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Phuket condo mogul arrested for fraud on defaulting investors
Phuket condo mogul arrested for fraud on defaulting investors
PHUKET: Police have arrested the CEO of a Phuket development company for defrauding investors by receiving monies paid for condo units and not delivering said units – or refunding their deposits paid.
FFF Food For Foreigners Free BBQ day
FFF Food For Foreigners Free BBQ day
From 1pm to 5pm, Bars, Restaurants, Hotels and Everyone is welcome to try our range of Manston products for yourself and see why everyone is talking about us FFF Food For Foreigners all for free!!! For more info visit facebook.com/FFFFoodForForeigners
Thai man, 34, drowns on east coast of Phuket
Thai man, 34, drowns on east coast of Phuket
PHUKET: A 34-year-old Thai man drowned at Koh Siray on the east side of Phuket on Tuesday while dropping fishing nets into the sea.
Collective Series Session 12 – Venetian Masquerade
Collective Series Session 12 – Venetian Masquerade
Kata Rocks Collective Series 12 - One of Phuket’s most highly-anticipated events, returns with a Venetian Masqueraded themed villa party. Featuring its sexiest party theme yet with the mystique of an elegant, yet sophistically naughty Italian-style masked party. Featuring handcrafted drinks and Chef Laia’s signature aphrodisiac tapas.​ ​The dress code is “dress to impress” and we encourage all guests to wear a mask. A prize for most creative masquerade attire will be eligible to win a one-night stay in an exclusive Kata Rocks Ocean Loft Sky Pool Villa (valued at THB 50,000). Tickets are limited and priced at 2,500 THB, please contact dining@katarocks.com for reservations or visit http://bit.ly/CS12_KRfor more information.
Panwa Boonak crowned 2018 Thailand Optimist National Champion
Panwa Boonak crowned 2018 Thailand Optimist National Champion
SAILING: One-hundred-and-thirty-one Optimist dinghies competed at the 2018 Top of the Gulf Regatta in Pattaya, all vying for top honours in the Thailand Optimist National Championships, and the three-day competition was fierce, with reigning champion Panwa Boonak (THA) looking to hold off strong challenges from fellow Thai juniors and many of the best young sailors from around Asia.
Basque separatists ETA announce dissolution
Basque separatists ETA announce dissolution
SPAIN: Basque separatist group ETA has announced it is fully disbanding, marking the definitive end to its deadly independence campaign and to western Europe’s last armed insurgency.
Prison guards fired for gross misconduct
Prison guards fired for gross misconduct
BANGKOK: The Department of Corrections has dismissed five prison officials for embezzling money from prison welfare shops as well as inmates’ accounts, bringing cell phones and other prohibited items into prisons, truancy, or not showing up for duty for 15 days without a valid reason, and other offences.
BBQ Seafood Buffet
BBQ Seafood Buffet
BBQ Seafood Buffet at Sala Bua Restaurant - Only 870 THB Net Per Person, Children (4-11 Years Old) THB 435 Nett.
Top official tied to welfare scam
Top official tied to welfare scam
BANGKOK: The director of a welfare centre for the underprivileged in Samut Prakan has petitioned the prime minister to instigate disciplinary and criminal punishment against a former permanent secretary over an embezzlement scandal.
Premchai, companions enter not guilty pleas
Premchai, companions enter not guilty pleas
KANCHANABURI: Italian-Thai Tycoon Premchai Karnasuta and his three camping companions all entered pleas of not guilty in the Thong Pha Phum court today (May 2) to charges of poaching in the Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Breaking through the roof! Bomb-making materials? Tycoon pleas 'Not Guilty' || May 2
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Breaking through the roof! Bomb-making materials? Tycoon pleas 'Not Guilty' || May 2
PHUKET XTRA - May 2 Breaking through the roof! |:|Re-settling insurgent sypmathisers  |:| Construction tycoon pleas 'Not Guilty' |:| Bomb-making materials in Phuket home |:| Karon Beach blackwater  Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
2016 Finalists Thailand and Indonesia drawn in same group for AFF Suzuki Cup 2018
2016 Finalists Thailand and Indonesia drawn in same group for AFF Suzuki Cup 2018
FOOTBALL: Defending champions Thailand have been drawn in Group B in this year’s AFF Suzuki Cup against Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore at the event’s Official Draw held today (May 2) in Jakarta.
Man drowns in dangerous Phuket surf, no lifeguards as ordered
Man drowns in dangerous Phuket surf, no lifeguards as ordered
PHUKET: A 36-year-old Thai man has died from drowning despite being pulled from the surf by bystanders at Layan Beach yesterday afternoon (May 1).
Thief breaks through roof in Phuket gold shop robbery
Thief breaks through roof in Phuket gold shop robbery
PHUKET: Police have begun their search for a man who broke into a gold shop on the east side of Phuket Town this morning and made off with gold items reportedly valued at more than B100,000.
Merlin Beach Comedy Roadshow
Merlin Beach Comedy Roadshow
Three comedians (Dana Alexander, Ro Campbell and Scott Mitchell) gather for a night of entertaining stories and humorous perspectives at the Merlin Beach Comedy Roadshow. Prices: THB 500 net (ticket only) and THB 1,200 net (show with buffet dinner). Dinner starts at 6 pm, doors at 7.30 pm and show begins at 8 pm. Tickets at the venue or www.ticketflap.com/comedyroadshow-phuket-may18
Phuket Town temple thieves arrested
Phuket Town temple thieves arrested
PHUKET: Three Myanmar men now arrested for breaking into a temple on Rang Hill in Phuket Town last Friday night (April 27) and stealing about B500 from the temple donation box have told police they needed the money to buy food.
Prime Real Estate win WCGC at Laguna Golf Phuket
Prime Real Estate win WCGC at Laguna Golf Phuket
GOLF: The Blue Horizon World Corporate Golf Challenge (WCGC) Thailand 2018 event culminated in Phuket last Saturday (Apr 28) with 19 teams battling it out at the Thailand National Final at Laguna Golf Club Phuket. The winners would have the honour of representing Thailand at the world final in Cascais Portugal later this year.
Black water empties onto Phuket beach, stuns tourists
Black water empties onto Phuket beach, stuns tourists
PHUKET: Local government agencies are scrambling to figure what caused the water in a canal emptying onto Karon Beach to turn black yesterday afternoon (May 1), causing much concern among tourists.
Two race shoot-out brings 2018 Top of the Gulf Regatta to an end
Two race shoot-out brings 2018 Top of the Gulf Regatta to an end
SAILING: The 2018 Top of the Gulf Regatta Presented by Ocean Marina has lived up to its reputation for delivering close and competitive racing, and this year the weather made the racing even tougher.
Death sentence to Pattani blast defendants
Death sentence to Pattani blast defendants
PATTANI: The Pattani Provincial Court sentenced six men to death and four others to imprisonment in relation to a noodle shop explosion in the southern border province two years ago.