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FUTSAL: The smell of desperation was strong during the waning moments of the Phuket United, Siam Navy clash at Saphan Hin Sports Centre last Sunday (May 3) as the Andaman Pearl attempted to score on final goal to tie the game up but it was not to be.

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PHUKET: A 12-year-old Australian boy was taken to hospital for precautionary reasons yesterday (May 5) after getting his hair caught in the arm rest of an escalator at Phuket International Airport (PIA) causing his head to get trapped between the arm rest and a wall.

CRICKET: In protest of an umpires decision, Islandd CC pulled their batsmen from the field and forfeited their match against Laguna in the final round of the Phuket Cricket Group 40-Over League last Sunday (May 3) at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG).

PHUKET: EarthCheck, the world’s leading sustainable travel and tourism organization has certified Banyan Tree Phuket and Angsana Laguna Phuket, the flagship properties of Banyan Tree and Angsana Hotels & Resorts successfully achieved Silver EarthCheck Certification from March 2015.

OLYMPICS: Five cities – Boston, Hamburg, Rome, Paris and Budapest – are interested in hosting the 2024 Olympic Games, IOC executive director Christophe Dubi disclosed on Tuesday (May 5).

PHUKET: The bodies of a Thai man and woman were found in the Hoy Namkhow forest near the Khow Pra Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary in Klongtom Krabi on Monday (May 4). Police believe they were murdered and then dumped.

2015 is the second year that Multihull Solutions is naming rights and major sponsor of the Multihull Solutions Regatta in Phuket. This regatta is an Ao Chalong Yacht Club (ACYC) event. You too can join this “multihull only” event for three …

PHUKET: Residents across the island were awoken by a rumbling at about 4.15am this morning.