Unpaid traffic fines at 85%? No-smoking zones! Pop group’s education? || May 30
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Unpaid traffic fines at 85%? No-smoking zones! Pop group’s education? || May 30
PHUKET XTRA - May 30 Over 85% traffic tickets unpaid |:| Queen’s Birthday, long weekend ahead |:| Ship explosion owner fined |:| Thai pop group’s Holocaust education |:| Six ’no-smoking’ zones |:| Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Prolific armed robber, police impersonator arrested
Prolific armed robber, police impersonator arrested
PHUKET: Police have tracked down and arrested a man who was wanted for a string of recent robberies in Phuket including an armed robbery in which he claimed to be a police officer before robbing a woman at gunpoint in front of her home in Koh Kaew on May 18.
Phuket Poll: Lane changes needed at Chalong Underpass?
Phuket Poll: Lane changes needed at Chalong Underpass?
PHUKET: Since the news broke yesterday that Chalong Underpass is to finally open – hopefully – tomorrow (May 31), after nearly four years of construction, comments have spiralled online over the width of the lanes and the fact the traffic will be flowing through the tunnel in both directions without any solid dividers to help prevent head-on accidents.
Phuket massage parlour operator charged with human trafficking of minors for sex
Phuket massage parlour operator charged with human trafficking of minors for sex
PHUKET: A man wanted for human trafficking in providing underage girls as prostitutes at a massage parlour near Phuket International Airport has been arrested in Krabi after more than a year on the run.
Phuket ordered to ready for local elections
Phuket ordered to ready for local elections
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Election Commission of Thailand (PEC) has received an order to start preparations for local elections, The Phuket News confirmed today (May 30).
Mains water supply to be shut off near airport
Mains water supply to be shut off near airport
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut-off in areas around – and including – Phuket International Airport in Thalang tomorrow (May 31).
Phuket begins preparations for Queen’s Birthday
Phuket begins preparations for Queen’s Birthday
PHUKET: People across Phuket, including tourists, are invited to join the official celebrations to commemorate the birthday of Queen Suthida on Monday (Jun 3).