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Phuket Governor vows action to improve safety after boat explodes
Phuket Governor vows action to improve safety after boat explodes
PHUKET: The speedboat fireball off Phi Phi Island yesterday (Jan 14) has left three people in intensive care, Phuket Tourist Police have confirmed.
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Man arrested selling fake ecstasy on Pattaya Walking Street
Man arrested selling fake ecstasy on Pattaya Walking Street
PATTAYA: A 40-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly selling marijuana on Walking Street, and cough relief pills he claimed to be the drug ecstasy.
Phone charger believed responsible for Phuket house fire
Phone charger believed responsible for Phuket house fire
PHUKET: Police believe that a house fire that broke out in a house in Cherng Talay on Saturday night causing an estimated B50,000 in damage started due to a mobile phone charger being left plugged in by the French tenant.
A Wilde win for Europe; Nazim and Cao win for Asia
A Wilde win for Europe; Nazim and Cao win for Asia
FORMULA 4: The Formula 4 South East Asia 2017-18 Championship – fueled by Petron – supported the Asian Le Mans ‘12 Hours of Buriram’ event with a 100,000-strong grandstand on Thailand’s Children’s day.
The fun one: Racing, relaxation and parties all part of 21st The Bay Regatta
The fun one: Racing, relaxation and parties all part of 21st The Bay Regatta
SAILING: Over 40 sailing yachts and 250 competitors will arrive in Phuket next month, to join this year’s Bay Regatta being held from January 31-February 4.
City woman admits 'gang tie’
City woman admits 'gang tie’
BANGKOK: A woman has been detained on suspicion of being involved in a call centre gang’s use of a stolen ID card to open bank accounts, said a police source.
Watchdog probes police ‘freebies’ at parlour
Watchdog probes police ‘freebies’ at parlour
BANGKOK: The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation into freebies dished out by a local massage parlour.
Poisonous and running out
Poisonous and running out
PAKISTAN: Barely 15 days old, Kinza whimpers at an Islamabad hospital where she is suffering from diarrhoea and a blood infection, a tiny victim among thousands afflicted by Pakistan’s severely polluted and decreasing water supplies.
Several injured as boat explodes at Viking Cave Koh Phi Phi
Several injured as boat explodes at Viking Cave Koh Phi Phi
PHUKET: Officials from the Hat Nopparat- Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park have confirmed that several people have sustained serious injuries when a boat exploded at Viking Cave at Phi Phi Island south of Phuket.
The SIS Kata serves up sensory delights at Twilight Sky restaurant
The SIS Kata serves up sensory delights at Twilight Sky restaurant
One of the most gorgeous, unspoilt corners of Phuket is the headland overlooking Kata Beach, with verdantly magical Poo (Crab) Island dancing in the bay and the pristine sands of Kata Noi Beach to the south.
In the middle of the world
In the middle of the world
SAO TOME: It’s a nation that boasts warm azure seas and dream beaches, a landscape ranging from volcanic rocks to tropical rainforest, and stable democratic rule – yet many people have never heard of it.
Leverage for life: IT guru looks to deliver freedom via Phuket crypto-investment
Leverage for life: IT guru looks to deliver freedom via Phuket 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. Yet for Wu Di, the founder and driving force behind the group, the ICO represents so much more – it is a means to fulfilling his long-term dream of providing a way for people to achieve their own personal freedom.
Phuket Opinion: Safety a priority, but for who?
Phuket Opinion: Safety a priority, but for who?
PHUKET: It’s a platitude we seem to hear endlessly repeated and with steadily increasing frequency as high season engulfs our “world-class tourist destination”. It emerges from the mouth of whoever is Phuket Governor at the time and echoed by high-ranking officials. Yes, we’re talking about that reassuring assertion that, “Tourist safety is a top priority”.
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B800mn Phuket Rajabhakti Park revived as Royal National Park of Surin Beach
B800mn Phuket Rajabhakti Park revived as Royal National Park of Surin Beach
PHUKET: A plan to have an B800 million Rajabhakti Park at Surin Beach, which was scrapped almost one year ago and was to be replaced with a lesser-costing B12mn Surin Park, appear to have been revived by the Government now under the title ‘Royal National Park of Surin Beach’.
Three charges for driver of truck that dropped load on Phuket road
Three charges for driver of truck that dropped load on Phuket road
PHUKET: The driver of a 22-wheeler truck which dropped its load on Route 4233, which runs between Kamala and Patong, this morning is to face three charge; reckless driving, using an unstable vehicle and dropping something on the road which may cause damage to others.
Massage den raid rescues 80 women
Massage den raid rescues 80 women
BANGKOK: Authorities yesterday (Jan 12) raided a well-known massage parlour called “Victoria Secret Massage” in Bangkok’s Rama 9 area and found 80 women believed to have been forced into prostitution.
Thanyapura officially announces new ‘Thanyapura Relay Triathlon 2018’ event
Thanyapura officially announces new ‘Thanyapura Relay Triathlon 2018’ event
TRIATHLON: There is a new sport discipline that is quickly gaining worldwide popularity – both amongst competitors and spectators – and in the summer of 2017 the International Olympic Committee announced that the event would be included in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. It is seen as the next innovation of the sport of triathlon – Triathlon Mixed Relays.
Korean man admits to running illegal Phuket tour company
Korean man admits to running illegal Phuket tour company
PHUKET: The Phuket Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has today (Jan 13) confirmed that a Korean man faces charges of running a tour company without the required licence, and that any work permits issued for the company will be revoked.