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Go Live Sunday Seafood Brunch
Go Live Sunday Seafood Brunch
The Banyan Tree Brunch experience offers a generous selection of live fresh, local and imported seafood with exceptional Lobsters dishes, Japaneses starters, mouth-watering meats, Asian wok and Western grill treats. Gourmet cuisine, exceptional service, Live Jazz and tranquil surroundings. Explore our latest brunch version with the Mixology beverage package by Wynn, 4th Thailand Best Bartender from Diageo World Class 2018. Every Sunday from 12.00 - 15.30. Prices start from THB 2,800 net per person.
Price controls may be placed on soaring medical costs
Price controls may be placed on soaring medical costs
BANGKOK: The Commerce Ministry is considering putting medicine and medical treatment on the list of controlled goods and services amid concerns over the high cost of private medical care.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Approved: medical weed, same-sex unions! Army Lt. robs bank! 14 years after tsunami! || Dec. 26
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Approved: medical weed, same-sex unions! Army Lt. robs bank! 14 years after tsunami! || Dec. 26
PHUKET XTRA - December 26 Approved: medicinal marijuana, same-sex unions |:| B4.6 billion in assets seized! |:| Missing boy’s body found |:| No ’Light Up Phuket’ for Tsunami Memorial |:| B1 Mn bank robbery! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Life and death choices for Indonesia tsunami victims
Life and death choices for Indonesia tsunami victims
INDONESIA: Udin Ahok was forced to make a choice that no one would ever want to make: save his wife or his mother and baby.
No ‘Light Up Phuket’ to be held as part of annual Patong Tsunami Memorial event
No ‘Light Up Phuket’ to be held as part of annual Patong Tsunami Memorial event
PHUKET: The flame has flickered out on the annual ‘Light Up Phuket’ tsunami memorial event – held at Patong Beach on the night of Dec 26 each year to commemorate the lives lost to the Asian Tsunami 14 years ago.
Phuket Police ready for Seven Days of Danger for New Year 2019
Phuket Police ready for Seven Days of Danger for New Year 2019
PHUKET: Police across Phuket have staged assemblies in a show of readiness and to announce their intention to do their best to reduce the number of deaths and injuries under the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for New Year 2019.
Britain bans puppy and kitten sales by pet shops
Britain bans puppy and kitten sales by pet shops
UNITED KINGDOM: Britain is forbidding puppies and kittens from being sold by pet shops in a bid to crack down on animal exploitation and abuse.
Immaculate 2018 Toyota Yaris
Immaculate 2018 Toyota Yaris
One owner, new condition Yaris. Very nice looking and driving car.
Holiday spending to rise as oil prices drop
Holiday spending to rise as oil prices drop
BANGKOK: Festive spending is expected to increase this year from 2017, with a decline in oil prices helping raise the purchasing power of Thais during the New Year season, according to a university survey.
Indonesia rescuers scramble to reach isolated tsunami-struck towns
Indonesia rescuers scramble to reach isolated tsunami-struck towns
INDONESIA: Indonesian search and rescue teams yesterday (Dec 25) plucked stranded residents from remote islands and pushed into isolated communities still desperate for aid in the aftermath of a volcano-triggered tsunami that killed more than 400.
Medical cannabis, kratom bill passed by NLA
Medical cannabis, kratom bill passed by NLA
BANGKOK: The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday (Dec 25) passed the second and third readings of an amendment to the narcotics law legalising the production, import, export, possession and use of cannabis and kratom products for medical purposes.
AoT expects 3.1mn travellers for the holidays
AoT expects 3.1mn travellers for the holidays
BANGKOK: Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) estimates that 3.1 million passengers will use its six international airports during the year-end holiday, with airlines set to operate a total of 18,300 flights.
A Christmas Carol Quiz
A Christmas Carol Quiz
A little quiz specifically about ’A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens to keep you busy on Christmas Day…
Police again announce seizure of B4.6bn in assets, allege B7bn in tax fraud by Chinese tour operator
Police again announce seizure of B4.6bn in assets, allege B7bn in tax fraud by Chinese tour operator
PHUKET: Royal Thai Police Deputy Commander Gen Rungroj Saengkram and Immigration Chief Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn along with Region 8 Police Acting Commander Lt Gen Pongwut Pongsri yesterday (Dec 24) announced in Phuket that police had seized B4.6 billion in assets from the Phuket-based Chinese tour operator OA Transport Co Ltd.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Worst high-season in decade? Elephants join search! BKK air pollution? || Dec. 25
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Worst high-season in decade? Elephants join search! BKK air pollution? || Dec. 25
PHUKET XTRA - December 25 Worst high-season in 10 years? |:| Tests for would-be teachers |:| Elephants joins search! |:| Bangkok air pollution |:| New tags to track parolees Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Sick, hungry Indonesia tsunami survivors cram shelters
Sick, hungry Indonesia tsunami survivors cram shelters
INDONESIA: Desperately-needed aid flowed into a stretch of Indonesia’s tsunami-struck coastline today (Dec 25), but humanitarian workers warned that clean water and medicine supplies were dwindling as thousands crammed makeshift evacuation centres.
Laguna Golf Phuket Membership for sale
Laguna Golf Phuket Membership for sale
3 month individual membership Laguna Golf club now until March 22nd Offers over ThB 15k requested.
‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens: The abridged version
‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens: The abridged version
Every now and then even the classics can do with a make-over. Enjoy this one, of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens: A Poetic Abridged Version’ by The Phuket News Life Editor David Jacklin.
Phuket open for Christmas, but gearing up for four-day New Year weekend
Phuket open for Christmas, but gearing up for four-day New Year weekend
PHUKET: As holidaymakers and expats across the island celebrate Christmas today, government offices and many businesses on Phuket will remain open.
Phuket Excise Chief denies alcohol sales tax jump, warns of possible ‘fake officials’
Phuket Excise Chief denies alcohol sales tax jump, warns of possible ‘fake officials’
PHUKET: The Chief of the Phuket office of the Excise Department has warned that ‘fake officials’ might be visiting visiting businesses in Patong, Karon and Kata, explaining to operators that the levy on alcohol sales will rise by 10% next month.