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Meliá Phuket Karon to open in 2021
Meliá Phuket Karon to open in 2021
PHUKET: Leading Spanish hotel company Meliá Hotels International has announced the signing of the Meliá Phuket Karon, the company’s second property in Phuket, following the Meliá Phuket Mai Khao.
Phoenix recovery team yet to arrive
Phoenix recovery team yet to arrive
PHUKET: A new salvage team to try to recover the sunken tour boat Phoenix has yet to arrive in Phuket, CaptEkkachai Siri of Tourist Police confirmed this morning (Nov 8).
November Promotion
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Excise Dept shifts to hike tax on loose tobacco, open to vaping imports
Excise Dept shifts to hike tax on loose tobacco, open to vaping imports
BANGKOK: The Excise Department will raise the tobacco tax after smokers switched to hand-rolled cigarettes, prices for which are far cheaper than factory-made cigarettes following enforcement of a new excise tax structure last year.
Ex-Chula lotto swindler gets prison sentence of 250 years
Ex-Chula lotto swindler gets prison sentence of 250 years
BANGKOK: The Criminal Court has sentenced a former chairman of Chulalongkorn University’s savings cooperative to 200 years and 600 months in jail for swindling 100 people out of B183.7 million in a lottery quota investment scam.
Phuket Police arrest Chalong car dealer for loan sharking
Phuket Police arrest Chalong car dealer for loan sharking
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial police and soldiers from 25th Military Circle, stationed in Phuket, have reported arresting a secondhand car dealer in Chalong for loan sharking.
Half a ton of underwater garbage collected at Patong Beach
Half a ton of underwater garbage collected at Patong Beach
PHUKET: The mass underwater and beach cleanup held at Patong Beach on Monday (Nov 5) saw half of ton garbage of discarded debris collected from the waters off Phuket’s busiest tourism town, Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup confirmed today (Nov 7).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Lifeguards are BACK! Bestiality club owner arrested! Measles outbreak? || Nov. 7
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Lifeguards are BACK! Bestiality club owner arrested! Measles outbreak? || Nov. 7
PHUKET XTRA - November 7 Phuket lifeguards are back! |:| Measles outbreak after vaccine concerns |:| ’No need’ for foreign observers |:| Bestiality club owner arrested |:| Phuket croc needs home Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket Town faces scheduled blackout
Phuket Town faces scheduled blackout
PHUKET: The Provincial Electrical Authority (PEA) Phuket office has announced scheduled blackouts in Phuket Town tomorrow (Nov 8), with another blackout along Wichit Songkram Rd next Tuesday (Nov 13).
Runaway mining train travels 90km without driver
Runaway mining train travels 90km without driver
AUSTRALIA: A huge runaway train laden with iron ore had to be derailed remotely after speeding through the Australian outback for almost an hour.
Catching illegal guides is tricky: ‘They disguise themselves like tourists’
Catching illegal guides is tricky: ‘They disguise themselves like tourists’
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Thanyawat Chanpinit has pointed out that catching illegal guides leading tours around the island was more difficult than it seems as they tend “dress like tourists”, he told a meeting yesterday (Nov 6).
Despite French resistance, Orange Bar surrender to Shot Bar
Despite French resistance, Orange Bar surrender to Shot Bar
POOL: Orange Bar stay bottom of Rawai Pool League Division A after Monday’s (Nov 5) matches. They visited second place Shot Bar, who were heavy favourites.
Heavy weather warning issued for Phuket
Heavy weather warning issued for Phuket
PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has today issued a heavy weather warning for provinces in the Andaman region including Phuket from today (Nov 7) through Sunday (Nov 10).
Phuket’s beach-touring croc still waiting for a new home
Phuket’s beach-touring croc still waiting for a new home
PHUKET: The female crocodile caught offshore from Layan Beach, on Phuket’s west coast, in July remains held at the marine life research centre in Thalang, now more than a month after experts confirmed that the reptile is a saltwater species.
Policeman arrested for boy abuse clips posted abroad
Policeman arrested for boy abuse clips posted abroad
PHATTHALUNG: A policeman in the southern province of Phatthalung was arrested at his home yesterday (Nov 6) for allegedly sexually abusing boys and posting video clips on the internet.
PM to resolve assets rule row
PM to resolve assets rule row
BANGKOK: The government will resolve the controversy surrounding a new regulation announced by the anti-graft agency that requires senior civil servants to declare their assets and liabilities, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Deadly massage? Same-sex partnerships coming! Phoenix team gives up! || Nov. 6
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Deadly massage? Same-sex partnerships coming! Phoenix team gives up! || Nov. 6
PHUKET XTRA - November 6 Tsunami-warning towers 100% |:| Charges over lighting yacht fire |:| Same-sex couples to get ’90% due rights’ |:| Phoenix salvage team gives up |:| Man dies after Thai massage! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket beaches to get lifeguards
Phuket beaches to get lifeguards
PHUKET: Nearly B37 million* will be spent on providing lifeguards at 12 Phuket beaches next year, Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana announced today (Nov 6).
Truck caught refuelling Phuket speedboats at Rawai Beach – again
Truck caught refuelling Phuket speedboats at Rawai Beach – again
PHUKET: The Chief of the Phuket office of the Ministry of Energy and Rawai Municipality have both vowed to track down and fine the driver of a fuel truck that continues to refuel speedboats directly from the Rawai beach road.
Phoenix salvage team gives up
Phoenix salvage team gives up
PHUKET: Spitz Tech Co Ltd, the company responsible for the salvage of the sunken tour boat Phoenix, has ceased its efforts in recovering the wreck, claiming it has encountered too many problems raising the 29-metre-long boat.