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Pollution sags star ratings for tourism beaches

BANGKOK: Thailand’s Pollution Control Department’s named the country’s top beaches that gained a five star rating in its latest study of nationwide pollution.

Boonsong urged to expose ‘plotter’

BANGKOK: Renowned legal expert Meechai Ruchuphan has advised former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, who was sentenced to 42 years in jail, to speak out about the mastermind behind the corrupt rice deals if he wants to survive in an appeal.

BISP to welcome six top US universities to campus

BISP is delighted that Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, Northwestern, Princeton and Vanderbilt Universities will visit British International School, Phuket. Admissions Directors will give presentations on their institutes’ undergraduate programmes and…

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Soi dog smart vests! Taxi drivers pay up? Wet Phuket || August 28

PHUKET XTRA - August 28 Smart Vests for soi dogs! Patong taxi drivers pay up! Wet in Phuket! Thailands tourism soaring? And unfolding Yingluck drama. Hosted by: JP Mestanza (JP) ThePhuketNews.com   #Phuket

Phuket number plate auction raises B26mn

PHUKET: The 12th lucky car number plate auction held by the Phuket Land Transportation Office (PLTO) at the Metropole Hotel in Phuket Town over the weekend raised a total of B26 million which will go to the Road Safety Fund.

Mövenpick to open new Phuket resort amid Asia growth drive

PHUKET: Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts will open a new resort in Mai Khao, at the northern end of Phuket, as part of the company’s expansion throughout Southeast Asia, The Phuket News has learned.

Myanmar and militants trade Rakhine atrocity accusations

MYANMAR: Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi today (Aug 28) accused Rohingya fighters of burning down homes and using child soldiers during a recent surge in violence in troubled Rakhine state, allegations denied by the militants themselves.

Phuket Town floods continue as sandbags deployed in Patong

PHUKET: A small barrier of sandbags placed on the road in front of Patong Hospital spared the immediate vicinity from flooding, report local officials, while heavy rain continues across the island.

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