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Durian-themed cafe smells winning combination
Durian-themed cafe smells winning combination
SINGAPORE: A Singapore eatery centred around the pungent tropical fruit durian has caught a whiff of success as patrons flock to the cafe in droves for a bite of its exotic offerings.
Phuket History: An execution observed
Phuket History: An execution observed
A vivid account of a ritualised public beheading in 19th century southern Siam
Alcohol sales banned on Makha Bucha Day
Alcohol sales banned on Makha Bucha Day
PHUKET: All government offices will be closed this coming Thursday (Mar 1) as Thais all across the country celebrate Makha Bucha day. The sale of alcohol is banned by law on this day.
Phuket charity for children to host fourth ‘Pop Up’ culinary carnival
Phuket charity for children to host fourth ‘Pop Up’ culinary carnival
Get ready for year four of Pop Up! The popular foodie event in support of Thai children’s charity Phuket Has Been Good To Us (PHBGTU) is back with incredible food sponsors from around Phuket “popping up” for one night only at Boat Lagoon’s White House Marquee!
Claws out in Year of Dog
Claws out in Year of Dog
HONG KONG: As the Chinese zodiac switches into the Year of the Dog, Hong Kong feng shui experts predict anything but a walk in the park for global leaders.
Aussie enviro-startup sets sights on mosquito-borne diseases
Aussie enviro-startup sets sights on mosquito-borne diseases
PHUKET: An Australian company is looking to break into the Thai market, and elsewhere in Asia, with a revolutionary product that prevents disease-carrying mosquitoes carrying dangerous diseases such as dengue, Chikungunya and malaria from breeding in standing water.
Phuket Opinion: Avoiding the road to ruin
Phuket Opinion: Avoiding the road to ruin
PHUKET: Phi Phi National Park Chief Worapoj Lomlim last month announced that the popular tourist day-trip destination of Maya Bay would be closed to boats from June to September this year to provide much-needed relief to the coral reefs and marine eco-system.
Liverpool squad ‘best I’ve coached’, says Klopp
Liverpool squad ‘best I’ve coached’, says Klopp
FOOTBALL: Jurgen Klopp says his current Liverpool squad is the strongest he has ever worked with as the players prepare for a return to action after a warm-weather training camp in Spain.
Two Chinese tourists drown in Phang Nga
PHANG NGA: Rescuers today (Feb 24) continued to search for a Chinese woman who was missing after two compatriots drowned and two others were rescued from choppy waters off a local beach.
New Phuket coastal property development under investigation
New Phuket coastal property development under investigation
PHUKET: Cheewapap Cheewatham, a former Chief of Sirinath National Park who now serves as the Director of the Strategic and Forest Protection Division of the Royal Forest Department, today confirmed that an investigation is ongoing into whether a 416-unit development slated to be built in the hills overlooking Phuket’s Kata Noi Bay is on protected forest land.
The Fat Chef and the art of eating
The Fat Chef and the art of eating
Setting off to review a new Phuket restaurant named The Fat Chef it’s doubtless a cliché to entertain images of a large, smiling, rotund man in a toque, perhaps gaily waving a skillet, in one’s mind.
Two police officers removed from lottery tickets case
Two police officers removed from lottery tickets case
BANGKOK: Two police investigators handling the controversial B30-million lottery case in Kanchanaburi have been moved to inactive posts at the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok.
Thailand welcomed 3.5mn foreigners in Jan
Thailand welcomed 3.5mn foreigners in Jan
BANGKOK: A total of 3.5 million foreign tourists visited Thailand in January 2018, generating more than B180 billion in tourism revenue, reports the Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MoTS).
It's a crime: Foreigners marrying Thais now subject to fingerprints taken for criminal background
It's a crime: Foreigners marrying Thais now subject to fingerprints taken for criminal background
PHUKET: Officials in charge of registering marriages in Phuket have confirmed that they have begun scanning fingerprints of all foreign men who register to marry a Thai woman so that they can have criminal background checks conducted.
Accidents put Phuket traffic lights in spotlight
Accidents put Phuket traffic lights in spotlight
PHUKET: Phuket Highways Office Chief Somwang Lohanut has ordered officials to install warning signs for the traffic lights at the “Kuan Dindaeng Intersection” on Thepkrasattri Rd in Rassada
Animal cruelty charge against Premchai dropped
Animal cruelty charge against Premchai dropped
BANGKOK: A charge of cruelty to animals against construction tycoon and accused poacher Premchai Karnasuta was withdrawn yesterday (Feb 23), but other cases are moving ahead, including a possible new complaint of forest encroachment.
Tourist ignores signs, falls to his death at waterfall
Tourist ignores signs, falls to his death at waterfall
SURAT THANI: A 32-year-old Czech man has fallen to his death from a cliff at the Bang Khun Si waterfall on Koh Samui after entering an off-limits section to take a selfie.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Crocodile bites trainer! Villa rooftop fall! Sewage leak hurting coral! || February 23
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Crocodile bites trainer! Villa rooftop fall! Sewage leak hurting coral! || February 23
PHUKET XTRA - February 23 Crocodile bites trainers! Coral bleaching from sewage in Patong Bay? Activists released after rally! Elections to be delayed again? Falling from villa rooftop! Clearing Koh Kaew canals! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Crocodile bites Phuket trainer during show
Crocodile bites Phuket trainer during show
PHUKET: A trainer at a crocodile farm in Chalong was lucky to escape serious injury today when one of the reptiles snapped its jaws shut while the man’s head was inside the crocodile’s mouth.
Untreated wastewater at Patong Bay takes its toll on soft corals
Untreated wastewater at Patong Bay takes its toll on soft corals
PHUKET: It has been confirmed today that untreated wastewater being released into the sea at Patong Bay is starting to bleach the soft corals in the area.