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INSPIRED PHUKETIAN - 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 …

Prawit orders mafia crackdown at tourist spots

BANGKOK: Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered widespread crackdowns on mafia gangs to stop them causing trouble to Thai and foreign tourists across the country.

Clashes as riot police crack down on banned Catalan vote

SPAIN: Riot police fired rubber bullets and forced their way into activist-held polling stations in the Barcelona capital Catalonia on Sunday (Oct 1) as thousands turned out to vote in an independence referendum banned by Madrid.

Verstappen wins while Vettel limits the damage at final Malaysian Grand Prix

FORMULA ONE: Max Verstappen has won his second Formula One grand prix with a faultless performance in Malaysia, but Sebastian Vettel was the race’s star, recovering from last to fourth in a meteoric drive.

The spy who came in from the North

SOUTH KOREA: Condemned to death twice, former spy Seo Ok-Ryol spent three decades in prison, most of it in solitary confinement. Now aged 90, the only thing he wants to do before he dies is go home – to North Korea.

Good ‘mid-month’ reports in: Big catches of King Macs and Barracuda recorded off Phuket

FISHING: Mid-month we were surprised at how many boats went out considering the weather, which was only fit for oilskins and sou’westers. This, plus the severe lack of tourists, not counting the Chinese hoards whose buses, in conjunction with the traffic management system, exacerbates the massive traffic problems at the Chalong Circle construction site, which is the only “bus” access to the pier and parking.

Disconnect your mind, relax your body and be still with this Tin Yoga pose

Hello and welcome to the rainy month of September, perfect weather for our Yin yoga pose this month.

The Slates Coqoon Spa teams up with Amrita Retreats

Phuket’s Coqoon Spa at The Slate has announced an official partnership with leading luxury wellness brand Amrita Retreats.

Golden Week brings Phuket boon in Chinese property hunters

PHUKET: The CEO of China’s largest international property website has predicted huge growth in the interest in Phuket property from Chinese buyers in the upcoming “Golden Week”, which this year starting from today (Oct 1) will be eight-days long as the National Day Golden Week coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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