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Go Live Sunday Seafood Brunch - October River Prawn -

The Banyan Tree Brunch experience offers a generous selection of live fresh, local and imported seafood with exceptional Lobster dishes, Japanese starters, mouth-watering meats, Asian wok and Western grill treats. Gourmet cuisine exceptional services, …

Phuket’s public toilets to get tourism boost

PHUKET: Tourism officials from Bangkok have unveiled plans to improve public toilets across the island in the hope of improving tourist’s “experience” while on holiday in Phuket.

Monsoon weather leaves garbage strewn along Phuket beach

PHUKET: Officials today moved to clear garbage and other debris strewn along Nai Yang Beach that has been pushed onshore by the southwest monsoon over the past few days.

Beach, coral reef clean-up nets 506kg of garbage

PHUKET: A mass clean-up operation gathered total of 506kg of garbage from a coral reef and the beach at Ao Kluay at Racha Noi Island yesterday (Oct 1).

Two dead after gunman opens fire on Las Vegas music festival

UNITED STATES: At least two people were killed and more than 20 wounded when a gunman went on a shooting spree on the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday (Oct 1), police and US media reports said.

SPECIAL REPORT: How Phuket’s ‘band-aid’ lifeguards are failing

PHUKET: Despite officials putting on a brave face with public announcements that it is “business as usual” and that all is well as tourists are being protected from strong surf and rip currents at Phuket’s beaches, one tourist has drowned and several others were rescued at beaches along the west coast over the weekend.

Motorbike bridge crash sends Ukrainian flying into Phuket canal

PHUKET: A 55-year-old Ukrainian man escaped serious after his motorbike struck a bridge, sending him plunging four metres below into a small canal in Kathu last night (Oct 1).

Chinese woman, 22, drowns at Phuket beach

PHUKET: The body of a 22-year-old Chinese tourist who disappeared in strong surf on Saturday (Sept 30) was found washed ashore at Kata Beach last night (Oct 1).

INSPIRED PHUKETIANS - Jazon Edouard

Speech title - The Pursuit of Happyness. Held monthly, and open to the public, this event gives an opportunity for well-lived people to share their life experiences. Inspired by the famous TED Talks, it’s a great way for people to really …

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