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17 more parties put under loan spotlight
17 more parties put under loan spotlight
BANGKOK: Activist Srisuwan Janya is petitioning the Election Commission (EC) to investigate 17 more political parties for allegedly violating the law on borrowing money - the same charge that could see the Future Forward Party (FFP) disbanded.
Power outage to affect Nai Yang
Power outage to affect Nai Yang
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Sakoo tomorrow (Jan 16) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Student, 24, arrested for violent robberies, holding meat cleaver to 10-year-old girl's throat
Student, 24, arrested for violent robberies, holding meat cleaver to 10-year-old girl's throat
PHUKET: A 24-year-old Phuket student has been arrested for robbing a 77-year-old man of a gold necklace and an amulet in an attack on Monday that saw the elderly man stabbed twice in the hand with a screwdriver.
Poipet border checkpoint on alert for new virus after Thailand scare
Poipet border checkpoint on alert for new virus after Thailand scare
POIPET: Authorities in Banteay Meanchey province have stepped up checks at the Poipet border with Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo following reports that a Chinese tourist to Thailand had been confirmed to be infected with a new pneumonia-like disease.
Man Utd axe training camp over Middle East tensions
Man Utd axe training camp over Middle East tensions
FOOTBALL: Manchester United have called off a winter training camp in the Middle East due to fears over tensions in the region.
Australian Open qualifying delayed due to bushfire smoke
Australian Open qualifying delayed due to bushfire smoke
TENNIS: Qualifying for the Australian Open Grand Slam was delayed today (Jan 15) as toxic smoke from widespread bushfires continued to shroud Melbourne, organisers said.
Pitch, Stokes and brass bands: South Africa v England preview
Pitch, Stokes and brass bands: South Africa v England preview
CRICKET: South Africa and England meet in the third Test, starting at St George's Park tomorrow (Jan 16) with the series delicately poised at 1-1.
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'LOL!': China's informal, confrontational Twitter diplomacy
'LOL!': China's informal, confrontational Twitter diplomacy
BEIJING: Chinese diplomacy has found a new voice on Twitter - and it's not entirely diplomatic.
Frenchman detained after lighting cigarette mid-flight to Phuket
Frenchman detained after lighting cigarette mid-flight to Phuket
PHUKET: A 36-year-old Frenchman was taken into custody on landing in Phuket early this morning after he lit a cigarette in the aircraft toilet during his flight from Doha.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Stuck jumper rescued! Uncle, nephew caught with 120kg of marijuana? || January 14
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Stuck jumper rescued! Uncle, nephew caught with 120kg of marijuana? || January 14
PHUKET XTRA - January 14 || brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Base jumper rescued! |:| Uncle, nephew caught with 120k of weed |:| Infected tourist recovering |:| Army chiefs to sign security pact |:| More death in far south insurgency Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
German man released from hospital after bitten by ‘big fish’ – or maybe a shark
German man released from hospital after bitten by ‘big fish’ – or maybe a shark
PHUKET: A 75-year-old German tourist has been released from hospital after suffering serious wounds to his right leg from what police believe was a bite from “big fish” at Nang Thong Beach, north of Khaolak in Phang Nga province on Sunday (Jan 12).
Tesco purchase tempts CP
Tesco purchase tempts CP
BANGKOK: Charoen Pokphand has acknowledged considering the possibility of acquiring a controlling stake in Tesco Plc’s Asia business, an operation the group sold almost two decades ago.
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Barcelona sack Valverde and appoint Setien as successor
Barcelona sack Valverde and appoint Setien as successor
FOOTBALL: Spanish champions Barcelona have sacked their coach Ernesto Valverde and appointed Quique Setien as his replacement, the club announced yesterday (Jan 13).
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Huge sinkhole swallows bus, kills six in China
Huge sinkhole swallows bus, kills six in China
BEIJING: An enormous sinkhole swallowed a bus and pedestrians in China, sparking an explosion, killing six people and leaving 10 more missing, state media reported this morning (Jan 14).
Slew of brown seaweed washes ashore Patong Beach
Slew of brown seaweed washes ashore Patong Beach
PHUKET: Local municipality workers returned to Patong Beach this morning to clear brown seaweed that washed ashore overnight after a huge effort yesterday (Jan 13) saw workers clear tonnes of the ugly flotsam from Phuket’s most popular tourist beach.
Marine experts confirm dwarf fin whale killed by human activity
Marine experts confirm dwarf fin whale killed by human activity
PHUKET: Experts at Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) have determined that the dwarf fin whale whose body was found washed ashore just north of Koh Lanta last Monday (Jan 6) died from injuries inflicted by human activity.
Russian tourist in coma after Patong hotel four-storey fall
Russian tourist in coma after Patong hotel four-storey fall
PHUKET: A 23-year-old Russian tourist remains unconscious in the ICU at Vachira Phuket Hospital after falling from the fourth floor of a hotel in Patong on Sunday morning (Jan 12).