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Andamanda opens in Phuket
Andamanda opens in Phuket
PHUKET: The B4.5 billion Andamanda Phuket water fun park officially opened yesterday (May 21), with Suwat Liptapanlop, former Deputy Prime Minister, as guest of honour.
Phuket ramps up anti-dengue efforts as school year starts
Phuket ramps up anti-dengue efforts as school year starts
PHUKET: The Public Health and Environment Division of Phuket City Municipality has started rolling out a campaign against dengue fever with fogging of local educational institutions to help prevent disease-bearing mosquitoes from breeding. The focus is on schools, kindergartens and colleges which welcomed students for on-site classes on Tuesday (May 17) when the new school year started.
Man City aim to end Liverpool’s quadruple bid in Premier League climax
Man City aim to end Liverpool’s quadruple bid in Premier League climax
FOOTBALL: Manchester City have the destiny of the Premier League title in their hands heading into today’s (May 22) final day showdown, with the defending champions holding a slender one-point lead over quadruple-chasing Liverpool.
Chulu West climb for Soi Dog aborted by snowstorm
Chulu West climb for Soi Dog aborted by snowstorm
PHUKET: The attempt by Phuket residents Yanisa Kingmala-Beven and her husband Rohun to climb Chulu West in Nepal to help raise funds for Phuket’s Soi Dog Foundation has been aborted by a snowstorm that prevented any climbers from reaching the peak.
Leclerc beats verstappen to Spanish pole as Mercedes rebounds
Leclerc beats verstappen to Spanish pole as Mercedes rebounds
FORMULA ONE: Charles Leclerc will start the Spanish Grand Prix from pole position after title rival Max Verstappen suffered a loss of power on his final lap.
Australia voters end decade of conservative rule
Australia voters end decade of conservative rule
SYDNEY: Australia’s conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded election defeat Saturday (May 21), hours after voters issued a stinging rebuke of his party’s inaction on climate change.
Two cops sidelined after teens assaulted
Two cops sidelined after teens assaulted
BANGKOK: Two police officers in Nakhon Pathom face an investigation after a video showing one of them kicking two handcuffed teenagers, stomping on their heads and beating them with a belt went viral online.
Phuket Opinion: Putting transparency on the map
Phuket Opinion: Putting transparency on the map
PHUKET: Nisit Chansomwong, Director-General of the Lands Department, made a special trip to Phuket on Friday (May 20) to announce local official’s access to a new app and web interface showing exactly the size, shape and location of a plot of registered land in Phuket.
Phuket marks 28 new COVID cases, no deaths
Phuket marks 28 new COVID cases, no deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 28 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (May 21), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 52,858.
TAT upgrades tourist arrivals forecast
TAT upgrades tourist arrivals forecast
BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has readjusted its estimate for foreign arrivals this year after seeing the target of 1 million visitors per month come earlier than expected.
Phuket readies for another food festival, with hemp on the menu
Phuket readies for another food festival, with hemp on the menu
PHUKET: Phuket will hold another food fair, the Food Festival 2022, at Saphan Hin from May 28 to June 5, to highlight the cultural identity of Phuket Town as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy.
Prakongvech continues love affair with Blue Canyon
Prakongvech continues love affair with Blue Canyon
GOLF: Settee Prakongvech wouldn’t mind if every tournament he teed off in was at Blue Canyon Country Club.
Water supply outage to affect all of Phuket Town
Water supply outage to affect all of Phuket Town
PHUKET: Residents and businesses throughout much of Phuket Town will see their mains water supply shut off on Tuesday (May 24) while workers clean the water tanks used to feed the water-supply system.
EGAT touts boosted power supply to Phuket
EGAT touts boosted power supply to Phuket
PHUKET: Kitti Petchsantad, Deputy Governor of Transmission Systems of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), has announced that EGAT has completed the project to improve the transmission system to southern regions of Thailand, effectively, doubling the electrical-supply capacity to Phuket.
Russia says Mariupol battle at end as Ukrainian defenders surrender
Russia says Mariupol battle at end as Ukrainian defenders surrender
MARIUPOL: Russia has declared victory in its months-long operation to capture the strategic port of Mariupol after Ukraine ordered the last of its troops holed up in the city’s Azovstal steelworks to lay down their arms.
The Sunday Seaview Brunch at Pine Beach Bar
The Sunday Seaview Brunch at Pine Beach Bar
Discover the hottest brunch in town, and tuck into a heaping fresh seafood platter, a gourmet selection of freshly prepared dishes, and an enticing range of free-flow beverages during The Sunday Seaview Brunch at Pine Beach Bar. 
Football’s clean sweep dream is on
Football’s clean sweep dream is on
SEA GAMES: Thailand reached the halfway mark in their attempt to sweep four gold medals in football at the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam when they won the men’s futsal title yesterday (May 20).
Aqua Lumina underway in Phuket
Aqua Lumina underway in Phuket
PHUKET: The Aqua Lumina festival officially opened to the public at Nai Harn Beach last night (May 20) with Nithi Siprae, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Deputy Governor for Digital Research and Development, officiating the grand opening.
Nic Cage and ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’
Nic Cage and ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’
If there is ever an actor that deserves to play himself in a film it is certainly Nicolas Cage. Cage has unfairly been made the subject of some pretty unfair jokes over the years. Unfair because unlike many other actors out there Cage has always been an actor that has been willing to ‘experiment’ with the roles he took on.
Bars call for end to midnight closing
Bars call for end to midnight closing
BANGKOK: Vendors of alcoholic beverages and hotel and retail operators are calling for the further relaxation of nightlife entertainment rules and an extension of opening hours until 2-4am as pubs, bars and karaoke lounges struggle to survive.