Stricter punishments for those overstaying their visas will take effect from March 20 as part of government efforts to crack down on transnational crime.
PHUKET: More than a year behind its original deadline for completion, the Sam Kong Underpass on the bypass road is on schedule to open to traffic on April 9, the project’s lead engineer told The Phuket News today (Mar 11).
PHUKET: Showers are expected to dampen the dust across Phuket this weekend but will likely be the some of the last rain the island will see before the Thai New Year Songkran festival, the Phuket weather chief said today (Mar 11).
PHUKET: People should take heart in the move by Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada to assign priority to the complaint by foreign tenants at The Aspasia Phuket in Kata against their property management company.
YOGA: This month we are working on a beautiful uplifting asana called upward salute halfmoon bend or urdhva hastasana ardha chandrasana.
PHUKET FASHION: Ladyboys are the nicest women, says Swiss star coiffeur Valentino, who recently produced an elaborate beauty campaign showcasing the beauty of Thai transgenders, or as they are commonly known here in Thailand, kathoeys.
CAPETOWN: It was this time just about a year ago. Delos was in Phuket and we were preparing to cross the Indian Ocean. There are lots of stories about this immense body of water floating in the cruising community. Did you hear about so and so who lost their rudder rounding Madagascar? How about that couple that abandoned ship off the south coast and was rescued by a cargo ship? Did you hear about the Volvo Ocean Race boat that ran aground north of Mauritius? Did you know that there are 60-foot standing waves off the coast of South Africa?
PHUKET: Police are looking for a group of teens last seen talking to a 29-year-old man whose body was found under a municipal water tower in Phuket Town this morning (Mar 11).
PHUKET XTRA - March 11 Buakaw’s cat, new Myanmar President?, sir Nick Faldo, bombing suspects caught, planes make it rain, Ex-DSI chief is too wealthy, Thai fish boat captains sentenced.