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Chinese Deputy Consul-General assured of tourists’ safety in Phuket
Chinese Deputy Consul-General assured of tourists’ safety in Phuket
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Police commander has assured the Deputy Consul-General of the Chinese Consulate-general in Songkhla that everything is being done to keep Chinese tourists safe while holidaying in Phuket.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Motorbike through 7-Eleven! BBQ shootout? Turtles rescued! || June 11
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Motorbike through 7-Eleven! BBQ shootout? Turtles rescued! || June 11
PHUKET XTRA - June 11 Motorbike slams through 7-Eleven |:| Fatal BBQ shootout |:| Turtles rescued! |:| Roof repairs row ends in stabbing |:| Laguna Phuket Marathon 2018! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket officials ordered to probe alleged mangrove encroachment
Phuket officials ordered to probe alleged mangrove encroachment
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Damrongdhama Centre (Ombudsman’s Office) has been tasked with investigating alleged encroachment in a mangrove forest near Layan Beach in Cherng Talay after local fishermen were blocked off access across land that is now being claimed as private.
How the World Cup favourites are shaping up
How the World Cup favourites are shaping up
WORLD CUP: The phoney war is over and most of the big guns have arrived in Russia ahead of the start of the World Cup on Thursday (June 11). Here The Phuket News takes a look at how the favourites are shaping up.
Heroin in the hood: Week of Phuket drug arrests highlights drugs in suburbia
Heroin in the hood: Week of Phuket drug arrests highlights drugs in suburbia
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Police have announced the recent arrests for drugs made in their continuing campaign “Battling crime for the good of the community” set for May 28 - June 1.
Migrant workers in Phuket warned of June 30 registration deadline
Migrant workers in Phuket warned of June 30 registration deadline
PHUKET: The Minister of Labour has reiterated that all workers from Cambodian, Lao and Myanmar including in Phuket must be registered to work by June 30.
Thai turtle’s plastic-filled stomach heightens ocean crisis
Thai turtle’s plastic-filled stomach heightens ocean crisis
CHANTABURI: Startling images of plastic shreds, rubber bands and other debris found jammed in the stomach of a green turtle in Chanthaburi province have highlighted the crisis of waste-strewn seas following the widely publicised death of a whale earlier this month.
Caddy Shack take early lead in Patong Pool League
Caddy Shack take early lead in Patong Pool League
POOL: The second round of Patong Pool League (PPL), sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables, Genius 2 Garden and Restaurant and Tualek Whisky, was played last Thursday (June 7) with Caddy Shack taking a one point lead at the top of the table.
For relatives of Guatemala volcano victims, an agonising wait
For relatives of Guatemala volcano victims, an agonising wait
GUATEMALA: At an improvised morgue in the Guatemalan town of Escuintla, dozens of people stand around in an anguished daze, clutching photos of their loved ones, hoping to recover their bodies for burial.
Roof repairs row ends in vicious slaying with iron bar
Roof repairs row ends in vicious slaying with iron bar
PHUKET: A Myanmar man outraged by seeing his father slapped in the face stabbed the offender to death with an iron bar yesterday (June 10).
Vettel canters to Canadian GP win
Vettel canters to Canadian GP win
FORMULA ONE: Sebastian Vettel has regained the drivers championship lead after an easy win at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Man nabbed with 15 ton drug precursor haul
Man nabbed with 15 ton drug precursor haul
BANGKOK: A Thai lorry driver has been arrested in Myanmar for transporting 15 tons of sodium cyanide, which can be used as a precursor for making drugs. The arrest was made under the Thai-Myanmar drug suppression cooperation, authorities said.
Loss of innocence: Teens lure teens into sex work
Loss of innocence: Teens lure teens into sex work
BANGKOK: The recent arrest of a 17-year-old girl who procured an underage girl for an Indian tourist in Pattaya highlighted the recent crackdown on prostitution and human trafficking rings whose perpetrators and victims are getting younger, according to police.
Thai and Japanese runners star at Laguna Phuket Marathon 2018
Thai and Japanese runners star at Laguna Phuket Marathon 2018
PHUKET: More than 9,000 runners from more than 50 countries took to the start line of the 2018 Laguna Phuket Marathon this weekend (June 9-10), and even before the first start, records had been smashed.
Man dead by gunshot to head suspected suicide over health problems
Man dead by gunshot to head suspected suicide over health problems
PHUKET: A man found dead in his home in a housing estate in Wichit is believed to have committed suicide over ongoing health problems, report police.
The 118th US Open
The 118th US Open
GOLF: The second golfing Major of the year, the 118th US Open Championship, will be played at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York from June 14-17.
Growing trend of socially responsible investment
Growing trend of socially responsible investment
Socially responsible investment (SRI) is on the rise in the investing world, raising the questions of how should investors react to the growing trend of socially responsible investment and how to ensure that CSR initiatives are truly impactful and relevant to the market needs, and ultimately how CSR changes our behaviour and society.
KIS students set to bark, caw, roar and meow in ‘Doctor Dolittle JR’
KIS students set to bark, caw, roar and meow in ‘Doctor Dolittle JR’
Antelopes will lope, ostriches will fan, kangaroos will do what kangaroos can, polar bears will wear top hats, leopards with spots will wear spats and hyenas will laugh as long as a long giraffe when students from Kajonkiet International School (KIS), Phuket present Doctor Dolittle JR. KIS Principal Mr Gareth Eynon recently announced that the school’s annual end of year show would begin on June 22.
Italian tourist injured as motorbike rams 7-Eleven
Italian tourist injured as motorbike rams 7-Eleven
PHUKET: An Italian tourist luckily escaped serious injury after the motorbike she was sitting on rammed through a glass pane at a petrol station 7-Eleven in Chalong last night (June 9).
Vietnam’s death row art
Vietnam’s death row art
VIETNAM: Nguyen Truong Chinh proudly holds up intricately crafted animals, flowers and hearts – secret gifts made from plastic bags by a son on Vietnam’s death row.