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41 dead as Russian plane bursts into flames on landing
41 dead as Russian plane bursts into flames on landing
MOSCOW: A Russian passenger plane erupted in a huge ball of fire and black smoke after making an emergency landing at Moscow’s busiest airport, killing 41 people including at least two children.
Brunei won’t enforce gay sex death penalty after backlash
Brunei won’t enforce gay sex death penalty after backlash
BRUNEI: Brunei’s sultan has announced death by stoning for gay sex and adultery will not be enforced after a global backlash, but critics Monday called for harsh sharia laws to be abandoned entirely.
Six arrested for Hi-Lo gambling, rest flee into rubber plantation
Six arrested for Hi-Lo gambling, rest flee into rubber plantation
PHUKET: Police have arrested six people for gambling beside a road in Srisoonthorn, with the rest of the players fleeing into a rubber plantation.
No injuries reported in Wichit housing fire
No injuries reported in Wichit housing fire
PHUKET: Fire broke out in a residential accommodation on the Chao Fa Suan Luang Rd in Wichit earlier today, reducing traffic along the busy road to a crawl.
Phuket holds mass cleanup in honour HM The King
Phuket holds mass cleanup in honour HM The King
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana led a mass cleanup along the Bang Yai Canal in Phuket Town this morning (May 6) in honour of the Royal Coronation ceremonies conducted this weekend.
Royal ritual melts hearts of a nation
Royal ritual melts hearts of a nation
BANGKOK: His Majesty the King, in full regalia, sat on the royal palanquin Budtan Thong as he was carried for a customary procession around the Grand Palace to pay homage at several historically significant temples as a part of the King’s coronation ceremony.
HM The King grants new titles to family
HM The King grants new titles to family
BANGKOK: His Majesty the King bestowed new titles on senior royal family members in accordance with his new reign on the second day of coronation ceremonies on Sunday (May 5).
The King of Sports
The King of Sports
His Majesty the King is a fine athlete and a patron of sports. The King has shown keen interest in sports since he was young. His Majesty’s love for sports is obviously in his blood through his late father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was a great athlete.
Art for good with Tote the travelling artist and humanitarian
Art for good with Tote the travelling artist and humanitarian
One of the perks of operating a guest house in Phuket is interacting with all of the dif­ferent walks of life that trav­erse the globe.
His Majesty the King to grant audiences in Bangkok
His Majesty the King to grant audiences in Bangkok
THAILAND: His Majesty the King is scheduled to grant audiences to religious leaders, commercial representatives, the general public and members of the international diplomatic corps this afternoon (May 6) as part of the Royal Coronation.
Green Thoughts: Four bizarre trees
Green Thoughts: Four bizarre trees
You don’t expect to find trees with bizarre la­bels such as the “pong-pong”, sausage or can­nonball tree, but all these species, alive and well here in Phuket, are so named on account of their strange fruit.
Dragons and wizards fired up at Myanmar rocket festival
Dragons and wizards fired up at Myanmar rocket festival
NANTAR: Clad in elaborate headdresses representing dragons and wizards, Myanmar’s ethnic Pa’O fire huge, homemade rockets into the sky – an annual call for plentiful rains and a chance for a windfall of cash.
Phuket Opinion: Saving the village
Phuket Opinion: Saving the village
PHUKET: The community project to transform the village at Koh Siray into a clean, self-sustaining “ecosystem” is a formidable challenge, but one worthy of taking note.
Plantation Delectation: Heirloom recipes reinvented at The Pavilions’ Plantation Club
Plantation Delectation: Heirloom recipes reinvented at The Pavilions’ Plantation Club
Over the past few years in Phuket, we have been expe­riencing an ever-increasing growth in the luxury hospital­ity sector.
His Majesty the King to visit temples in Bangkok during royal land procession
His Majesty the King to visit temples in Bangkok during royal land procession
THAILAND: At approximately 4:30pm today (May 5), the royal procession by land is set to take place in inner Bangkok as part of the Coronation of King Rama X.
His Majesty the King performs first royal function, promises prosperity
His Majesty the King performs first royal function, promises prosperity
THAILAND: His Majesty performed his first royal function this afternoon (May 4) after being crowned by granting an audience for royal family members and other dignitaries.
Merit-making ceremony held at Wat Phra Thong to pay respect to His Majesty the King
Merit-making ceremony held at Wat Phra Thong to pay respect to His Majesty the King
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Prakob Wongmaneerung led a merit-making ceremony at Wat Phra Thong in Thalang today (May 4) to pay respect to His Majesty the King ahead of the Royal Coronation.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn crowned Rama X of Thailand
King Maha Vajiralongkorn crowned Rama X of Thailand
THAILAND: His Majesty the King has officially been crowned the King of Thailand during the coronation ceremonies today (May 4), and Queen Suthida was later declared Her Majesty the Queen.
Royal Coronation: The Royal Regalia
Royal Coronation: The Royal Regalia
The offering of the Royal Regalia to His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun as performed in the Royal Coronation Ceremony today carries with it deep significance unto itself as part of the Royal Coronation ceremony.
Royal Coronation: The Royal Coronation Emblem, the Mark of Royalty
Royal Coronation: The Royal Coronation Emblem, the Mark of Royalty
For many Thais, numbers,figures and imagery can be deeply important and are often perceived of as of marked significance. The Royal Coronation Emblem created for the Royal Coronation of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun is especially so.