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Russian Consulate-General to open in Phuket
Russian Consulate-General to open in Phuket
PHUKET: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Russian Federation will open a Consulate-General in Phuket to cater to the needs of the resident Russian expat community and Russian tourists alike.
Week off for Caddy Shack sees teams claw back vital PPL points
Week off for Caddy Shack sees teams claw back vital PPL points
POOL: Two teams from the Patong Pool League (PPL) are now just three points adrift of Caddy Shack after the league leaders had their free week last week due to an uneven number of teams contesting for this season’s title.
Phuket called to rally donations for Laos flood victims
Phuket called to rally donations for Laos flood victims
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Office has set up centre to receive donations for victims of the floods in Laos.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Cave hero saves baby! Yingluck extradition request? Croc caught! || July 31
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Cave hero saves baby! Yingluck extradition request? Croc caught! || July 31
PHUKET XTRA - July 31 Croc caught |:| Cave hero saves baby in Laos |:| Kid missing off Nai Yang Beach |:| 22-year-old victim in truck crash |:| Thailand to UK: Extradite Yingluck Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket Sundowners & Members Briefing
Phuket Sundowners & Members Briefing
The Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce (AustCham), in collaboration with AMCHAM, BCCT, Franco-Thai and NTCC, and the Australian Alumni, is delighted to invite members and guests to join our Members Briefing on "Central's Retail Developments and Opportunities in Phuket", featuring presentations from keynote speakers Khun Pakorn Partanapat, Chief Operating Officer of Central Pattana Public Company Limited, to be held on Wednesday 15th August, 2018, at the Novotel Phuket Phokeethra. Khun Pakorn will present on Central Phuket’s new luxurious wing "Floresta" due to open in September 2018, and what the expansion can mean for other businesses on the island.    
 
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Pickup truck driver, 22, dies after Phuket crash
Pickup truck driver, 22, dies after Phuket crash
PHUKET: A 22-year-old Thai man died in the early hours of this morning after crashing his pickup truck on Thepkrasattri Rd in Srisoonthorn.
Anger as MH370 report offers no new clues to aviation’s greatest mystery
Anger as MH370 report offers no new clues to aviation’s greatest mystery
MALAYSIA: Investigators said yesterday (July 30) that they still do not know why Malaysia’s Flight MH370 vanished four years ago in aviation’s greatest mystery, sparking anger and disappointment among relatives of those on board.
Phuket tourism spotlight turns to green for Southeast Asia’s biggest sustainable tourism event
Phuket tourism spotlight turns to green for Southeast Asia’s biggest sustainable tourism event
PHUKET: The Phuket Hotels Association has announced a new annual international forum called PHIST (Phuket Hotels for Islands Sustaining Tourism), which will be held on the island for the first time in September to support the region’s hospitality industry in its fight for a sustainable future.
PIWC Annual couple dinner
PIWC Annual couple dinner
The annual PIWC couples evening will be held at Mom Tri's Wok Gallery on the 18 August 6.30pm for 7.00pm. Cost is 800 baht per person, guests are welcome. info@piwc-phuket.com
PIWC - September luncheon
PIWC - September luncheon
September lunch will be held at Little Paris in Boat Avenue. 11.30am for 12.00noon. 700 baht members and 850 baht for guests. info@piwc-phuket.com
Hamilton stretches title lead in Hungarian heat
Hamilton stretches title lead in Hungarian heat
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton has converted his pole position into a comfortable victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix to take a sizeable championship lead into the mid-season break.
Hikers descend Indonesian volcano after quake
Hikers descend Indonesian volcano after quake
INDONESIA: Groups of hikers began to pick their way down the slopes of a Lombok volcano yesterday (July 30) after a deadly earthquake triggered landslides that trapped more than 500 tourists and guides on the mountain.
Dad sees foul play in teen’s fatal ‘fall’
Dad sees foul play in teen’s fatal ‘fall’
AYUTTHAYA: The father of a teenage girl who died in suspicious circumstances turned to the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) yesterday (30) for help in investigating what has until now been billed as an accident.
Five children rescued from Phuket surf, one missing
Five children rescued from Phuket surf, one missing
PHUKET: The search is underway this afternoon (July 30) for a child dragged out to sea by a strong rip current at Nai Yang Beach.
Man talked down from pedestrian bridge jump
Man talked down from pedestrian bridge jump
PHUKET: Thalang Police managed to prevent a man from jumping off a pedestrian bride onto the busy Thepkrasattri Rd last night (July 29).
King of the ‘Ghats’
King of the ‘Ghats’
INDIA: It is well past midnight as Bahadur Choudhary, a fourth-generation caretaker of Varanasi’s ancient cremation grounds, sprinkles ceremonial butter on huge funeral pyres burning on the banks of the Ganges.
Phuket croc caught after 11-day hunt
Phuket croc caught after 11-day hunt
PHUKET: The crocodile that has eluded capture for the past 11 days since it was spotted off Yanui Beach in Rawai was caught early this morning near the rocks off Koh Kata, just offshore from Layan Beach.
Faded architectural gems
Faded architectural gems
ROMANIA: In a spa town nestled near Romania’s border with Bulgaria and Serbia, Oana Chirila puts on her hard hat and gets down to work with a dozen other young architects to try to save their country’s heritage.
Phuket Law: Royal Decree blows work permits wide open
Phuket Law: Royal Decree blows work permits wide open
PHUKET: Last month in part one on our series on Thailand’s new foreign labour law we explained that the new law allows foreigners to work without a work permit in some limited but significant circumstances.