PHUKET XTRA - May 17 Mother buries own baby! |:| Elephant rides in the sea allowed |:| Baby Jumbo is dead |:| Election update! |:| Stabbing victim disappears as hunt for suspect stalls Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- British stabbing victim disappears as hunt for suspect stalls
MORE: Original story   2- Phuket elephant rides in the sea given all clear
  3- Baby Jumbo is dead
  4- Newborn abandoned in forest, mother charged with attempted murder   5- Election Update: Bhumjaithai, Democrats form a coalition of their own
 

PHUKET XTRA - May 16 'Mushroom picker's' released from prison |:| Cannibal's secrets to be exposed? |:| Coral restoration at Maya Bay |:| Arrest over Thalang Riot |:| FINALLY, town cables go underground |:| Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Finally? Phuket Town cables to go underground
  2- Phuket man, 21, arrested in Bangkok over Thalang Riot
  3- Foreign divers volunteer for Maya Bay coral restoration project
  4- After 2 years, 'mushroom pickers' released from prison
MORE: Timeline of their arrest
  5- Hospital to expose secrets of 'man eater'
 

PHUKET XTRA - May 15 HRH Princess to visit Phuket, June 3 new holiday |:| Over 200 Phuket prisoners pardoned |:| Bangla Rd. killer charged |:| Smuggling migrants in mail truck |:| Rawai fastest-growing Airbnb area in Thailand Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- HRH Princess to visit Phuket, June 3 new national holiday
MORE: June 3 is the new Queen's Birthday holiday     2- Bangla Road killer charged with murder
  3- More than 200 Phuket prisoners released by royal pardon
  4- Driver arrested after attempting to smuggle 13 migrants
  5- Rawai is fastest-growing Airbnb area in Thailand, Indian arrivals growing

PHUKET XTRA - May 14 Escaping a tiger up a bamboo tree! |:| Thailand's Game of Thrones continues |:| New mandatory requirement for older visas |:| Fatal stabbing on Bangla Road |:| Rape suspect arrested! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Bar host stabbed to death on Bangla Road
  2- Police arrest Koh Phangan rape suspect
  3- Health insurance now mandatory for older, long-stayers
  4- Thailand's Game of Thrones continues.....
MORE: Anutin offered premiership
  5- Escaping a tiger up a bamboo tree!

PHUKET XTRA - May 13 Last-minute changes force Chalong Hospital delay |:| Durian mountain to become compost |:| Police under investigation over 'judge privileges' |:| Wastewater pouring onto Phuket beaches |:| Jellyfish warning! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Waiting Room: Chalong Hospital delayed as last-minute changes stall
  2- Police under investigation over 'judge privileges' incident
  3- Wastewater pouring onto Phuket beaches
  4- Jellyfish warning issued for Bang Tao, Layan beaches
  5- Mountain of durian peels to be turned into organic compost
 

Welcome to What The Munch! Join Jason Beavan as he munches his way through the island in search of the top dishes in Phuket! We take one ingredient and look for the different ways that restaurants across Phuket island prepare that special item. In this episode, we're looking for delicious beef and flavorful sauces! Brought to you by The 9th Floor in Patong Produced by JP Mestanza 9th Floor Patong
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PHUKET XTRA - May 10 Class Act Media/Image Asia join forces! |:| Hospital admits HIV infection from blood transfusion |:| Biometric ID at Phuket airport |:| Dengue on decline! |:| Stateless students gets citizenship! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Phuket media shuffle: Class Act Media & Image Asia join forces!
  2- Dengue on the decline in Phuket
  3- Biometric ID systems installed at Phuket International Airport
  4- Hospital in Bangkok admits to HIV infection from blood transfusion
  5- Stateless students gets Thai citizenship, set to join US academic contest
 

PHUKET XTRA - May 9 Undersea trail to open soon! |:| Military to remain in power? |:| Maya Bay to remain closed for 2 years |:| University launches marijuana studies! |:| Condo squatter fined, awaits deportation Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Military scrambles to create coalition to form government MORE: Pheu Thai gov't on the ropes 2- Maya Bay to remains closed until mid-2021 3- Condo squat Brit moved to Bangkok, fined, awaiting deportation 4- University launches marijuana studies program 5- Undersea trail set to open soon

PHUKET XTRA - May 8 Medical staff wary of violent hospitals |:| Monsoon season begins, lifeguards issue warning |:| Gifted stateless student has US visa rejected |:| Plans to turn used cars into electric cars |:| 70-year-olds still in jail for national park fishing Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Patong lifeguards issue warning as monsoon season begins
  2- Italian men, both 70, still in jail pending trials for fishing in national park
  3- Medical staff wary of violent hospitals
  4- US rejects visa for stateless student as she enters science competition
  5- Thailand's plan to turn used cars into electric vehicles

PHUKET XTRA - May 7 Thailand has a new King! |:| Points-based driving penalties for Thailand |:| Hospital staff to be drug tested! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket 1- Thailand has a new king!
MORE: Beautiful elephants parade to honour the King MORE:His Majesty praises unity
MORE: Phuket's mass cleanup to honour HM the King
MORE: Merit-making ceremony in Phuket for HM the King
  2- Thailand set to adopt points-based driving penalties
  3- Hospital staff to be drug tested after some arrested