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Boats: Ahoy from  the Honky Cat

Boats: Ahoy from the Honky Cat

A sampling of sustainability with a seasoned seafarer and She was anchored off Ya Nui Beach, just below Phuket’s iconic alternative energy station on the southwest coast of the island.

THE BIG LIST: Trapped

THE BIG LIST: Trapped

Just because we humans have opposable-thumbs and have gone to the moon doesn’t mean we can’t get stuck in a bathroom every now and then. Here are just a few of people who have had some unwanted alone time…

Car part removed from arm after 51 years

Car part removed from arm after 51 years

It took 51 years but Arthur Lampitt finally had that turn signal lever removed from his left arm.

DEATH, TAXES … OR BOTH?

Governments have got you coming and going when dealing with taxes.

Tail of AirAsia plane found

Tail of AirAsia plane found

Indonesia said Wednesday (January 7) had found the tail of an AirAsia plane that crashed into the sea with 162 people on board, raising hopes of finding its black boxes and explaining the disaster.

2014 a ‘mixed bag’ for hotels in the region

2014 a ‘mixed bag’ for hotels in the region

Cushman & Wakefield has published HotelViews 2015 – its annual report covering hotel market performance in 18 cities across Asia, describing performance in Southeast Asia as “a mixed bag”, due in part to political uncertainty in Thailand.

Nok boosts Chiang Rai flights

Nok boosts Chiang Rai flights

Nok Air will boost services from Bangkok to Chiang Rai from six to seven flights a day from next Thursday (January 15), while JetStar is to launch a new service between Bangkok and Hanoi in March.

Class Act Media and LivePhuket  sign partnership

Class Act Media and LivePhuket sign partnership

Leading Phuket property website, LivePhuket.com, and Southern Thailand’s leading media company, Class Act Media, have announced the signing of a long-term strategic partnership.

Lower mobile phone charges agreed

Lower mobile phone charges agreed

All mobile phone service providers will offer new promotional packages by March which will see callers charged on a per-second basis in a step which could overhaul the entire system in the future.

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