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While the sunset lights the sky over Phuket and our car swirls down a mountainous long road to Carnival Magic, it is like we are travelling through a wizardly land straight out of a fairy tale.

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Phuket vegetarian festival expected to bring in B3bn

PHUKET: The annual Phuket vegetarian festival, which begins on Monday, is expected to attract more than 3 billion baht in visitor-spending this year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand.

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Saudi tourists injured in go-kart accident

PHUKET: Four tourists from Saudi Arabia, three adults and a child, were slightly injured after a go-kart they were riding rammed into a power post in Muang district of this southern island resort province on Sunday, the Tambon Chalong Municipality said in an announcement.

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Nightspots lobby for 4am licence

PHUKET: The Sports and Tourism Ministry will soon propose that the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) ease opening restrictions on night entertainment venues to increase earnings and attract tourists.

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Apec meet kicks off with SME forum

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) ministers from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) nations kicked off a meeting in Phuket on Monday, which was organised to promote the bio-circular-green (BCG) economic model among its members.

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Phuket to open Carnival Magic park

Carnival Magic Co, under the umbrella of Safari World, the country's biggest theme park operator, is set to open Carnival Magic theme park in Phuket on Sept 20 to draw tourists during the upcoming high season.

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Flights unaffected at partly flooded Phuket airport

PHUKET: Floodwater reached only the private-jet parking area at Phuket airport and commercial flights were continuing as normal on Friday, although nearby roads were flooded.

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Floods in Thalang as downpours hit Phuket

Hours of heavy rain battered Thalang district of Phuket on Friday morning causing serious flooding in many areas, including in front of Phuket airport.

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Floods in Thalang as downpours batter Phuket

PHUKET: Hours of heavy rain battered Thalang district on Friday morning causing serious flooding in many areas, including in front of Phuket airport.

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Doctors seek answers after girl loses hair following Covid

PHUKET: Doctors are trying to determine whether the hair loss of a young girl is linked to her two doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the disease itself or another cause entirely.

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BOI organises a seminar on Thailand’s Long-term Resident (LTR) Visa Program in Phuket

Mr. Narit Therdsteerasukdi, Deputy Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) delivered his opening remarks for the seminar on “Thailand’s Long-term Resident (LTR) Visa Program”, on 26 August 2022, hosted by Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) at Boat Lagoon Resort, Phuket province.

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Penang's Firefly starts regular Phuket flights

PHUKET: Tourism in this island province has been boosted by the introduction of the latest air link from Penang operated by Malaysia-based Firefly which launched its inaugural flight on Friday.

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Get great deals at Cape & Kantary Hotels

Cape & Kantary Hotels with its 23 properties across Thailand announced participation in the "We Travel Together Phase 4" campaign where guests can make their reservation and stay at one of many hotels in popular locations such as Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Phangnga, Nakhon Ratchasima, Ayutthaya, Rayong, Surat Thani and…

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Rediscovering Penang

As the bus takes us to George Town for breakfast, I glance out the window and see how similar Penang and Phuket islands are to one another. Both old cities are home to a unique collection of magnificent classic Sino-Portuguese buildings that harmoniously fuse Eastern and Western architectural styles.

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Wooing them back

The increased cost of living driven by global events, such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict is shrinking local purchasing power, leading to the burning question: how will people trim their budgets?

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Gala dinner with the king of romance Engelbert Humperdinck

Join a gala dinner with the king of romance Engelbert Humperdinck on August 24, 2022, at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket. Ticket price 10,000 baht per seat (includes pre dinner drink and 4 course dinner).

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British balladeer set to serenade Samui and Phuket

British pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck will give two more shows at two famous islands in the South of Thailand next week.

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Tourist arrested over TikTok fishing video

A Dutchman has been arrested in Phuket on a charge of illegally catching parrotfish in the waters of Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park in Krabi province, after a TikTok video of him spearfishing drew outrage from local residents.

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Singaporean killed, 7 hurt in Phuket crash

A Singaporean woman was killed and seven others, including her four compatriots, injured when a car she was driving hit a tour bus in Phuket on Friday night.

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Singaporean killed as car hits small tour bus in Phuket

PHUKET: A Singaporean woman was killed and seven others, including her four compatriots, were injured after the car she was driving hit a small tour bus while descending a hill in Muang district on Friday night, say police.

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Singaporean killed, 7 hurt in Phuket car-bus crash

PHUKET: A Singaporean woman was killed and seven others, including her four compatriots, injured when a car she was driving hit a small tour bus while coming downhill on a hilly road Muang district on Friday night.

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Phuket recovery relying on Indian flights

Direct flights from India and Australia are helping to sustain Phuket's tourism industry during low season, but a full recovery might not be seen this year as the major Chinese and Russian markets are unable to resume overseas travel, says Thaneth Tantipiriyakij, president of the Phuket Tourist Association.

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Nigerian monkeypox patient faces charges, deportation from Cambodia

The Nigerian man who fled from Phuket to Phnom Penh after being infected with monkeypox will be charged with immigration offences in Cambodia and later be deported.

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German patient's wife tests negative for monkeypox

PHUKET: The Thai wife of a German monkeypox patient has tested negative for the disease.

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Thailand's 3rd monkeypox case found in Phuket

Thailand's third case of monkeypox has been found in Phuket, Department of Disease Control director-general Opas Karnkawinpong said on Wednesday.

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