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Two Phuket baby elephants ‘arrested’
Published on 12/05/2013
» PHUKET: In an echo of a probe last year into “illegal” elephants in Phuket, officials are investigating the backgrounds of two baby elephants in Phuket that are suspected to have been taken from the wild or smuggled in from a neighbouring country.
Smoking ban soon in Phuket Airport domestic lounge
Published on 09/05/2013
» PHUKET: The smoking room in the domestic departure lounge of Phuket International Airport is to be closed at the end of this month (May), but will remain open in the international departure lounges.
The Spa Bartender Contest 2013 at Hua Hin Community Fair
Published on 08/05/2013
» Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa is pleased to announce the significant success of talented associates, Mr. Poompat Chinpongpanich who recently got the awards in “The Spa Bartender Contest 2013 at Hua Hin Community Fair”. His impressive performance, skills, presentation, taste, technique, decoration and hygiene were outstandingly displayed when mixing his creative drink, “Hua Hin Paradise”.
Hyatt open golf tournament 2013
Published on 08/05/2013
» Golf enthusiasts should not miss the 4th annual Hyatt Open 2013 amateur golf tournament organised by Hyatt Regency Hua Hin and Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok, and to be held over the weekend of 20 – 21 July 2013 at the Banyan Golf Club in Hua Hin.
New Centara 5-star hotel set to open on Phratamnak
Published on 08/05/2013
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Serious damage in condo fire
Published on 03/05/2013
» Fire trucks responded to the 22-storey Royal Cliff Garden Resort when smoke was reported coming out of a 21st floor unit. Condo owner John Owen, a New Zealand citizen, said that the fire started in his bedroom. His two sons were sleeping in a second bedroom. Total damage was estimated at more than one million baht. One theory is that the conflagration occurred after a lit cigarette was ignored, although investigations are continuing to check for other possible explanations.
Motorbike thieves idled
Published on 01/05/2013
» <p>Nongprue police have arrested five suspected members of a motorbike theft gang and confiscated nine stolen bikes, various spare parts and a collection of illegal methamphetamine tablets. All of the gang members reportedly pleaded guilty. However, the gang ringleader, known as Thanasak, escaped the police dragnet and is being hunted down.</p>
Phuket airport security upped after Boston bombings
Published on 18/04/2013
» The Boston bombings will not have an affect on Phuket’s risk of a terrorist attack, but security at Phuket International Airport has been increased to be on the safe side, says its director.
Dolphin dies after rescue from Phuket’s Nai Harn beach
Published on 18/04/2013
» The dolphin – estimated to be between eight and 10 years old, weighing 60 kilogrammes, and 1.3 metres long – is believed to have died from loss of blood and water in the lungs.