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Wanted: Patong police volunteers, foreign language required
Wanted: Patong police volunteers, foreign language required
PHUKET: Patong Police are now accepting applications for the new contingent of volunteers to assist police officers in communicating with tourists, and are seeking people with international language skills despite the public notice calling for applicants omitting that fact.
Injured sea turtle found washed up on Phuket beach
Injured sea turtle found washed up on Phuket beach
PHUKET: An unknown species of sea turtle was found washed up on Kamala Beach yesterday afternoon with one of its flippers slashed.
New sprint triathlon launched at Laguna Phuket Triathlon Expo
New sprint triathlon launched at Laguna Phuket Triathlon Expo
TRIATHLON: On Saturday (Sept 8)), Laguna Phuket has hosted the ‘Laguna Phuket Triathlon Expo 2018’ at CentralWorld (3rd Floor, Atrium Zone) in Bangkok. The full-day event took place from 10am to 10pm and featured race registration, sports stations and showcases with fun games and activities for athletes and sports fans alike.
PHUKET BRIEFING & BUSINESS NETWORKING
PHUKET BRIEFING & BUSINESS NETWORKING
BCCT, in collaboration with AustCham, EABC, FTCC and NTCC, cordially invites you to Phuket Briefing on Thursday 4th October 2018 at Thanyapura Health and Sports Resort. The Briefing, led by Hughes Krupica Consulting, will cover important information and updates on "Thai Company Nominees: What are they, allegedly?" with a panel discussion. After the briefing, join us for great food and drinks in a relaxing Thanyapura. Drop in to meet and network in Phuket! For booking, please e-mail to Khun Urosesri at urosesri@bccthai.com or call 02-651-5350.
Thai film to retell cave rescue drama
Thai film to retell cave rescue drama
CHIANG RAI: A Thai film retelling the story of the Tham Luang cave operation will start filming in November, said its director and producer.
Duals with the Dutch - The Honourable East India Company in Siam
Duals with the Dutch - The Honourable East India Company in Siam
In late December 1600, as the winter dark fell over the drizzling, grim but bustling streets of London, passersby may have heard a cheer emanate from the lamp-lit windows of a building in Leadenhall St. Inside were some of the city’s leading lords and merchants who had just agreed to form a joint stock trading company for undertaking eastern trade, the Honourable East India Company or HEIC, which was given a monopoly by the king over all eastern trade.
Police stand their ground on female ban
Police stand their ground on female ban
BANGKOK: Terminating the recruitment of female cadets is a step backward for gender equality, say critics, although the police have stood their ground on the policy and insist that despite the move, the role of women in the police force will not be phased out.
Vettel scores Championship own-goal
Vettel scores Championship own-goal
FORMULA ONE: For eight long years Ferrari’s raucous home-crowd support had waited for the Scuderia to win at Monza, and when they packed into the grandstands to see Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel line up on the front row of the grid last Sunday (Sept 2), they dared to dream the drought was about to break.
The sweet taste of success
The sweet taste of success
URUGUAY: Ahmed Ahjam spent more than 12 years in the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects, but now he has seen a dream come true by starting a business in the country that welcomed him when the nightmare ended.
Real estate Fund Manager fee models under scrutiny in drive for transparency
Real estate Fund Manager fee models under scrutiny in drive for transparency
Opaque fee arrangements have become a big source of frustration for investors looking at private equity real estate funds.
Phuket Opinion: Losing your Ex-hibitions
Phuket Opinion: Losing your Ex-hibitions
PHUKET: Atipa Ungsulert, an extremely talented oil artist, has just finished setting up her canvases for the Freedom in nature exhibition. It includes works from a collection of artists, as well as another home grown talent, Watcharin Rodnit. The Phuket News implores you to view it… that is, if it were in Phuket.
The child listener
The child listener
Over the last few years, once a week during term time, a number of rather furry, four legged tutors arrive at the British International School, Phuket ready for class. Yes, dogs.
India’s billion-dollar battle
India’s billion-dollar battle
INDIA: The world’s biggest statue is rising in a remote corner of India to honour an independence hero but it could quickly be outdone by a monument to a Hindu warrior king in the sea off Mumbai.
THAI shifts Phuket-Hong Kong flights to Thai Smile
THAI shifts Phuket-Hong Kong flights to Thai Smile
PHUKET: Thai Airways International (THAI) will cease its direct flights between Phuket and Hong Kong from Oct 28. The route will be taken over by its wholly owned subsidiary Thai Smile, with bookings now available from Oct 28, reports C9 Hotelworks.
More to come despite perfect start from Chelsea
More to come despite perfect start from Chelsea
FOOTBALL: Maurizio Sarri believes there is far more to come from his Chelsea side despite making it four wins from his first four Premier League matches in charge with a 2-0 home defeat of Bournemouth last Saturday (Sept 1).
Phuket lucky licence plate auction opens with 8899 sold for B180k
Phuket lucky licence plate auction opens with 8899 sold for B180k
PHUKET: The annual auction of specially designed Phuket licence plates with lucky numbers in the ’กษ’ (KS) series began at The Metropole Hotel in Phuket Town, with first license plate being sold for B180,000.
Four gunmen involved in Ayutthaya fatal attack arrested
Four gunmen involved in Ayutthaya fatal attack arrested
AYUTTHAYA: All four suspects involved in a fatal shooting in Bang Pahan District on Thursday (Sept 6) in which one man was killed and another badly wounded have been caught.
Belgian, 67, killed in Patong Hill crash
Belgian, 67, killed in Patong Hill crash
PHUKET: Police have yet to confirm what caused an accident on Patong Hill last night that resulted in a 67-year-old Belgian man being killed as he descended the steep hill into Patong on a motorcycle.
Maya Bay reopening muddled in clarity, as corals show signs of life
Maya Bay reopening muddled in clarity, as corals show signs of life
PHUKET: The Chief of the Hat Nopparat – Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, Worapoj Lomlim, this week was obscure on whether or not boats carrying tourists would be allowed back into Maya Bay off Phi Phi Island after Oct 1, when the four-month closure of the bay to allow corals to recover will conclude.
Slave to the rhythm - The natural phenomena of entrainment
Slave to the rhythm - The natural phenomena of entrainment
It was in Paris, 1666, that Christiaan Huygens, the Dutch physicist, became rather baffled. Huygens had invented the pendulum grandfather clock, along with a wide range of classic mechanics and mathematical physics formula for which he would become renowned. But his attention had turned to a surprising observation on the behaviour of two swinging pendulums.