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The 9th Floor wins three top awards
The 9th Floor wins three top awards
The 9th Floor, one of Phuket’s long established fine dining restaurants, has won three top awards in the 2018 World Luxury Restaurant Awards.
Lecturer, probation official among alleged paedophiles
Lecturer, probation official among alleged paedophiles
NATIONWIDE: Eight suspects, including a well-known university lecturer and a probation official, have been arrested for buying online sex services from underage boys, but senior figures asked that their names not be disclosed, said a police commander.
Five face charges for Phoenix, Serenata sinkings, Phuket Police Chief confirms
Five face charges for Phoenix, Serenata sinkings, Phuket Police Chief confirms
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Teeraphol Thipjaroen today confirmed that five people are currently facing criminal charges of negligence for the Phoenix tour boat disaster on July 5 that killed 47 Chinese tourists. The Phoenix capsized and sank off Koh Hei (Coral Island) in a storm squall on July 5 while carrying 89 tourists on board.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Plastic waste ban? Phuket boat fire! Hunting a murder suspect! || August 7
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Plastic waste ban? Phuket boat fire! Hunting a murder suspect! || August 7
PHUKET XTRA - August 7 Plastic waste ban for national parks |:| Shipyard fire in Phuket |:| Murder suspects still on the run |:| Weather alert for Phuket, Andaman Coast |:| Cybersecurity ramp up for banks Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Patong White continue unbeaten run in C&C Marine league
Patong White continue unbeaten run in C&C Marine league
CRICKET: C&C Marine sponsored league action returned to the ACG last Sunday (Aug 5) following a brief respite for the ground while the outfield was given its annual facelift, and a break that also marked the halfway point in the competition for all five teams.
Patong Police Chief debunks Panya surrenders myths, confirms cold cases reopened
Patong Police Chief debunks Panya surrenders myths, confirms cold cases reopened
PHUKET: Patong Police Chief Col Anotai Jindamanee has met the press to debunk rumours that Panya ‘Sia Auan’ Yingdang, the 39-year-old bar owner in Patong wanted for his role in the slaying of Paweena Namuangrak and Anantachai Jaritram in Chonburi on July 29, had been in hiding in Phuket and had now surrendered to police.
‘Mor Nim’ acquitted, mother gets death in shooter murder case
‘Mor Nim’ acquitted, mother gets death in shooter murder case
BANGKOK: The Appeal Court has acquitted Dr Nitiwadee Pucharoenyos of masterminding the murder of her national sports shooter husband five years ago and handed down a death sentence on her mother instead.
Hotel badminton teams raise funds for Phuket school
Hotel badminton teams raise funds for Phuket school
BADMINTON: Over 150 hoteliers from 20 resorts in the Phuket area came together to participate in the Outrigger Charity Badminton Tournament, held last Saturday (Aug 4) at the PK Arena Badminton Club in Thalang, central Phuket.
Phuket murder suspect not arrested, say police
Phuket murder suspect not arrested, say police
PHUKET: The owner of the Pum Pui Bar on Patong’s famed Bagla Rd who is wanted in connection with the murder of two young people at Buddha Mountain in Chonburi on July 29 has not been arrested police have confirmed today (Aug 7).
Queen Sirikit’s Birthday, Mother’s Day brings long weekend
Queen Sirikit’s Birthday, Mother’s Day brings long weekend
PHUKET: Many Thais will have a three-day weekend as the nation celebrates Queen Sirikit’s 86th birthday this Sunday, August 12, which is also celebrated throughout the nation as Mother’s Day.
Prayut gives moral support to Asian Games athletes
Prayut gives moral support to Asian Games athletes
ASIAN GAMES: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has told Thai athletes and officials, who will be participating in the upcoming Asian Games, to uphold sportsmanship and strengthen friendship with participants from other countries.
Weather alert for Phuket, Andaman
Weather alert for Phuket, Andaman
PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued a weather warning for Phuket and the Andaman coast, advising small boats to stay ashore and people in coastal areas to beware strong squalls.
DNP readies for purge of plastic waste
DNP readies for purge of plastic waste
NATIONWIDE: The Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) will launch a campaign to ban plastic bags and styrofoam food boxes in all national parks from Aug 12 to reduce rubbish that pollutes the nature reserves and threatens wildlife.
More than 2,000 tourists evacuated after Indonesia quake kills 98
More than 2,000 tourists evacuated after Indonesia quake kills 98
INDONESIA: Indonesia yesterday (Aug 6) sent rescuers fanning out across the holiday island of Lombok and evacuated more than 2,000 tourists after a powerful earthquake killed at least 98 people and damaged thousands of buildings.
Locals brace for brutal floods
Locals brace for brutal floods
PHETCHABURI: As people in Phetchaburi brace for devastating floods tonight (Aug 7) at around 10pm, after a massive volume of water was released from a major dam to the Phetchaburi River, residents were using sandbags and even cement to wall off the front of their homes and businesses yesterday (Aug 6) so as not to be inundated.
Shipyard fire guts Phuket tour boat
Shipyard fire guts Phuket tour boat
PHUKET: A tour boat under repairs went up in flames at a shipyard in Rassada on the east side of Phuket Town today (Aug 6), with the fire gutting the boat, causing an estimated B4-5 million in damage.
Heart of the matter - Jeffrey Sevilla talks Jazz
Heart of the matter - Jeffrey Sevilla talks Jazz
For live music lovers on the island, Music Matter in Phuket town has been a must-go jazz institution for over 18 years. It has also been home to the ‘Music Matter Collective’, a group of highly talented professional musicians, regularly converging at the venue to free style and improvise with like-minded muses.
Caddy Shack lead Natalie Bar by four points in PPL
Caddy Shack lead Natalie Bar by four points in PPL
POOL: After week 10 of the Patong Pool League (PPL), sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables, Genius 2 Garden and Restaurant and Tualek Whisky, Caddy Shack remain top of the table just four points ahead of their nearest rivals and last year’s runner-up Natalie Bar.
Thailand Yacht Show & RendezVous 2019: Commercial Sponsorship and Partnership Opportunities
Thailand Yacht Show & RendezVous 2019: Commercial Sponsorship and Partnership Opportunities
A brand new yachting and boating lifestyle festival, combining the Thailand Yacht Show and the Phuket RendezVous in early January next year, promises to become one of the region’s biggest.
Central Pattana Chief Operating Officer to speak at AustCham Phuket event
Central Pattana Chief Operating Officer to speak at AustCham Phuket event
PHUKET: The Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce (AustCham), in collaboration with Partner Chambers, will host Pakorn Partanapat, Chief Operating Officer of Central Pattana PCL (CPN), as keynote speaker at a Members Briefing on ‘Central’s Retail Developments and Opportunities in Phuket’.