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Over 1,000 arrested in Phuket ‘Operation X-Ray Outlaw Foreigner’ clampdown
Over 1,000 arrested in Phuket ‘Operation X-Ray Outlaw Foreigner’ clampdown
PHUKET: In just two weeks over 1,000 foreigners have been arrested in Phuket for visa violations and other immigration offences according to the chief of the Phuket Immigration Office.
Police warn of more Veg Fest traffic jams in Phuket Town
Police warn of more Veg Fest traffic jams in Phuket Town
PHUKET: Phuket City Traffic Police this morning repeated their advisory for motorists to avoid Phuket Town during Vegetarian Festival processions – especially the roads leading to Sapan Hin during the last night of the festival tomorrow night (Oct 17).
Chalong Bay Wonderland - The people behind the improbable success story
Chalong Bay Wonderland - The people behind the improbable success story
You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants some magical solution to their problem, and everyone refuses to believe in magic.” - Alice in Wonderland
Retirement depression blamed in former nature officer gun suicide
Retirement depression blamed in former nature officer gun suicide
PHUKET: Depression brought on by retirement has been blamed for a former of Khao Phra Thaew Natural and Wildlife Education Centre officer shooting himself in the head.
Phuket Sportfishing Tournament 2018
Phuket Sportfishing Tournament 2018
The PST 2018 is the only “Offshore Fishing” Tournament in Thailand. Over the years we brought Fishermen and women from all over the world to Phuket. The tournament is an “All Billfish Release” event. Junior anglers are free of Entry fee and unlimited in numbers. A Lady Angler Trophy will be given to the Lady with the most points. The Venue for our PST 2018 this year will be “ROSI'S RESTAURANT AND BAR” on the waterfront in Chalong. The “Prize giving Party” will also held at “ROSI'S RESTAURANT AND BAR” from 8:00pm onwards.
3rd Faldo Series Thailand Championship - South
3rd Faldo Series Thailand Championship - South
Entries are now open for the 2018 Faldo Series Thailand Championship – South and Junior Open, to be staged at Laguna Golf Phuket from 11 – 13 November 2018. Aimed to create access to the sport for a younger audience through grass-roots initiatives at its tournaments, this event will consist of 54 holes in a stroke play format, open to junior golfers aged 12 – 21 holding a USGA or nationally recognised handicap. Grass roots divisions for golfers under 12 years old are available as part of Laguna Junior Open, but they will not qualify for the Faldo Series division winners. Tournament packages start from THB 2,950. Contact Laguna Golf Phuket to be part of this championship competition!
Blockbuster drug haul worth over B2bn in Chiang Rai
Blockbuster drug haul worth over B2bn in Chiang Rai
CHIANG RAI: More than 20 million speed pills (ya bah) and 100 kilograms of crystal meth (ya ice) – worth over B2 billion – have been seized and three alleged traffickers arrested in two major police operations in Chiang Rai province.
Chinese tourist volume continues dip, but FITs rise
Chinese tourist volume continues dip, but FITs rise
BANGKOK: The number of Chinese tourists visiting Thailand during this quarter is expected to continue dropping, say research houses.
Put service first, new city top cop says
Put service first, new city top cop says
BANGKOK: Newly appointed Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Sutthipong Wongpin is not new to the working environment in Bangkok and he is aware of the busy job he has to do in the months ahead.
Similan Islands tourist number quota to stay: DNP
Similan Islands tourist number quota to stay: DNP
BANGKOK: The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has rejected a request by tour business operators to postpone a quota system for tourists entering the Similan Islands National Park in Phang Nga, north of Phuket.
VIDEO: An Inside Look at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival
VIDEO: An Inside Look at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival
We followed one man, during one day of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, for as long as we could. This is what happened.
Immunotherapy - The Nobel Prize winning cancer treatment
Immunotherapy - The Nobel Prize winning cancer treatment
A revolutionary cancer treatment pioneered by the winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been hailed as the future of fighting the disease – and it has fewer devastating side effects than chemotherapy.
Thalang PEA announce electricity shut-off for Oct 19
Thalang PEA announce electricity shut-off for Oct 19
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) Thalang Office announced today that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Thalang next Friday (Oct 19) as works are carried out on installing new high-voltage power cables.
Thailand the real winner of MotoGP spectacle
Thailand the real winner of MotoGP spectacle
BANGKOK: The PTT Thailand Grand Prix, the country’s first ever MotoGP event, has been hailed as a big success. The three-day extravaganza at Chang International Circuit in Buri Ram attracted 205,000 people, according to figures from the Tourism and Sports Ministry, the main organiser of the event.
Schools to be banned from expelling pregnant students
Schools to be banned from expelling pregnant students
BANGKOK: Schools and higher education institutes will be prohibited from expelling pregnant students under a new ministerial regulation, which will take effect in April next year.
Hot sale ! pool villa Naiharn
Hot sale ! pool villa Naiharn
A lovely fully furnished pool villa in a secured estate in Naiharn, 5 minutes drive to Naiharn beach and 10 minutes drive to Kata. Freehold. 455 sqm of land. Sold fully furnished and equipped (solid teak furniture and high quality equipment).
Phuket passenger van slams into ice truck
Phuket passenger van slams into ice truck
PHUKET: The two drivers involved in a collision between a Phuket passenger van and a six-wheeled truck loaded with five-kilo bags of ice both escaped serious injury early this morning (Oct 14).
Phuket honours Rama 9
Phuket honours Rama 9
PHUKET: Phakaphong Tavipatana, the newly installed Governor of Phuket, led the formal memorial services for the deeply revered late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, held at Saphan Hin last night (Oct 13).
Man dies at Phuket waterfall
Man dies at Phuket waterfall
PHUKET: A 25-year-old man died after leaping into a rock pool at Bangpae Waterfall in Pa Khlok, Thalang, yesterday afternoon (Oct 13).
Fishing the exotic
Fishing the exotic
FISHING: The Exotic Fishing Thailand team would like to introduce ourselves as the new fishing columnist for The Phuket News monthly fishing article.