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Ireland overturns abortion ban in landslide vote
Ireland overturns abortion ban in landslide vote
IRELAND: Ireland voted by a landslide to ditch its strict abortion laws in a landmark referendum that Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said had finally lifted decades of stigma and shame.
Brilliant Bale breaks Liverpool hearts as Real Madrid win Champions League
Brilliant Bale breaks Liverpool hearts as Real Madrid win Champions League
FOOTBALL: Gareth Bale came off the bench to score twice, including one of the all-time great goals in a Champions League final, as Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev on Saturday to take the trophy for the third year running.
Phuket Opinion: Foreigners are not the only bad guys!
Phuket Opinion: Foreigners are not the only bad guys!
PHUKET: On April 1 this year The Phuket News ran an April Fool’s story titled “Phuket launches ‘Good Thais In, Bad Thais Out’ crackdown” laughingly targeting Thai people who travel to Phuket only to carry out crimes that tarnish the island’s tourism image as a “world-class tourism destination”.
Going green in Guadeloupe
Going green in Guadeloupe
FRANCE: Yellow is the new green in the French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe. Bananas are the island group’s top agricultural export, and there is growing awareness that farming practices need to change as yields drop and damage from pesticide use rises.
Man arrested for knife rape attack on neighbour
Man arrested for knife rape attack on neighbour
PHUKET: Police have arrested a man who attempted to rape his neighbour’s wife at a worker’s camp in Chalong by attacking her with a knife while her husband was out late Wednesday night (May 23).
16 foreign inmates to be sent home from Thailand
16 foreign inmates to be sent home from Thailand
NATIONWIDE: The Department of Corrections plans to transfer 16 foreign prisoners back to their home countries to serve out their sentences in a bid to ease chronic overcrowding in Thai prisons.
Pakistan’s women motorcyclists ditch the side saddle
Pakistan’s women motorcyclists ditch the side saddle
PAKISTAN: Perched proudly on their brand new pink motorcycles, the recruits take to the road, the latest batch of women to demolish boundaries set for them by men in Pakistan.
Visakha Bucha Buddhist holiday brings alcohol ban to Phuket
Visakha Bucha Buddhist holiday brings alcohol ban to Phuket
PHUKET: The major Buddhist holiday Visakha Bucha Day will be honoured next Tuesday (May 29) with most government offices closed.
Blazing Saddles: Riding in Hat Thai Mueang National Park is like stepping back in time
Blazing Saddles: Riding in Hat Thai Mueang National Park is like stepping back in time
I am by no means original in my thoughts regarding the ability to travel through time on a bicycle. The Victorian novelist HG Wells was a tremendous bicycle lover to whom the quote, “Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race” is often attributed.
Red-shirt weapons seized, plot derailed, say police
Red-shirt weapons seized, plot derailed, say police
BANGKOK: Police have arrested five suspects and seized a large number of weapons in several provinces and claim to have foiled a red-shirt plan to create disorder during the May 22 pro-election rally earlier this week.
Phuket Town residents vote to keep ‘Monkey Hill’ alive
Phuket Town residents vote to keep ‘Monkey Hill’ alive
PHUKET: Local residents yesterday made their opinion clear for wildlife officials to take steps to control the number of the wild monkeys living on Toh Sae Hill in the heart of Phuket Town, but asked to let the monkeys stay there.
Phuket Airport underpass steams ahead
Phuket Airport underpass steams ahead
PHUKET: Construction of the B500-million underpass being built at the busy turn-off to head toward Phuket International Airport is well ahead of schedule for completion, the Project Manager at the Phuket office of the Highways Department has confirmed.
Phuket Xtra |:|Thailand has approved construction of second airports for Chiang Mai and Phuket |:| May 25
Phuket Xtra |:|Thailand has approved construction of second airports for Chiang Mai and Phuket |:| May 25
PHUKET XTRA - May 25 |:|Thailand has approved construction of second airports for Chiang Mai and Phuket
Phuket police probe B400k Facebook gold trading scam
Phuket police probe B400k Facebook gold trading scam
PHUKET: Police are investigating a complaint from a Phuket woman who claims she has been defrauded out of B400,000 in a Facebook gold-trading scam.
AoT approves B60bn airport for Phang Nga ‘in principle’
AoT approves B60bn airport for Phang Nga ‘in principle’
PHUKET: The board of Airports of Thailand (AoT) has approved “in principle” construction of second airports for Phuket and for Chiang Mai with a combined planned investment of B120 billion.
Phuket fugitive wanted for family shooting arrested in Satun
Phuket fugitive wanted for family shooting arrested in Satun
PHUKET: The lone gunman wanted for shooting three members of the same family at their house in the quiet residential housing estate Moo Baan Tinnawut, off Chao Fa West Rd south of Phuket Town, on April 9 was arrested in Satun province earlier today (May 25).
Phuket condo market climbs after big hit
Phuket condo market climbs after big hit
PHUKET: The Phuket condominium market is expected to perform better in line with brighter economic forecast and the growing population on the island, according to the latest research report by Knight Frank Thailand.
P-REA Charity Golf 2018
P-REA Charity Golf 2018
Raising funds for medical equipment for Thalang Hospital. Teams of 4 - B11,000, individuals - B2,900 includes Green fees, T-shirt, cap, dinner, drinks, prizes, awards and more. Carts - advance booking - B700 shared. Rego - 10:30am, Shotgun start - 12:29pm, Dinner 6:30pm. Hole in One - Volvo V60 (B1.9M) from Stockholm Auto. prea.news@gmail.com, 086 471 4874, 081 982 9208 (Sam).
Zodiac and outboard for sale
Zodiac and outboard for sale
Zodiac RIB 2.9m fibreglass and Sukuki 20HP EFI 4 stroke engine for sale. Engine has run 52hrs. Boat Lagoon 97000 baht 0849221890
Phuket airport junction B50mn upgrade gifted extended deadline
Phuket airport junction B50mn upgrade gifted extended deadline
PHUKET: The already late B50-million project to upgrade the main intersection just south of Phuket International Airport has been granted an extended deadline of 120 days, giving the contractor until late July to complete the project.