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Phuket Updating Digest Thailand will vote next year, Prayuth promises; Neil Armstrong walks on Moon, brings back souvenirs; Tennis star accused of rapes; Mafia tycoon executed.

It is time to get competitive (in the best possible way) at the first Phuket Annual Wine Options Challenge (WOC)! The WOC is a friendly, entertaining and enjoyable team wine tasting event that celebrates group fun and the fruit of the vine. The WOC t…

Dinner Buffet @ Pool Deck A sumptuous Chinese menu includes a selection of appetizers, soups, main dishes and live cooking stations; stir-fried Hokkien noodles, Dim Sum, roasted duck curry, wok fried blue crab with black beans, roasted prime rib gravy,…

Sharon Shannon, an Irish International world class musician, has kindly agreed to come and play for Life Home Project Foundation on March 14th at the Movenpick Resort and Spa Karon Beach. Sharon has entertained US President Clinton at the White House a…

Around the Region Anwar decision today for Malaysia; Vietnam war created false expectations; Leftovers in Laos; Human rights gone missing in Burma; Singapore under-age sex rising.

BANGKOK: Muay Thai fighter Ncedo Gomba took home B150,000 after winning a four-man tournament organised by the World Muay Thai Council (WMC) in Bangkok over the weekend.

A group of Phuket tourists have caused controversy after being photographed with a variety of marine creatures, including some which are protected species.

Army commander-in-chief Gen Udomdej Sitabutr admitted today (February 9) that the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has prohibited former premier Yingluck Shinawatra from leaving the country as she is facing trial in connection with the rice-pledging scheme.

PHUKET: A19-year-old Australian man is in hot water after filing a false police report about a robbery that he said occurred whilst he was walking down the beach in Karon.