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Snapchat redesign sparks backlash among some users
Snapchat redesign sparks backlash among some users
Snapchat's latest app redesign, aimed at broadening the appeal of the youth-oriented social network, sparked a backlash from many users complaining about the abrupt overhaul of their preferred service.
Phuket rescue workers catch three-metre long python with bare hands
Phuket rescue workers catch three-metre long python with bare hands
PHUKET: Members of the Phuket Raumjai Rescue Foundation yesterday found and caught a three-metre long python found in bushes in the central reservation of Pra Phuket Kaew Rd in Kathu.
Construction of Phuket ‘eyesore residences’ halted again as officials deem land claim illegal
Construction of Phuket ‘eyesore residences’ halted again as officials deem land claim illegal
PHUKET: Construction of the luxury residence at Krathing Cape, overlooking Nai Harn Bay on Phuket’s southwest coast, has been ordered to stop following an inspection yesterday (Feb 12) that deemed the site to be on protected forest land.
Police arrest third Phuket bus drug mule in five days
Police arrest third Phuket bus drug mule in five days
PHUKET: Tha Chatchai Police yesterday arrested a 24-year-old Thai man caught attempting to transport Category 1 drugs through the Phuket Checkpoint on a Hat Yai-Phuket bus.
Phuket state kindergartens to remain open year-round
Phuket state kindergartens to remain open year-round
PHUKET: All state-run kindergartens on the island to remain open year-round, including through regular school holidays, as apart of a government initiative to support working parents.
Wine Dinner at Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket
Wine Dinner at Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket
Price: THB 2,500++ per person. Time: 6 - 10:30 PM. Venue: Award-winning Italian restaurant "La Trattoria". And the best fishing kayak is very important for beginners. Dress Code: Smart Casual. Special Offer! Enjoy 20% OFF when booking for 4 persons or more.
Oxfam deputy head resigns after Haiti sex scandal
Oxfam deputy head resigns after Haiti sex scandal
UNITED KINGDOM: The deputy chief executive of Oxfam yesterday (Feb 12) resigned over the British charity’s handling of a prostitution scandal in Haiti involving its staff members and allegations of similar behaviour in Chad.
Accused poacher-tycoon ‘still in Thailand’
Accused poacher-tycoon ‘still in Thailand’
BANGKOK: Premchai Karnasuta, the president of Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) accused of poaching wildlife in a Kanchanaburi World Heritage sanctuary, is still in the country, his lawyer has insisted.
Wanted Aussie to be extradited
Wanted Aussie to be extradited
BANGKOK: An Australian national, who is wanted by police from his country for drug offences, will be extradited for prosecution in Australia after the crimes he committed in Thailand are dealt with, according to a Criminal Court ruling.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket airport upgrades! Coral conundrum! Sewage leak updates! || February 12
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket airport upgrades! Coral conundrum! Sewage leak updates! || February 12
PHUKET XTRA - February 12 Phuket airport upgrades on track for June finish! Governor: Fix this wastewater leakage! Russian women face coral conundrum! Yingluck/Thaksin in Beijing? Thai golfer's shocking B1.75 Mn golf win! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Duterte slams top Philippine tourist island as 'cesspool'
Duterte slams top Philippine tourist island as 'cesspool'
The Philippines' famous white-sand island destination Boracay is drowning in faeces and may need to be shut down to protect the health of millions of visitors, President Rodrigo Duterte has warned.
Kamala hotels threatened with temporary closure over release of untreated wastewater
Kamala hotels threatened with temporary closure over release of untreated wastewater
PHUKET: Hotels in Kamala are set to face temporary closure if they are found to have been releasing untreated wastewater into the Ketnee Canal a local official government official has confirmed today.
Phuket airport on track to serve 18mn pax per year
Phuket airport on track to serve 18mn pax per year
PHUKET: The B5.14-billion upgrades to Phuket International Airport are on track for completion by June this year, bringing the airport’s capacity to 18 million passengers per year.
Hole in One bring excitement to top of Patong Pool League
Hole in One bring excitement to top of Patong Pool League
POOL: It was a “dark” 8th round of the Patong Pool League (PPL), sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables, last Thursday (Feb 8) with the games played Caddy Shack and Hole in One bars, both played in Kathu, being disrupted by a power outage and games having to be played by candlelight.
Russian women reveal details behind illegal Phuket coral possession charges
Russian women reveal details behind illegal Phuket coral possession charges
PHUKET: Two Russian women unable to leave Thailand while waiting to face harges of illegal possession of corals in court have spoken out about how they came to be in possession of the corals that has left them stranded in Phuket on B40,000 bail.
Phuket Gov, Patong Major ordered to quickly resolve Patong Bay wastewater issue
Phuket Gov, Patong Major ordered to quickly resolve Patong Bay wastewater issue
PHUKET: The governor of Phuket and mayor of Patong have been ordered to quickly resolve the issue of untreated wastewater being pumped into the sea in Patong Bay.
Valentine Sweet Pool Romance
Valentine Sweet Pool Romance
Enjoy a special dinner in the Busakorn private pool in a super romantic setting under the starry sky. 5 course set menu, serenade included, THB 2,500 ++ per person or THB 3,400++ per person with paring. Dress code - Swimming suit or Resort dress casual dining attire. Adults only.
Drug gangs use Thailand as transit point to Malaysia
Drug gangs use Thailand as transit point to Malaysia
BANGKOK: A recent major crackdown, in which 250 kilograms of crystal meth (ya ice) were intercepted while being smuggled on a train to the South, has underlined observations that Thailand has become a transit point for transnational drug smuggling.
71 dead, no survivors in Russian passenger plane crash
71 dead, no survivors in Russian passenger plane crash
RUSSIA: A Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed near Moscow yesterday (Feb 11) just minutes after taking off, killing everyone on board in one of the country’s worst ever aviation disasters.
Yingluck chase switches to China
Yingluck chase switches to China
BANGKOK: The police team responsible for tracking fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s whereabouts will today seek cooperation from the Chinese authorities in locating Yingluck after she appeared in an online photo along with her fugitive brother Thaksin at a market said to be in Beijing.