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Crane tower on trailer truck brings down Phuket power poles, six vehicles damaged
Crane tower on trailer truck brings down Phuket power poles, six vehicles damaged
PHUKET: A crane tower being transferred by trailer truck brought down five power poles in Kathu on Saturday damaging six vehicles and leaving local residents without electricity, telephone and internet supplies for several hours.
All safe after dive tour boat catches fire south of Phi Phi Island
All safe after dive tour boat catches fire south of Phi Phi Island
PHUKET: All 29 tourists and the seven crew members on board a tour dive boat that caught fire during a trip from Koh Lipe to Phi Phi Island are safe after being recovered by a fellow dive tour boat.
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37 dead, scores missing in Siberia shopping centre fire
37 dead, scores missing in Siberia shopping centre fire
RUSSIA: At least 37 people were killed when a fire ripped through a busy shopping centre in an industrial city in western Siberia, with scores more reported missing, including children.
Education Corner: Early Years education essentials
Education Corner: Early Years education essentials
As the classic children’s song goes, “The wise man built his house upon the rock”, and indeed, every builder worth his salt knows the importance of laying a firm foundation.
Prayut orders close watch on protesters
Prayut orders close watch on protesters
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered security forces to closely monitor political groups which are currently launching campaigns to unseat the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), according to a government spokesman.
Thousands turn out for 4th Supersports 10 Mile International Run 2018 Phuket at Thanyapura
Thousands turn out for 4th Supersports 10 Mile International Run 2018 Phuket at Thanyapura
PHUKET: A record-breaking 4,000 runners turned out to enjoy the 4th Supersports 10 Mile International Run 2018 Phuket at the award-winning Thanyapura Health & Sports Resort over the weekend (Mar 24-25).
Government urged to blitz corruption
Government urged to blitz corruption
BANGKOK: The government has been urged to bolster its fight against corruption amid the many scandals that have erupted involving state officials.
Thailand's monkeys use tools to crack nuts, shuck oysters
Thailand's monkeys use tools to crack nuts, shuck oysters
Wild macaque monkeys have learned to use tools to crack open nuts and even shuck oysters, researchers said last Wednesday (Mar 21), identifying a rare skill-set long thought to be the exclusive party trick of humans and chimps. Scientists from Britain and Thailand, where the native long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) feeds on sea almonds, oil palm nuts and the occasional bivalve, observed the monkeys using stones for two distinct tasks. Larger rocks, some weighing up to two kilograms, were used as a hammer to smash open nuts, while sharper stones formed knife-like levers to jimmy open prey such as oysters. Before the study, conducted on Thailand's Piak Nam Yai island, it was thought that only chimpanzees and bearded capuchins used stones to break open food in the wild. Professor Tomos Proffitt, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at University College London, who wrote the study, said it could have wide relevance to primate studies. "It contributes to our increasing understanding that not only apes and humans use tools for different tasks," he told AFP. "We should view macaques as highly intelligent problem solvers, in the same way that chimpanzees, capuchin monkeys are and early humans were also." Scientists in Brazil in 2016 observed wild-bearded capuchin monkeys hammering away at stones to create rough flakes similar to the tools first used by human forerunners. But one of the macaques' food sources, the oil palm, was only introduced to their island in the past few decades, meaning that the monkeys have learned to use tools to access its fruit for food extremely quickly, evolutionarily speaking. "What we see is that they are adapting this stone tool use to other food sources away from the coast," Proffitt said. "In many cases of primate tool use these behaviours are learnt by youngsters through many years of observation and is not something that is genetically coded into them." The study was published in the journal Royal Society Open Science.
Vettel snatches fortuitous victory from Hamilton at Aussie GP
Vettel snatches fortuitous victory from Hamilton at Aussie GP
Ferrari seized the first win of the season when Sebastian Vettel jumped pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton during a fortuitously timed pit stop under virtual safety car conditions.
What’SUP Phuket: Island gears up for 5th Thailand SUP Festival
What’SUP Phuket: Island gears up for 5th Thailand SUP Festival
PADDLEBOARDING: The Thailand SUP Festival is an annual showcase of Stand Up Paddling (SUP) brands and names which bring together SUP enthusiasts based in Thailand and international competitors for a fun and spirited weekend of networking and competition at one of Thailand’s most beautiful beaches.
How Papaya got her name
How Papaya got her name
On the crest of a steep hill, a trembling dog is found alone and starving. No more than a few months old, she is emaciated and terrified. Her fur is long gone. Her eyes plead for help.
Tyson the stray hippo captured in Mexico
Tyson the stray hippo captured in Mexico
A stray hippopotamus that had been roaming around the countryside in Mexico has been captured after a 10-day hunt and relocated to a wildlife refuge, authorities said Tuesday.
Zimbabwe fights albinism stigma
Zimbabwe fights albinism stigma
ZIMBABWE: Oozing charm and confidence, 22-year-old Sithembiso Mutukura beat 12 other contestants in Zimbabwe’s first Miss Albinism beauty contest aimed at reducing stigma and increasing awareness about the condition.
ITB tells Phuket to ‘fix problems’
ITB tells Phuket to ‘fix problems’
PHUKET: Feedback from tour agents and operators at International Tourism Bourse (ITB) 2018 has been loud and clear, that Phuket must fix its infrastructure problems if it wants high-spending western European tourists to return.
Beyond the tipping point: Phuket garbage excess to see return of trash mountain
Beyond the tipping point: Phuket garbage excess to see return of trash mountain
PHUKET: Officials at the Phuket Solid Waste Incineration Plant – the only solid waste disposal centre on the island – are changing their approach to secure funds for a much-needed third incinerator in order to stave off the return of the huge piles of garbage at the landfill at Saphan Hin.
Inspired Phuketian: A legacy of sustainability
Inspired Phuketian: A legacy of sustainability
The late King’s given name, Bhumibol Adulyadej, translates in English as “Strength of the Land, Incomparable Power” and it was his dedication and commitment to supporting those who toiled on the land – the country’s farmers and rural communities – that secured the monarch’s place in the hearts of Thai people.
Hong Kong’s richest tycoon
Hong Kong’s richest tycoon
HONG KONG: Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, 89, who has announced his retirement, started his career selling plastic flowers and spent seven decades building a vast business empire spanning everything from container ports to telecommunications.
Phuket Opinion: The problem with Rawai
Phuket Opinion: The problem with Rawai
Dear Phuket News*, Thanks for raising the issue of environmental problems in our area – about the black water canals – in your recent news. We have these problems everywhere here in Rawai – as in the rest of our island. Thanks to your efforts this problem gets repeatedly addressed and finally reaches the Governor’s level.
Six arrested in Phuket drugs, illegal firearms bust
Six arrested in Phuket drugs, illegal firearms bust
PHUKET: Phuket authorities joined forces to arrest six suspects in possession of various category one and five drugs, including marijuana, kratom, methamphetamine (ya bah) and crystal methamphetamine (ya ice) as well as illegal objects including handmade firearms yesterday (Mar 23) and early this morning (Mar 24).