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Chinese tourist volume continues dip, but FITs rise
Chinese tourist volume continues dip, but FITs rise
BANGKOK: The number of Chinese tourists visiting Thailand during this quarter is expected to continue dropping, say research houses.
Put service first, new city top cop says
Put service first, new city top cop says
BANGKOK: Newly appointed Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Sutthipong Wongpin is not new to the working environment in Bangkok and he is aware of the busy job he has to do in the months ahead.
Similan Islands tourist number quota to stay: DNP
Similan Islands tourist number quota to stay: DNP
BANGKOK: The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has rejected a request by tour business operators to postpone a quota system for tourists entering the Similan Islands National Park in Phang Nga, north of Phuket.
VIDEO: An Inside Look at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival
VIDEO: An Inside Look at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival
We followed one man, during one day of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, for as long as we could. This is what happened.
Immunotherapy - The Nobel Prize winning cancer treatment
Immunotherapy - The Nobel Prize winning cancer treatment
A revolutionary cancer treatment pioneered by the winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been hailed as the future of fighting the disease – and it has fewer devastating side effects than chemotherapy.
Thalang PEA announce electricity shut-off for Oct 19
Thalang PEA announce electricity shut-off for Oct 19
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) Thalang Office announced today that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Thalang next Friday (Oct 19) as works are carried out on installing new high-voltage power cables.
Thailand the real winner of MotoGP spectacle
Thailand the real winner of MotoGP spectacle
BANGKOK: The PTT Thailand Grand Prix, the country’s first ever MotoGP event, has been hailed as a big success. The three-day extravaganza at Chang International Circuit in Buri Ram attracted 205,000 people, according to figures from the Tourism and Sports Ministry, the main organiser of the event.
Schools to be banned from expelling pregnant students
Schools to be banned from expelling pregnant students
BANGKOK: Schools and higher education institutes will be prohibited from expelling pregnant students under a new ministerial regulation, which will take effect in April next year.
Hot sale ! pool villa Naiharn
Hot sale ! pool villa Naiharn
A lovely fully furnished pool villa in a secured estate in Naiharn, 5 minutes drive to Naiharn beach and 10 minutes drive to Kata. Freehold. 455 sqm of land. Sold fully furnished and equipped (solid teak furniture and high quality equipment).
Phuket passenger van slams into ice truck
Phuket passenger van slams into ice truck
PHUKET: The two drivers involved in a collision between a Phuket passenger van and a six-wheeled truck loaded with five-kilo bags of ice both escaped serious injury early this morning (Oct 14).
Phuket honours Rama 9
Phuket honours Rama 9
PHUKET: Phakaphong Tavipatana, the newly installed Governor of Phuket, led the formal memorial services for the deeply revered late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, held at Saphan Hin last night (Oct 13).
Man dies at Phuket waterfall
Man dies at Phuket waterfall
PHUKET: A 25-year-old man died after leaping into a rock pool at Bangpae Waterfall in Pa Khlok, Thalang, yesterday afternoon (Oct 13).
Fishing the exotic
Fishing the exotic
FISHING: The Exotic Fishing Thailand team would like to introduce ourselves as the new fishing columnist for The Phuket News monthly fishing article.
Peranakannitat Museum in Phuket Town
Peranakannitat Museum in Phuket Town
Right in the heart of old Phuket Town you can find the Peranakannitat Museum (also called the Baba Museum), which was officially opened in May 2017 by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
Are special motorbike licence plates legal?
Are special motorbike licence plates legal?
Lucky licence plates are nigh a Thai tradition, but can you get them for your motorbike? Read on...
What’s in a (Plant) Name?
What’s in a (Plant) Name?
Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the US president had a rose named after her. She was duly gratified – until she studied the cultivation notes which explained, “No good in a bed; better against a wall.”
Phuket Opinion: For Palu, just give
Phuket Opinion: For Palu, just give
PHUKET: The powerful, shallow earthquake that rattled the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Sept 28 and the ensuing tsunami has at the latest count killed nearly 2,000 people and some 5,000 believed missing, and left more than 74,000 others homeless.
Syrian, Egyptian arrested in Patong for overstay
Syrian, Egyptian arrested in Patong for overstay
PHUKET: Two men, one a Syrian and the other an Egyptian national, have been arrested at separate locations in Patong for overstaying in the country.
The Lifestyle Village - An ambitious future for Phuket Boat Lagoon
The Lifestyle Village - An ambitious future for Phuket Boat Lagoon
After covering a late-night event in Mai Khao, I dropped into Phuket Boat Lagoon for a little refreshment before heading home. Having recently returned to the island after a five-year absence in the West, I was surprisingly taken aback by the upgraded aesthetics and clear investment into the Lagoon Quay boardwalk since my last visit.
Phuket Traffic Police warn of tailbacks for Veg Fest major processions
Phuket Traffic Police warn of tailbacks for Veg Fest major processions
PHUKET: Traffic Police have warned motorists to beware tailbacks and traffic delays while the major street processions for the Phuket Vegetarian Festival get underway tomorrow (Oct 14).