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Patong Hill carnage: 12 vehicles crashed, three people injured
Patong Hill carnage: 12 vehicles crashed, three people injured
PHUKET: Police have confirmed that yesterday afternoon’s crash on Patong Hill involved 12 vehicles and left three people hospitalised, one with major injuries.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Starfish for takeaway? Patong Hill strikes again! BKK construction horror! || Jan. 24
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Starfish for takeaway? Patong Hill strikes again! BKK construction horror! || Jan. 24
PHUKET XTRA - January 24 Patong Hill crashes never stop |:| BKK construction horror |:| Tourist bags starfish for takeaway? |:| Sidewalk driver punished for hitting girl |:| Military: bullet that hit girl was NOT ours Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
New taxi-booking app to challenge Grab, Line
New taxi-booking app to challenge Grab, Line
THAILAND: Howa International Co, the operator of Taxi Radio and Suvarnabhumi Taxi Cooperative, has invested B20 million to unveil the HaHa taxi-booking mobile app and digital meter terminal (DMT) to compete with rivals Grab and Line.
Thailand marine industry unites around single show
Thailand marine industry unites around single show
PHUKET: Having brought all the disparate previously competing parties together in a single Phuket boat show, the fourth Thailand Yacht Show & RendezVous (TYS) earlier this month offered an all-embracing event at the Royal Phuket Marina for yachting enthusiasts and wealthy lifestyle-seekers from around Asia.
Phuket villagers fight forced evictions
Phuket villagers fight forced evictions
PHUKET: Residents from the Pracha Samakkee Community in Koh Kaew, north of Phuket Town, have petitioned the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to help them win a bitter land dispute.
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Thai property lures Chinese
Thai property lures Chinese
THAILAND: Thailand is expected to remain the most popular country for Chinese property buyers in 2019, with growth of at least 10% from last year and Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya and Phuket as the top destinations.
Thai weightlifters banned from 2020 Olympics
Thai weightlifters banned from 2020 Olympics
LONDON: Thailand’s weightlifters face a ban from the Tokyo 2020 Games after six positive tests, two of them from reigning Olympic champions, at last year’s World Championships.
Call for Patong Hill caution as tour bus involved in multiple-vehicle wipeout
Call for Patong Hill caution as tour bus involved in multiple-vehicle wipeout
PHUKET: Patong Police are urging motorists to exercise caution over Patong Hill after a slew of collisions on the busy road today (Jan 23), following a six-wheeled truck wiping out six vehicles late yesterday afternoon.
Police vow to track down tourist over starfish
Police vow to track down tourist over starfish
PHUKET: Chalong Police today confirmed they were tracking down the tourist caught walking along Chalong Pier yesterday (Jan 22) with a starfish in a plastic bag.
More gun-toting drug suspects arrested
More gun-toting drug suspects arrested
PHUKET: Police working with Phuket-based soldiers from the Royal Thai Army have arrested three suspects for drugs, with one found in possession of a .38 revolver and another with a shotgun cartridge in his pocket.
Rawai water supply to be shut off
Rawai water supply to be shut off
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) announced today (Jan 23) that the mains water supply will be shut off in Rawai tomorrow (Jan 24).
German man dies after seven-storey fall in Patong
German man dies after seven-storey fall in Patong
PHUKET: A 52-year-old German man has died after falling from a seventh-floor balcony in Patong this morning (Jan 23).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Elections March 24! Water rations? Runaway truck on Patong Hill! || Jan. 23
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Elections March 24! Water rations? Runaway truck on Patong Hill! || Jan. 23
PHUKET XTRA - January 23 Confirmed: Elections on March 24 |:| Water rations in Cherng Talay |:| Runaway truck on Patong Hill |:| Patong seaweed ’safe’ |:| Corpses are of anti-government activists Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
General election on March 24
General election on March 24
THAILAND: The general election will be held on March 24, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday afternoon.
 
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Patong Pool League: Tough round for leaders Caddy Shack and Kwan Birdie
Patong Pool League: Tough round for leaders Caddy Shack and Kwan Birdie
POOL: The ninth round of the Patong Pool League (PPL) sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables and Genius2 Garden and Restaurant was played on Thursday (Jan 17).
Royal decree for election published, EC must set date
Royal decree for election published, EC must set date
BANGKOK: His Majesty the King has issued a royal decree for a general election. The dress takes immediate effect, and the Election Commission must now set a date for the polls within the next five days.
Truck driver charged for Patong Hill wipeout
Truck driver charged for Patong Hill wipeout
PHUKET: The driver of a runaway six-wheeled truck that struck several cars before slamming head-on into another truck in front of Wat Patong late yesterday afternoon (Jan 22) has been charged with reckless driving and operating an unsafe vehicle.
New Cardiff signing Sala feared dead after suspected plane crash
New Cardiff signing Sala feared dead after suspected plane crash
FOOTBALL: Premier League club Cardiff City’s record new signing, Emiliano Sala, is missing presumed dead after a light aircraft he was travelling in disappeared over the English Channel, with a search to find the plane being called off on Tuesday (Jan 22).