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Patong tuk-tuk driver charged for threatening tourist with sword

PHUKET: Police have ramped up the charges against the Patong tuk-tuk driver who threatened a tourist with a sword over a B400 fare early last Thursday morning (Aug 31) to now include threatening a person with a weapon.

INSPIRED PHUKETIANS - Darrin Scherbain

Speech title - Standing in our Strength. Held monthly, and open to the public, this event gives an opportunity for well-lived people to share their life experiences. Inspired by the famous TED Talks, it’s a great way for people to really …

INSPIRED PHUKETIANS - Darren Scherbain

Speech title - Standing in our Strength. Held monthly, and open to the public, this event gives an opportunity for well-lived people to share their life experiences. Inspired by the famous TED Talks, it’s a great way for people to really …

Chinese, Russian tourists surge in inbound travel reports

BANGKOK: Thailand continues to attract the most interest from top inbound travellers to the country according to recent TripAdvisor inbound travel data and analysis of online search behaviour, with Krabi and Kathu boasting the biggest increase in direct searches.

Phuket officials confirm crocodile is saltwater species rare to area

PHUKET: Experts from the Phuket Department of Fisheries have confirmed that the crocodile caught at a lagoon off Bang Tao Beach last Friday (Sept 1) is a saltwater crocodile, but have yet to establish where the “saltie” came from.

2nd FALDO Series Thailand Championship - South

Welcome all junior golfers aged 12 - 21 years old. Entry fee THB 5,000 per junior golfer, includes - 2 rounds of green and caddie fees (Sep 30 and Oct 1), Unlimited practice range usage, Practice workshop with PGA Pros, Lunch voucher (Sep 30) and Pr…

AustCham Sundowners to spotlight marine industry

PHUKET: The renowned Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce (AustCham) Sundowners networking event returns to Phuket this week with a special presentation by experts in the marine industry.

US warns N Korea of ‘massive military response’ after nuke test

UNITED STATES: The United States warned yesterday (Sept 3) that it could launch a “massive military response” to threats from North Korea following Pyongyang’s provocative detonation of what it claimed was a miniaturised hydrogen bomb.

American dies after balcony fall at Phuket hotel

PHUKET: A 26-year-old American man has died from injuries sustained in a fall from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Nai Yang, on Phuket’s northwest coast, just hours before he was to fly home last night (Sept 3).

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