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Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Tourism tax on the table? New government coming soon? Death in military compound! || May 24

Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Tourism tax on the table? New government coming soon? Death in military compound! || May 24

Statesman Gen Prem passes away

Statesman Gen Prem passes away

Marine Rangers: DMCR calls for volunteers to help protect marine treasures

Marine Rangers: DMCR calls for volunteers to help protect marine treasures

Expat health insurance: an alternative in the offing

Expat health insurance: an alternative in the offing

Phuket Opinion: Diving in

Phuket Opinion: Diving in

Coral Values: Behind the reef restoration projects at Maya Bay

Coral Values: Behind the reef restoration projects at Maya Bay

Hamilton snatches Monaco pole

Hamilton snatches Monaco pole
Senators seen as PM puppets
Senators seen as PM puppets
Wednesday 15 May 2019, 08:57AM
BANGKOK: At least 160 or two-thirds of the 250 newly appointed senators are close associates of the regime with military or police backgrounds, sparking criticism that the Upper House is a tool to extend the regime’s rule, which critics say would renew political conflict and create a fresh impasse.
PM reinstates policeman who demanded to see judge’s driving licence
PM reinstates policeman who demanded to see judge’s driving licence
Friday 10 May 2019, 04:20PM
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Prime Minster Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the reinstatement of a police lance corporal who was transferred after asking an uncooperative chief judge in Nakhon Si Thammarat province for his driving licence.
Phuket Opinion: It’s no Joke
Phuket Opinion: It’s no Joke
Sunday 14 April 2019, 09:00AM
PHUKET: The sudden transfer this past week of Royal Thai Police Immigration Bureau Chief Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn has set the cat amongst the pigeons. The transfer was swift, sudden and silent. No reasons for his transfer have been given.
Monk and nun arrested with 8,000 meth pills and an M16 rifle
Monk and nun arrested with 8,000 meth pills and an M16 rifle
Tuesday 9 April 2019, 02:15PM
TRANG: A monk and a nun have been arrested and about 8,000 methamphetamine pills, an assault rile and 50 rounds of ammunition seized during police operations in three districts.
Poll problems prompt EU, Anfrel to voice concern
Poll problems prompt EU, Anfrel to voice concern
Wednesday 27 March 2019, 09:15AM
BANGKOK: International agencies have voiced concern over transparency in Sunday’s election.
Petition to impeach EC hits 660,000 names
Petition to impeach EC hits 660,000 names
Tuesday 26 March 2019, 08:57AM
BANGKOK: Hundreds of thousands of netizens have signed a petition on the change.org website calling for the nation’s election commissioners to be purged in the aftermath of the March 24 election, which the petition organiser claims was marred by blunders and malpractice.
Former cop who exposed police corruption shot dead
Former cop who exposed police corruption shot dead
Wednesday 20 March 2019, 09:17AM
SONGKHLA: A former police senior investigator who accused some former colleagues of abuse of authority and extortion was shot dead in front of his house in Muang district on Tuesday afternoon (Mar 19).
Boeing crashes cast spotlight on US aviation regulator
Boeing crashes cast spotlight on US aviation regulator
Monday 18 March 2019, 05:46PM
NEW YORK: Was the United States complacent in its certification of the Boeing 737 MAX? That’s a question everyone is asking after Addis Ababa said flight recorded data showed “clear similarities” between last week’s Ethiopian Airlines crash and that of Indonesia’s Lion Air five months earlier.
Electoral Commission branded biased failure in independent review
Electoral Commission branded biased failure in independent review
Friday 8 March 2019, 09:10AM
BANGKOK: The Open Forum for Democracy Foundation (P-Net) claims the Election Commission (EC) has not fulfilled its work requirements in its first six months in office.
Immigration officers dismissed for visa skulduggery
Immigration officers dismissed for visa skulduggery
Wednesday 6 March 2019, 10:10AM
BANGKOK: Two immigration officers at Suvarnabhumi airport have been dismissed from the force for colluding in forging visa stamps for foreigners entering the country illegally.
Officials will be charged for not performing duty over Phoenix disaster, national police deputy commander confirms
Officials will be charged for not performing duty over Phoenix disaster, national police deputy commander confirms
Saturday 2 March 2019, 04:43PM
HUKET: Officials will be charged for not performing their duty over the Phoenix tour boat disaster in July last year that killed 47 tourists, Royal Thai Police Deputy Commander Gen Rungroj Saengkram has confirmed to The Phuket News.
Frenchwoman deported for vaping
Frenchwoman deported for vaping
Wednesday 27 February 2019, 04:07PM
PHUKET: Karon police have responded to complaints made by a French tourist who was apprehended in Karon for possession of an e-cigarette.
ACT flags airport graft risk
ACT flags airport graft risk
Monday 18 February 2019, 03:12PM
BANGKOK: The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) has warned of the potential for foul play during the upcoming auction of Suvarnabhumi Airport’s duty-free concession and the planned construction of a Terminal 2, as the country counts down to the election.
Commission to fight school admissions bribery
Commission to fight school admissions bribery
Saturday 9 February 2019, 09:39AM
BANGKOK: The Basic Education Commission (Obec) board has agreed to revise regulations involving admissions for primary and high school students for the upcoming academic year.
Thai court dismisses case against suspected wildlife trafficking kingpin
Thai court dismisses case against suspected wildlife trafficking kingpin
Wednesday 30 January 2019, 05:18PM
BANGKOK: A suspected wildlife trafficking kingpin accused of smuggling B31.4 million worth of rhino horns to Thailand has had the case against him dismissed, in a surprise Thai court verdict slammed by conservationists.
Corruption rises in Thailand: Transparency International
Corruption rises in Thailand: Transparency International
Tuesday 29 January 2019, 04:01PM
THAILAND: Thailand dropped to 36 points, one lower than the year before, in Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index for 2018 released today (Jan 29). The index ranges from 100 (very clean) to 0 (very corrupt).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Bare hands catch cobra! Cow still missing? Filthy Bangkok air! || Jan. 17
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Bare hands catch cobra! Cow still missing? Filthy Bangkok air! || Jan. 17
Thursday 17 January 2019, 05:19PM
PHUKET XTRA - January 17 Bare hands catch king cobra! |:| Cow still missing after crash |:| Filthy Bangkok air |:| Southern residents accuse cops of extortion |:| Murder suspect wanted for Phuket land fraud Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
GPS used to keep an eye on Police
GPS used to keep an eye on Police
Monday 14 January 2019, 09:05AM
THAILAND: GPS (global positioning system) technology is being introduced to tackle cases of police officers absconding from their patrols of crime-prone areas.
NACC cops backlash in Prawit case
NACC cops backlash in Prawit case
Friday 28 December 2018, 08:59AM
BANGKOK: The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found itself in the hot seat after it cleared Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon of wrongdoing in the luxury watch scandal, ruling by a majority vote that he did not make a false asset declaration.
NACC to ease assets declaration rule
NACC to ease assets declaration rule
Thursday 6 December 2018, 10:49AM
BANGKOK: The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is looking at exempting some position holders from declaring assets and debts under a new anti-graft rule in a bid to defuse growing opposition, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday (Dec 5).
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