Millions of us – adults and children – play games like rugby and football every week. But the concern is growing that the dangers of concussion, traumatic brain injuries, aren’t taken seriously enough in contact sports. New evidence that head knocks and headbangs could be causing early onset dementia called CTE, or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy,…
The Thai New Year weather is here and traditionally the Songkran Water Festival takes place thought Thailand from the 13th to the 15th of April. Over the coming days, the Relative Humidity normally starts to rise and continues through April. Relative Humidity The relative humidity typically ranges from 55% (mildly humid) to 97% (very humid) over the course of a…
Today at 4pm Thai Time Sportshour Saturday includes 6o minutes from the Sporthour team at the BBC in London . Sportshour Saturday this week:- Footballer Turned Pop Star: We meet Kevin Walker who made his debut for top flight Swedish football side Djurgardens at the weekend. He also happens to be the winner of Swedish Pop…
This week on Top of the Pops we talk to the electronic dance trio The Prodigy who are back with their first album in six years. The Prodigy latest album. THE DAY IS MY ENEMY OUT NOW! and available in major stores. We also hear from Finnish symphonic rock band Nightwish who, after some lineup…
This week A State of Trance Armin van Buuren This week, A State of Trance Armin van Buuren brings the world of trance to the Phuket Island Radio with a touch of his classic Dutch magic. He’ll be spreading that legendary Armin essence we all know and love throughout Phuket this Thursday, and with the…
Lewis Hamilton said his preparations for the Malaysian F1 GP have been “heavily compromised” by reliability problems with his Mercedes.The world champion, chasing an eighth win in nine races on Sunday,missed Friday’s first session and some of the second but still set the fastest time. Andrew Benson’s Malaysian F1 GP view Malaysia vies with nearby…
Hazy skies with clouds continue in Phuket with the chance of an overnight thunderstorm in some parts. There will be very little wind on the water at 5-2 knots (9-4 kph) throughout the day. Not good for the sailors but perfect for that speedboat trip from Phuket to Phi Phi. Big tides continue with 3.38…
BREAKING Taipei Plane crash The ATR-72 turboprop aircraft with 58 on board was flying from Taipei to the offshore island of Kinmen when it crashed into the Keelung River. Taipei Plane crash latest After apparently ramming into a highway viaduct, Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) said. Taiwan’s United Daily News said about 10 people have been…
What does the latest British invasion say about the state of American acting? Martin Luther King Jr. is a celebrated American icon. His wife, Coretta, was a beloved American public figure. President Lyndon Johnson was a colorful Texan, and Governor George Wallace was a good ol’ boy son of the South from Alabama. Director Ava…
Professor Richard Fortey talks to Jim al-Khalili about his life-long fascination with trilobite fossils and about his TV programmes and books on geology and beyond. Richard Fortey found his first trilobite fossil when he was 14 years old and he spent the rest of his career discovering hundreds more, previously unknown to science. Now Professor…
This week on Top of the Pops we hear from the man of the moment in the world of music, Mark Ronson. His track Uptown Funk is currently topping charts around the globe and has already notched up 5 weeks as the Number 1 in the UK. His new album, Uptown Special, is out now….
Saturday in Phuket has Sportsworld LIVE via satellite from the BBC in London. This week Sportsworld features Foxcatcher: We speak to Mark Shultz who is depicted by Channing Tatum in the new Hollywood film Fox Catcher about the Olympic wrestling brothers Mark and David Shultz. The latter was murdered by their coach John du Pont. Kosovo…
Drumcode Live with Adam Beyer and Harvey Mckay live from Tube Club, Serbia Adam Beyer in Serbia this week featured on Phuket FM radio from 11 pm on Saturday 1. Feeling – D Unity [Rhythm Distrikt]2. Hey Big Girl – Gary Beck [Saved]3. Servant Of Two Masters – Harvey McKay 4. Cocodrills feat Ghostface –…
Saturday night in Phuket and Phuket Radio presents Fire It Up and Eddie Halliwell The Fire it up line up looks like this: Arno Cost & Norman Doray Ft Ben Macklin – Paradisco [Sosumi] Reflekt – Need To Feel Loved (Adam K & Soha Remix 2015 Edit) Ferhplay – Rattata [ZeroThree] Blinders – Sirene (Original…
Cr2 in Phuket is Live & Direct on the Show this week on Sunday morning from 2am the lineup looks like this: 99 Souls – The Girl is Mine [White]David Zowie – House Every Weekend [White] Archie B vs Flight Facilities – Crave You [White] MYNC FUTURE HOUSE MIXMade By Pete ft. Penny Foster –…
Welcome to the Airport of Smiles Bangkok Airport is how the trailer starts for the BBC’s latest factual program set in Thailand. This one is called “Bangkok Airport” and consists of six, sixty-minute episodes. Pre-production on Bangkok Airport was done in Thailand at the end of 2013. The camera crew then arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport…
Coronation Street star Anne Kirkbride, who played the character Deirdre Barlow in the long-running television soap, has died aged 60 after a short illness. ITV said the actress, who was in the show for 42 years, passed away peacefully in a Manchester hospital. Her husband David Beckett and the program’s cast and crew were said…
The Seattle Seahawks will defend their Super Bowl title on Feb. 1 in Glendale, Ariz., having defeated the Green Bay Packers, 28-22, in the N.F.C. championship game on Sunday. Seattle will play the winner of the Indianapolis-New England game played later Sunday. In a matchup of the N.F.L.s highest-scoring offence and its stingiest defence, defence…
The Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion (TTM+) 2015, the country’s largest annual B2B tourism and travel trade event, has been set for 3 “ 5 June 2015 and opened for early-bird registration by buyers and sellers. To be held at the Impact Muang Thong Thani Convention and Exhibition Centre,…
Bruce Willis will portray a sociopath who returns to his childhood home on a remote island for his brother’s wake. When the island comes under siege, he must save the family that banished him from his ancestral home years ago. Willis will next be seen in Barry Levinson’s “Rock the Kasbah” opposite Bill Murray and…
A strategic partnership in Thailand and between the world’s leading export mint and the Treasury Department of Thailand to cover a number of mutually beneficial projects. The Royal Mint has signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement (TCA) with the Treasury Department of Thailand at the Royal Thai Embassy in London. The Royal Mint has a long-standing…
This Friday Phuket Island Radio presents Paul Oakenfold Happy New Year. Hour 1: 01 Dusky – Yoohoo (Original Mix) – 17 Steps 02 Sick Individuals – Wasting Moonlight (Lucas & Steve Remix) – Armada 03 Alex Metric feat Stefan Storm – Heart Weighs A Tonne (Laidback Luke Jack Remix) – Atlantic04 Deadmau5 & Kaskade – I…
Wednesday at 10pm 91.5FM presents Carl Cox End of Year Special. The playlist looks like this: Hour 1 Jamie Jones – Moan & Groan – Original Mix [Crosstown Rebels] Kruse & Nuernberg – Off Course [Off Records] Ryme – Nowww – Eats Rebeef Chris Count – What What Nicole Moudaber & Skin – Someone Like You…
Bangkok Speed detectors will now be deployed by the Metropolitan Police Bureau in its effort to reduce traffic-related deaths and serious injuries on Bangkok streets. Deputy commander of Metropolitan Police Bureau Pol Maj-Gen Adul Narongsak revealed that the speed limit measure to reduce traffic accidents on city streets was through the drastic enforcement of additional…
Cr2 Live & Direct Show Sunday morning from 2 am online at Phuket FM Radio .com HOUSE TRACKS OF THE YEAR Oliver Heldens – Gecko [FFRR]Calvin Harris & Alesso ft. Hurts – Under Control (Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano Remix) [White] MYNC & Mario Fischetti ft. Deborah Cox – Everywhere [Cr2] Nile Rodgers – Do…
What a great lineup to start 2015 with Eddie Halliwell Fire It Up this week on 91.5FM and 102.5 FM Phuket Island Radio Knife Party – D.I.M.H. [EarStorm]dBerrie – AMP – Original Mix [Flamingo]Matisse & Sadko – Persia (Original Mix) [Size] Bottai – Loden (Original Mix) [Refune] Stefano Pain & Manuel Costa – La Revolution [Sosumi]…
Despite the FBI declaring that North Korea was behind the devastating Sony Hack or cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, security experts continue to believe that the hack was an inside job, reports The Security Ledger. Security firm Norse claims it has evidence that shows the Sony hack was perpetrated by six individuals, including two based in…
Facebook says sorry for the Year in Review feature Facebook has apologized over its Year in Review feature after some users complained about the images chosen to sum up their 2014. Eric Meyer described the feature as “jarring” and “wrong” after he logged on to discover a picture of his six-year-old daughter, who had died…
Phuket New Year Weather and heavy rain is being predicted for New Year with the Phuket Island  meteorologists saying clouds will continue to blot the horizon for a little while yet. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy skies. High 31C. Winds E at 15 to 25 km/h. Tuesday Night: Cloudy. Low 24C. Winds E at 10 to 15…
“You know, now that I’m getting older, when I do a two-hour show I feel it’s kind of precious,” Joe Cocker said. “As I’m getting to the back end of my career, I feel like there’s something special each time, just going out and doing a show. I never really looked after myself when I…
Thailand Football triumphs at the 2014 Asean Football Championship on Saturday night is the latest and most compelling evidence underlining the fact that former national striker Kiatisak Senamuang is the man the country has long searched for to bring back the glory days to Thai football. Few could have predicted when Thailand last won the…
A Thai woman and 12 foreigners were rescued unhurt from Phuket Boat the ‘Electric Blue’ about 11.45 am about one kilometer off the southern Phuket marine hub of Rawai. ”We understand the captain of the Electric Blue missed the harbor channel and struck the rock,” said Rawai deputy mayor Treerapong Taodang. Tourist Boonpeng Hanfarlurn, 42,…
The Phuket Gazette is pleased to announce the recent promotion of Isaac Stone Simonelli to the position of Editor-in-chief. The media world has changed to the point that our readers expect not only the same quality and even-handed presentation of news as the world’s major newspapers but also a bigger-than-average dose of features the faces,…