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Sumalee gym offering Muay Thai and yoga classes to help local children
Sumalee gym offering Muay Thai and yoga classes to help local children
MUAY THAI: Phuket witnessed numerous charity-driven campaigns emerge during the COVID-19 pandemic where kind-hearted individuals and groups came together to offer help to those less fortunate across the island.
Myanmar army tries to discredit Rohingya abuse confessions
Myanmar army tries to discredit Rohingya abuse confessions
WORLD: Myanmar’s military has sought to undermine the confessions of two soldiers who said they were ordered to “exterminate” Rohingya Muslims before taking part in the massacre of scores of men, women and children.
JSCCIB: Jobless total to worsen without strong measures
JSCCIB: Jobless total to worsen without strong measures
BANGKOK: The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is warning unemployment reached 2.5 million people in the first half this year and will keep growing next year if state stimulus packages are not strong enough to battle economic woes.
COVID impact puts government projects on the backburner
COVID impact puts government projects on the backburner
PHUKET: Loss of income due to the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 situation will result in some local government projects being suspended for the foreseeable future, Wichit Mayor Kreetha Chotiwichphiphat has announced.
14 arrested in gambling raid, charged with illegal gathering under Emergency Decree
14 arrested in gambling raid, charged with illegal gathering under Emergency Decree
PHUKET: A raid by police and other law-enforcement officers last night arrested 14 gamblers at a venue north of Phuket Town last night (Sept 9).
Khon Kaen man arrested for hookahs
Khon Kaen man arrested for hookahs
PHUKET: Phuket City Police have arrested a man from Khon Kaen who was found in possession of six hookahs, called ‘baraku’ in Thailand.
Phuket tsunami-evacuation drill reveals warning tower needs repairs
Phuket tsunami-evacuation drill reveals warning tower needs repairs
PHUKET: The tsunami-evacuation drill conducted in Kamala yesterday morning (Sept 9) revealed that the speakers on one of the warning towers in the beach resort town needs repairs after failing to adequately sound the alarm during the simulation exercise.
Inaugural Thailand Plant-Based Food Awards open for voting
Inaugural Thailand Plant-Based Food Awards open for voting
“Sometimes helping the planet can seem like an impossible task.’
Protesters unveil plans for big march on PM’s office
Protesters unveil plans for big march on PM’s office
BANGKOK: Anti-government activists on Wednesday (Sept 9) announced plans to hold an overnight protest and to rally up to 100,000 people to march on Government House next week, piling more pressure on the military-backed administration to step down.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket hotels sound alarm? ’VIP’ tourist arrivals? Constitution changes to cost billions? || September 9
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket hotels sound alarm? ’VIP’ tourist arrivals? Constitution changes to cost billions? || September 9
PHUKET XTRA - September 9 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com ’VIP’ arrivals through Phuket |:| More quarantine venues approved |:| Hotels sound the alarm |:| Charter rewrite to cost B10 billion |:| One new Covid case today Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket Town major water supply outage expanded
Phuket Town major water supply outage expanded
PHUKET: The Phuket City Municipality Waterworks Division has issued a notice announcing expanded areas that will be affected by the major water-supply outage to affect Phuket Town this Friday (Sept 11).
No gun used in teen attack in Phuket Town: Police
No gun used in teen attack in Phuket Town: Police
PHUKET: Teenagers assaulting another teen on a small backstreet in Phuket Town on Monday night (Sept 7) did not involve any firearms. Phuket City Police have confirmed.
Still only two Phuket ASQ hotels, two more waiting to be approved by Bangkok
Still only two Phuket ASQ hotels, two more waiting to be approved by Bangkok
PHUKET: Two more hotels in Phuket have been inspected and approved by local health officials to serve as Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) venues, and are now waiting for approval from Bangkok, Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Thanit Sermkaew has confirmed.
Electricity outage to hit Kathu
Electricity outage to hit Kathu
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Kathu on Friday (Sept 11) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Italian GP a glimpse of F1’s future
Italian GP a glimpse of F1’s future
FORMULA ONE: F1 rarely serves up races like the Italian Grand Prix, but Pierre Gasly’s win for AlphaTauri ahead of Carlos Sainz and Lance Stroll completely flipped the script.
Governor confirms four French ‘VIPs’ allowed through Phuket
Governor confirms four French ‘VIPs’ allowed through Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has confirmed that four French nationals were allowed to land in Phuket and spend 14 days at a hotel designated as an Alternative State Quarantine venue, then allowed to continue their journey to Cambodia.
Phuket airport ready to receive tourists, says Governor
Phuket airport ready to receive tourists, says Governor
PHUKET: Phuket International Airport is ready to receive foreign tourists, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has announced, after reviewing the protocols and procedures in place at the airport during a “rehearsal” yesterday (Sept 8).
Thailand football coach Nishino happy to be back
Thailand football coach Nishino happy to be back
THAILAND: National team coach Akira Nishino says he is happy to be back in the country and will look for new players for the national side.
B10bn for charter rewrite
B10bn for charter rewrite
THAILAND: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday (Sept 8) warned that the cost of a constitutional amendment could reach B10 billion, as the cabinet approved a bill to pave the way for national referendums on the rewrite of the charter.
Boss probe ’will be made public’
Boss probe ’will be made public’
BANGKOK: The findings from an independent investigation into the mishandling of the 2012 hit-and-run case against Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya will be made public, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday (Sept 8).