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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket international schools vs Asia, Hopes for peace in Thailand’s Deep South || January 30
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket international schools vs Asia, Hopes for peace in Thailand’s Deep South || January 30
PHUKET XTRA - January 30 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Phuket to welcome 12mn tourists in 2023, predicts TAT
Phuket to welcome 12mn tourists in 2023, predicts TAT
PHUKET: A total of 12 million tourists are expected to visit Phuket this year, Nanthasiri Ronnasiri, Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand Phuket Office (TAT Phuket) has revealed.
Climate Cycle - Chiang Mai to Phuket in 10 days
Climate Cycle - Chiang Mai to Phuket in 10 days
PHUKET: Joanna and Max Hellier, founders of the sustainability change organisation ‘Root The Future’, have begun their 10-day, 1,500km bicycle ride, starting in Chiang Mai and finishing in Phuket ‒ all in the name of climate action.
Firearm seized as five arrested for drugs
Firearm seized as five arrested for drugs
PHUKET: Phuket drug suppression police have arrested five people officers in drug raids that resulted in the methamphetamine (ya bah), crystal meth (ya ice), heroin and a firearm being seized.
Democrats pitch to reclaim Phuket
Democrats pitch to reclaim Phuket
PHUKET: Democrat Party leader Jurin Laksanawisit was in Phuket yesterday (Jan 29) for a campaign event to present the party’s three Phuket candidates for the upcoming national election in May.
No House dissolution yet
No House dissolution yet
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he will not call for the dissolution of the House of Representatives yet despite having the legal grounds to do so after two amended organic laws for holding elections took effect on Sunday (Jan 29).
New parks chief vows transparency
New parks chief vows transparency
BANGKOK: Promising justice for state forest officials hit with unfair transfers and vowing greater transparency to boost the public’s trust, Athapol Charoenshunsa was sworn into office last week as the acting chief of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).
Power outage to affect entrance road to Laguna
Power outage to affect entrance road to Laguna
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial electricity Authority (PEA Thalang) has announced a power outage at the main three-way intersection leading to the entrance to Laguna Phuket tomorrow (Jan 31) so that work can be done on the low-voltage electricity distribution network.
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The need for saving lives
The need for saving lives
The name Vincent Modell has become synonymous with helping people in need, especially foreigners ‒ expats and tourists alike ‒ injured in road accidents involving motorbikes in Phuket, and as one of the island’s leading snake-catchers. Here Vincent explains how he came to be the first responder making headlines and as the ‘Snake Guy in Phuket’ and what he sees as most important for people to know regarding helping to save lives.
Phuket international schools 8th cheapest in Asia
Phuket international schools 8th cheapest in Asia
Phuket is cheaper than the average city in Asia for international schools, ranking eighth cheapest out of 24 cities, according to the latest research released by International Schools Database (ISD).
Australia ramps up Modern Slavery Act
Australia ramps up Modern Slavery Act
Australian companies need to be aware of pending changes to the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) and start preparing for more scrutiny as part of their ESG (“environmental, social and governance”) reporting.
Trump warns 2024 election ’one shot’ to save America
Trump warns 2024 election ’one shot’ to save America
UNITED STATES: Donald Trump warned Saturday (Jan 28) that the next election would be America’s last chance for salvation as he attempted to revive a faltering third run for the White House in two US states that launched his winning 2016 presidential campaign.
Police chief steps into bribes row
Police chief steps into bribes row
BANGKOK: The national police chief has ordered investigators to find more evidence related to a Taiwanese actress’s complaint that police extorted B27,000 from her at a checkpoint in Huai Khwang district earlier this month.
Asia’s sponsorship industry rebounds: Sponsorship market intelligence firm relocates to Phuket
Asia’s sponsorship industry rebounds: Sponsorship market intelligence firm relocates to Phuket
Asia’s sponsorship industry is experiencing a resurgence post-pandemic, and nobody is better placed to capitalise on that trend than The Sponsorship Experts, Paul Poole (South East Asia) Co., Ltd. (PP(SEA)CL).
Phuket Opinion: Let’s make a deal
Phuket Opinion: Let’s make a deal
PHUKET: There’s something fishy about the dismissal of former Kathu Mayor Chai-anan Suthikul, now removed from office over his alleged role in allowing a private operator to draw water from a lagoon at the Tin Mining Museum in Kathu.
Jet-ski, parasail operators fined B10k per vessel at Surin Beach
Jet-ski, parasail operators fined B10k per vessel at Surin Beach
PHUKET: A jet-ski operator and a parasail operator have each been fined B10,000 per vessel for operating at Surin Beach, in Cherng Talay, which officials have declared a “White Beach”, to be free from all private vendors offering such services.
Water supply in Cherng Talay to be affected by ‘step down tests’
Water supply in Cherng Talay to be affected by ‘step down tests’
PHUKET: The Phuket Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced a major disruption to water supply in the Cherng Talay area on Tuesday night (Jan 31) as workers conduct ‘step down tests’ in order to test water-supply pressure in the water mains.
DSI fight for remaining prime Phuket beachfront land continues
DSI fight for remaining prime Phuket beachfront land continues
PHUKET: Pongsawat Kaiarunsut, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, was in Phuket yesterday (Jan 27) to inspect the 178 rai of beachfront land reclaimed by the government at Layan and Leypang beaches in Cherng Talay.
The beautiful mess that is ‘Babylon’
The beautiful mess that is ‘Babylon’
Can a movie ever be called a beautiful mess as a compliment? It seems like a strange question but it also feels like the only way to be truthful about the Oscar nominated film ‘Babylon’.