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Phuket officials sign MoU with Racha island businesses to develop sustainable tourism

PHUKET: Local officials on Saturday (July 4) signed an MoU with tourism and restaurant operators on Koh Racha Yai to enhance environmental management for sustainable tourism on the island.

Chinese Lives But Bike Rider Becomes Sixth Truck Death on Phuket in Five Days

Latest Six deaths related to truck crashed on Phuket in five days - that was the toll as a woman was killed in Mai Khao following two deaths of women on Patong Hill.

PHUKET NEWS TV: PHUKET XTRA - July 06

PHUKET XTRA - JULY 6 Chinese tourists rule, idiot arrives with fake passport and a stash of illegal pharmaceuticals, house vanishes into river and the heart-warmer of the day - the story of Martunis. #PhuketNewsTV #PhuketTV

Five killed in Khon Kaen zoo cart crash

KHON KAEN — Four woman tourists and a male infant were killed and about 50 people injured at Khon Kaen Zoo in Khao Suan Kwang district yesterday afternoon (July 5) following a rear-end collision involving two open touring carts.

Nina swirls to victory in blustery Phuket yacht racing final

PHUKET: Andaman Cabriolet catamaran Niña held fast on Sunday (July 5) to win Race 8 in the Ao Chalong Yacht Club (ACYC) Race Series and claim the title of overall winners of Series I of ACYC’s two-part race series for 2015.

Outrigger Laguna Phuket reforms with key appointments

PHUKET: Outrigger Resorts Asia Pacific has announced four recent management appointments, including two at the Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort.

Lewis Hamilton wins home race thriller

Lewis Hamilton emerged victorious from the thrilling mixed weather 2015 British Grand Prix yesterday (July 5).

Police arrest 21 people over long-running BKK gem scam

Police say they have raided several jewelry stores and arrested 21 people in connection with a notorious tourist scam in Bangkok.

26 held as cops bust online romance con

Police have busted a so-called romance scam which defrauded Thai women, who fell in love with the perpetrators, of millions of baht.

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