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Phuket man pays farang price for entry to tourist attraction

PHUKET: A Thai man from Phuket is up in arms after a gatekeeper at a popular tourist destination in Krabi charged him B200 for a B20 entry ticket because he looks like a foreigner, or farang in Thai. It is widely known that tourism-related businesses set different prices for locals and foreigners. 

Amulets worth over B100,000 stolen from car parked close to Phuket hospital

PHUKET: Police are currently looking for a thief or thieves who broke into a man’s car and stole two amulets valued at over B100,000 while he was taking his young son for an appointment at Vachira Hospital.

Liverpool sack Rodgers after poor start

FOOTBALL: Liverpool sacked manager Brendan Rodgers yesterday (Oct 4) following a year of disappointing results that culminated in a poor start to the current season.

17 dead as heavy flooding hits French Riviera

FRANCE: Violent storms and flooding along the French Riviera have killed at least 17 people and another four are still missing in what were described as “apocalyptic” scenes, local officials said yesterday (Oct 4). 

Pier bomb suspect ‘headed South’

BANGKOK: A blue-shirt suspect sought in connection with the Sathon pier blast in August used the southern Thai-Malaysian border for his escape, national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda said yesterday (Sept 4). 

Hilton presents the best of the best

Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa recently presented the F&B Masters on September 17.

Haze Throws Regional Relations Into a Cloud of Smoke

Latest Relations between countries in SE Asia are growing tense as haze from Indonesia remains over Singapore, Malaysia and parts of Thailand, causing health problems.

Thailand Traffickers Flee to Border With Rohingya Women and Children

Latest Police are hoping to intercept a minivan carrying five Rohingya women and children south towards malaysia after an escape from a family shelter north of Phuket.

PhuketWATCH Phuket News Site Closes; Hunt for 'Blue Shirt'; NCPO Calls in Cartoonist

Phuket News Update Bill Barnett closes the Phuket insider news site; Haze still hovers over Phuket; Merkel in India; US to probe bombing of hospital; Liverpool sacks manager.

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