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Hospitality Golf Challenge 2018
Hospitality Golf Challenge 2018
The Third Laguna Phuket Hospitality Challenge charity golf tournament will take place on the 15th June, with an amazing day of gourmet golf at Laguna Golf Phuket Course all in aid of The Children First Fund. Why not come and join the event with some great local hole sponsors treating all the golfers to some fun challenges and exciting Food and Beverage service. We are proud to have 89.5FM and Phuket News TV as our Media Partner and Sponsor. Visit www.asean-events.com or email mark@asean-events.com
Phuket ‘one-stop shop’ drug dealer arrested
Phuket ‘one-stop shop’ drug dealer arrested
PHUKET: Police have arrested a man found in possession with a variety of drugs, including pharmaceuticals and untaxed cigarettes, and a cache of ammunition.
Live-streaming attacker high on meth, say police
Live-streaming attacker high on meth, say police
BANGKOK: A man whose vicious attack on his girlfriend was broadcast live on his Facebook page yesterday evening was high on methamphetamine (ya bah) at the time, according to police.
Cars parked at Phuket Airport scratched in the name of VIPs
Cars parked at Phuket Airport scratched in the name of VIPs
PHUKET: Police are investigating and working with security at Phuket International Airport to try to identify the culprit who scratched two different cars parked in the same parking spot at the airport car park, and left a note saying “This parking spot is for VIP”.
Family affair as Thai sisters celebrate Moriya’s maiden win
Family affair as Thai sisters celebrate Moriya’s maiden win
GOLF: Thai golfer Moriya Jutanugarn finally joined her sister Ariya in the winner’s circle, closing with a three-under 68 today (Apr 23) to capture the LA Open.
Phuket police arrest teen for violent mugging
Phuket police arrest teen for violent mugging
PHUKET: Police hunted down and arrested an 18-year-old man on Saturday (April 21) within two hours of him punching, kicking and robbing a Myanmar woman working as a housekeeper at an apartment block in Wichit.
Stellar line-up for Phuket Jazz Day
Stellar line-up for Phuket Jazz Day
The Phuket Unesco International Jazz Day festival has been organised in Phuket for six years already and this year’s fest, coming up on Monday, April 30 will be the seventh. Seven, as any craps shooter knows, is a lucky number. Jeffrey Sevilla and Thidapron Mongkronkaew, proprietors of Music Matter Jazz Club have put on the event since its inception, with major support from the Phuket Municipality and Mayor Somjai Suwansupana.
Tripathi reign supreme in Phuket
Tripathi reign supreme in Phuket
CRICKET: Tripathi Blue were crowned as the 2018 Thalang International Cricket 7s Cup winners after accumulating an amazing 112-1 from their five overs to eventually overcome spirited hosts Patong White by 46 runs.
25 detained at Pattaya hotel’s ‘swingers’ party’
25 detained at Pattaya hotel’s ‘swingers’ party’
CHONBURI: Eleven men and 14 women of various nationalities were rounded up late on Saturday night (Apr 21) in a raid on a hotel in South Pattaya in tambon Nong Prue while attending a swingers’ party for attendants to swap partners for sexual activities.
Cops top list of corruption cases heard in graft court
Cops top list of corruption cases heard in graft court
NATIONWIDE: The police force has topped the list of defendants involved in corruption and malfeasance cases that are heard by the specialised Corruption Court with a total of 402 policemen facing lawsuits.
Bangkok’s ‘death awareness’ cafe
Bangkok’s ‘death awareness’ cafe
BANGKOK: Dying for a cup of coffee? You will feel right at home at Bangkok’s new “death awareness” cafe, a macabre, Buddhist spin on the themed-cafe craze where customers are urged to confront their own mortality – and live better lives as a result.
Trapped in a twilight zone
Trapped in a twilight zone
DR CONGO: Hundreds of former child fighters in Democratic Republic of Congo’s volatile Kasai region face an uncertain future, spurned by their families and their dreams brutally shattered.
Egypt’s Grand Mufti issues fatwa against buying ‘Likes’ on Facebook
Egypt’s Grand Mufti issues fatwa against buying ‘Likes’ on Facebook
CAIRO: Egypt’s top Muslim cleric, or Grand Mufti, has issued a fatwa banning people from buying “Likes” on Facebook.
Green Thoughts: Tales from the undergrowth
Green Thoughts: Tales from the undergrowth
Over eons, tropical plants have learnt how to cope with a range of conditions. It is worth noting these strategies. Wherever possible, I like to try and replicate the ways and wherefores of Mother Nature. For example in tropical rainforests, and there were hectares of pristine jungle in Phuket once upon a time, there are distinct micro-climates: all the way up from the understorey level where ground-hugging, moisture-loving and sun-deprived plants clamber amid the organic detritus of leaves and humus, to the canopy where the loftiest trees are bathed in ultra-violet light and the direct caress of rain. There are natural layers in between these domains, but tropical fauna, like tropical flora, find them less important: most creatures are adapted to inhabit either the canopy (monkeys, birds) or the forest floor (deer, shrews, snakes).
When ‘kushti’ is a way of life
When ‘kushti’ is a way of life
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Every Friday evening in Dubai’s bustling Deira district, a sandy lot is transformed into the ring of champions. It is kushti wrestling night and Kala Pehlwan is ready to fight.
Myanmar fast tracks e-Visa approval
Myanmar fast tracks e-Visa approval
YANGON: Myanmar has introduced a fast-track tourist visa that delivers confirmation within 24 hours of the application, year-round, including public holidays.
Phuket Opinion: Road safety doesn’t happen by accident
Phuket Opinion: Road safety doesn’t happen by accident
PHUKET: At least some praise must go to local police and officials – and volunteers – for their efforts in keeping this year’s road-accident death and injury during the Songkran Seven Days of Danger toll low – at just one death during the seven days.
Thai man, 30, in alleged Phuket handgun suicide
Thai man, 30, in alleged Phuket handgun suicide
PHUKET: A 30-year-old Thai man was found dead inside a property in Wichit this morning (Apr 21) after allegedly committing suicide by shooting himself in the head with a handgun.
De Bruyne eyes golden era for champs City
De Bruyne eyes golden era for champs City
FOOTBALL: Kevin De Bruyne says Manchester City are ready to reign supreme in the Premier League for years to come under the astute leadership of Pep Guardiola.
CAT now using ‘LoRaWAN’ for free Phuket Wi-Fi spots
CAT now using ‘LoRaWAN’ for free Phuket Wi-Fi spots
PHUKET: CAT Telecom yesterday announced that they are now using “LoRaWAN” (Long-Range Wide Area Network) media access control (MAC) protocol for the island’s 1,000 Wi-Fi hotpots.