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Phuket Marine Chief oblique on Phoenix dereliction of duty charges, assures ‘no illegal tour boats’
Phuket Marine Chief oblique on Phoenix dereliction of duty charges, assures ‘no illegal tour boats’
PHUKET: The Acting Chief of the Phuket Marine Office, Wiwat Chitchertwong, was silent yesterday (Dec 18) on questions about marine officials being prosecuted for dereliction of duty for allowing the tour boat Phoenix to put to sea, in the wake of the investigation into the Phoenix sinking on July 5, killing 47 Chinese tourists.
Unchosen One: Manchester United sack Mourinho in bid to turn season round
Unchosen One: Manchester United sack Mourinho in bid to turn season round
FOOTBALL: Manchester United sacked manager Jose Mourinho on Tuesday (Dec 18) after the club’s worst start to a season in nearly three decades, hoping to bring about a radical change in atmosphere and the direction of the club.
Rawai Pool League: Black Sheep eats Pita for breakfast while Roses are crowned Division B champions
Rawai Pool League: Black Sheep eats Pita for breakfast while Roses are crowned Division B champions
POOL: Two weeks remain after Monday night’s action (Dec 17), of the Rawai Pool League’s 14th season going into the holiday break.
New copyright protection centre debuts
New copyright protection centre debuts
BANGKOK: A new government centre was launched yesterday (Dec 18) to protect parties affected by widespread infringement of intellectual property online, with the goal of stopping offenders’ activities over the course of one to three days while waiting for the results of a formal investigation.
Cops ‘failed to act’ over gang-rape of minor
Cops ‘failed to act’ over gang-rape of minor
BANGKOK: Police in Saraburi are facing a probe by the Crime Suppression Division into their alleged inaction following a complaint against five teenagers for allegedly gang raping a 12-year-old girl.
Woman knocked from motorbike, crushed by truck on Phuket’s main road
Woman knocked from motorbike, crushed by truck on Phuket’s main road
PHUKET: A woman was crushed under the wheels of a 10-wheeled truck on Phuket’s busy Thepkrasattri Rd this morning (Dec 18).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Students save man! ’Phoenix’ boat destined to fail? Leopard sharks at Similans!|| Dec. 18
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Students save man! ’Phoenix’ boat destined to fail? Leopard sharks at Similans!|| Dec. 18
PHUKET XTRA - December 18 Students save man from suicide! |:| ’Phoenix’ boat illegally approved |:| Leopard sharks return to Similans dive site |:| Busting fake goods rings |:| Phuket bus oil leak fell motorbikes Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket Immigration to close for New Year
Phuket Immigration to close for New Year
PHUKET: Officers at Phuket Immigration are reminding foreigners who need any immigration services over the New Year holiday period to make arrangements to visit the office before the New Year four-day weekend, from Dec 29 through Jan 1.
Phuket tour bus oil leak fells motorcyclists
Phuket tour bus oil leak fells motorcyclists
PHUKET: Police are tracking down the driver of a tour bus that leaked oil onto the coastal road near Nai Yang Beach that caused at least seven motorbike riders and passengers – including tourists – to be injured in accidents after sliding on the dangerously slick road surface.
Calls mount for foreign poll observers
Calls mount for foreign poll observers
BANGKOK: The Election Commission (EC) will decide whether to allow foreign organisations to observe the general election, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday (Dec 17) , amidst growing calls to bring in international monitors.
18 million meth pills seized in Chiang Rai
18 million meth pills seized in Chiang Rai
CHIANG RAI: Authorities seized more than 18 million meth pills in the drug-riddled Golden Triangle, a senior military official said yesterday (Dec 17), following deadly anti-trafficking operations in the border region.
Doomed ‘Phoenix’ substandard: international experts
Doomed ‘Phoenix’ substandard: international experts
PHUKET: Police and international specialists have concluded the sunken Phoenix boat was substandard and illegally approved, and many officials and others connected with the July 5 tragedy will lose their jobs, the immigration chief said.
Huge Phuket, Chiang Mai fake goods ring busted, B282mn in assets seized
Huge Phuket, Chiang Mai fake goods ring busted, B282mn in assets seized
PHUKET: Immigration Chief Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn held a press conference in Phuket today (Dec 17) to announce that a major counterfeit goods network operating in Phuket and Chiang Mai had been busted, with assets worth an estimated B282 million.
Leopard sharks return to ‘East of Eden’ Similan Islands dive site
Leopard sharks return to ‘East of Eden’ Similan Islands dive site
PHUKET: A inspection of the Similan Islands Marine National Park north of Phuket has confirmed that that marine environment at popular dive sites in the archipelago are recovering well, national parks officers have reported.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket oil spill! Music for elephants! Are island roads safer? || Dec. 17
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket oil spill! Music for elephants! Are island roads safer? || Dec. 17
PHUKET XTRA - December 17 Music for elephants! |:| Phuket oil spill |:| Road safety improves! |:| Coastal eyesore building is legal |:| Multitasking bus driver quits |:| Miss Universe 2018! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Patong, Karon to be hit by water-supply outage throughout Christmas
Patong, Karon to be hit by water-supply outage throughout Christmas
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut-off in “the whole of Patong and Karon” from tomorrow (Dec 18) through to Boxing Day, next Wednesday (Dec 26).
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Patong Pool League: Tussle at the top of the table as ‘The Shack’ fires on all cylinders
Patong Pool League: Tussle at the top of the table as ‘The Shack’ fires on all cylinders
POOL: The fourth round of the PPL sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables and Genius 2 Garden & Restaurant took place last Thursday (Dec 13) with all teams once again focused on catching last season’s champions, Caddy Shack.
Hunt for Phuket oil spill perpetrator underway
Hunt for Phuket oil spill perpetrator underway
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Thanyawat Chanpinit has called on the Phuket Marine Office to identify where the oil spill that washed ashore and coated that waterline black at Tungken Beach at Cape Panwa yesterday (Dec 16) and process the ‘highest legal case’ against them.
Phuket ‘multitasking’ bus driver suspended, fined B5k – quits job
Phuket ‘multitasking’ bus driver suspended, fined B5k – quits job
PHUKET: A bus driver exposed online for driving dangerously by allowing his young son to ‘take the wheel’ and taking a video call while driving a public interprovincial bus from Phuket to Phattalung has had his license suspended and been fined B5,000.