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Phuket International Soccer 7s prepares for kick-off

FOOTBALL: The organisers of the Phuket International Soccer 7s are once again getting ready to extend a warm welcome to all participants and supporters to the 13th year of International 7s in Phuket.

Local clubs to vie for trophies in PSS tourney

FOOTBALL: Phuket Soccer Schools is preparing to host its third annual local football tournament this Sunday (November 15) at Thanyapura, with a number of local clubs having confirmed.

Is a serial dog killer on the loose in Mexico City?

MEXICO: The sudden deaths of several dogs after walks in a popular Mexico City park has raised fears that a serial canine killer is on the loose, poisoning unsuspecting pets.

From ‘beauty’ to ‘trash’: France’s Corsica takes on new moniker

FRANCE: Corsica, France’s lush and feisty Mediterranean “isle of beauty”, as it’s known, has another nickname, the “scented isle” for its dense fragrant shrubs.

Loosen up those stiff shoulders with Yin Yoga

Hi and welcome to November, we are so close to the end of another yoga year! This month we are talking about a stiff issue – shoulders! The posture we are working on this month is actually part of my Yin Yoga set and is a sure fire way to loosen up the stiffest of shoulders.

Phuket Town blaze, explosion guts home

PHUKET: Fire broke out and quickly engulfed a house in the east side of Phuket Town this morning (Nov 13), causing an estimated B100,000 in damage. No people were killed or injured in the blaze.

Lobster and jazz at Phukets Banyan Trees Sunday Brunch

Luxury, lakeside leisure, lobster and live (jazz) – these “L” words, in my opinion, sum up the Go Live Sunday Seafood Brunch at Banyan Tree, and combined with various other niche selling points, separate it from most of the other lazy Sunday dining options on the island.

Foreign illegal workers in Phuket offered amnesty

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada yesterday issued a notice to urge all business owners in the fishing industry to register any illegal workers from Myanmar, Lao and Cambodia by January 30, 2016.

Phuket 10 per cent beach zone hits Surin

PHUKET: Last Friday (Nov 6) it was Patong, Wednesday (Nov 11) it was Karon sub-district, and yesterday (Nov 12) it was the turn of Surin to see the introduction of the new 10 per cent beach management system.

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