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Expect cuts in subsidy, Thai League 1 clubs told
Expect cuts in subsidy, Thai League 1 clubs told
FOOTBALL: Football Association of Thailand (FAT) president Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang has admitted that finding a broadcaster to replace TrueVisions for the delayed Thai League 1 matches would not be easy.
Meth floods back at end of lockdown
Meth floods back at end of lockdown
THAILAND: Crystal methamphetamine has now begun to flood into Thailand after the Myanmar authorities recently cracked down on narcotics production and the COVID-19 pandemic caused smuggling delays, according to the country’s drug tsar.
Manchester City’s Euro ban quashed on appeal
Manchester City’s Euro ban quashed on appeal
FOOTBALL: Manchester City are free to play Champions League football next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday (July 13) lifted a two-season ban from European competitions imposed by UEFA.
COVID infected Egyptian soldier triggers Rayong inquiry
COVID infected Egyptian soldier triggers Rayong inquiry
THAILAND: The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has been taking urgent measures after an Egyptian soldier confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 was found to have visited shopping malls in Rayong province.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Plastic found inside dead elephant! Corruption charges over condo project? || July 13
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Plastic found inside dead elephant! Corruption charges over condo project? || July 13
PHUKET XTRA - July 13 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com DSI pursuing corruption charges over The Peaks condo project |:| Vaccine ready ’next year’ |:| Crackdown to target foreigners selling ice cream|:| Jumbo deaths spur call to shun plastic bags Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Six months after Thailand’s first COVID case, Phuket holding strong, says island health chief
Six months after Thailand’s first COVID case, Phuket holding strong, says island health chief
PHUKET: Six months since Thailand recorded its first confirmed case of a person infected with COVID-19, Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief Thanit Sermkaew today (July 13) said that efforts across the island to prevent the spread of the disease have worked well, but urged people to keep practicing the ‘new normal’ rules to help stave off a resurgence of the disease.
Family financial stress blamed for suicide
Family financial stress blamed for suicide
PHUKET: Police believe stress over family financial problems motivated a man to take his own life in the Soi Kingkaew housing community in Rassada early this morning (July 13).
DSI pursuing corruption charges over The Peaks condo project, says MP Sira
DSI pursuing corruption charges over The Peaks condo project, says MP Sira
PHUKET: Bangkok MP Sira Jenjaka, who also serves as the Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights, yesterday revealed that the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has filed a formal request with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to prosecute Phuket officials over the construction of The Peaks Residences condo project in Kata, on Phuket’s southwest coast.
Search continues after man washed off rocks near Paradise Beach
Search continues after man washed off rocks near Paradise Beach
PHUKET: Search teams this morning continued their efforts to find a Myanmar man who was washed into the sea while fishing on rocks near Paradise Beach, south of Patong, yesterday afternoon (July 12).
Spurs leave it late to beat Arsenal, Bournemouth boost survival bid
Spurs leave it late to beat Arsenal, Bournemouth boost survival bid
FOOBTALL: Toby Alderweireld gave Tottenham a late 2-1 win over Arsenal as Jose Mourinho’s men climbed above their north London rivals, while Bournemouth kept their survival hopes alive with a chaotic 4-1 victory against Leicester yesterday (July 12).
COVID vaccine ready ‘next year’
COVID vaccine ready ‘next year’
THAILAND: CU-Cov19 - a novel coronavirus vaccine being developed by a Thai research team in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania - is expected to enter mass production by the end of the third quarter next year, the research team said yesterday (July 12).
Hamilton cruises to Styrian Grand Prix victory
Hamilton cruises to Styrian Grand Prix victory
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton secured his first win of the season in a one-two victory for Mercedes at the Styrian Grand Prix yesterday (July 12).
True refuses to beam rescheduled T1 matches live beyond this year
True refuses to beam rescheduled T1 matches live beyond this year
FOOTBALL: TrueVisions, the Thai League 1 broadcaster, insists it will not show live matches beyond this year.
Canaries relegated after home hammering, Liverpool held
Canaries relegated after home hammering, Liverpool held
FOOTBALL: Norwich City were finally consigned to life in English football’s second tier next season after a home mauling by an exuberant West Ham United at Carrow Road yesterday (July 11).
Jumbo death spurs call to shun plastic bags
Jumbo death spurs call to shun plastic bags
The latest loss of a wild elephant which died with plastic bags in its intestines and stomach showed the public campaign to reduce plastic bags was ’falling on deaf ears’, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa says.
A Meal With… Russell Distance Russell
A Meal With… Russell Distance Russell
We live in very unusual times and so I thought I would have supper with a Phuket resident who boasts one of the most unusual occupations on the island.
Phuket Opinion: Ghost of Phuket past rears its ugly head
Phuket Opinion: Ghost of Phuket past rears its ugly head
PHUKET: This past week saw two separate incidents that highlighted golden opportunities for those holding the reins of the national economy to take strides towards their espoused goal of correcting critical issues besieging Thailand’s, and especially Phuket’s, tourism industry.
Hamilton supreme in soaking-wet Styria
Hamilton supreme in soaking-wet Styria
FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton has put on a masterclass of wet-weather driving with a dominant pole position in saturated Styrian Grand Prix qualifying.
Senior MPs visit Phuket to assess COVID fallout and hear resident’s requests
Senior MPs visit Phuket to assess COVID fallout and hear resident’s requests
PHUKET: More than a hundred people gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (July 10) to share an array of requests and concerns with a delegation of senior MPs visiting from Bangkok.
Arsenal threaten to turn tide on Mourinho’s struggling Spurs
Arsenal threaten to turn tide on Mourinho’s struggling Spurs
FOOTBALL: The clash between Tottenham and Arsenal tomorrow (July 12) may lack the usual furore of a derby, with no fans present and both sides seemingly out of the race for a place in next season’s Champions League.