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  • Phuket woman with Alzheimer’s killed in hit-and-run

    Phuket woman with Alzheimer’s killed in hit-and-run

    PHUKET: A woman with Alzheimer’s Disease who had wandered away from home was killed in a hit-and-run motorbike accident in Thalang last night. Pranit Parteep Na Talang, 75, first went missing from her home in Ban Don at about 2pm that afternoon.

  • New ports to be developed for popular island gateways north of Phuket

    New ports to be developed for popular island gateways north of Phuket

    PHUKET: The Marine Department on Friday announced plans to develop two major seaports at Phang Nga jump-off points to the popular Similan and Surin islands. “Our aim is to promote sustainable tourism for Phang Nga’s Andaman islands.

  • Phuket Police arrest scissor-wielding French thief

    Phuket Police arrest scissor-wielding French thief

    PHUKET: Police arrested a Frenchman for threatening a Phuket convenience store clerk with a pair of scissors in an attempt to get a refund on Saturday. Riad Lahkim, 37, bought a mobile phone at a 7-eleven on Thursday. Dissatisfied, he took it back to the store two days later – at 4:30am.

  • Phuket baby born with rare disease out of ICU, finally home

    Phuket baby born with rare disease out of ICU, finally home

    PHUKET: A Phuket baby who survived surgery after being born with her intestines protruding from her abdomen was discharged from the hospital this weekend. Ornpreeya “Ang-Sing” Saisrikosol was born earlier this month with a rare condition called gastroschisis, and immediately underwent emergency surgery (story

  • Phuket baby born with rare condition out of ICU, finally home

    Phuket baby born with rare condition out of ICU, finally home

    PHUKET: A Phuket baby who survived surgery after being born with her intestines protruding from her abdomen was discharged from the hospital this weekend. Ornpreeya “Ang-Sing” Saisrikosol was born earlier this month with a rare condition called gastroschisis, and immediately underwent emergency surgery (story

  • Phuket Opinion: Taking the higher path to reporting

    Phuket Opinion: Taking the higher path to reporting

    Boonrat Apiwanthanakorn, 56, from Haad Yai, is the new president of the Phuket Press Club. He has a BA from the Teacher College in Songkhla and over 20 years experience in journalism, working for Kietibhumi and Chaotai newspapers and Thai TV Channels 3 and 5. He now works for Khaosod newspaper and the Phuket Andaman, which he owns.

  • Phuket Opinion: Just give it time

    Phuket Opinion: Just give it time

    PHUKET: Enough was enough. After nearly being run down by a mechanical dinosaur, I made my way through glass doors to the car park. The overbearing cacophony that apparently is a necessary companion to the modern shopping experience – or at least of the Games Zone on the basement level of the Big C shopping complex on the bypass road – faded behind me.

  • Phuket Opinion: Clean up time for Tourist Police

    Phuket Opinion: Clean up time for Tourist Police

    PHUKET: A recent protest in Patong against alleged corruption by Tourist Police officers (story

  • Phuket Police pounce on booze ban violator

    Phuket Police pounce on booze ban violator

    PHUKET: Police discovered one shop in Phuket Town illegally selling alcohol during the celebration of Makha Bucha Day. The bust yesterday was made by Phuket City Police, who arrested two other vendors for trading after hours, said Phuket City Police Superintendent Sermphan Sirikong.

  • Mixed holiday keeps Phuket temples and shop owners busy

    Mixed holiday keeps Phuket temples and shop owners busy

    PHUKET: Reverence for Makha Bucha Day outshined Valentine’s Day in Phuket, but flower shop owners benefited from the lovers’ day rush.