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Jamie’s Phuket: In search of the dragon’s cave
Jamie’s Phuket: In search of the dragon’s cave
I don’t drag my kids out to temples that often these days now they are getting older and have their own things to do, but even they were impressed by Tham Paya Nakarat temple.
Night run for gibbons
Night run for gibbons
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Thawornwat Khongkaew on Tuesday (Jan 16) chaired a press conference to introduce a charity event titled ‘Phuket Night Run For the Gibbons’ that will be held on Feb 17 and which will support the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project (GRP) in Pa Khlok, Thalang.
When the road hazard in Phuket is a building
When the road hazard in Phuket is a building
For more than a decade the incomplete building on the street that has become known as “Soi Banzaan” in Patong has stood blocking half the street, with not a single step by officials the rectify the “ultimate road hazard”. Want to know why it is there and why nothing is being done about it, read on for the very limited responses The Phuket News has been able to obtain from the officials themselves...
Porn site traffic increases 50% minutes after Hawaii missile threat revealed as false alarm
Porn site traffic increases 50% minutes after Hawaii missile threat revealed as false alarm
HAWAII: The world of online traffic took a strange twist in Hawaii last Saturday (Jan 13) when one of the world's most popular porn sites revealed recorded a 50% increase in traffic just minutes after a ballistic missile threat was revealed to be a false alarm.
A new life sprouts up
A new life sprouts up
IRAQ: Even before the Islamic State group took over her home city of Mosul, Iraqi 31-year-old Nesrine never imagined she would have a job working late into the evening at a fashion boutique.
Macao or bust: Commerce entourage looks to expand Phuket trade beyond tourism
Macao or bust: Commerce entourage looks to expand Phuket trade beyond tourism
PHUKET: A delegation of tourism officials and leading business figures from the autonomous special administrative region of Macao in China arrived in Phuket last Friday (Jan 12) with the aim of laying the formation groundwork for commerce, and not just in tourism.
Patong Beach Rotarians elect club’s new board at AGM
Patong Beach Rotarians elect club’s new board at AGM
The Rotary Club of Patong Beach (RCoPB) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, Dec 15 in order to elect a new board to serve the club in the coming year.
Phuket Opinion: What will it take?
Phuket Opinion: What will it take?
PHUKET: Last week’s opinion piece in The Phuket News warning of the lack of safety in the marine tourism industry in Phuket and Phang Nga Bay proved to be sadly prescient.
Guardiola urges City to learn from Anfield pain
Guardiola urges City to learn from Anfield pain
FOOTBALL: Pep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City stars to use their dramatic 4-3 defeat at Liverpool as a warning to guard against complacency.
Phuket light-rail EIA to be submitted next week
Phuket light-rail EIA to be submitted next week
PHUKET: The Office of Natural Resources and Environment Policy and Planning (ONEP) this week conducted a survey of light-rail construction sites in Phuket and Phang Nga ahead of the office planning to submit the B39-billion mega-project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) next Friday (Jan 26).
Club Med inks B2.8bn partner deal to open new resort in Krabi
Club Med inks B2.8bn partner deal to open new resort in Krabi
PHUKET: Thailand’s Apex Development PCL this week signed an agreement with Club Med to launch an all-inclusive resort in Krabi with an investment of US$90 million (B2.86 billion).
IT guru looks to deliver freedom via crypto-investment
IT guru looks to deliver freedom via crypto-investment
Phuket-based Oju Group has launched its own cryptocurrency OjuT (pronounced “oh-joo-tee”) in an ICO aimed at leveraging the company’s expansion to be upheld by real-world assets.
Phuket’s Boat Lagoon Yachting sets B1.4bn record import of private yachts
Phuket’s Boat Lagoon Yachting sets B1.4bn record import of private yachts
PHUKET: Phuket-based Boat Lagoon Yachting has made history in the region’s yachting industry with the importation to the region of the largest single shipment of luxury yachts, worth over B1.4 billion.
‘Untouchable’ wildlife kingpin arrested in Bangkok
‘Untouchable’ wildlife kingpin arrested in Bangkok
BANGKOK: Acting on fresh evidence, Thai Police yesterday (Jan 19) tracked down and arrested wildlife trafficking kingpin Boonchin Bach in Nakhon Panom, on the outskirts of Bangkok, reports frontline counter-trafficking organisation Freeland.
Phuket cyclist, 68, brought back to life at Saphan Hin
Phuket cyclist, 68, brought back to life at Saphan Hin
PHUKET: A 68-year-old man who collapsed while riding a bicycle at Saphan Hin yesterday evening (Jan 19) was brought back to life by rescue workers who spent 10 minutes administering cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at the scene.
A writer's life in the island fast lane
A writer's life in the island fast lane
How many octogenarians living in Phuket gained their Doctorate degree from London University studying the works of the great Victorian poet Alfred Lord Tennyson and have just published a book about their adventures living in Phuket?
Arrest warrant sought for Victoria's Secret brothel owner, wife
Arrest warrant sought for Victoria's Secret brothel owner, wife
BANGKOK: Police yesterday (Jan 19) applied for a warrant to arrest Kampol Wirathepsuporn, the owner of Victoria’s Secret Massage brothel, and his wife, “Mrs Nipa”.
Tourists injured as Phuket pier shuttle bus crashes
Tourists injured as Phuket pier shuttle bus crashes
PHUKET: Ten Chinese tourists were taken to hospital for minor injuries yesterday (Jan 19) when the driver of their shuttle bus crashed due to “failed brakes” into a sala on Ao Po Pier in Pa Khlok, on Phuket’s east coast.
Major scheduled blackout in Patong as power pylons relocated
Major scheduled blackout in Patong as power pylons relocated
PHUKET: Homes and businesses along the entire length of Ratchapatanusorn Rd in Patong will be affected by a scheduled blackout this Tuesday (Jan 23) as workers relocate power pylons along the busy secondary traffic artery in the resort town.
Exports demand push GDP growth, but household debt a concern: reports Oxford Business Group
Exports demand push GDP growth, but household debt a concern: reports Oxford Business Group
The Oxford Business Group notes in its annual country report for Thailand that over the course of the past year, rising overseas demand for goods and services pushed Thailand’s GDP towards five-year highs in 2017, with business-friendly fiscal policies and planned spending on infrastructure expected to support further expansion in 2018.