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Thai social security is no luxury blanket

PHUKET: Have you ever been treated at a government hospital in Phuket and then asked to pay for medicines? Here, we find out why.

Three injured in two-truck, one-car Phuket pile-up

PHUKET: Three people were injured when three vehicles, two of them six-wheeled trucks, piled into each other in central Phuket yesterday afternoon (Nov 30).

Stunning Phuket resort Keemala opens amid lore of the jungle

PHUKET: Keemala, the latest high-end resort to open on Phuket’s west coast, officially opened to guests today (Dec 1) with its 38 pool cottages, tree houses and villas overlooking Kamala Village and the Andaman Sea.

BISP Sends Eight Hopefuls to the 2015 Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championships

SWIMMING: Eight swimmers from the BISP JSA Swim Academy, based at British International School, Phuket (BISP), have been selected to represent their country at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Age Group Swimming Championships in Danang, Vietnam from 4-6 December.

Festive Fair 15

Come to Thanyapura this Friday and enjoy the unique feeling of a Bavarian style Christmas market in the tropical hills of central Phuket. Phuket International Academy and Thanyapura have combined to celebrate this festive season with a number of Phuket…

One man arrested as Phuket police smash credit card theft gang

PHUKET: Phuket police are currently hunting for Bangkok man who is suspected of being part of a gang of credit card thieves and managed to evade arrest when one of his accomplices was apprehended during a shopping spree in Chalong on Sunday (Nov 29).

Phuket Poll: Where should school alcohol-free zones be?

PHUKET: Vice Governor Chokdee Armornwat last week ordered the Phuket Excise Office to literally redraw the map that marked out areas around schools and “education institutions” where alcohol is to be banned.

US Federal Aviation Administration Revises Thailand's Air Safety Rating

Latest Thailand has been reassessed and lowered to Category 2 in a reassessment by US aviation officials of the country’s civil aviation authority.

Countdown to Phuket Beachfront Demolition: Surin Will be Closed to Tourists for Three Days

latest Surin beach will be closed to all visitors for three days while a team of 200 workers demolish all structures including Zazada Beach Club at one end and destroy illegal enlargements at the other.

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