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If you want to quit drinking coffee use cassia tea to transition away from coffee says holistic chef Barry.

Pullman Khao Lak Katiliya Resort and Villas recently opened a home grown vegetable garden to show that they are passionate about sustainability and providing their guests with the healthiest ingredients for meals consumed at the 5-star resort.

PHUKET: In a further bid to reorganise the islandʼs taxi service, it had been announced that taxis which are operating using the recently introduced GrabTaxi phone application are to be provided with 10 car parks which they can use whilst waiting for a fare.

WASHINGTON, USA: Some 14 million people installed the Windows 10 operating system in the first 24 hours following its release, Microsoft said, calling the response overwhelmingly positive.

Latest The driver of an articulated truck kept going despite the cries of a woman who knew her 12-year-old daughter was being dragged to her death beneath it, say Phuket police.

Latest A maid at a Phuket City hotel finds a German woman tourist dead in a bath with the tap still running. Police are puzzled but say that there are no suspicious circumstances.

Phuket Updating Digest A plane crash may have killed members of Bin Laden’s family; TAT warned on killing tourism golden goose; Shift to Phuket by police begins; Slave fishermen found in PNG.

Around the Region Turkey would like to join Asean, according to its leader; Why Malaysia avoids TIP censure; Aquino anoints his successor; Jolie skips Rohingya visit; Trade talks run longer.

PHUKET: The results of the recent Phuket News online poll are interesting, to say the least. As the poll was cast in English, it obviously received responses from English-literate persons only. But the results also give critical feedback on the current state of play of Phuket’s English-speaking community with the burgeoning Chinese and Russian tourist markets.