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PHUKET: Three Chinese tourists who ignored red flags at Naithon Beach were saved from drowning by lifeguards earlier this afternoon (August 19).Lifeguards stationed at Phuket’s popular Naithon Beach were called to help three Chinese tourists at about 2.30 today.Full story: thephuketnews.comEakkapop Thongtub The Phuket News
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A worker carrying luggage at Phuket International Airport has been arrested for allegedly stealing a smartphone belonging to an Indian passenger after the stolen phone mailed photos to the owner.Officials from Phuket airport led tourist police and officers from Sakhu Police Station to arrest Attahachai Kaewduang, 25, at the airport
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PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodtong has today said that a barracuda fish was responsible for biting a Japanese tourist while he was surfing at Kamala Beach yesterday and not a shark as stated by an expert from the Marine Endangered Species Unit at the Phuket Marine Biology Centre (PMBC).Gov Norraphat
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PHUKET: A gathering of Phuket’s expat community will come together at Wat Chalong on Monday (Aug 21) for the funeral of Chris Hill, who passed away on August 6.Mr Hill, who had lived in Phuket for nigh on two decades, was widely regarded as an “Old style English gentleman” and
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PHUKET: Water levels in Phuket began to decrease this afternoon (Aug 15) after heavy rain across Phuket earlier today caused minor flooding across busy roads, and a minor landslip in Patong.The relief comes after Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong voiced his concern that further heavy rain would flood residential areas.Full story:
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PHUKET: Lifeguards have called for parents keep a close eye on children swimming at Phuket beaches over the Mother’s Day long weekend after a 7-year-old boy was rescued from a lagoon at the southern end of Nai Harn Beach yesterday (Aug 13).Lifeguards stationed near the lagoon were called to help
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PHUKET: Police are investigating the alleged suicide of a 72-year-old French man at a house in Rawai yesterday (Aug 12). Chalong Police were notified of the death at 7pm.Police identified the man but The Phuket News is withholding the man’s names until it has been confirmed that his family have
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PHUKET: An official from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) Region 6 has confirmed that no legal action will be taken against a group of tourists who were photographed holding a starfish during a snorkelling trip at Koh Racha Yai.our guide and conservationist Mr Khanchit Klingklip, also known
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