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Caddy Shack take Patong Pool League title
Caddy Shack take Patong Pool League title
POOL: All eyes were on first and second placed Caddy Shack and Natalie Bar last Thursday (Oct 18) in the 20th and final week of the Patong Pool League as they went face-to-face to battle it out for the title of this season’s champions.
China’s president inaugurates Hong Kong-mainland mega bridge
China’s president inaugurates Hong Kong-mainland mega bridge
CHINA: China’s President Xi Jinping officially opened the world’s longest sea bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China today (Oct 23), at a time when Beijing is tightening its grip on its semi-autonomous territories.
Alcohol ban for end of Buddhist Lent
Alcohol ban for end of Buddhist Lent
PHUKET: A ban on the sale of alcohol will come into effect at midnight tonight as the nation commemorates ‘Wan Org Pansa’, also referred to as the end of Buddhist Lent.
Phuket officials honour Rama V
Phuket officials honour Rama V
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana this morning led the main official event at Phuket Provincial Hall to honour King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) Memorial Day today (Oct 23).
GoAir predicts huge shift in Phuket tourism baseline
GoAir predicts huge shift in Phuket tourism baseline
PHUKET: The recent launch of the first-ever direct flights from India to Phuket is only the beginning, says GoAir’s Managing Director Jeh Wadia. The airline has placed an order for 164 planes and have taken delivery so far of 41. “Our plans for Phuket and the region are big,” Mr Wadia says.
Deputy national police chief orders Phuket officers to ramp up their efforts
Deputy national police chief orders Phuket officers to ramp up their efforts
PHUKET: Royal Thai Police Deputy Commissioner Pol Gen Chalermkiat Srivorakhan yesterday in Phuket handed down a slew of orders for police in major tourism destinations in the South to improve their crime-fighting efforts, including cracking down on entertainment venues staying open past legal closing times in the fight against drugs.
Major water shut-off announced for Karon and Patong on Thursday
Major water shut-off announced for Karon and Patong on Thursday
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the entire areas of Karon and Patong will be without water from 9am until 5pm on Thursday (Oct 25).
Fire rages near Phuket Provincial Hospital
Fire rages near Phuket Provincial Hospital
PHUKET: Two men have been taken in for questioning for a fire at a construction site in Rassada that blazed high into the sky near the Phuket Provincial Hospital yesterday evening (Oct 22).
Animal lovers seek action against alleged kitten killer
Animal lovers seek action against alleged kitten killer
BANGKOK: Animal rights groups and livestock officials yesterday (Oct 22) asked Bangkok police for advice on taking legal action against a woman DJ accused of killing an adopted kitten for bitcoins on a fetish website.
Extortion suspect arrested
Extortion suspect arrested
BANGKOK: Police have arrested a Taiwanese man accused of making death threats against a Taiwanese businessman and posting obscene images on the WeChat app in a bid to extort more than B10 million from him, Pol Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn, acting commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, said yesterday (Oct 22).
Phuket health chief calls for athlete health self-awareness after fun-runner collapses, dies
Phuket health chief calls for athlete health self-awareness after fun-runner collapses, dies
PHUKET: The chief of the Phuket Provincial Health Office is urging runners to beware their own physical condition when taking part in long-distance events after a man collapsed during a half-marathon held in Phuket yesterday (Oct 21) and later died.
 
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Phuket lifeguard corruption probe ‘to take six months’
Phuket lifeguard corruption probe ‘to take six months’
PHUKET: The investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) into alleged corruption in the hiring of a company to provide lifeguards on Phuket’s beaches will take at least 180 days, The Phuket News was told today (Oct 22).
American tourist found dead at Koh Lanta
American tourist found dead at Koh Lanta
PHUKET: An American tourist was found dead in the water, believed drowned, off Koh Lanta last week, The Phuket News has learned.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Killing kitten for Bitcoin? 11 years on the run! Van inferno! || Oct. 22 PHUKET XTRA - October 22
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Killing kitten for Bitcoin? 11 years on the run! Van inferno! || Oct. 22 PHUKET XTRA - October 22
Accused cop killer arrested after 11 years |:| Van inferno kills 11 |:| Killing kitten for Bitcoin? |:| Slippery road crash |:| 4,500 in 14th Mai Khao Turtle Fun Run Half Marathon! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket motorist runs checkpoint, dumps car, shotgun and ammunition
Phuket motorist runs checkpoint, dumps car, shotgun and ammunition
PHUKET: Police are on the hunt for the driver of a car who this morning ran a police checkpoint in Phuket Town and after successfully avoiding capture dumped his vehicle along with a gun and ammunition in Chalong.
4,500 take part in 14th Mai Khao Marine Turtle Fun Run and Half-Marathon
4,500 take part in 14th Mai Khao Marine Turtle Fun Run and Half-Marathon
FUN RUN: More than 4,500 runners from nationwide and overseas took part in the 14th Mai Khao Marine Turtle Fun Run and Half Marathon 2018 yesterday morning (Oct 21), starting from the Phuket Gateway.
Man blames slippery road for near-bridge crash
Man blames slippery road for near-bridge crash
PHUKET: Two people escaped serious injury when the car they were travelling in slid off the road and overturned onto a water mains beside a bridge in Chalong early this morning (Oct 22).
KIS FUN RUN 2018
KIS FUN RUN 2018
KIS Phuket is holding its second annual KIS FUN RUN 2018 at King Rama 9 Park on Saturday 17 November 2018 at 6.30- 11 AM,aimed to raise funds for The Good Shepherd Center, Phuket Town. Last year the event was very successful, raising more than 200,000THB in aid of the Queen Sirikit Centre for Breast Cancer Foundation. This year, aiming to make it an even more successful event, KIS has invited all teachers, staff and students from the 11 branches of Kajonkiet Group which consists of more than 5,000 students. There will be 3 distances to run ; 800 M, 2 KM and 4 KM. If you would like to join the event or to become a sponsor, please contact act@kisp.academy or call 076 684 445-8. Together, we can make a difference !
Raikkonen wins thriller to put Hamilton championship on hold
Raikkonen wins thriller to put Hamilton championship on hold
FORMULA ONE: Kimi Raikkonen has won his first race in more than five years at the United States Grand Prix, forcing Lewis Hamilton to take his championship battle with Sebastian Vettel to the next round in Mexico.