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Police boast of anti-trafficking achievements
Police boast of anti-trafficking achievements
BANGKOK: Thai police boasted several achievements in fighting human trafficking last year, highlighting prosecution against wrongdoers including government officials.
New arrival...Qubica Mini Bowl
New arrival...Qubica Mini Bowl
Easy set up, hassle free, fun guaranteed ! With multiple themes and options available to create a customised look, mini bowling is fun, social, easy to maintain, enjoyable for all ages
Albania losing its eagle
Albania losing its eagle
ALBANIA: It is Albania’s national symbol, but the eagle may soon only be found on the flag. The majestic bird is threatened with extinction due to widespread poaching of raptors.
[VIDEO] Jan. 19 - Jan. 26 || What's On Guide
[VIDEO] Jan. 19 - Jan. 26 || What's On Guide
|:| WHAT'S ON GUIDE |:| Shela let's you in on events happening around #Phuket this week, from January 19 - January 26 and more!
Oil, gas industries come together for a good cause
Oil, gas industries come together for a good cause
GOLF: The first Phuket Oilfield Classic was held in April 2009 and was founded by 18 friends of Mark Cameron who attended his wedding in November 2008. The plan was to have a reunion every year because everyone enjoyed the golf in Phuket so much, then it mushroomed into a full blown organised event for oil and gas industry professionals in the region.
Thailand’s drug warehouse
Thailand’s drug warehouse
AYUTTHAYA: Stuck on a merry-go-round of drug taking, dealing and jail, Somphal Boonsanoon’s journey through addiction ended in a shallow grave in Ayutthaya, Thailand’s historic heart and Southeast Asia’s meth warehouse.
Jamie’s Phuket: In search of the dragon’s cave
Jamie’s Phuket: In search of the dragon’s cave
I don’t drag my kids out to temples that often these days now they are getting older and have their own things to do, but even they were impressed by Tham Paya Nakarat temple.
Night run for gibbons
Night run for gibbons
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Thawornwat Khongkaew on Tuesday (Jan 16) chaired a press conference to introduce a charity event titled ‘Phuket Night Run For the Gibbons’ that will be held on Feb 17 and which will support the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project (GRP) in Pa Khlok, Thalang.
When the road hazard in Phuket is a building
When the road hazard in Phuket is a building
For more than a decade the incomplete building on the street that has become known as “Soi Banzaan” in Patong has stood blocking half the street, with not a single step by officials the rectify the “ultimate road hazard”. Want to know why it is there and why nothing is being done about it, read on for the very limited responses The Phuket News has been able to obtain from the officials themselves...
Porn site traffic increases 50% minutes after Hawaii missile threat revealed as false alarm
Porn site traffic increases 50% minutes after Hawaii missile threat revealed as false alarm
HAWAII: The world of online traffic took a strange twist in Hawaii last Saturday (Jan 13) when one of the world's most popular porn sites revealed recorded a 50% increase in traffic just minutes after a ballistic missile threat was revealed to be a false alarm.
A new life sprouts up
A new life sprouts up
IRAQ: Even before the Islamic State group took over her home city of Mosul, Iraqi 31-year-old Nesrine never imagined she would have a job working late into the evening at a fashion boutique.
Macao or bust: Commerce entourage looks to expand Phuket trade beyond tourism
Macao or bust: Commerce entourage looks to expand Phuket trade beyond tourism
PHUKET: A delegation of tourism officials and leading business figures from the autonomous special administrative region of Macao in China arrived in Phuket last Friday (Jan 12) with the aim of laying the formation groundwork for commerce, and not just in tourism.
Patong Beach Rotarians elect club’s new board at AGM
Patong Beach Rotarians elect club’s new board at AGM
The Rotary Club of Patong Beach (RCoPB) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, Dec 15 in order to elect a new board to serve the club in the coming year.
Phuket Opinion: What will it take?
Phuket Opinion: What will it take?
PHUKET: Last week’s opinion piece in The Phuket News warning of the lack of safety in the marine tourism industry in Phuket and Phang Nga Bay proved to be sadly prescient.
Guardiola urges City to learn from Anfield pain
Guardiola urges City to learn from Anfield pain
FOOTBALL: Pep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City stars to use their dramatic 4-3 defeat at Liverpool as a warning to guard against complacency.
Phuket light-rail EIA to be submitted next week
Phuket light-rail EIA to be submitted next week
PHUKET: The Office of Natural Resources and Environment Policy and Planning (ONEP) this week conducted a survey of light-rail construction sites in Phuket and Phang Nga ahead of the office planning to submit the B39-billion mega-project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) next Friday (Jan 26).
Club Med inks B2.8bn partner deal to open new resort in Krabi
Club Med inks B2.8bn partner deal to open new resort in Krabi
PHUKET: Thailand’s Apex Development PCL this week signed an agreement with Club Med to launch an all-inclusive resort in Krabi with an investment of US$90 million (B2.86 billion).
IT guru looks to deliver freedom via crypto-investment
IT guru looks to deliver freedom via crypto-investment
Phuket-based Oju Group has launched its own cryptocurrency OjuT (pronounced “oh-joo-tee”) in an ICO aimed at leveraging the company’s expansion to be upheld by real-world assets.
Phuket’s Boat Lagoon Yachting sets B1.4bn record import of private yachts
Phuket’s Boat Lagoon Yachting sets B1.4bn record import of private yachts
PHUKET: Phuket-based Boat Lagoon Yachting has made history in the region’s yachting industry with the importation to the region of the largest single shipment of luxury yachts, worth over B1.4 billion.
‘Untouchable’ wildlife kingpin arrested in Bangkok
‘Untouchable’ wildlife kingpin arrested in Bangkok
BANGKOK: Acting on fresh evidence, Thai Police yesterday (Jan 19) tracked down and arrested wildlife trafficking kingpin Boonchin Bach in Nakhon Panom, on the outskirts of Bangkok, reports frontline counter-trafficking organisation Freeland.