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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Elephant delivery to Phuket meant to meet tourist demand, Drug mule caught at airport || January 23
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Elephant delivery to Phuket meant to meet tourist demand, Drug mule caught at airport || January 23
PHUKET XTRA - January 23 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Thanakorn visits Phuket, hails policy success
Thanakorn visits Phuket, hails policy success
PHUKET: Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, Minister to the Prime Minister Office, was in Phuket on Friday (Jan 20) to promote government projects and the money allocated to be spent on alleviating flooding across the island.
Kunlavut claims India Open crown
Kunlavut claims India Open crown
BADMINTON: Kunlavut Vitidsarn claimed his maiden Super 750 title after winning the US$900,000 (B29 million) BWF India Open in New Delhi yesterday (Jan 22).
11 burned to death in Korat van crash
11 burned to death in Korat van crash
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Eleven people, including the driver, were burned to death after an LNG-powered van crashed into the median ditch on the Mitrapap highway and burst into flames on Saturday night ()Jan 21.
Nketiah winner sees Arsenal past Man Utd, Haaland hat-trick tames Wolves
Nketiah winner sees Arsenal past Man Utd, Haaland hat-trick tames Wolves
FOOTBALL: Eddie Nketiah’s last minute strike earned Arsenal a thrilling 3-2 win over Manchester United to move five points clear at the top of the Premier League yesterday (Jan 22) after Erling Haaland’s hat-trick fired Manchester City to a 3-0 victory over Wolves.
Suspicions raised over ‘Marco Polo’ incident
Suspicions raised over ‘Marco Polo’ incident
PHUKET: Marco Ceferin, owner of the yacht ‘Marco Polo’, has clarified many details of the recovery of his yacht after it disappeared from Nai Harn on Dec 28, including that his yacht was returned to him from the Similan Islands, north of Phuket, not from near Indonesian waters to the south as previously reported
Admin officials lead drug arrests
Admin officials lead drug arrests
PHUKET: Phuket anti-narcotics administration officers have reported the arrests of a man and a woman caught in Phuket Town with nearly half a kilogramme of crystal meth (ya ice).
Pattaya tourist police escort prompts swift rebuke
Pattaya tourist police escort prompts swift rebuke
BANGKOK: Two traffic officers and one tourist police officer who appeared in a video clip posted online while delivering a VVIP service to a Chinese woman have been identified and are facing a probe.
Green Thoughts: Bizarre trees bear strange fruit
Green Thoughts: Bizarre trees bear strange fruit
You don’t expect to find trees with bizarre labels such as the “pong-pong”, sausage or cannonball tree, but all these species, alive and well here in Phuket, are so named on account of their strange fruit.
German tourist jumps from cliff on mountain trail
German tourist jumps from cliff on mountain trail
KRABI: A German tourist, said to be suffering from depressive disoder, jumped from a cliff while being accompanied by park officials on a nature trail of the Khao Ngon Nak mountain crest in the Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park yesterday (Jan 21) afternoon and his fate is still not known.
Where will the children play?
Where will the children play?
The Good Shepherd Phuket Town (GSPT) is appealing for donations to fund the purchase of the land adjacent to their school that is currently being used as their school playground.
More jumbos on way to Elephant camp as Chinese tourists return
More jumbos on way to Elephant camp as Chinese tourists return
PHUKET: Six new jumbo elephants are on their way to a camp in Phuket to meet demand from returning Chinese tourists, it was confirmed yesterday (Jan 20).
Giving back to the local community via the Daxio Run
Giving back to the local community via the Daxio Run
RUNNING: A free to enter charity-themed fun run is being held in Kata and Karon next Saturday (Jan 28) where top-placed finishers stand to win a prize pot of over B500,000.
Phuket Opinion: Does Phuket need 14mn tourists?
Phuket Opinion: Does Phuket need 14mn tourists?
PHUKET: Assistant Professor Dr Chayanon Phucharoen, Deputy Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism, Prince of Songkla University (PSU) Phuket campus, this week asked the most pressing question currently facing Phuket: Does Phuket need 14mn tourists?
Phuket can accommodate Chinese tour groups, says tourism chief
Phuket can accommodate Chinese tour groups, says tourism chief
BUSINESS: Bhummikitti Ruktaengam, advisory chairman of the Phuket Tourist Association, has said the private sector should be able to adjust workflow to accommodate a new wave of Chinese tour groups.
Chris Hipkins to be New Zealand PM
Chris Hipkins to be New Zealand PM
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s former COVID-19 response minister Chris Hipkins will replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after receiving the only nomination from fellow MPs, the ruling Labour Party said today (Jan 21).
Phuket ushers in the Year of the Rabbit
Phuket ushers in the Year of the Rabbit
PHUKET: Celebrations to celebrate Chinese New Year and the incoming Year of the Rabbit are well underway in Phuket, with several communities taking part in traditional cultural ceremonies today (Jan 21).
Daxio Run 2023
Daxio Run 2023
*New times - 05:00 Registration start06:00 zumba Warmup06:30 Male Open start06:45 Female open start07:00 walk/run and funrun start0 9:00 Ceremony at Kata Park   The Daxio Run is a FREE sport, fun and social event taking place in Kata/Karon 28th of January 2023 from 06:00 – 15:00 it is a “Free For All” event (Maximum 2000 participants). The run itself is part of a bigger Blockchain P2E & Metaverse convention organized by Daxio which is a Blockchain Gaming Company. There will be cash prizes for winners and a total of 10 persons in each class , All participants get a free Daxio-Run shirt (Max 2000). If you are interested in participating in the Daxio Run, all you need to do is to be there to get one of the 2000 running shirts available from 06.00 to 08:00 on Saturday morning.
Uzbek woman in cocaine bust at Phuket Airport
Uzbek woman in cocaine bust at Phuket Airport
PHUKET: Sakhu police arrested a woman from Uzbekistan at Phuket International Airport yesterday (Jan 20) morning who was found to be in possession of 2.23kg of cocaine.
Chinese New Year influx, tour groups set to resume
Chinese New Year influx, tour groups set to resume
BANGKOK: About 240 direct flights are expected to fly from China to Thailand during the Chinese New Year holiday, according to the Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai).