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Police warn of election alcohol bans
Police warn of election alcohol bans
Phuket Provincial Police have cautioned business operators that the national election on Mar 24 and the early voting to be conducted tomorrow (Mar 17) will see two bans on the sale of alcohol over this weekend and next weekend.
Almost 50k people register in Phuket for early voting
Almost 50k people register in Phuket for early voting
PHUKET: At total of 49,324 people will cast their votes in Phuket in the early voting tomorrow (Mar 17) ahead of the national election to be held next weekend, the Phuket office of the Election Commission (PEC) has announced.
Phuket’s Tourist Triad
Phuket’s Tourist Triad
You don’t really know a place until you have lived there. That’s what they say, anyway. For visitors or those new to Phuket, a lack of local knowl­edge can sometimes lead to serious problems.
Australian Grand Prix: is this finally Ferrari’s year?
Australian Grand Prix: is this finally Ferrari’s year?
FORMULA 1: Mercedes has dominated all five years of Formula One’s turbo-hybrid era, winning an incredible 74 of 100 races since 2014 to claim a quintet of drivers-constructors championship doubles, but emerging from the cold European winter are buds of hope that promise to bloom into a rival title challenge.
Man, 82, dead after motorbike struck by BMW
Man, 82, dead after motorbike struck by BMW
An 82-year-old Thai man riding a motorbike died after he was hit by a car in Thalang yesterday (Mar 15).
Phuket officials turn to satellites for marine safety
Phuket officials turn to satellites for marine safety
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Supoj Rotreuang Na Nongkhai this week held a meeting with the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) to discuss the development of an information system that will gather data to assist with marine activity in a bid to prevent future marine disasters.
Spurs slump gives rivals Champions League hope
Spurs slump gives rivals Champions League hope
FOOTBALL: As Arsenal played out the final stages of a hugely significant 2-0 victory over Manchester United to propel themselves back into the Premier League top four, cries of “Tottenham Hotspur we’re coming for you” rang out around the Emirates.
Patong Pool League: Kwan’s Birdie, Caddy Shack battle for top
Patong Pool League: Kwan’s Birdie, Caddy Shack battle for top
POOL: The 17th round of Patong Pool League (PPL) sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables and Genius 2 Garden and Restaurant was played on Thursday (Mar 14).
Mission of Mercy: The humanitarian vessel that needs our help
Mission of Mercy: The humanitarian vessel that needs our help
It’s 1892 in a shipyard in Ølve, Norway, and brothers Ole and Johann Nerhus are busy build­ing Vega, the magnificent cargo ship-cum-naval man o’ war vessel you see below.
New Zealand mosque attack suspect charged with murder
New Zealand mosque attack suspect charged with murder
NEW ZEALAND: A right-wing extremist who filmed himself on a rampage that left 49 mosque-goers dead flashed a white power sign as he appeared in a New Zealand court today charged with murder.
Private company provides water for free as Cherng Talay reservoir runs dry
Private company provides water for free as Cherng Talay reservoir runs dry
PHUKET: One private company is providing water from its own reservoir to Cherng Talay Municipality free of charge to supply residents as the municipality’s own main reservoirs has run dry.
Stern Pinball
Stern Pinball
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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Hunter sees squirrel, shoots boy! Tourist beating on Phi Phi? Dying in police custody! || March 15
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Hunter sees squirrel, shoots boy! Tourist beating on Phi Phi? Dying in police custody! || March 15
PHUKET XTRA - March 15 Tourist beating on Phi Phi |:| Man dies in police custody |:| Man still barricaded in condo |:| Van tire blows out |:| Hunter kills boy, thinking he was squirrel Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Above and beyond: Northern boys’ 24hr drive for Phuket tournament
Above and beyond: Northern boys’ 24hr drive for Phuket tournament
Last weekend, the Care 4 Thai Kids Foundation, Phuket Soccer Schools and Thanyapura teamed up to help a group of underprivileged boys from the Mukdahan region in northeast Thailand to have a special experience through football.
SPECIAL REPORT: PM orders probe into Phuket Kata condo project
SPECIAL REPORT: PM orders probe into Phuket Kata condo project
PHUKET: Lt Gen Kittisak Boonsuk, Deputy Director of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Operations Coordination Center 4, led a team of military officers from Bangkok to Phuket yesterday (Mar 14) to inspect the construction of The Peaks Residence project on the hillside overlooking Kata Noi Beach.
Hamilton dominant on Friday in Melbourne
Hamilton dominant on Friday in Melbourne
MELBOURNE: Mercedes has controlled the practice time sheet at the Australian Grand Prix, sending a stern warning to those assuming the reigning titleholder had slipped behind Ferrari during the off-season.
Tourist beaten with sticks on Phi Phi, two detained
Tourist beaten with sticks on Phi Phi, two detained
KRABI: Police have detained two young suspects in the attack on an American man who tried to stop a thief making off with a purse on the beach on Koh Phi Phi last Saturday (Mar 9).
Facebook Live streamed New Zealand terrorist attack leaves 40 dead
Facebook Live streamed New Zealand terrorist attack leaves 40 dead
CHRISTCHURCH: Attacks on two Christchurch mosques left at least 40 dead today (Mar 15), with one gunman – identified as an Australian extremist – live-streaming the assault that triggered the lockdown of the New Zealand city.
Australian family escapes serious injury after Phuket tour van suffers blowout
Australian family escapes serious injury after Phuket tour van suffers blowout
Phuket: An Australian family escaped serious injury after a minivan they were travelling in crashed into a power pole and two parked motorbikes in Kamala yesterday afternoon (Mar 14).
After two months, British man remains barricaded in Phuket Town condo
After two months, British man remains barricaded in Phuket Town condo
PHUKET: After two months barricaded in a Phuket Town condo amid an extended dispute with the landlord, Australian-born British national David Maclean, 50, from Brisbane, remains locked in the apartment despite police previously assuring that action would be taken when his immigration permit to stay in the country expired on Feb 21.