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Soldiers raid Muay Thai gambling camp in Phuket jungle
Soldiers raid Muay Thai gambling camp in Phuket jungle
PHUKET: A raid by soldiers, police and security personnel from the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command netted 17 gamblers at camp in the jungle in Srisoonthorn yesterday (Aug 4).
Hong Hong’s buskers take a final bow
Hong Hong’s buskers take a final bow
HONG KONG: The rumbustious street performers who have long claimed one of Hong Kong’s busiest shopping districts as their informal stage took their final bow last Sunday night (July 29) after local authorities caved to noise complaints over their legendary cacophony.
15 injured as Bangkok-Phuket bus overturns on highway
15 injured as Bangkok-Phuket bus overturns on highway
SURAT THANI: Fifteen passengers were injured when a double-decker air-conditioned bus heading from Bangkok to Phuket overturned in Khirirat Nikhom district of Surat Thai province this morning (Aug 5).
Sunday Service. Prepare for a divine afternoon at Coast.
Sunday Service. Prepare for a divine afternoon at Coast.
We all love an idyllic environment on a Sunday afternoon, a relaxed and slow affair, where friends and family can gather for great food and entertainment to see you through the weekend finale.
Phuket Opinion: Catching a sight-seeing croc
Phuket Opinion: Catching a sight-seeing croc
PHUKET: The island is renowned for its warm welcome to overseas visitors. But as you all know, there has been one amphibian tourist of late that has been received with a little less enthusiasm.
A Breath of Fresh Air. Oxygenated ride along the pine beach.
A Breath of Fresh Air. Oxygenated ride along the pine beach.
The so-called Green Season is upon us in Phuket, a marketer’s name for the rainy season if ever I heard one! Do those marketing Johnnies really think that by not mentioning the dreaded words “rainy, monsoon, wet” and so on that they can fool everyone into believing that we don’t get just the occasional drenching at this time of year?
Royal Phuket Marina holds strong as Phuket Yacht Show announced
Royal Phuket Marina holds strong as Phuket Yacht Show announced
PHUKET: Royal Phuket Marina (RPM) will continue to host the island’s major boat show with the Phuket Yacht Show dates announced for Jan 4-7, 2019, organiser Andy Dowden and RPM founder and CEO Gulu Lalvani announced last night (Aug 3).
‘Heaven-guided’ underground maze proves Armenian tourist draw
‘Heaven-guided’ underground maze proves Armenian tourist draw
ARMENIA: When Tosya Gharibyan asked her husband to dig a basement under their house to store potatoes, she had little idea the underground labyrinth he would eventually produce would prove to be one of Armenia’s major tourist draws.
It’s all down to paddle fitness
It’s all down to paddle fitness
SURFING: Most of us agree that the best surfing fitness is to catch as many waves as possible. However, even if you surf a few times per week, are there specific surfing exercises that can give you the fitness edge?
Phuket nightclub guard arrested for previous murder
Phuket nightclub guard arrested for previous murder
PHUKET: Police in Phuket last night (Aug 3) arrested a nightclub security staffer wanted for a murder in Surat Thani 10 years ago.
Cambodia asked to arrest Phuket killer of young couple
Cambodia asked to arrest Phuket killer of young couple
BANGKOK: Police have asked Cambodian authorities to arrest a Phuket nightclub operator wanted for the killing a young couple aged 20-21 as they believed the suspect was hiding in the neighbouring country
Phuket police take down loan shark gang
Phuket police take down loan shark gang
PHUKET: Police have arrested 19 people involved in a loan shark operation in Phuket in a series of raids that have seized 17 motorbikes, a car and B24,000 in cash.
Unsafe boats grounded in Phuket boat safety crackdown
Unsafe boats grounded in Phuket boat safety crackdown
PHUKET: Ten boats operating in Phuket have been banned from operating as they have been deemed unsafe in the ongoing crackdown on marine safety in the wake of the Phoenix tour boat disaster that killed 47 tourists.
Harbinger of doom. A paradigm shift in our relationship with technology.
Harbinger of doom. A paradigm shift in our relationship with technology.
Ahh technology. The dreamy 1950s paradise view of technology’s glorious future. Obedient humanoid robots rushing around on our behalf, doing the house work and chores, whilst the liberated owner whiled away the hours barking commands at these industrious tin cans and indulging in virtual entertainment.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 1,077 day overstay? Monkey food! Phuket museum on battle site! || August 3
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 1,077 day overstay? Monkey food! Phuket museum on battle site! || August 3
PHUKET XTRA - August 3 1,077 day overstay! |:| New monkey feeding areas |:| BTS Skytrain door open while in transit! |:| New Phuket museum in historical battle site |:| Chinese arrivals plunge Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Man caught for trying to serve kratom tea at police station
Man caught for trying to serve kratom tea at police station
SONGKHLA: A 26-year-old man was arrested after police caught him trying to serve kratom tea hidden in a soy milk carton to his relative who had earlier been apprehended for kratom abuse.
United shadowed by Mourinho’s mood
United shadowed by Mourinho’s mood
FOOTBALL: Jose Mourinho’s constant carping and foul mood during Manchester United’s increasingly tortuous tour of the United States is raising questions about team morale and title hopes just over a week away from the start of the new Premier League season.
Brit caught in Phuket for over 1,000 day visa overstay
Brit caught in Phuket for over 1,000 day visa overstay
NATIONWIDE: A British national was arrested in Phuket in the early hours of this morning when he was found to have overstayed his visa for more than 1,000 days.
Phuket governor reiterates unregistered croc warning
Phuket governor reiterates unregistered croc warning
PHUKET: Still strong in his belief that the crocodile caught last Sunday (July 29) near the rocks off Koh Kata, just offshore from Layan Beach, is an escaped crocodile, the Phuket Governor has again warned crocodile owners in Phuket to register their unregistered crocodiles at the Phuket Fisheries Office within August 10.
Chinese arrivals plunge in wake of Phoenix disaster as Phi Phi revenues hits new depths
Chinese arrivals plunge in wake of Phoenix disaster as Phi Phi revenues hits new depths
BANGKOK: The number of Chinese tourists travelling to Thailand is expected to drop by 5-8% this month in the wake of Phoenix boat disaster last month, while Thailand lost almost B57 millionn in tourism revenues from Nopparat Thara Beach-Phi Phi Islands National Park between June and July alone.