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SOLD OUT - Drinks & Co presents Live Comedy - Walk of Shame
SOLD OUT - Drinks & Co presents Live Comedy - Walk of Shame
Eleanor Conway’s WALK of SHAME - Sex, sobriety, and the modern addict. Doors open at 7 pm, show starts at 8 pm. Tickets THB 500 in advance (includes 1 drink and the dog training pads) and THB 700 on the night (includes 1 drink). Drinks & Co - Lagoon Plaza, Boat Avenue, Cherntalay (opposite Skye Lake Club)). Tickets - 083 720 5586 and phuketticketmaster.com
Four houses destroyed in Phuket Town fire
Four houses destroyed in Phuket Town fire
PHUKET: Four houses in Phuket Town were totally destroyed by fire earlier today with a fifth property also being slightly damaged.
Phuket Poll: Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies gain ground
Phuket Poll: Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies gain ground
PHUKET: More than 40% of the people who responded to an online poll by The Phuket News say that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies either already should be fully recognised as forms of currency, or should at least be in common use for those who accept payment in them.
Megazip defends Bay Regatta top honours title
Megazip defends Bay Regatta top honours title
PHUKET: Sergey Khamstov’s Megazip has retained the title of champion in the Racing Class of the Bay Regatta.
Phuket tour boat crew member arrested for assault
Phuket tour boat crew member arrested for assault
PHUKET: A tour boat crew member has surrendered to police after stabbing a Ukrainian man on a speedboat in Pa Khlok on Saturday.
Apollo travel group honours Thailand winners at Phuket event
Apollo travel group honours Thailand winners at Phuket event
PHUKET: The Apollo Travel Group this week honoured its Customer Choice 2017 award winners with a special event last Tuesday (Jan 30) held at the Katathani Phuket Beach Resort on Phuket’s southwest coast.
Phuket-bound flight makes emergency landing in India, leaves 380 tourists stranded
Phuket-bound flight makes emergency landing in India, leaves 380 tourists stranded
PHUKET: A Boeing jet carrying 380 tourists from Moscow to Phuket was forced to make an emergency landing in India due to technical issues yesterday morning (Feb 4).
End of road for Jankovic in Thailand
End of road for Jankovic in Thailand
FOOTBALL: Following a short but disastrous stay at the helm of Thailand U23 team, coach Zoran Jankovic has terminated his contract with the Football Association of Thailand (FAT).
PIWC Luncheon - February
PIWC Luncheon - February
Our next Lunch will be on 15 February at the brand new French restaurant THYM CITRON in Boat avenue in Cherngtalay. It is situated behind Paul Ropp, Seven Eleven, next to My Physio in front of the Lake. Please book your seats with Maggy Wigman by emailing robmaggy@yahoo.com as we are limited to 42 people.
Policing a rogue’s island paradise
Policing a rogue’s island paradise
SURAT THANI: A recent deadly brawl on Koh Samui has galvanised authorities into launching checks on rogue activities which they fear have taken root on the resort island.
Accused school chief says he was framed
Accused school chief says he was framed
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A school director accused of “an affair” with a girl he called “dear wife” claims he was defamed by Line chat messages doctored by somebody dissatisfied with his work.
How you can stay fit when it’s off-season
How you can stay fit when it’s off-season
SURFING: At some point all surfers will experience a harrowing interval when no waves roll in for extended periods of time. The ocean turns into a giant lake and surfers are left frustrated on a waveless beach, pondering how to get a “wave fix”. They get jittery and moody, surfing the internet for wave content to sooth their surfing souls.
Rewriting the norms in Croatia
Rewriting the norms in Croatia
CROATIA: In Croatia’s first children’s book about “rainbow families”, two mothers help their son Roko to put on his skis. It’s part of a simple story aimed at changing attitudes in the staunchly Catholic country.
Inspired Phuketian: Looking ahead to the future of education
Inspired Phuketian: Looking ahead to the future of education
The world is in danger – all systems failing! All systems are based on frameworks containing basic assumptions, ways of thinking and methodology that are commonly accepted by members of the concerned communities.
No end in sight for the eyesores
No end in sight for the eyesores
INDIA: Tourist Muskan Mahuwakar pictured the Taj Mahal as a dazzling vision of symmetry and beauty but upon reaching the monument, she – like thousands of other visitors – was disappointed to find it covered in scaffolding, its once white marble now yellowing due to pollution.
The instant photo camera, popularised by Polaroid, just keeps keeping on
The instant photo camera, popularised by Polaroid, just keeps keeping on
Film is not dead. In the case of instant photography, everything old is new again. Recently, there has been a resurgence in film. Most of the revival has come from the variety of instant cameras on the market.
Phuket Law: Real Estate Rights in Thailand – Part I
Phuket Law: Real Estate Rights in Thailand – Part I
Getting to grips with the different forms of property ownership and possession in Phuket, and elsewhere in Thailand, can be a daunting task. To make sure you are not led astray with some incomplete – or just plain wrong – explanations of what rights you have under the different forms of land titles, here are the basics in Part I of our column, “Real Estate Rights in Thailand”.
Phuket Opinion: Sadly, there’s always one
Phuket Opinion: Sadly, there’s always one
PHUKET: Last weekend Phuket was treated to a once-in-a-lifetime experience when the official solid-gold World Cup trophy was brought to the island as part of a World Cup tour.
An alternative to Patong tunnel presented to NLA in Phuket meeting
An alternative to Patong tunnel presented to NLA in Phuket meeting
PHUKET: A meeting of the National Legislative Assembly's (NLA) members with Phuket officials and representatives of the people took an unexpected twist when a respected member of local community took the floor and presented an alternative to the decades-in-coming Patong Tunnel project.
Phuket Police hunt Chalong lobster thieves
Phuket Police hunt Chalong lobster thieves
PHUKET: Police are hunting for two suspects who stole six lobsters from a renowned seafood restaurant in Chalong before dawn today (Feb 3).