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Mission accomplished for Phuket airport sea rescue drill

PHUKET: Phuket International Airports (PIA) sea-rescue exercise went smoothly at Nai Yang Beach yesterday (Nov26).

10 per cent zone from Phuket beach, 36 businesses to be demolished

PHUKET: Despite the fact that it only had it’s 10 per cent zone marked out a little over two weeks ago, due to the lack of rule keeping by beach vendors, Surin Beach is the first to have its 10% zone removed.

Phuket Youth Talent competition kicks off in December

The latest edition of the Youth Talent competition will run at Boat Lagoon’s luxury marquee, The Whitehouse. It kicks off at 11am on Sunday, December 6.

DJ Festival

XANA Beach Club with Attica is hosting Phuket’s most anticipated party event of the year, the electrifying DJ Festival. The event will feature 9 straight days of outrageously talented DJ performances from 12 - 20 December. A total of 9 local and …

IKEA opens its first Pick-up & order point in Asia in Phuket

PHUKET: IKEA today (Nov 27) held the opening ceremony for its Pick-up & order point in Phuket, offering the many people in Phuket and in the south of Thailand easier access to IKEA’s furniture and home furnishing solutions.

Phuket Bus Slides Off Karon Hill in Wet: Passengers Stuck

latest A bus carrying many passengers slips off the wet road over Karon Hill, leaving people waiting at the roadside for an alternative form of transport.

Irishman bent on suicide jumps to death at Suvarnabhumi

BANGKOK: A down-on-his-luck Irishman died after successfully jumping from the second level of the Suvarnabhumi airport passenger terminal late yesterday (Nov 26) after trying to commit suicide earlier that day.

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO - Phuket IKEA store, demolition Surin beach, Police uncover plot

PHUKET XTRA - November 27 Services being cut-off to Surin beach clubs and restaurants, a new IKEA store, BKK Police uncover assassination plot, HUGE snake in Samkong and Miss Universe Thailands Tuk Tuk costume.

Ronins draw with fellow relegation battlers Phichit FC

FOOTBALL: Phuket FC hosted the 34th match of the 2015 Yamaha League One season at Surakul Stadium on Wednesday night (Nov 25), a game which saw them take on another team battling to avoid relegation, Phichit FC.

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