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Phuket gains 60 volunteer lifeguards

PHUKET: Phuket has gained an additional 60 lifeguards following the completion of their training at the beginning of this week.

Avoiding the Greek tragedy

After the introduction of the Euro, a torrent of money from northern Europe rained upon the “southern” EU member states. Countries such as Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece – not traditionally the most fiscally conservative of nations – found themselves awash in Euros. Needless to say, this influx of capital sent prices soaring.

PHUKET NEWS TV: Phuket Xtra - July 17

PHUKET XTRA - July 17 Two men caught with 26,000 ya ba pills, Seedlings opens, farmers rebel, sneekpeak of the new PIA, more deaths in South and a man, 300 pairs of panties and raped chickens! What??! #PhuketNewsTV #PhuketTV

On course for safety

Siam Guardian Services last week held a workshop to introduce key staff at companies, hotels and resorts across the island to critical life-saving skills that are becoming requisite at workplaces throughout the country.

Opinion: Once bitten: The dengue dilemma

The annual southwest monsoon winds have arrived in Phuket and brought with them the usual thunderstorms and heavy rain – and ensuing bouts of influenza and dengue.

Four Marines killed in US shooting rampage, gunman dead

AMERICA: A 24-year-old gunman opened fire at two US military centers in Tennessee yesterday (July 16), killing four Marines in a rampage that officials said was being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism. 

Beat goes on at Phuket Drum Circle anniversary

Get ready,Phuket Drum Circle are set to celebrate its third anniversary in Patong next Sunday(July26).

Barclays Premier League transfer news

Special Report: Thereʼs only three weeks left until the 2015/16 Barclays Premier League kicks-off and The Phuket News brings you the latest in transfer news.

A Swede’s midsummer feast

Midsummer is a tradition celebrated in Sweden and is pre-Christian in origin. In Sweden the Midsummer is such an important festivity that there have been serious discussions to make the Midsummer’s Eve into the National Day of Sweden, instead of June 6. It may also be referred to as St Hans Day.

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