Artikel tagged “Phuket Magazine”

  • Man takes a naked stroll in Sabah, Malaysia

    Man takes a naked stroll in Sabah, Malaysia

    b y The Star –  Asia News Network A naked man, wearing only a wide-brimmed hat (sun smart!) has been caught on camera walking along a road near Pavilion Bundusan in Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia. This comes after a couple were photographed skinny-dipping in a water fountain at the start of this week in the famous Gaya Street in Kota Kinabalu. The photo of the naked man was circulated via WhatsApp.

  • Beer truck overturns in Rassada, Phuket – VIDEO

    Beer truck overturns in Rassada, Phuket – VIDEO

    PHOTOS / VIDEO: Mana Sombat / Kanlaya Singkangrang  A beer truck overturned in Rassada this morning where beer cans were scattered on the road outside a 7-11. Police were notified about the incident early today at Soi King Kaew in front of a 7-eleven in Rassada

  • UPDATE: Missing 14 year old teenager found

    UPDATE: Missing 14 year old teenager found

    The missing 14 year old school girl Tipayarat “Yoyo” Laosuwanpong, reported by her family as a missing person yesterday, has been found safe. She was found late last night (Thursday) in Chiang Mai. The family are awaiting further details and hoping to reunite with their daughter today

  • Jam-packed Thailand Yacht Show & RendezVous opens at Royal Phuket Marina

    Jam-packed Thailand Yacht Show & RendezVous opens at Royal Phuket Marina

    The fourth Thailand Yacht Show & RendezVous opened its doors today for yachting enthusiasts and lifestyle-seekers from around the region. Boasting a line-up of leading international yacht brands and brokers, charter agencies, luxury property developers, bespoke travel organisers and leading names in the hospitality and food and beverage industries, the Thailand Yacht Show & RendezVous is open to the public until January 13 from 2pm to 10pm daily (closing at 7pm on Sunday 13). The Show is located at Royal Phuket Marina and entry is free of charge

  • Trump’s appointed Ambassador to Cambodia misses shutdown deadline: Thaiger Bite

    Trump’s appointed Ambassador to Cambodia misses shutdown deadline: Thaiger Bite

    by The Phnom Penh Post The US Senate has returned the nomination of Patrick Murphy as Ambassador to Cambodia to US President Donald Trump as the American government shutdown enters its third week. The US Senate website announcement said it returned Murphy’s nomination as ambassador as his appointment was not approved by the close of the 115th US Congress period on January 3. “The request of Patrick Murphy as Ambassador to Cambodia has been returned to the US President and it is the implementation of Paragraph 6, Article 31 of Internal Order in the US Senate,” the announcement read.

  • UPDATE: Saudi embassy in Bangkok distances itself from al-Qunun story

    UPDATE: Saudi embassy in Bangkok distances itself from al-Qunun story

    “Al-Qunun says she doesn’t want to meet with her father or brother.” The Thai immigration police chief yesterday met with Saudi Embassy officials in Bangkok as Saudi Arabia tried to distance itself from accusations that it tried to block a young woman trying to flee her family and seek asylum in Australia. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport from Kuwait on the weekend after slipping away from a family holiday. She’s accused her family abusing of psychologically and physically abusing her.

  • 28 year old ranger injured in Pattani bomb attack outside school

    28 year old ranger injured in Pattani bomb attack outside school

    After a spate of unrest leading up to New Year, another random bombing in the South. A ranger guarding a school in Pattani’s Yarang district has been injured after insurgents detonated a homemade bomb this morning. 28 year old Private First Class Sarawut Ahmamool, from the 22nd Ranger Regiment was severely injured in the 8am explosion about 100 metres from the Thairath Witthaya 52 School in Ban Pong Sakho in Tambon Mohmawee

  • Opinion: Sovereignty, rights ignored in airport debacle – The Nation

    Opinion: Sovereignty, rights ignored in airport debacle – The Nation

    Thailand could have blood on its hands if it fails to protect a Saudi traveller on her journey to freedom. The fate of a Saudi woman on her way to Australia, where she has a visa and seeks to obtain asylum, teetered in the balance in Bangkok at press time yesterday. Amid Thailand’s apparent willingness to deport her back to Saudi Arabia, rights lawyers representing her failed to get a Bangkok court to accept an injunction against her repatriation, which could have spelled her doom.

  • Dog stuck in mud, rescued after storm in Phang Nga

    Dog stuck in mud, rescued after storm in Phang Nga

    A dog in Phang Nga has been pulled out from mud near a canal yesterday following rain on the weekend. It has been named ‘Pabuk’. Paweena Thongsap, a nurse, has reported to rescue workers that she found a weak dog in mud near a canal in Phang Nga city

  • Chee River claims lives of three children, one girl rescued

    Chee River claims lives of three children, one girl rescued

    PHOTO: Nila Singkhiree  Three children drowned last night (Sunday) and a fourth was rescued from the Chee River, Ubon Ratchathani, in the northeast of Thailand. The four had been playing on the bank of the river when one of them slipped and fell into the water. The other three jumped in to help their friend.