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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Speedboat collision! Baby-making tax breaks? 'Ghost yacht'! || January 17
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Speedboat collision! Baby-making tax breaks? 'Ghost yacht'! || January 17
PHUKET XTRA - January 17 'Ghost yacht'? New IDs after facial makeovers! Baby-making tax breaks? Phuket speeboat collision! Deputy PM's watch-gate continues!
Phuket chef charged with kratom possession
Phuket chef charged with kratom possession
PHUKET: Officers from the Phuket Stability Division today (Jan 17) confirmed that a male chef from a unnamed Phuket hotel was arrested yesterday for possession of 56 packs of kratom, which they believe he intended to be sell to teenagers in the local area.
Thai couple survive spirit house wipeout in Rawai
Thai couple survive spirit house wipeout in Rawai
PHUKET: A Thai man and a Thai woman escaped with only minor injuries after the car they were travelling in slid out of control on a hill in Rawai earlier today (Jan 17), and rolled roof-over-floor into a vacant plot and wiping out a spirit house along the way.
Injured tourist from speedboat explosion transferred to Phuket hospital
Injured tourist from speedboat explosion transferred to Phuket hospital
PHUKET: A male Chinese tourist who was hospitalised in Krabi for serious injuries after Sunday’s (Jan 14) speedboat explosion off Phi Phi Island is being transferred to a Phuket hospital today (Jan 17), while another severely injured Chinese female tourist remains in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Krabi International Hospital, confirmed the Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MoTS) Phuket office.
Michelin-starred Chef Andrea Cannalire impresses at JW Marriott’s Cucina restaurant
Michelin-starred Chef Andrea Cannalire impresses at JW Marriott’s Cucina restaurant
The JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa’s Italian restaurant Cucina recently hosted its first Michelin Star dining experience, in collaboration with the one Michelin-Starred Chef Andrea Cannalire, from Ostuni, Italy.
Finnish air hostess, 27, found dead in Phuket hotel
Finnish air hostess, 27, found dead in Phuket hotel
PHUKET: A 27-year-old air hostess working for Thomas Cook Airlines was found dead in her hotel room near Phuket International Airport today (Jan 17).
Inspired Phuketian - Philipp Graf von Hardenberg
Inspired Phuketian - Philipp Graf von Hardenberg
Speech title - The Need for Paradigm Shifts in Education Systems Held monthly and open to the public, this event gives an opportunity for well-lived people the chance to share their life experiences. Inspired by the famous TED Talks, this it’s a great way for people to really connect to authentic ideas that will benefit their well-being and happiness in general. Here is the best fishing kayak for beginners. Limited to 55 seats only and priced at B350/pax/net including one drink and pass around canapé. Register now by email to sales@skyelakeclub.com
Phuket girl wants more glory
Phuket girl wants more glory
BANDMINTON: Nitchaon Jindapol will try to win back-to-back titles at this week’s HSBC BWF World Tour Super 500 Perodua Malaysia Masters 2018 being held at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur after she took her second title in a space of three months last weekend.
Alleged boy kicker nabbed, says he was stressed
Alleged boy kicker nabbed, says he was stressed
BANGKOK: Police have arrested a man believed to have viciously kicked and knocked down a four-year-old boy walking with his grandmother on a footpath in Bangkok, after a two-day hunt.
Police name Italian tourists injured in Phuket speedboat collision
Police name Italian tourists injured in Phuket speedboat collision
PHUKET: Two Italian tourists remain in hospital after the speedboat they travelling in was rammed by another tour speedboat off the east coast of Phuket yesterday (Jan 16).
Patong bar owner faces charges for striking security guard
Patong bar owner faces charges for striking security guard
PHUKET: A bar owner in Patong – who has been publicly lambasted for owning and driving a Mercedes-Benz car – has surrendered himself to police for striking a security guard amid a heated argument at the exit of Soi Paradise onto Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd earlier this week.
VAR helps Leicester advance to FA Cup fourth round
VAR helps Leicester advance to FA Cup fourth round
FOOTBALL: Leicester made history as English football’s first beneficiaries of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system after the replay technology was used to award their second goal in a 2-0 FA Cup win over Fleetwood today (Jan 17).
Rohingya deal aims to repatriate refugees ‘within two years’
Rohingya deal aims to repatriate refugees ‘within two years’
MYANMAR: Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed to repatriate hundreds of thousands of displaced Rohingya within a two-year period, Dhaka said yesterday (Jan 16), the first concrete timeline given for the refugees’ return despite many refusing to go back to their homeland.
Massage parlour shareholder held for trafficking
Massage parlour shareholder held for trafficking
BANGKOK: A key shareholder in a company operating the massage parlour raided by authorities last Friday (Jan 12), yesterday (Jan 16) surrendered to police and denied any involvement in the flesh trade.
Nicole Moudaber at Baba Beach Club Phuket
Nicole Moudaber at Baba Beach Club Phuket
Nicole Moudaber (MOOD Records / Intec / Drumcode), is an event promoter, record label founder, radio host, and one of the most passionately followed DJ/producers in the world. Support by Thailand's rising female artist: Mendy Indigo. NO COVER CHARGE. RSVP ONLY. Daytime event from 2pm at Baba Beach Club Phuket. For more info & bookings 076 429 388 or phuket@bababeachclub.com
Nicha changes story in ID theft case
Nicha changes story in ID theft case
BANGKOK: A 24-year-old office worker who claimed her lost identity card was exploited by scammers now says that she lost the document at a convenience store rather than during a bus ride as she had previously asserted, according to a police source.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Homeless lives change! Tsunami warning towers? Gun-making inmates! || January 16
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Homeless lives change! Tsunami warning towers? Gun-making inmates! || January 16
PHUKET XTRA - January 16 Homeless bus driver & son's lives change! Gun-making inmates? Sub-standard Thai universities? Phuket tsunami warning towers update! Marine safety checks after Phi Phi explosion! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Prawit to resign if NACC watch probe finds him guilty
Prawit to resign if NACC watch probe finds him guilty
BANGKOK: Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said today (Jan 16) that he is ready to step down from the cabinet if the anti-graft agency found the case against him has grounds.
Eight injured as Phuket speedboats collide
Eight injured as Phuket speedboats collide
PHUKET: Eight tourists were injured when two tour speedboats collided off the east coast of Phuket this afternoon (Jan 16).
Phuket ‘ghost yacht’ washes ashore Sumatra, captain safe
Phuket ‘ghost yacht’ washes ashore Sumatra, captain safe
PHUKET: The captain sailing a yacht from Phuket to Langkawi, Malaysia, that washed ashore unmanned in Sabang, Indonesia, has been safely rescued by a passing cargo vessel off Sumatra.