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Phuket Stars take on Island Cricket club in Phuket cricket season opener

CRICKET: Last Sunday (Aug 20) saw the first game of the The Madras Cafe Cricket League, which started with a one-sided affair in warm and sunny conditions at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG). 

Mayweather, McGregor trade verbal jabs as countdown begins

BOXING: Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor traded verbal jabs today (Aug 23) as the circus-like countdown to their money-spinning superfight cranked into overdrive on the Las Vegas Strip.

Patong residents plea against forced evictions for B6bn tunnel

PHUKET: Hundreds of residents from Patong and from Kathu have called for the right to keep their homes instead of having their lands expropriated by law to make way for the decades-in-coming Patong Tunnel, which at last report was estimated to cost taxpayers B6 billion.

Phuket’s Bang Khu underpass faces delay in official opening

PHUKET: The Bang Khu Underpass at the north end of bypass road, which was to be completed by the end of August, is delaying its official opening to the end of September, Phuket Highways Project Engineer Somkiet Yimpong said today (Aug 23).

JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa honoured in HolidayCheck guest review awards

JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa, a luxury hotel located near Mai Khao Beach in Phuket, has announced that the resort has gained global recognition with the “Highly Rated and Recommended Hotel Award 2017” by HolidayCheck, the largest German speaking travel portal that offers extensive travel know-how and information.

[VIDEO] Mont Azures Kids Water Safety Training Program!

Local kids learning important life skills through MontAzures Kids Water Safety Training Program in conjunction with Phuket Lifeguard Club and Surf Life Saving Australia!

BBC journalist Jonathan Head in Phuket court for defamation trial

PHUKET: British BBC journalist Jonathan Head appeared in Phuket Provincial Court today (Aug 23) for the start of a criminal defamation trial brought by a lawyer who featured in an investigation about foreigners being scammed of their retirement homes.

Divers have located human remains in warship: US admiral

SINGAPORE: Divers searching for 10 missing sailors on a US destroyer that collided with a tanker off Singapore have found human remains, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet said yesterday (Aug 22).

BISP hosts SWAP - A Musical Comedy

We welcome CHIARO to BISP to collaborate with BISP soloists, Secondary singers and Parents choir. It will be a fantastic opportunity for our students to work with professional musicians and for Phuketians to enjoy a wonderful afternoon of music. Ticke…

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