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Goal to broadcast Champions League on Twitter
Goal to broadcast Champions League on Twitter
BANGKOK: Goal, the world’s largest online football destination, today announced a new collaboration with Twitter to broadcast the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 games live to Twitter users in Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, and Laos.
Phuket snake-catchers get busy
Phuket snake-catchers get busy
PHUKET: Rescue workers at the Phuket Ruamjai Foundation are urging people to beware snakes on the move after four snakes were caught at residents’ houses last weekend, with three snakes caught on the one day.
Songkran Thai New Year becomes five-day public holiday
Songkran Thai New Year becomes five-day public holiday
PHUKET: The Cabinet has approved April 12 as an additional holiday this year, bringing the total number of Songkran holidays for 2019 to five: from April 12-16.
Ying Kai wins appeal in child-maid forced labour case
Ying Kai wins appeal in child-maid forced labour case
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Laguna Phuket to host inaugural Thai Fight Phuket
Laguna Phuket to host inaugural Thai Fight Phuket
PHUKET: The inaugural Thai Fight Phuket, a televised international sport entertainment event to showcase Muay Thai boxing and promote Phuket tourism, will be held at Laguna Phuket on Feb 23.
Guns drawn as tempers flare in Nui Beach land dispute
Guns drawn as tempers flare in Nui Beach land dispute
PHUKET: Karon Police will seek arrest warrants to be issued tomorrow (Feb 13) for two men who threatened their rivals at gunpoint over land dispute on the dirt road that leads to Nui Beach.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Toddler hit by bus! Lucky girl saved from fatal fall? Bahraini refugee released! || Feb. 12
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Toddler hit by bus! Lucky girl saved from fatal fall? Bahraini refugee released! || Feb. 12
PHUKET XTRA - February 12 Lucky girl saved from fatal fall! |:| Toddler hit by bus |:| Patong Hill claims two lives |:| Bahraini refugee released! |:| Burning fields, don’t care |:| Death penalty, life over robbery, truck bombs Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
‘Shaken not stirred’: PHAB fundraiser returns for hospitality scholarships
‘Shaken not stirred’: PHAB fundraiser returns for hospitality scholarships
PHUKET: The Phuket Hotels Association, a non-profit group of hoteliers focused on promoting Phuket while supporting community-based projects, is hosting benefit gala dinner on Friday, May 3 to raise funds for more than 10 fully-paid hospitality scholarships and traineeships for local residents.
Toto – the missing sea-going stray dog now in Soi Dogs’ care, ready for adoption
Toto – the missing sea-going stray dog now in Soi Dogs’ care, ready for adoption
After many a long walk on the tough surface of the roads through the heat and rain of Phuket, Toto, the dog who never gave up looking for his owner, eventually found in himself in Rawai, miles from where his journey began. Following weeks of roaming, he is now in the care of Soi Dog Foundation and ready to find a new home.
KEVIN GILDEA & IMRAN YUSUF IN PHUKET
KEVIN GILDEA & IMRAN YUSUF IN PHUKET
Do not miss KEVIN GILDEA (IRL) and IMRAN YUSUF (UK) with host DEEPAK CHANDRAN (IND). Super Early Bird tickets - 2 for the price of 1 on sale till Feb 28, 2019. Then Early bird tickets at 350 THB or 600 THB at the door. Get your tickets today on phuketticketmaster.com
Ladies’ night at the Grammys: the performances
Ladies’ night at the Grammys: the performances
The Grammys gala in Los Angeles on Sunday was a night for girl power, and music’s top stars delivered with a series of powerful performances – some of them edgy, some simply glorious.
Inclusivity at the heart of Top of the Gulf Regatta
Inclusivity at the heart of Top of the Gulf Regatta
SAILING: Inclusivity has been at the heart of Thailand’s Top of the Gulf Regatta presented by Ocean Marina since it was first sailed in 2005, as organisers aim to support sailing across a diverse range of boat types and sizes, and sailor abilities.
Girl, 1 year old, dead after hit by Phuket tour bus
Girl, 1 year old, dead after hit by Phuket tour bus
PHUKET: A 1-year-old girl has died after being struck by a Phuket tour bus in Rawai yesterday evening (Feb 11).
World seeing ’catastrophic collapse’ of insects
World seeing ’catastrophic collapse’ of insects
Nearly half of all insect species worldwide are in rapid decline and a third could disappear altogether, according to a study warning of dire consequences for crop pollination and natural food chains.
Food Competition 2019
Food Competition 2019
Don’t’ miss the 3nd Annual Culinary Completion @ QSI Phuket on Saturday March 16th from 11:00 – 15:30. Schools from around Phuket will compete in two divisions, junior and senior. They will compete in creating an original and chef replicated dish. These dishes will then be judged by our celebrity executive chef judges, who will decide this year’s Top Chefs.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Princess withdraws nomination! Boy dies after Phuket rooftop fall! B2,000 fine after motorbike death? || Feb. 11
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Princess withdraws nomination! Boy dies after Phuket rooftop fall! B2,000 fine after motorbike death? || Feb. 11
PHUKET XTRA - February 11 HM the King steps in, Princess ’may not take political position’ |:| B2,000 fine after motorbike death |:| Speedboat hits oil tanker, several hurt |:| Boy dies after Phuket rooftop fall Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Refugee footballer freed after Bahrain drops extradition
Refugee footballer freed after Bahrain drops extradition
BANGKOK: Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi will not be sent back to Bahrain after Thailand dropped extradition proceedings against him at the Gulf State’s request, a prosecutor said today (Feb 11).
Indonesia police apologise for using snake in interrogation
Indonesia police apologise for using snake in interrogation
JAKARTA: Indonesian police have apologised and pledged disciplinary action after officers draped a live snake around the neck of a suspect to persuade him to confess during an interrogation session in the easternmost area of Papua.
Phuket’s Best Burger 2019 ‘Dare to Dream’
Phuket’s Best Burger 2019 ‘Dare to Dream’
Everyone loves a great burger. The perfect ratio of burger to bun, the selection of choice ingredients and the overall per­sonality of the burger maestro are all major factors in deter­mining whether any hamburger is worthy of the label “Phuket’s Best Burger.”
Jet-ski trailers allowed back on Patong Beach
Jet-ski trailers allowed back on Patong Beach
PHUKET: The proliferation of jet-skis and trailers on Patong Beach directly contradicting an order enforced by Royal Thai Army soldiers in Phuket is allowed, Patong Municipality has confirmed.