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Labour Minister visits Phuket to boost Thai workers and marine tourism
Labour Minister visits Phuket to boost Thai workers and marine tourism
PHUKET: Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn visited Phuket yesterday (May 2) to open a welding skills test and support training for marine tourism jobs.
Dates set for 19th annual Laguna Phuket Marathon
Dates set for 19th annual Laguna Phuket Marathon
MARATHON: Organisers have confirmed they expect over 8,000 athletes from more than 50 countries to descend on Phuket during the weekend of June 13-15 for the 19th annual Laguna Phuket Marathon.
Police arrest Israeli man for stealing motorbike
Police arrest Israeli man for stealing motorbike
PHUKET: Following a joint operation between Phuket Immigration and Wichit Police, officers have arrested a 37-year-old Israeli man for stealing a motorbike from Dibuk Hospital.
Man poses as food delivery rider to get cash for meth
Man poses as food delivery rider to get cash for meth
PHUKET: A 29-year-old man accused of scamming food vendors across Phuket has been arrested by Phuket City Police after a weeks-long investigation.
Skål Goes Parisian – A Night of Style & Connections
Skål Goes Parisian – A Night of Style & Connections
Our host of the month of May, Marie Berthe, extends a warm invitation to all Skalleagues for an evening of French flair & Island Charm at the Hilton Garden Inn Bangtao, Phuket. Registration from 6pm. Members B1,200 - Non-Members B1,600. Bookings - contact@skalphuket.org
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Young Phuket ‘bomb makers’ thought they got away with it, Boat taxis on the way?|| May 2
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Young Phuket ‘bomb makers’ thought they got away with it, Boat taxis on the way?|| May 2
PHUKET XTRA - May 2 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Labourers raise B150K for Vachira cancer centre
Labourers raise B150K for Vachira cancer centre
PHUKET: Phuket provincial officials marked National Labour Day 2025 yesterday (May 1) with the event ‘Labourers for the Light’. raising more than B150,000 to support the construction of the province’s first government cancer centre at Vachira Phuket Hospital.
Top-five race heats up as Saints try to avoid unwanted history
Top-five race heats up as Saints try to avoid unwanted history
FOOTBALL: Liverpool have wrapped up the Premier League title and the three relegated teams know their fate but the fight for the top five is reaching a climax.
13 more bodies recovered from collapsed Bangkok building
13 more bodies recovered from collapsed Bangkok building
BANGKOK: Rescuers retrieved 13 more bodies from the debris of the collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district today (May 2), bringing the death toll to 74, with nine injuries and around 20 people still missing.
Thalang roadblock checkpoints for meth continue
Thalang roadblock checkpoints for meth continue
PHUKET: Road checkpoints in Mai Khao on Wednesday night (Apr 30) saw the “random” testing for drugs of 80 people, of whom nine tested positive and “voluntarily” entered treatment, the Thalang District Office has reported.
Australian tourist goes out drinking, dies after fall down hotel stairs
Australian tourist goes out drinking, dies after fall down hotel stairs
PHUKET: A 59-year-old Australian tourist has died after falling down a stairwell at a hotel in Patong early yesterday morning (May 1), with police attributing the fall to alcohol intoxication.
Mic check: Singapore’s podcast boom amplifies opposition voices
Mic check: Singapore’s podcast boom amplifies opposition voices
SINGAPORE: In a tiny studio, a former Wall Street banker and an ex-aviation executive are doing what critics say is lacking in Singapore’s tightly managed media landscape - giving opposition politicians unfiltered airtime ahead of tomorrow’s (May 3) election.
Ukrainian woman tags, trashes condo, landlord files complaint with police
Ukrainian woman tags, trashes condo, landlord files complaint with police
PHUKET: A landlord has filed a formal complaint with police after a Ukrainian tourist left a rented condominium unit badly damaged and failed to vacate the property after the lease expired.
Multi-sport ‘Phuket Recreation Games’ underway
Multi-sport ‘Phuket Recreation Games’ underway
ALL SPORTS: A multi-sport event designed to encourage local residents to pursue a healthier lifestyle is underway in Phuket.
Fake Thailand Digital Arrival Card website alert
Fake Thailand Digital Arrival Card website alert
BANGKOK: The first fake Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) website has already been spotted on the day that the real system made its debut for foreign visitors to the kingdom.
Mining and crafting laughs with Jack Black and Co
Mining and crafting laughs with Jack Black and Co
It is the movie that has everybody talking at the moment. Not only has A Minecraft Movie blitzed at the box office but in the US it has players of the video game it is based on so excited that police have had to be called to cinemas to calm down excited teens and children.
Local rugby continues to flourish
Local rugby continues to flourish
RUGBY: In all my years of global rugby coaching I thought I had seen everything. Then I received a message from Phuket International Rugby 11s organiser Pat Cotter explaining that 11s rugby will be taking place at club Mykonos at Langebaan in South Africa early next year!
Calls to spur tax-free shopping
Calls to spur tax-free shopping
BANGKOK: With China aggressively ramping up its tax policy by offering a high refund rate of 13% for tax-free shopping in a bid to lure tourist expenditure through more convenient spending, 
Phuket Governor honours eight for ‘good deeds’
Phuket Governor honours eight for ‘good deeds’
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat has presented certificates of honour to eight individuals who demonstrated outstanding acts of courage and compassion throughout 2024.
Ukraine, US sign minerals deal, tying Trump to Kyiv
Ukraine, US sign minerals deal, tying Trump to Kyiv
WASHINGTON: The United States and Ukraine signed a minerals deal yesterday (Apr 30) after a two-month delay, in what President Donald Trump’s administration called a new form of US commitment to Kyiv after the end of military aid.