Mandy Dowden News Today

PHUKET: Andy Dowden, one the key figures who drove the original development of Phuket’s boating and sailing yacht industry, has passed away.

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Two search warrants issued Monday night resulted in the arrest of six people and the discovery of a methamphetamine lab. The warrants...

Four people were arrested when officers searched an RV in Columbus and found a meth lab. Two more were arrested in a subsequent drug bust at a nearby home.

SAILING: Despite inclement weather forcing the final day to be cancelled, the 19th Phuket Raceweek held last week (June 29 - July 3) was declared a resounding success by all involved, with 200 sailors

PHUKET: It was a day of joy and high celebration at Peppers Sports Bar in Tinlay Place on Sunday (June 5) as revellers honoured Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee in style.

On a sunny Saturday afternoon as she visited with a friend in the sunroom at Eureka’s Hospice, Carol said, “I’ve had a good life!” She died Tuesday morning, Feb. 8, 2022, of ovarian cancer peacefully with Jody and Vickie Victorine by her side.

As Phuket’s economy struggles to revive from the effects of a pandemic that has decimated the local tourism economy for nearly two years, it’s interesting to remember how the island went from a ra