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Hotels, lifeguards clear Phuket beaches of monsoon trash tide

PHUKET: Hotel staffers and lifeguards at key Phuket beaches, including Patong and Surin Beach, have taken to the sands in teams to clear up the tide of trash swept onto Phuket’s western coast by the current strong monsoon winds.

Unni’s world food tour: Scandinavian culinary on phi phi island

This weeks dining, uncovering one of Phi Phi’s hidden culinary gems at a local Scandinavian restaurant.

Three injured when car jumps central reservation on main Phuket road

PHUKET: Three people were injured this morning (July 3) when a pick-up truck crossed the central reservation of Thepkassttri Rd and hit a car stopped at traffic lights on the other side of the road.

Patong beach road to close for marching band competition

PHUKET: Traffic Police in Patong have urged motorists to avoid the beach road area from 8am to midday tomorrow (July 4) as the Southern Region Marching Band Competition takes place.

Phuket Supercheap worker murder case suspect caught

PHUKET: Police have caught one man in connection with the murder of a Supercheap worker in the early hours of yesterday morning (July 2). However, a second man from Nakorn Sri Thammarat is still being hunted.

Heaven can wait, but Nui Bay beach club must go, says Royal Thai Navy

PHUKET: Heaven Restaurant and Bar, perched high on a hilltop near the Kata View Point on Phuket’s southwest coast, will not be demolished until all parcels of SorPorKor land in Phuket have been checked and verified.

Phuket police hunt fake gold pawn gang

PHUKET: Police are cuurently hunting for a gang of six people who are believed to be pawning fake gold jewellery to gold shops. The hunt comes following the arrest of a man from Kalasin yesterday (July 2) who pawned a fake gold chain at jewellery shop in Rassada.

Opinion: The Corruption Purge – Pay it forward

PHUKET: In case any readers missed it, Paiboon Upatising was suspended from office last week pending an investigation into alleged corruption.

Phuket’s UFC veteran Mike ‘Quick’ Swick heads to Las Vegas

PHUKET: UFC welterweight veteran Mike “Quick” Swick, who lives and trains in Phuket, will return to the ring for the first time in over two years when he takes on up-and-coming star Alex Garcia at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on July 11.

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