PHUKET: In an effort to reduce drunk driving and the road fatalities linked to it, 39 breathalyzers were donated to Phuket last week. Michael Woodford, the executive chairman of Safer Roads Foundation (SRF), and his wife Anunciacion Somavilla, presented the Lion alcolmeter SD-400s to Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong on August 27.
Visit site: Phuket haze thick with health concerns
PHUKET: A Myanmar woman remains in hospital today with serious acid burns to 90 per cent of her body, including her eyes and ears, after she was attacked by a friend on Wednesday. Ka Ta, 24, was attacked by fellow Myanmar national Ta Zin Moe, 24.
PHUKET: A two-meter-long cobra was successfully wrangled after hiding from rescue workers at the back of a rental room in Chalong yesterday evening.
PHUKET: Grom surf star Annissa (‚Anni‘) Flynn, 17, took the local surf scene by storm in her younger years, regularly beating older, more experienced board riders.
Read More: Powering up Coconut Island for locals, businesses
Read this article: Bill to slash cheap package tours, arrival numbers to be unaffected
Excerpt from: All hands on deck for Phuket flood prevention
Read More: Hungry Ghost Festival to begin
PHUKET: Police are investigating the cause of a blaze at Karon Plaza that engulfed 10 shops along the Karon beachfront road last night. Five firetrucks from Karon and Patong were called to the scene at about 11:50