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Phuket shows strong at PropertyGuru Thailand Property Awards
Phuket shows strong at PropertyGuru Thailand Property Awards
BANGKOK: Thailand’s finest developers dazzled at the 13th annual PropertyGuru Thailand Property Awards 2018 held on Friday evening (Aug 31) at The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection hotel, Bangkok.
Thai man, 29, dies in high speed crash, not known if street racing to blame
Thai man, 29, dies in high speed crash, not known if street racing to blame
PHUKET: A 29-year-old Thai man died on Saturday night when he crashed his car into a power pole at high speed on Thapkrasattri Rd in Thalang.
Post-mortem indicates dead German man slipped, fell on rocks, report Phi Phi Police
PHUKET: A German man whose body was found on rocks at Phi Phi Island last week likely slipped on the wet rocks and was knocked unconscious, leading to him drowning, police announced yesterday (Sept 2).
Shih Tzu sidekick aided couple’s crime spree
Shih Tzu sidekick aided couple’s crime spree
BANGKOK: A couple dubbed the ‘dog-carrying thieves’ brought a newly-bought Shih Tzu with them when they recently appeared at the Provincial Police Region 1 headquarters in Bangkok.
Heavy weather warning for Phuket
Heavy weather warning for Phuket
PHUKET: The Phuket branch of the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued a heavy weather warning for Phuket and along the Andaman coast from today (Sept 3) through Wednesday (Sept 5), with heavy downpours and waves of two to three metres tall reaching up to four metres in height in thunderstorm areas.
Hamilton steals Ferrari’s win in Italy
Hamilton steals Ferrari’s win in Italy
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton sensationally snatched victory against Ferrari to extend his championship lead to 30 points in a blockbuster Italian Grand Prix.
Oktoberfest 2018
Oktoberfest 2018
The German Festival. Saturday 6th October 2018, from 3 pm. - 9 pm. Drinks + Food + Music Festival. Free Entry.
Phuket tourist almost severs tongue in ATV accident
Phuket tourist almost severs tongue in ATV accident
PHUKET: A Saudi Arabian tourist is still recovering in hospital following an ATV accident yesterday which saw him sustain a number of injuries including almost severing his tongue.
18th Architect & Hotelex
18th Architect & Hotelex
Construction Materials & Hotel Supplies Exhibition.  All types of construction materials from floors to roof tiles. Hotel supplies and Home decoration items. - See the latest breakthrouhs in construction technology, interior design and building maintenance. Learn how to design smart home for multi-million-dollar project IPTV, 4G Internet, IP Phone, Mobile phone, CCTV and other High-Tech Devices.
Good-bye Asian Games, now Thais eye Tokyo
Good-bye Asian Games, now Thais eye Tokyo
ASIAN GAMES: Thailand are looking forward to glory at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after the Asian Games in Indonesia drew to a close yesterday night (Sept 2).
Sex worker influx leaves Taiwan mulling Thai visa restrictions
Sex worker influx leaves Taiwan mulling Thai visa restrictions
BANGKOK: Taiwan is considering driving down visa-free entries for Thais from six times to twice a year after the number of Thai women discovered working in the sex trade in the territory jumped during the visa waiver program’s introduction two years ago.
Minivan owner, driver face punishment for ‘racetrack’ ride to Phuket
Minivan owner, driver face punishment for ‘racetrack’ ride to Phuket
The driver of a speeding Phuket-bound minivan, together with the vehicle’s owner, will be summonsed and punished by provincial land transport officials after an online complaint by a passenger.
Our Jungle Camp - Thai youngsters turn environmentalists
Our Jungle Camp - Thai youngsters turn environmentalists
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Thailand ranked sixth overall in the global league table of plastic polluters... that’s not pro-rated to population. Thailand is in fact the twentieth most populated country on earth, so that makesThailand’s populace world-class polluters. They pollute far above their numbers, they throw away more garbage per person than almost any other nation.
Ban threat for alleged Brit teen rape victim
Ban threat for alleged Brit teen rape victim
SURAT THANI: Police have vowed to blacklist a 19-year-old British girl and deny her entry to Thailand indefinitely if she fails to counter investigators’ findings that her rape claim on Koh Tao is groundless.
Phuket Tasty Fest underway
Phuket Tasty Fest underway
PHUKET: The Phuket Tasty Fest is underway at Queen Sirikit Park on Thalang Rd in Phuket Town to promote the unique cuisine of Phuket and other regions in Southern Thailand.
The Trees Residence
The Trees Residence
Quiet 1 brm Fully Equipped, Sea and Garden view. Natural light. 3-min drive Kamala center.
Hunting for Albania’s ‘black gold’
Hunting for Albania’s ‘black gold’
ALBANIA: Threats, poisoned dogs and massacred trees: Albania’s forests are gripped by a war over truffles, the prized and pricey fungi known in this poor European country as ‘black gold’.
Dragons and steamed buns
Dragons and steamed buns
TAIWAN: With a cross rising from a red pagoda roof and two lion statues guarding the entrance, a Catholic church in southern Taiwan could easily be mistaken for one of the ubiquitous temples dotting the island.
Phuket tourism consortium, TAT have Russia push in sight
Phuket tourism consortium, TAT have Russia push in sight
PHUKET: A delegation from Phuket’s tourism and hospitality industries joined a ‘Road Show’ to Russia earlier this month as part of the push by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to attract 1.5 million visitors from the Russian Federation this year.
Phuket Opinion: It’s called evolution
Phuket Opinion: It’s called evolution
PHUKET: The incident this past week of a freeloading official out of control unloading a tirade of abuse at hotel reception staff for not giving him the exact room he wanted – on the fifth floor, with a Jacuzzi, all for free – beggars belief that this breed of official still exists.