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Christmas Market & Family Fun Day at Outrigger Laguna
Christmas Market & Family Fun Day at Outrigger Laguna
The Good Shepherd Phuket Christmas Market offers a fantastic day out for all the family. Discover some of your local business at the event, enjoy great food and beverage and live entertainment while the younger guests can enjoy the pool slide, fun game, activities and make a special visit to Santa’s grotto. Entry: ThB 500/person, ThB 400/student with student ID, kid 5 yr and under for free Program: 10 am: pool access. 2 pm: market opens up. 2:30 pm: live music. 3:30 pm Children’s choir from Banya school 6 pm market closes
Six Thai stars gunning for US Women’s Open success
Six Thai stars gunning for US Women’s Open success
GOLF: Six Thais, led by sisters Moriya and Ariya Jutanugarn, will take part in the US Women’s Open, which tees off in Houston today (Dec 10).
Leatherback turtle lays eggs at Khok Kloi
Leatherback turtle lays eggs at Khok Kloi
PHUKET: A leatherback turtle has laid a nest of 143 eggs at a beach in Khok KloI, just north of Phuket in Phang Nga. 
Singapore ‘cruise to nowhere’ cut short after virus case
Singapore ‘cruise to nowhere’ cut short after virus case
WORLD: A ‘cruise to nowhere’ off Singapore was cut short yesterday (Dec 9) after a passenger tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said, a blow to efforts to revive the hard-hit industry.
Veranda plans B1bn project in Phuket
Veranda plans B1bn project in Phuket
BANGKOK: Resort and real estate development firm Veranda Resort Plc plans to launch a branded residential project in 2021 worth B1 billion in Phuket and introduce a co-investment renovation model aimed at struggling owners.
Fear over Myanmar COVID strain
Fear over Myanmar COVID strain
THAILAND: The coronavirus spreading in Myanmar is a different strain that spreads 20% faster than the original one in Wuhan, according to Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital.
Momota, Tai to light up Bangkok events
Momota, Tai to light up Bangkok events
BADMINTON: Top-ranked shuttlers Kento Momota of Japan and Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan will take part in three lucrative tournaments in Bangkok next month, the Badminton Association of Thailand said yesterday (Dec 9).
Prosecutors pass buck in ‘Boss’ case
Prosecutors pass buck in ‘Boss’ case
THAILAND: Public prosecutors now insist they cannot proceed with the indictment of Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya on drug charges for allegedly having cocaine in his system during the 2012 hit-and-run case, saying they are duty-bound to wait until police actually arrest him and bring him to trial.
Thailand gives virus vaccine pledge to Acmecs members
Thailand gives virus vaccine pledge to Acmecs members
THAILAND: Thailand will be ready to manufacture and distribute COVID-19 vaccine to members of the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (Acmecs) grouping by mid 2021, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said.
Official Phuket Monopoly game to be launched
Official Phuket Monopoly game to be launched
PHUKET: With over a billion players worldwide and editions in 114 countries, Monopoly has long been a family favourite around the globe. Now, for the first time, Phuket will be getting its own edition of the world-famous board game, announces Winning Moves, who will be producing Phuket Monopoly under official license from Hasbro.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Covid blues: New Thai visa now for all nations? Patong blaze rips through building! || December 9
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Covid blues: New Thai visa now for all nations? Patong blaze rips through building! || December 9
PHUKET XTRA - December 9 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Patong blaze rips through building |:| Produce inspections to step up |:| Thailand Covid cases rise by 25 |:| Man dead after motorbike crash |:| Long-stay visas for all countries Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Municipalities open to receive donations for flood victims
Municipalities open to receive donations for flood victims
PHUKET: Municipalities and tambon administrative organisations (OrBorTor) across Phuket are now receiving donations to help provide relief to victims of the floods in Nakhon Sri Thammarat and other southern provinces.
COVID-19 from Tachilek ‘under control’
COVID-19 from Tachilek ‘under control’
THAILAND: The spread of COVID-19 by women returning from Tachilek in Myanmar is well under control, with more than 6,500 at-risk people tested and only two local infections detected, senior health officials said today (Dec 9).
Perez makes Red Bull an offer – can they refuse?
Perez makes Red Bull an offer – can they refuse?
FORMULA ONE: Sergio Perez’s popular Sakhir victory only piled more pressure onto Red Bull Racing and the under-fire Alex Albon to switch drivers in 2021.
Man dies as motorbike hits roadside concrete post
Man dies as motorbike hits roadside concrete post
PHUKET: A 28-year-old man died after his motorbike hit a roadside concrete post on the road from Baan Pru Sam Phran to Thepkrasattri Rd in Thalang this morning (Dec 9).
PM savages ‘republic’ rhetoric
PM savages ‘republic’ rhetoric
THAILAND: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has downplayed the anti-government protest movement’s latest rhetoric about “a republic”, saying the government will do everything in its power to thwart any such system of government in Thailand.
Patong blaze destroys unused beach mats, umbrella store
Patong blaze destroys unused beach mats, umbrella store
PHUKET: No people were injured in a fire that broke out at a building being used to store unused beach mats and umbrellas in Patong last night (Dec 8), officials have confirmed.
Fans commemorate John Lennon’s death as Ono calls for gun control
Fans commemorate John Lennon’s death as Ono calls for gun control
WORLD: Mourners sang and laid flowers yesterday (Dec 8) on Central Park’s candlelit memorial to John Lennon on the 40th anniversary of his murder in New York City, as his widow Yoko Ono marked the moment with a call for gun control.
Man Utd dumped as racism row interrupts PSG game
Man Utd dumped as racism row interrupts PSG game
FOOTBALL: Manchester United were knocked out of the Champions League after a 3-2 defeat by RB Leipzig yesterday (Dec 8), while Paris Saint-Germain’s qualification for the last 16 was overshadowed by a racism row involving a match official that caused their game against Istanbul Basaksehir to be suspended for 24 hours.
Anutin backs push to sue returnees
Anutin backs push to sue returnees
THAILAND: Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has voiced support for business owners planning to sue people infected with COVID-19 who re-entered the country illegally, saying they were “selfish and irresponsible” and needed to be taught a lesson.