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Phuket tourist almost severs tongue in ATV accident
Phuket tourist almost severs tongue in ATV accident
PHUKET: A Saudi Arabian tourist is still recovering in hospital following an ATV accident yesterday which saw him sustain a number of injuries including almost severing his tongue.
18th Architect & Hotelex
18th Architect & Hotelex
Construction Materials & Hotel Supplies Exhibition.  All types of construction materials from floors to roof tiles. Hotel supplies and Home decoration items. - See the latest breakthrouhs in construction technology, interior design and building maintenance. Learn how to design smart home for multi-million-dollar project IPTV, 4G Internet, IP Phone, Mobile phone, CCTV and other High-Tech Devices.
Good-bye Asian Games, now Thais eye Tokyo
Good-bye Asian Games, now Thais eye Tokyo
ASIAN GAMES: Thailand are looking forward to glory at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after the Asian Games in Indonesia drew to a close yesterday night (Sept 2).
Sex worker influx leaves Taiwan mulling Thai visa restrictions
Sex worker influx leaves Taiwan mulling Thai visa restrictions
BANGKOK: Taiwan is considering driving down visa-free entries for Thais from six times to twice a year after the number of Thai women discovered working in the sex trade in the territory jumped during the visa waiver program’s introduction two years ago.
Minivan owner, driver face punishment for ‘racetrack’ ride to Phuket
Minivan owner, driver face punishment for ‘racetrack’ ride to Phuket
The driver of a speeding Phuket-bound minivan, together with the vehicle’s owner, will be summonsed and punished by provincial land transport officials after an online complaint by a passenger.
Our Jungle Camp - Thai youngsters turn environmentalists
Our Jungle Camp - Thai youngsters turn environmentalists
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Thailand ranked sixth overall in the global league table of plastic polluters... that’s not pro-rated to population. Thailand is in fact the twentieth most populated country on earth, so that makesThailand’s populace world-class polluters. They pollute far above their numbers, they throw away more garbage per person than almost any other nation.
Ban threat for alleged Brit teen rape victim
Ban threat for alleged Brit teen rape victim
SURAT THANI: Police have vowed to blacklist a 19-year-old British girl and deny her entry to Thailand indefinitely if she fails to counter investigators’ findings that her rape claim on Koh Tao is groundless.
Phuket Tasty Fest underway
Phuket Tasty Fest underway
PHUKET: The Phuket Tasty Fest is underway at Queen Sirikit Park on Thalang Rd in Phuket Town to promote the unique cuisine of Phuket and other regions in Southern Thailand.
The Trees Residence
The Trees Residence
Quiet 1 brm Fully Equipped, Sea and Garden view. Natural light. 3-min drive Kamala center.
Hunting for Albania’s ‘black gold’
Hunting for Albania’s ‘black gold’
ALBANIA: Threats, poisoned dogs and massacred trees: Albania’s forests are gripped by a war over truffles, the prized and pricey fungi known in this poor European country as ‘black gold’.
Dragons and steamed buns
Dragons and steamed buns
TAIWAN: With a cross rising from a red pagoda roof and two lion statues guarding the entrance, a Catholic church in southern Taiwan could easily be mistaken for one of the ubiquitous temples dotting the island.
Phuket tourism consortium, TAT have Russia push in sight
Phuket tourism consortium, TAT have Russia push in sight
PHUKET: A delegation from Phuket’s tourism and hospitality industries joined a ‘Road Show’ to Russia earlier this month as part of the push by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to attract 1.5 million visitors from the Russian Federation this year.
Phuket Opinion: It’s called evolution
Phuket Opinion: It’s called evolution
PHUKET: The incident this past week of a freeloading official out of control unloading a tirade of abuse at hotel reception staff for not giving him the exact room he wanted – on the fifth floor, with a Jacuzzi, all for free – beggars belief that this breed of official still exists.
Panwa House - local flavours in a breathtaking beachfront setting
Panwa House - local flavours in a breathtaking beachfront setting
Almost 30 years ago, the Cape Panwa Hotel was one of the first luxury resort hotels to be built on the Panwa peninsula; a bold yet ultimately astute decision. Today, the surrounding area has developed into a vibrant tourist magnet, but still manages to maintain its past local charm.
Should Manchester United sack Jose Mourinho?
Should Manchester United sack Jose Mourinho?
FOOTBALL: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is fighting to save his job just three games into the new Premier League season after back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Tottenham.
Bank system crash blamed on glitch
Bank system crash blamed on glitch
BANGKOK: Banks’ electronic money transfers, withdrawals and payment services crashed for several hours yesterday (Aug 31), with the blame laid on heavy interbank money transfers typically made at the end of the month at large banks.
Phuket Asian Games karate medallist given warm welcome home
Phuket Asian Games karate medallist given warm welcome home
PHUKET: The Governor of Phuket and other high-ranking officials gave a warm welcome home to Phuket-born Monsicha ‘Nampeung’ Tararattanakul, the 20-year-old Karate bronze medal winner at the Asian Games 2018 currently being held in Jakarta.
Phuket camp ordered to stop using baby elephant as tourist-cash bait
Phuket camp ordered to stop using baby elephant as tourist-cash bait
PHUKET: A baby elephant that was being used as a tourist attraction at a safari camp in Chlaong on the road up to the Big Buddha viewpoint has been moved to a corral and is no longer being used as tourist-cash bait.
At vintage drive-in theatres, the romance isn’t yet dead
At vintage drive-in theatres, the romance isn’t yet dead
UNITED STATES: Once the quintessential spot for young love, the drive-in movie theatre has by and large gone the way of the record player, a vestige of retro nostalgia.
Thai women’s spikers going for gold at Asian Games
Thai women’s spikers going for gold at Asian Games
JAKARTA: The Thai women’s volleyball team made history yesterday after defeating South Korea and booking themselves a place in the final for the first time.