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Phuket Songkran splash blamed for damaging vehicles
Phuket Songkran splash blamed for damaging vehicles
PHUKET: A slew of complaints of permanent damage to paintwork on cars and other vehicles caused by Songkran celebrations in Phuket are going viral online.
Prayut makes a pitch for Muay Thai
Prayut makes a pitch for Muay Thai
OLYMPICS: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to help push for the inclusion of Muay Thai at the 2024 Games. Gen Prayut discussed the matter with Bach during their meeting at Government House yesterday (Apr 17).
One dead as jet engine fails on New York-Dallas flight
One dead as jet engine fails on New York-Dallas flight
UNITED STATES: Catastrophic engine failure on a Southwest Airlines flight from New York to Dallas killed one person and forced an emergency landing yesterday (Apr 17), the first fatal incident in US commercial aviation for nearly a decade.
Prayut vows to overcome traffic accident scourge
Prayut vows to overcome traffic accident scourge
NATIONWIDE: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday (Apr 17) vowed to succeed in curbing the carnage on the roads, saying more stringent measures would be introduced.
‘Shark attack’ off Hua Hin beach prompts investigation
‘Shark attack’ off Hua Hin beach prompts investigation
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources will send a patrol team to survey areas off a Hua Hin beach after a tourist was reportedly bitten by a shark, and video apparently showed sharks in the sea.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Wild monkey loose! Death by lightning? Underwear thief caught! || April 17
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Wild monkey loose! Death by lightning? Underwear thief caught! || April 17
PHUKET XTRA - April 17 Wild monkey drives officials coconuts! Neighborhood underwear thief caught!1 dead in Phuket Songkran festivities, over 370 nationwide? Struck by lightning! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Friday Lunch at The Boathouse Phuket
Friday Lunch at The Boathouse Phuket
Savor and enjoy a 3 course set menu with unlimited red and white. Best deal before your weekend starts. Only THB 1,000 net per person. Bookings 076 330 015-7 or Pinyo.T@boathouse-phuket.com - The Boathouse, Phuket, Kata Beach.
Sensational win puts Hole in One atop PPL
Sensational win puts Hole in One atop PPL
POOL: The 17th round of the PPL, sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables, was played over various day both last week and this due to the Songkran break.
Songkran death toll rises to 378 in six days
Songkran death toll rises to 378 in six days
NATIONWIDE: The accumulated death toll from road accidents has risen to 378, with 3,575 people hospitalised, over the first six days of the 7-day “dangerous period” of the Songkran festival that ends today (Apr 17).
Wild macaque gives Phuket officials the runaround in Patong
Wild macaque gives Phuket officials the runaround in Patong
PHUKET: Officials from the Patong Municipal Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation failed in their attempt to lure and catch a wild macaque that was found sitting on a resort roof on Soi Nanai in Patong this morning.
ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day
Members of The Public are welcome to lay a wreath (please notify us beforehand) A light breakfast will be served afterwards. Please register your attendance by 20 April 2018. RSVP.Phuket@dfat.gov.au
Banyan Tree to host star Chef Peter Kuruvita amid Laguna Phuket Food & Music Festival
Banyan Tree to host star Chef Peter Kuruvita amid Laguna Phuket Food & Music Festival
PHUKET: Award-winning Australian chef and restaurateur Peter Kuruvita will host a weekend of fine cuisine at Banyan Tree Phuket from April 27-29 under the resorts “Guest Chef Series” and coinciding with the Laguna Phuket Food & Music Festival.
Passenger’s claim money stolen on THAI flight perplexes police
Passenger’s claim money stolen on THAI flight perplexes police
BANGKOK: Police and airport authorities are looking for clues after a Japanese passenger claimed that 3 million yen (B873,670) in cash was stolen from her on a flight to Bangkok.
Thanyapura appoints new International Medical Advisor
Thanyapura appoints new International Medical Advisor
PHUKET: Thanyapura Health and Sports Resort is looking forward to welcoming its newest International Medical Advisor, Dr Colleen Galvin replacing Professor Dr Michael Klentze, who has been instrumental in the setting up and development of Thanyapura’s Integrative Health Centre in Phuket.
A weekend with Chef Kuruvita
A weekend with Chef Kuruvita
Discover Tea inspired menu by award winning, Dilmah Brand Ambassador, Chef Peter Kuruvita. Apr 28 - 18:30 - 5 course - B3,000 net p.p. Apr 29 - Brunch & Afternoon tea from B2,800 net p.p. Reservations recommended 076 372 400 or phuket@banyantree.com
Phuket’s Songkran road death toll remains at one fatality
Phuket’s Songkran road death toll remains at one fatality
PHUKET: Phuket concluded Day 6 of this year’s Songkran Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign at midnight last night with zero deaths on the island’s roads in the 24-hour period.
Man arrested for robbing Russian woman
Man arrested for robbing Russian woman
PHUKET: Police have arrested a man wanted for robbing a Russian woman after offering her a lift home from Nai Harn Lake early Sunday morning (April 15).
IOC President hails Thailand’s hospitality
IOC President hails Thailand’s hospitality
CONVENTION: Thailand has the potential to become a sports hub, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said yesterday.
Gang clashes in South Carolina prison leave seven dead, 17 injured
Gang clashes in South Carolina prison leave seven dead, 17 injured
UNITED STATES: Seven inmates were killed and 17 injured in clashes between rival gangs over “contraband and territory” at a maximum security prison in South Carolina, in the deadliest outbreak of prison violence in the United States in a quarter century.
Songkran exacts its yearly toll in souls
Songkran exacts its yearly toll in souls
NATIONWIDE: Drink-driving continued unabated over Songkran despite authorities’ attempts to curb what was the leading cause of road deaths over the extended Songkran holidays.