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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Surviving freak truck fire! Phuket water plans stall? 9 arrested over Thailand protests! || August 20
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Surviving freak truck fire! Phuket water plans stall? 9 arrested over Thailand protests! || August 20
PHUKET XTRA - August 20 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Two rappers among 9 arrested over Thailand protests |:| Freak truck fire |:| Plans to boost Phuket water stall out Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Truck driver survives electric shock, set alight after steel structure load hits overhead power lines
Truck driver survives electric shock, set alight after steel structure load hits overhead power lines
PHUKET: A truck driver is lucky to be alive after he was set alight by an electric shock he received while getting out of his truck on Chao Fa West Rd in Wichit today (Aug 20) after the steel structure in the back of the truck hit overhead power lines.
Scores turn out for Phuket Job Fair
Scores turn out for Phuket Job Fair
PHUKET: The concourse at the Baan & Beyond shopping mall on the bypass road was bustling with job seekers today (Aug 20) as the Phuket Employment Office held its Phuket Job Fair 2020.
Tsunami evacuation drill to be held in Kamala
Tsunami evacuation drill to be held in Kamala
PHUKET: A tsunami-evacuation drill will be held in Kamala next month, with the tsunami-warning sirens sounding the alarm at 9am on Sept 9.
Electricity outage to affect Srisoonthorn
Electricity outage to affect Srisoonthorn
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Srisoonthorn tomorrow (Aug 21) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Bayern set up super-club showdown with PSG
Bayern set up super-club showdown with PSG
FOOTBALL: Bayern Munich’s astonishing form under Hansi Flick has taken them to the brink of a treble after they dispatched Lyon 3-0 yesterday’s (Aug 19) Champions League semi-final, and the stage is now set for a fascinating final battle between the German giants and Paris Saint-Germain.
Police ‘botched Boss report’
Police ‘botched Boss report’
THAILAND: The police panel probing the alleged mishandling of the 2012 hit-and-run case wrapped up its investigation yesterday (Aug 19). Twenty police were found to be negligent in the probe, said assistant national police chief Pol Lt Gen Jaruwat Waisaya, in his capacity as deputy chairman of the panel.
Phuket victims hold curse ritual for village molester
Phuket victims hold curse ritual for village molester
PHUKET: Angered by a lack of police action after two years, victims and family members of victims of sexual assault and attempted rape in Bara Para, Pa Khlok, yesterday held a ceremony to curse a man in the village accused of at least 20 counts of sex assault acts with children as young as 5 years old and minors up to 18 years old.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Expat stimulus perks? Students protest continue! Emergency extension likely? || August 19
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Expat stimulus perks? Students protest continue! Emergency extension likely? || August 19
PHUKET XTRA - August 19 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Students protest outside Education Ministry |:| Hotels want expats to get stimulus perks |:| Police target protest leaders |:| State of emergency extension likely Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Projects to boost Phuket water supply stall in Bangkok
Projects to boost Phuket water supply stall in Bangkok
PHUKET: The main public water supply reservoirs in Phuket have been healthily replenished by the ample rainfall we have had since the long dry season broke in May, but the security of having enough water to supply businesses and residents on the island is likely to be short-lived, says Phuket’s water supply chief.
Senate committee on labour hears Phuket unemployment woes
Senate committee on labour hears Phuket unemployment woes
PHUKET: The Senate Standing Committee on Labour, led by Suthep Au-on, has been told that the Phuket Social Security Office has paid out more than B1.4 billion in welfare payments since the COVID-19 outbreak began.
State of emergency likely to be extended
State of emergency likely to be extended
THAILAND: A sub-committee of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration has proposed the state of emergency be extended until the end of September to allow continued compulsory quarantining of people arriving from abroad.
Austrian man, 77, dies as motorbike collides head-on with van
Austrian man, 77, dies as motorbike collides head-on with van
PHUKET: A 77-year-old Austrian man has died after the motorbike he was riding collided head-on with a passenger van in Kata last night (Aug 18).
Woman, 20, survives 15m plunge off motorbike onto Kalim waterfall
Woman, 20, survives 15m plunge off motorbike onto Kalim waterfall
PHUKET: A 20-year-old woman has escaped serious injuries after her motorbike slid on sand at a curve in Kalim, north of Patong, and struck a guardrail, sending her plunging some 15 metres onto rocks beside a small waterfall below.
Lewis Hamilton’s Championship KO
Lewis Hamilton’s Championship KO
FORMULA ONE: Domination tends to look easy in Formula One, but Lewis Hamilton’s peerless Spanish Grand Prix victory wasn’t the effortless parade the TV cameras made it out to be.
Hotels want expats to get stimulus perks
Hotels want expats to get stimulus perks
BANGKOK: The newly elected president of the Thai Hotels Association has asked the government to include expatriates in the second phase of tourism stimulus, saying those who pay tax should receive equal rights.
Road closures as Toyota Gazoo Racing hits Phuket’s streets
Road closures as Toyota Gazoo Racing hits Phuket’s streets
PHUKET: Roads in Saphan Hin will be closed this weekend (Aug 22-23) as the annual Toyota Gazoo Racing Motorsport event hits the streets of Phuket.
Nate won’t face ‘Boss’ case probe
Nate won’t face ‘Boss’ case probe
THAILAND: The Public Prosecutor Commission yesterday (Aug 18) decided not to set up a panel to investigate Deputy Attorney-General Nate Naksuk over his decision to drop Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya’s reckless driving causing death charge in the 2012 hit-and-run case.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket police cleared in gambling den raid? Waste washes up on Phuket beaches! || August 18
PHUKET XTRA - August 18 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Thai economy to shrink more than thought |:| Thai woman falls from waterfall |:| Three new Covid cases |:| Food, plastic waste washes up on Phuket |:| Phuket cops cleared in gambling den raid? Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Last two bodies from Samui ferry sinking retrieved
Last two bodies from Samui ferry sinking retrieved
THAILAND: The bodies of the last two people missing after a ferry capsized off Koh Samui island on Aug 1 have been retrieved.