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Recruitment drive for Phuket Vagabonds
Recruitment drive for Phuket Vagabonds
RUGBY: The defending champions of the Phuket International Rugby 10’s, the Phuket Vagabonds RFC, are looking for players to join their team for the upcoming season.
Secret money trail bodes ill for brothel
Secret money trail bodes ill for brothel
BANGKOK: The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is tracking the money trail of a suspected human trafficking network linked to Victoria’s Secret Massage.
Second Rohingya ‘leader’ killed in Bangladesh refugee camp
Second Rohingya ‘leader’ killed in Bangladesh refugee camp
BANGLADESH: Attackers yesterday (Jan 22) killed a Rohingya representative in a Bangladesh refugee camp, the second such death in three days as tensions mount over the planned repatriation of some 750,000 refugees to Myanmar.
Thai woman sought over Italian’s slaying
Thai woman sought over Italian’s slaying
PHICHIT: A manhunt was launched yesterday (Jan 22) for a Thai woman and her French boyfriend who stand accused of murdering an Italian man she was dating and whose charred and dismembered body was discovered last Friday (Jan 19).
Prawit must resign; Pridiyathorn
Prawit must resign; Pridiyathorn
BANGKOK: Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon must resign before his reputation is ruined by the ongoing saga over his collection of luxury wristwatches, former deputy prime minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula said yesterday (Jan 22).
Bangkok poised to become global ‘mega city’, say tourism key players
Bangkok poised to become global ‘mega city’, say tourism key players
BANGKOK: Industry experts at the Thailand Tourism Forum (TTF) 2018 predict that Bangkok is on the cusp of emerging as the world’s next “mega-city” and that within five years the rapid expansion of Bangkok’s Metro systems will succeed in opening up unprecedented spaces in the city and with it huge opportunities for the travel and tourism industry.
Phuket officials set sights on revoking tourism licences for water-safety repeat offenders
Phuket officials set sights on revoking tourism licences for water-safety repeat offenders
PHUKET: Tourist Police in Phuket say they will ask for repeat offenders found breaking marine transport and tourism laws to have their tourism business licences revoked.
 
Bar staff wanted
Bar staff wanted
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One Thai man arrested after four-man Phuket brawl
One Thai man arrested after four-man Phuket brawl
PHUKET: Police from Karon have confirmed that one man has been arrested following a four-man brawl at the Kata Centre in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Natalie Bar win big to go back top of PPL
Natalie Bar win big to go back top of PPL
POOL: Last Thursday (Jan 18) saw all participating teams return to action for the fifth round of the Patong Pool League (PPL), sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Wildlife kingpin caught! Light rail project? Car fire at underpass! || January 22
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Wildlife kingpin caught! Light rail project? Car fire at underpass! || January 22
PHUKET XTRA - January 22 'Untouchable' wildlife kingpin caught! Car fire at underpass! Light rail project on track! Body found under Phuket Town bridge? 200 meth pills up his.... Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket amid tripartite push to improve tour boat safety
Phuket amid tripartite push to improve tour boat safety
PHUKET: The Governors of Phuket and Krabi provinces held a joint-meeting on Phi Phi Island on Saturday (Jan 20) when they revealed a 10-point action plan to improve boat safety for tourists.
Cape Town water ration to be slashed as drought bites
Cape Town water ration to be slashed as drought bites
SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town will next month slash its individual daily water consumption limit by 40% to 50 litres, the mayor said last week, as the city battles its worst drought in a century.
Two Israelis held for ‘mob hit’ on Koh Samui
Two Israelis held for ‘mob hit’ on Koh Samui
SURAT THANI: Two Israeli nationals were detained at Don Mueang airport yesterday night and held for questioning about the murder of a compatriot on Koh Samui, in Surat Thani – an attack local media described as a “mob hit”.
Woman’s body found under Phuket Town bridge
Woman’s body found under Phuket Town bridge
PHUKET: Police are hoping to determine what caused the death of a 47-year-old woman whose body was found caught on rocks under a bridge in Phuket Town yesterday morning (Jan 21).
Driver flees after flipping Merc at Phuket Underpass
Driver flees after flipping Merc at Phuket Underpass
PHUKET: Police are trying to hunt down the driver of a Mercedes-Benz that flipped and caught fire at the entrance of southbound side of the Samkong Underpass early this morning.
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Phuket airport baggage handlers arrested for theft
Phuket airport baggage handlers arrested for theft
PHUKET: Three baggage handlers from Phuket International Airport were arrested yesterday for the theft of items from passengers’ luggage.
Ukrainian man tested for drugs, alcohol after Russian women killed in Phuket head-on collision
Ukrainian man tested for drugs, alcohol after Russian women killed in Phuket head-on collision
PHUKET: Two Russian women staying in Phuket were killed when the car they were travelling slammed head-on into a passenger van in Cherng Talay yesterday afternoon (Jan 21).
Thanyapura hosts Phuket’s first triathlon mixed relay event
Thanyapura hosts Phuket’s first triathlon mixed relay event
TRIATHLON: Thanyapura Health & Sports Resort successfully launched its first Relay Triathlon event yesterday (Jan 21). This new style of triathlon race is modelled on the Olympic event, and was open to anyone over the age of eight who was interested in tackling a new and exciting challenge.