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Phuket Beach Workers Still Want Jobs Back, 10 Percent Zone Meeting Hears

Latest With the countdown to the high season quickening, beach workers excluded from a meeting say they still hope to have their old, illegal jobs restored.

Laguna Phuket Golf Club named Asia’s Best Renovated Course

GOLF: After a comprehensive and immense 18-month golf course upgrading project, Laguna Phuket Golf Club bagged three prestigious awards at the Asian Golf Awards 2015 ceremony – devoted to recognising and honouring the best in the Asia Pacific Golf industry – held in Orchid Country Club in Singapore.

Making sense of defense volunteers

What is a “territorial defense volunteer”? Is it part of the Army? Navy? Royal Thai Police?

Prosecutors brace for bomb suspects’ trial

BANGKOK: Police yesterday (Oct 27) forwarded an 8,000-page investigation report into August’s Bangkok bombings to military prosecutors seeking the indictments of suspects Bilal Turk and Yusufu Mieraili.

PhuketWATCH Open Skies Close Options; Red Day Warning; Irishman Held for Drugs

Phuket Updating Digest PM Prayuth warns that wearing red might lead to arrest; Airlines take advantage of open skies; Irishman arrested over 1kg of marijuana; Dossier names alleged bombers.

Asean Today: Indon Switch to TPP; Myanmar Sweats on Vote; Exorcists Wanted

Around the Region Indonesia suddenly opts to join TPP; Myanmar poll important too for Thailand; Exorcism on rise in Philippines; Brunei business outlook better.

Phuket police push forward with Patong Ace Condo charges

PHUKET: Kathu Police Superintendent Col Chaiwat Ui-kam has confirmed that the case file for criminal charges against the developers of the Ace 1 Condominium project has been filed with the Public Prosecutor’s Office for further action.

No alcohol sales today

PHUKET: Phuket police have confirmed that as today (Oct 27) is an important Buddhist day, Wan Org Pansa, the end of Buddhist lent, the sale of alcohol is not permitted except at duty free shops in International airports until midnight tonight.

Phuket underpass tunnelling delayed by rains

PHUKET: Excavation of the Sam Kong Underpass has been delayed by flooding, but the project is still on track for completion by the February 10 deadline, The Phuket News was told today (Oct 27).

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