PHUKET: Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong has ordered officials to provide relief to flood victims in the Nai Yang Beach area after heavy rains there yesterday (August 7) left many houses under a metre of water.
PHUKET: Mothers Day is coming up this week on Wednesday (Aug 12), and around the Kingdom, meritorious activities are being held by public and private entities to honour the special day.
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Court held a ceremony to honour HRH Prince Rapee Pattanasak, the founding father of Thai Law on Thursday (August 7). The day is also known by those in legal circles in Thailand as Rapee Day.
PHUKET: Virgin Australia will no longer operate direct flights from Perth to Phuket from February 1, 2016, with the last flight operating on January 31 next year.
PHUKET: One man is in hospital recovering from injuries sustained when his motorbike struck a tree that had fallen across the road in front of him moments earlier in Tambon Thepkrasattri, in central Phuket, last night (August 7).
PHUKET: The fast-track signing last week of construction contracts for two more underpass projects underlines the government’s strategy to “address” Phuket’s worsening traffic.
BANGKOK: A 48-year-old man was jailed for 30 years on Friday (August 7) for insulting the monarchy on Facebook, in one of the toughest-known sentences passed under the lese majeste law.
A young girl golfer from Phuket finished 4th in the 6 and Under Division of the IMG Golf Junior World Championship held at the Colina Park Golf Course in San Diego, California from July 14-16.
A young girl golfer from Phuket finished 4th in the 6 and Under Division of the IMG Golf Junior World Championship held at the Colina Park Golf Course in San Diego, California from July 14-16.