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Immigration lifts Boss’ travel curbs
Immigration lifts Boss’ travel curbs
BANGKOK: The Immigration Bureau (IB) lifted travel restrictions on Vorayuth ‘Boss’ Yoovidhaya after the Red Bull scion’s hit-and-run charges were dropped late last month.
Suspect surrenders over fatal gunfight
Suspect surrenders over fatal gunfight
BANGKOK: A man who allegedly killed a person during the shootout at an illegal gambling den in Bangkok’s Yannawa district on Monday night surrendered to police yesterday, according to a source at the Metropolitan Police Bureau.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Gambling den shootout video? When will Thailand allow more foreigners? || August 6
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Gambling den shootout video? When will Thailand allow more foreigners? || August 6
PHUKET XTRA - August 6 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com ’Safe and Sealed’ tourism plan? |:| No plans yet to allow more foreigners |:| Video emerges of cameras removed from shootout gambling den |:| Man arrested for impersonating police in robberies Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket people petition for debt relief for COVID-affected businesses
Phuket people petition for debt relief for COVID-affected businesses
PHUKET: About 100 people gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall this afternoon (aug 6) to file a petition calling for debt relief for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Man killed by coconut tree
Man killed by coconut tree
PHUKET: A 37-year-old man died of severe head injuries yesterday (Aug 5) after a coconut tree he was hired to help cut down fell on him.
Video shows cameras being removed from shootout gambling den
Video shows cameras being removed from shootout gambling den
BANGKOK: A video spreading on social media shows men hastily removing the security cameras at a gambling den in Bangkok’s Yannawa district where four people were shot dead on Monday night, one of them an off-duty police major.
Health conference expected to bring 10,000 visitors to Phuket
Health conference expected to bring 10,000 visitors to Phuket
PHUKET: An annual medical conference that is expected to attract some 10,000 attendees scheduled to be held in Phuket next month, and is hoped to bring another welcome boost to Phuket’s ailing island economy.
Man arrested for impersonating police in two robberies
Man arrested for impersonating police in two robberies
PHUKET: A Phuket man has been arrested for impersonating police in order to rob his victims of their belongings by ordering them to stop their motorbikes by the side of the road and hand over their belongings for a search. The hunt for the man’s accomplice in the robberies continues.
‘Safe and Sealed’ brings hope for tourism revival
‘Safe and Sealed’ brings hope for tourism revival
BANGKOK: Tourism operators are proposing a new inbound tourism plan, called ‘Safe and Sealed’, to replace travel bubbles and keep Thailand from realising the worst-case revenue scenario of B675 billion next year, down from B3.01 trillion in 2019.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Mother jumps in well to save son! Unpaid Patong workers? 7 new Thailand Covid cases || August 5
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Mother jumps in well to save son! Unpaid Patong workers? 7 new Thailand Covid cases || August 5
PHUKET XTRA - August 5 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Mother jumps into 30m well to save son |:| Patong workers file complaints over unpaid salary |:| Prayut vows to change charter |:| Seven new coronavirus cases in Thailand Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Water supply outage to affect parts of Kamala
Water supply outage to affect parts of Kamala
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that mains water supply will be shut off in parts of Kamala tomorrow (Aug 6).
More stranded Russians fly home from Phuket
More stranded Russians fly home from Phuket
PHUKET: The special flights to fly home Russian nationals left stranded in Phuket due to the COVID-19 pandemic continued at Phuket International Airport yesterday (Aug 4).
Phuket travel roadshow lands B1.3mn in tour packages sold
Phuket travel roadshow lands B1.3mn in tour packages sold
PHUKET: The four-day Phuket travel promotion “roadshow” held in Bangkok last weekend and early this week landed more than B1.3 million in tour packages sold, reports the Phuket office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Search resumes for missing people from sunken ferry
Search resumes for missing people from sunken ferry
SURAT THANI: The search resumed on Wednesday (Aug 5) for three people still missing after a vehicle ferry operated by Raja Ferry Plc capsized in stormy seas off Koh Samui on Saturday night.
Two huge explosions in Beirut kill 78, injure thousands
Two huge explosions in Beirut kill 78, injure thousands
WORLD: Rescuers worked through the night after two enormous explosions ripped through Beirut’s port, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands, and destroying buildings across the Lebanese capital.
Beach SOS leads to rescue of sailors stranded on Pacific isle
Beach SOS leads to rescue of sailors stranded on Pacific isle
WORLD: Three Micronesian sailors stranded on a tiny island in the remote Western Pacific were rescued after Australian and US warplanes spotted a giant “SOS” they had scrawled on the beach, officials said.
Mother jumps into 30m well to save son
Mother jumps into 30m well to save son
PHUKET: Thai social media has been abuzz with posts praising a mother jumping into a well in Wichit that is reportedly 30 metres deep to rescue her 3-year-old son yesterday (Aug 4).
Fulham return to Premier League promised land after play-off glory
Fulham return to Premier League promised land after play-off glory
FOOTBALL: Fulham made an instant return to the Premier League yesterday (Aug 4), beating Brentford 2-1 at Wembley in what is regarded as the most lucrative game in world football.
Thai outsider seals ‘biggest win of my life’ in snooker snooker championship
Thai outsider seals ‘biggest win of my life’ in snooker snooker championship
SNOOKER: Noppon Saengkham pulled off the biggest shock so far at the 2020 World Championship when the Thai stunned former Crucible winner Shaun ‘Magician’ Murphy 10-4 in the first round yesterday (Aug 4).
Patong workers file complaint over unpaid salary, no social security payments
Patong workers file complaint over unpaid salary, no social security payments
PHUKET: An estimated 100 Myanmar and Thai workers arrived at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Aug 4) to report their employer for not paying them for three months, and to get some response as to whether they still had jobs.