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Phuket Town gambling den raided, 27 arrested

PHUKET: Phuket City Police and soldiers from the 25th Infantry Regiment raided a townhouse in Phuket Town last night (Sept 11) and arrested 27 gamblers caught playing the local gambling game “Prawn-Fish”.

Governor serves up Phuket Street Food Festival in Bangkok

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong has held a special press conference in the heart of Bangkok to promote the upcoming Phuket Street Food Festival 2017, to be held in Phuket Town this weekend.

Phuket school protest centres on flirting, verbally abusive principal soliciting donations

PHUKET: About 500 students, teachers and parents staged a protest at the Srinagarindra the Princess Mother School near Saphan Hin yesterday (Sept 11) against the school principal, who is accused of several counts of misconduct, including flirting, soliciting cash for failed projects and verbally abusing fellow teachers.

1st Annual Surin Surf Contest 2017

Surin Surfer Club presents SURF 1st annual contest 2017. Divisions - Open Short Board, Open Long Boards and Grom - 14 and under. Surin Beach, Phuket. For more info and entry forms - facebook.com/surinsurferclub or [email protected] or call Saya…

Phuket to make its mark on world sporting stage with Phukethon 2017

MARATHON: Phuket province in cooperation with Move Asia, a world-class event organiser, and Yoshimoto Entertainment (Thailand) is to enhance its newly-gained reputation as one of Asia’s sporting cities by holding the inaugural “Phukethon 2017”, a marathon festival where runners from across the world can challenge their limits in three historical routes “The Cape-The Bay-The Old Town” and have a chance to prove themselves by conquering Promthep Cape.

Thanyapura’s Colour Fun Run

Thanyapura’s Colour Fun Run returns to Phuket! Gather your friends or gear up solo for the race through the jungle. We’ll see you “Colour Runners” all coloured up at the finish line! The race is open to all age groups and limite…

XANA Beach Club re-launches Sunday Fun Brunch by the beach

Kick off an extraordinary weekend with the re-launch of XANA’s Sunday Fun Brunch at Angsana Laguna Phuket.

Sports & Family Day

Every Saturday from Sep 23, Sausage sizzle and BBQ. FREE entry. Beach volleyball, football on grass area, face painting, finger painting, sand castle building, kids menu and more. 12noon - 7pm. For more details visit bluesiambeachclub.com or call 093…

‘Devastation’ in Florida Keys, Irma weakens

UNITED STATES: Millions of Florida residents were without power and extensive damage was reported in the Florida Keys but most of the Sunshine State yesterday (Sept 11) appeared to have dodged forecasts of catastrophic damage from Hurricane Irma.

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