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Blue Horizon Developments Adds Three More Awards To Its Impressive Showcase of Achievements
Blue Horizon Developments Adds Three More Awards To Its Impressive Showcase of Achievements
Following its win last month at the FIABCI-Thai PRIX D’EXCELLENCE Awards, Phuket’s most-decorated property developer Blue HorizonDevelopments bagged more awards at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards, which took place on 20 November 2020.
Local administrations called on to help boost road safety
Local administrations called on to help boost road safety
PHUKET: Deputy Interior Minister Nipon Bunyamanee yesterday (Dec 11) called for local administrations to ramp up their efforts to help reduce the number of road accidents in their areas.
Thai dance horror game creates a stir
Thai dance horror game creates a stir
BANGKOK: The inclusion of Thai traditional dance in a horror video game called Home Sweet Home has become a point of controversy after the Culture Ministry expressed its disapproval.
Phuket officials target arrivals from Myanmar as fears of COVID spread rise
Phuket officials target arrivals from Myanmar as fears of COVID spread rise
PHUKET: Local officials have ramped up their efforts to locate any new arrivals from Myanmar who may have arrived on the island without passing any COVID-19 checks on entering the country. The crackdown comes amid fears that new arrivals from Myanmar may be infected, and start a second wave of infections in Phuket.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Push to repeal lese majeste laws goes to UN? Nightclub responds after raid! || December 11
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Push to repeal lese majeste laws goes to UN? Nightclub responds after raid! || December 11
PHUKET XTRA - December 11 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.10om Hoping for B500,000 from ’Commerce Market’ |:| Bangkok nightclub issues statement after raid |:| Push to repeal lese majeste law goes to BKK UN office |:| Toys for Joy donation drive until Dec. 16 |:| Turtle nesting season continues |:| 11 new Covid infections in Thailand Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Former Thalang Police Chief has corruption sentence reduced
Former Thalang Police Chief has corruption sentence reduced
PHUKET: A former Thalang Police Chief has had his nine-year sentence reduced after pleading guilty to illegally releasing three foreigners detained at Thalang Police Station before they were to be handed over to Immigration for deportation.
Bangkok tourists escape serious injury in Mai Khao accident
Bangkok tourists escape serious injury in Mai Khao accident
PHUKET: Three Thai tourists from Bangkok escaped serious injury last night when the car they were travelling in struck a Toyota Fortuner travelling in the opposite direction on a small road near Mai Khao Beach last night (Dec 10).
Solskjaer in the spotlight for Manchester derby
Solskjaer in the spotlight for Manchester derby
FOOTBALL: Manchester United’s early Champions League exit means Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s position is back under scrutiny ahead of Manchester City’s visit to Old Trafford for a game neither side can afford to lose.
A family affair at the Laguna Phuket Marathon
A family affair at the Laguna Phuket Marathon
MARATHON: Last weekend saw the 15th Supersports Laguna Phuket Marathon where over 8,000 Thai and expat runners enjoyed a scenic course which took particpants past local villages and the beaches of Nai Yang, Layan and Bang Tao.
Phuket ‘Commerce Market’ hoped to spur B500k in spending
Phuket ‘Commerce Market’ hoped to spur B500k in spending
PHUKET: Provincial officials are hoping that a two-day market being held in Wichit will help generate B500,000 in spending to help boost incomes of local vendors.
Tide turning for Mekong protesters
Tide turning for Mekong protesters
THAILAND: After almost two decades of campaigning against hydro-dams and water projects built on the Mekong River, local civic groups and conservationists finally launched the “Mekong People’s Forum,” with the hope of moving their campaign to a policy level.
Phuket officials promise to fight corruption
Phuket officials promise to fight corruption
PHUKET: Phuket officials this week vowed to fight corruption as part of the official events held to mark ‘Anti-Corruption Day (Thailand) 2020’ observed on Wednesday (Dec 9).
Phuket’s young chess masters do battle
Phuket’s young chess masters do battle
CHESS: Phuket Chess Battles II returned with a bang last month (Nov 29) at The Kudo Hotel, Patong Beach when 29 of the brightest young minds clashed over six rounds of Rapid Chess.
Phang Nga Governor issues another warning over returnees from COVID risk areas
Phang Nga Governor issues another warning over returnees from COVID risk areas
PHUKET: The Governor of Phang Nga province, immediately north of Phuket, has issued another order for all people returning from COVID-risk areas to report themselves to officials so that they may be screened for COVID-19.
Thai Airways flight reboot plan delayed
Thai Airways flight reboot plan delayed
THAILAND: Thai Airways International (THAI) has delayed resuming domestic flights to Chiang Mai and Phuket from Dec 25 to Jan 1, the airline announced on Twitter.
Barcelona’s Griezmann cuts Huawei links over Uighurs surveillance claims
Barcelona’s Griezmann cuts Huawei links over Uighurs surveillance claims
WORLD: Barcelona’s World Cup-winning footballer Antoine Griezmann said yesterday (Dec 10) he was ending a commercial deal with Huawei over reports the Chinese telecoms giant was involved in the surveillance of Uighur Muslims.
Rally chiefs vow to get lese majeste law the chop
Rally chiefs vow to get lese majeste law the chop
THAILAND: Anti-government protest leaders, who are facing charges for allegedly offending the monarchy, yesterday (Dec 10) vowed to drum up public support for their call for the revocation of Section 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thai cops extort dealer, sell his drugs! Saving face over alleged cop killer? || December 10
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thai cops extort dealer, sell his drugs! Saving face over alleged cop killer? || December 10
PHUKET XTRA - December 10 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.10om Phuket Monopoly to be launched |:| Thailand Covid cases rise by 18 |:| Prosecutors saving face over cop killer? |:| Arriving yachts get extra 30 days |:| Bangkok nightclub raided, 150 arrested |:| Thai cops handed 8 years in jail Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket officials push events to support tourism
Phuket officials push events to support tourism
PHUKET: Phuket officials have announced a slew of events and sport competitions to be held on the island in the hope of attracting tourists to Phuket over the long weekend today through Sunday (Dec 10-13).
Arriving yachts granted 30-day extension for applying for Special Tourist Visa
Arriving yachts granted 30-day extension for applying for Special Tourist Visa
PHUKET: The Cabinet has approved a 30-day extension for people arriving on visiting yachts to apply for a Special Tourist Visa (STV).