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Finnish Harri Haanpaa is the head of Film and Digital Media Academy at the prestigious British International School Phuket (BISP).

The First utility bill of the year came recently (for December, 2014), and it was the lowest Id ever seen since moving to my mangrove-side man-cave 10 months ago. Thanks to a few energy conscious lifestyle decisions, my latest grid-electricity bill amounted to a whopping B78 for just over three-kilowatt hours of inflated, off- the-beaten-path grid energy.

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Tai Chi and Qi Gong are both traditional exercises based on the theories of Chinese medicine, dating back thousands of years. The obviously profound effects are evident in the individuals who practise these techniques. The practise involves mastering the regulation and control of three parameters: external body movements (different postures and slow flowing dance-like movements), the breath, and the focus of the mind.

In Japan the Japanese Chin is considered royalty. They were originally bred to sit upon the laps of ladies of the court in the Imperial Palace.

Los Angeles-based electronic music duo Beach Life Kings recently flew to Thailand to debut their music to the Phuket public and The Phuket News was lucky enough to interview them.

Latest A photograph of a Phuketwan reporter that put her on a blacklist at the Royal Thai Navy base on Phuket has been removed, the Commander has confirmed.

TENNIS: World number one Serena Williams faces a potential rematch of her US Open final against Caroline Wozniacki in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open following Fridays (January 16) draw.

Latest Thailand’s policy on human trafficking is under review but confusion hasn’t stopped people from the same boat being declared both victims and illegal immigrants.