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Mothers will ‘never forgive’ Phuket bar owner for murders
Mothers will ‘never forgive’ Phuket bar owner for murders
PHUKET: The families of the young couple murdered in broad daylight at Buddha Mountain in Chonburi are looking forward to seeing the accused mastermind punished, and say they will never forgive him.
Thai court sentences Malaysian ’Iceman’ to death
Thai court sentences Malaysian ’Iceman’ to death
BANGKOK: A Malaysian drug dealer dubbed the ‘Iceman’ was sentenced to death today (Aug 16) after he was convicted of running a narcotics network that funnelled huge profits into legitimate businesses.
Two pitbulls die in Phuket mattress facility fire
Two pitbulls die in Phuket mattress facility fire
PHUKET: The bodies of two pitbulls were found inside a two-storey mattress facility gutted by fire in Rassada earlier today.
Russian Phuket expat hunted as mastermind of B100mn crypto fraud
Russian Phuket expat hunted as mastermind of B100mn crypto fraud
PHUKET: A Russian expat living in Phuket is believed to be the mastermind behind the online foreign-currency exchange (‘Forex’) trading scam operated through the SiamOption.com website that has lured 1.4 million people to invest hundreds of millions of baht.
First Chevrolet 2S Service Centre opens in Phuket
First Chevrolet 2S Service Centre opens in Phuket
PHUKET: Chevrolet Thailand held the grand opening of its first new Chevrolet ‘2S’ Service Centre of Thailand in Phuket today (Aug 16) with its dealer, TK Automobile.
Wildlife officials arrest slow loris tout off Phuket
Wildlife officials arrest slow loris tout off Phuket
PHUKET: The Chief of the Khao Phra Thaew Non-Hunting Area Conservation Centre in Thalang has today confirmed that a slow loris tout was arrested by officials at Koh Naka Yai yesterday afternoon (Aug 15) after the tout was reported by tourists.
The Naka Island Resort and Spa wins big in luxury hospitality awards
The Naka Island Resort and Spa wins big in luxury hospitality awards
The Naka Island, a Luxury Collection Resort and Spa, Phuket recently won 2 luxury awards at the prestigious gala event for “World Luxury Spa Awards 2018” and 1 luxury award for “World Luxury Restaurant Awards 2018”.
ACST to celebrate 50th event in Chiang Mai
ACST to celebrate 50th event in Chiang Mai
CRICKET: This forthcoming November, the Asian Cricket Sixes (ACST), will be staging their 50th anniversary tournament. The Siam International Cricket Sevens will take place in Chiang Mai at the magnificent Gymkhana Ground from Friday Nov 16 to Sunday Nov 18.
Anger grows in Italy as bridge toll hits 39
Anger grows in Italy as bridge toll hits 39
ITALY: Italy’s government yesterday (Aug 15) blamed the firm that operated the collapsed Genoa bridge for the disaster in which at least 39 people died, as it announced a state of emergency in the region.
Bitcoin scandal spreads to banks, stock exchange
Bitcoin scandal spreads to banks, stock exchange
BANGKOK: A ‘whale’ investor in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and staff at up to three Thai banks are suspected of being complicit in a B797 million scandal involving a foreign investor and the cryptocurrency bitcoin (BTC), police said yesterday (Aug 15).
Wanted Phuket bar owner arrested in Cambodia
Wanted Phuket bar owner arrested in Cambodia
PHUKET: The owner of the Pum Bui bar on Phuket’s famed walking street Bangla Rd wanted in connection with a double-murder in Chonburi last month has been arrested by Cambodian authorities.
Body found floating off Kata Beach
Body found floating off Kata Beach
PHUKET: Officials are hoping to identify the body of a man found floating off Kata beach earlier today (Aug 15).
DNA tests on Phuket’s ‘beach croc’ to take two weeks
DNA tests on Phuket’s ‘beach croc’ to take two weeks
PHUKET: Species experts from Mahidol University arrived in Phuket today (Aug 15) to take blood samples and record the physical features of the crocodile caught at Layan Beach late last month in order to determine the exact type of crocodile the reptile is.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phoenix boat owner to fight! Islamic dress row? Sex video extortion! || August 15
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phoenix boat owner to fight! Islamic dress row? Sex video extortion! || August 15
PHUKET XTRA - August 15 Phoenix boat owner to fight charges |:| Islamic dress row |:| Sex video leads to extortion charges |:| ’Whole of Chalong’ water shutoff |:| New Phuket Governor announced Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Patong, Karon, Kata power, water supply to be affected by electricity mains upgrade
Patong, Karon, Kata power, water supply to be affected by electricity mains upgrade
PHUKET: The main popular tourism Phuket beach areas of Patong, Karon and Kata will be affected by power and mains water supply outages tomorrow (Aug 16) as the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) installs a new mains cable connection serving the areas.
School burqa row riles Prime Minister
School burqa row riles Prime Minister
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday (Aug 14) ordered the Education Ministry to settle a dispute over a ban on students wearing Islamic dress at a school in Pattani in the insurgency-plagued deep South.
Shot Bar on shot in Rawai Pool League
Shot Bar on shot in Rawai Pool League
POOL: The Rawai Pool League (RPL) is up and running for its 14th season, with a newly introduced dual-division format where the six newcomer bars participate in Division B along with the lower-ranked teams, while Division A includes last season’s top 12 teams.
B20bn Central Phuket to open Sept 10
B20bn Central Phuket to open Sept 10
PHUKET: Central Pattana Co Ltd (CPN), the development arm of the Central Group, today announced that the grand opening of ‘Central Phuket’ will be held on Sept 10, marking the formal opening of the B20 billion project.
Water shutoff for repairs to affect ‘whole of Chalong’
Water shutoff for repairs to affect ‘whole of Chalong’
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) have announced that there will be no water supply for what at this stage has been announced as “the whole of Chalong” tomorrow (Aug 16) from 9am until the necessary works are complete.
Phuket officials concerned over tourist drug users, ‘epidemic’ in Patong
Phuket officials concerned over tourist drug users, ‘epidemic’ in Patong
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Snith Sriwihok has expressed his concern over the growing number of tourists in Patong that are drug users.