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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Motorbike vs buffalo! Hero backpackers! Smart Visa? || August 21

PHUKET XTRA - August 21 Motorbike vs Buffalo? Last appeal in Koh Tao murders! Man falls out of Tuk Tuk? Parasail operators: No more kids! Backpackers save 3 lives and a new 4-year Smart Visa. Hosted by: JP Mestanza (JP) ThePhuketNews.com

Phuket lifeguards warn of surf danger as sections of beaches closed

PHUKET: The President of the Phuket Lifeguard Service (PLS) has warned swimmers to obey the red “No Swimming” flags at beaches along Phuket’s west coast after a section of Nai Thon Beach with dangerous surf was closed earlier today (Aug 21).

Austcham Phuket Sundowners & Panel discussion

All welcome, panel discussion on the Outlook for the Phuket Marine and Hospitality industries starts at 16:30 in the Boat Port meeting room, followed at 18:00 with the Sundowners held on the deck of the Anchor Building. Members - THB 400 and non-memb…

Phuket motorcyclist dies after crashing into pregnant buffalo

PHUKET: A motorbike accident that took place in the early hours of yesterday (Aug 20) left a 25-year-old man dead, a pregnant buffalo with two broken legs and another motorcyclist with minor injuries after the two men crashed into two buffalos near the entrance to Manik temple in Srisoonthon at about 2:30am.

Mixed doubles drought ends for Thais

SEA GAMES: Thailand’s mixed doubles table tennis team ended their 32-year wait after beating Singapore 3-1 to win the gold medal, while the women’s rugby sevens team retained their title at the 29th SEA Games in Malaysia yesterday (Aug 20).

Phuket tourist falls out of speeding tuk-tuk

PHUKET: Tourist Police are trying to locate a tourist who fell off a tuk-tuk still moving at speed in Kathu in the early hours of yesterday (Aug 20) in the hopes of gaining more information about the incident and extent of his injuries and to bring charges against the tuk-tuk driver.

Excise tax revision to affect more than alcohol, cars

BANGKOK: Organic laws concerning the new excise tax rates, which will apply to all products subject to excise duties except for alcohol and cigarettes, will top the Cabinets agenda this week.

The 9th Floor named ‘Best Independent’ restaurant in Phuket

The 9th Floor restaurant in Patong has been voted the best independent restaurant on Phuket in the inaugural 2017 “Exotiq Magazine Thailand Best of the Best” awards.

Body of missing man found in Phuket canal

PHUKET: The body of a man who was reported missing three days ago by his wife was found floating in a canal close to British International School in Koh Kaew yesterday.

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