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Embassies urged to find English teachers for Thai schools
Embassies urged to find English teachers for Thai schools
BANGKOK: The Education Ministry is calling on foreign embassies to help find native speakers who can teach English at Thai schools.
Phuket readies for annual Heroines Festival
Phuket readies for annual Heroines Festival
PHUKET: The annual Heroines Festival, celebrating the defeat of Burmese marauders attempting to take Phuket in 1785, will take place this year from March 7-21.
Water distribution points set up in Koh Kaew
Water distribution points set up in Koh Kaew
PHUKET: Koh Kaew Tambon Administrative Organisation (OrBorTor) has set up several water distribution points for residents suffering from water shortages.
Over 200 Phuket couples tie the knot on Valentine’s Day
Over 200 Phuket couples tie the knot on Valentine’s Day
PHUKET: The island’s three district offices – Muang Phuket, Kathu and Thalang – were jammed yesterday (Feb 14) as couples queued to get married on Valentine’s Day.
Scholars of Sustenance Foundation ready to feed the needy in Phuket
Scholars of Sustenance Foundation ready to feed the needy in Phuket
Scholars of Sustenance Foundation (SOS) launched its food charity program after its initial opening in Phuket late last Friday (Feb 7), with the goal of providing food donations to the needy.
Let’s Get Bent: It takes two baby!
Let’s Get Bent: It takes two baby!
Hello and welcome. This edition of Let’s Get Bent happens to fall near Valentine’s Day, so I thought it would be a great inspiration for this month’s yoga asana.
Kamala canal runs black despite new B58mn wastewater-treatment plant coming online
Kamala canal runs black despite new B58mn wastewater-treatment plant coming online
PHUKET: The Deputy Chief of the Kamala Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), Nopporn Karuna, claims that the black water in the Pak Bang Canal that runs through Kamala is clean after it has been passed through the wastewater-treatment plant that has now been installed across the canal.
Tourism lifeline in pipeline
Tourism lifeline in pipeline
BANGKOK: The government is ready to throw a lifeline, including soft loans, tax incentives and training in return for income, to tourism operators ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Death toll in China epidemic surges past 1,500
Death toll in China epidemic surges past 1,500
BEIJING - The death toll from China’s new coronavirus epidemic surged past 1,500 today (Feb 15) after 139 more people died in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak.
Wilder mocks ‘pillow fists’ of Fury ahead of rematch
Wilder mocks ‘pillow fists’ of Fury ahead of rematch
BOXING: World heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has ridiculed Tyson Fury’s punching power as the two unbeaten fighters prepare for their eagerly anticipated rematch in Las Vegas next weekend.
Man City given two-season European ban over financial fair-play breaches
Man City given two-season European ban over financial fair-play breaches
FOOTBALL: Manchester City have been banned from European competitions for the next two seasons for “serious financial fair-play breaches,” UEFA announced yesterday (Feb 14), with the verdict immediately contested by Pep Guardiola’s English champions.
PHUKTE XTRA: VIDEO: Vows in the sky! Single ticket for BKK rails? Phuket street racers busted || February 14
PHUKTE XTRA: VIDEO: Vows in the sky! Single ticket for BKK rails? Phuket street racers busted || February 14
PHUKET XTRA - February 14 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Hot-air balloon vows! |:| Gun shots fired in central BKK |:| Single ticket travels for Bangkok commutes |:| Visa-free entry for China? |:| Phuket street racers busted Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Kusoldharm opens new rescue centre at northern tip of the island
Kusoldharm opens new rescue centre at northern tip of the island
PHUKET: The Kusoldharm Foundation, Phuket’s main emergency response organisation covering nearly the whole of the island, has opened a new rescue centre at the Phuket Check Point in Tha Chatchai, near the bridges on and off the island.
Motorbike taxi driver charged with attempted murder after attacking Norwegian tourist with scythe
Motorbike taxi driver charged with attempted murder after attacking Norwegian tourist with scythe
PHUKET: A motorbike taxi rider in Ao Nang, Krabi, across Phang Nga Bay from Phuket, has been charged with attempted murder after he attacked a Norwegian tourist with a scythe, leaving the tourist with a wound that took 30 stitches to close.
Phuket jungle camp cleared of baby elephant abuse allegations
Phuket jungle camp cleared of baby elephant abuse allegations
PHUKET: The Phuket Livestock Development Office has cleared an elephant camp in Rawai of allegations of animal abuse, but has given the camp owner 15 days to clean the area where a 2-year-old baby elephant is kept.
Man arrested after gunshots fired in central Bangkok, no injuries
Man arrested after gunshots fired in central Bangkok, no injuries
BANGKOK: Dozens of gunshots were fired from a sports clothing shop on Chula 10 Road in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district on this morning (Feb 14).
Will ‘Premflix’ be too OTT?
Will ‘Premflix’ be too OTT?
PREMIER LEAGUE: The way we consume football could be about to change as the English Premier League has confirmed it is actively working on plans to launch its own digital streaming channel.
The 5th annual Phuket Hospitality Challenge 2020
The 5th annual Phuket Hospitality Challenge 2020
** POSTPONED ** The 5th annual Phuket Hospitality Challenge 2020 is open for registration. The event brings together the Industries top professionals for an enjoyable day’s golf and sampling some of the finest food and beverage anywhere on a golf course. Once again the aim is to raise vital funds for the Children’s First Fund Charity, which looks after orphaned children all over Phuket with education and sustenance. Contact Mark at mark@asean-events.com or Laguna Golf Phuket for further information.
Phuket street racers busted
Phuket street racers busted
PHUKET: Wichit Police have confirmed the arrest of street racing gang of 12 youths and one adult who were taken into custody in a raid near the Dowroong intersection south of Phuket Town last Sunday (Feb 9).
Songkran The Happiest
Songkran The Happiest
Wettest day of the year is upon us! On this day. scared ancestral rituals meet customary water play. Celebrate with us by preparing to be doused with water (and luck). End the day with a sumptuous Thai buffet dinner under the stars. Grand Thai buffet dinner at The Lawn, Monday 13th April, 6pm onwards.