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Vehicle thieves get creative
Vehicle thieves get creative
BANGKOK: The latest police crackdown on vehicle theft by the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has revealed that a large number of vehicles are being stolen by means other than being broken into.
Missing jet-ski rider’s body recovered at Koh Yao
Missing jet-ski rider’s body recovered at Koh Yao
PHUKET: Rescue workers who have been searching for 25-year-old Koset ‘Oat’ Deebukdam, who disappeared while riding a jet-ski off Naka Yai Island after he was caught in the storm that hit Phuket late Tuesday afternoon, are hoping the search is over.
Search for Phuket croc continues
Search for Phuket croc continues
PHUKET: The search for the crocodile along Phuket’s west coast continued today (July 22), without success.
Keeping a protest torch lit
Keeping a protest torch lit
CANADA: Femi Kuti has spent his life railing in song against the ills holding back Africa. But these days he is feeling some optimism.
Taliban defeated by Buddha
Taliban defeated by Buddha
PAKISTAN: The Buddha of Swat, carved on a cliff in the seventh century, was dynamited by the Pakistani Taliban in 2007. Now it has been restored, a powerful symbol of tolerance in the traumatised Pakistani valley.
GrabTaxi hikes ‘booking fee’ surcharge
GrabTaxi hikes ‘booking fee’ surcharge
PHUKET: GrabTaxi, the island’s only form of a public ‘taxi company’, has launched a new booking fee for Phuket customers only that ramps up the surcharge to B150 – a fee that GrabTaxi itself admits is the highest in the country.
Phuket Opinion: It’s what they call karma
Phuket Opinion: It’s what they call karma
All of the promises made by Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong to envoys from various countries that their tourists are safe while in Phuket are worthless following the July 5 Phoenix tour boat disaster in which 47 (so we are told) tourists lost their lives.
Plastic…not so fantastic
Plastic…not so fantastic
It’s the worst enemy of environmental campaigners, but people around the world use mountains of plastic every day and business is booming for manufacturers.
Caddy Shack increase PPL lead to 10 points
Caddy Shack increase PPL lead to 10 points
POOL: The eighth round of Patong Pool League (PPL), sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables, Genius 2 Garden and Restaurant and Tualek Whisky, was played this past Thursday (July 19) and after grabbing a tightly-fought 7-4 win over their opponents, and with other results going their way, Caddy Shack increased their lead to 10 points in the league table.
Phuket croc search moves to Kata Noi, beach closed to swimmers
Phuket croc search moves to Kata Noi, beach closed to swimmers
PHUKET: The search for crocodile previously seen swimming off Yanui and Nai harn beaches moved to Kata Noi Beach today after staff from a nearby hotel saw the aquatic reptile crawling on the beach.
Charity Event in Support of our Drummer ’Peh’ Family
Charity Event in Support of our Drummer ’Peh’ Family
Bar With No Name and in conjuction with Walkabout Sports Bar are presenting a Charity evening in support of our Drummer K.Peh's Family... K.Peh, who regularly played drums at Bar With No Name and Walkabout, was recently rushed into hospital and diagnosed as having a blood clot on his brain. Sadly K.Peh has since passed away. 4 Bands are donating there time on Tuesday 31st July from 8:30pm to play in his memory and All proceeds of the evening will be donated to K.Peh's family.
Phuket surf danger continues, say ISLA
Phuket surf danger continues, say ISLA
PHUKET: The ISLA has today (July 21) reiterated the warning it issued yesterday (July 20) that people intending to swim at beaches along Phuket’s west coast should stay between the red-yellow “Swim Here” flags – or best not go in the water at all.
Ugandan females arrested on Bangla Rd for Phuket overstays
Ugandan females arrested on Bangla Rd for Phuket overstays
PHUKET: Two Ugandan women have been arrested on Bangla Rd in Phuket’s main entertainment hub Patong after it was found they had overstayed their visas.
Phuket croc hunt resumes after yesterday’s capture attempts fail
Phuket croc hunt resumes after yesterday’s capture attempts fail
PHUKET: The hunt for the crocodile spotted off Yanui and Na Harn beaches on the island’s west coast will resume today after attempts to lure the aquatic reptile to catching nets failed yesterday.
Auspicious holidays brings two-day alcohol ban
Auspicious holidays brings two-day alcohol ban
PHUKET: The series of major public holidays next weekend will bring a ban on the sale of alcohol for two consecutive days and see all major government offices close for a four-day weekend.
17 dead as tourist boat sinks in US lake
17 dead as tourist boat sinks in US lake
UNITED STATES: A tourist boat capsized and sank in a sudden storm on a lake in Missouri, leaving 17 dead, including some children, authorities said yesterday (July 20) after divers recovered the bodies of the last people who were missing.
Phuket hotels deny worker crackdown brings pressure
Phuket hotels deny worker crackdown brings pressure
PHUKET: Leading figures in Phuket’s tourism hospitality industry have played down the impact of the new regulations on migrant labour ordering employers to hire four Thais for every one foreign worker employed, saying that it will have little to no effect on the island’s hotel, resort and restaurant sectors.
Phuket-bound bus passenger arrested with almost 20,000 ‘ya bah’ pills
Phuket-bound bus passenger arrested with almost 20,000 ‘ya bah’ pills
PHUKET: A 37-year-old Thai man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon on a Phatthalung-Phuket inter-provincial bus when he was found in possession of almost 20,000 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills.
Foreign media’s Wild Boar interviews come under fire
Foreign media’s Wild Boar interviews come under fire
BANGKOK: Thai officials have slammed international news agencies’ exclusive interviews with the boys rescued from Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai, saying the media coverage risks violating child protection laws.
Heaven freezes over
Heaven freezes over
If Willy Wonka had been smart enough to open an ice cream production company on Phuket Island...this would have been it. Tucked away in an unassuming Soi in Kamala, Flavio Manzoni and his mystical workers cheerfully beaver away at turning simple, natural ingredients into wonderment.