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BMA says cremations pollute city
BMA says cremations pollute city
BANGKOK: The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is urging people not to place “unnecessary items” in coffins ahead of cremations in a bid to ward off smog in the capital.
Frenchman admits to killing girlfriend’s Italian husband, police say
Frenchman admits to killing girlfriend’s Italian husband, police say
PICHIT: A Frenchman has confessed to the love-triangle murder of an elderly Italian man, and that the victim’ wife then helped dismember and burn the body, according to police.
Phuket hosts Thai, Indian navy emergency exercises
Phuket hosts Thai, Indian navy emergency exercises
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command carried out a series of emergency exercises with their counterparts from the Indian Navy off Cape Panwa yesterday (Jan 29), including an armed boarding sortie and a sea rescue.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Protesters summoned! Thai Mr. Bean! Paedo school principal? || January 30
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Protesters summoned! Thai Mr. Bean! Paedo school principal? || January 30
PHUKET XTRA - January 30 Accused paedo school principal 'no-shows' job? Suspended sentence for Danny Glass plus B15,000 fine! Thai Mr. Bean! Phuket to tackle drugs; prostitution? Phuket dive company slams coral-damaging tourists! Activists summoned after protests! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Depa to start verifying 'Smart Visa' applications from Thursday
Depa to start verifying 'Smart Visa' applications from Thursday
BANGKOK: The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa) from Thursday (Feb 1) will start verifying Smart Visas for experts and investors in startups and digital business, offering a four-year work permit.
Phuket police seek restaurant thief caught on CCTV
Phuket police seek restaurant thief caught on CCTV
PHUKET: A Phuket Town restaurant owner has filed a complaint to Phuket Town Police after CCTV cameras filmed a man wandering into the restaurant and stealing B6,000 in equipment while he left the restaurant unsupervised on Saturday night (Jan 27).
Cop sacked, accused of framing, extorting Canadian
Cop sacked, accused of framing, extorting Canadian
BANGKOK: A traffic policeman based at Bangkok’s Lumpini station has been dismissed from the force and faces “drastic action” for allegedly trying to extort a Canadian national by placing drugs in his possession.
Danny Glass handed down suspended sentence, B15,000 fine
Danny Glass handed down suspended sentence, B15,000 fine
PHUKET: A member of the Phuket Public Prosecutor’s office has today (Jan 30) confirmed to The Phuket News that British national Danny Glass has been handed an 18-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and fined B15,000 for the death of his girlfriend following a motorbike accident on May 8 last year.
Phuket plans to tackle drug use among youths, prostitution
Phuket plans to tackle drug use among youths, prostitution
PHUKET: Officials at Phuket Provincial Hall are setting in motion plans to tackle rising concerns over increasing drug use by teens across the island, and have tabled the idea of taking steps to “prevent and combat prostitution”.
Local rugby fraternity mourns passing of Maria Cotter
Local rugby fraternity mourns passing of Maria Cotter
RUGBY: Rugby enthusiasts from not only Phuket and Thailand but from around Asia will this week pay their final respects to Maria Cotter, who sadly passed away in the early hours of last Friday (Jan 26) after being severely ill for several months.
Court turns down Yingluck’s second injunction request
Court turns down Yingluck’s second injunction request
BANGKOK: The Central Administrative Court has turned down former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s second petition for a forfeiture injunction, paving the way for an immediate seizure of her assets under the Finance Ministry’s administrative order.
Accused educator-rapist risks sack – for truancy
Accused educator-rapist risks sack – for truancy
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A Nakhon Ratchasima school director facing the sack after being accused of having an affair with a student, could be fired anyway for not having turned up for work since the scandal hit the headlines.
‘We warned them’: Phuket dive company slams coral-damaging tourists
‘We warned them’: Phuket dive company slams coral-damaging tourists
PHUKET: A Phuket dive tour company has vehemently defended its practices after being named by officials as associated with a dive tour boat that has been banned from returning to a popular dive site off Phi Phi Island.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Murder suspects caught! Upcycling the Oceans! Coral reefs getting worse? || January 29
PHUKET XTRA - January 29 800kg of waste cleaned up! Fugitive murder suspects caught! Phuket foreigners: re-report your address! Is Thailand the best country to start a business? Thailand's coral reef's getting worse? Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
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Phuket’s Khaw Sim Bee Rd reopens to motorists
Phuket’s Khaw Sim Bee Rd reopens to motorists
PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality has today announced that Khaw Sim Bee Rd at Rang Hill has been reopened to motorists following months of work to install a retaining wall to prevent land slides in the area.
Phuket dive tour boat banned from Phi Phi for coral damage
Phuket dive tour boat banned from Phi Phi for coral damage
PHUKET: National park officials have banned a tour speedboat from re-entering a section of Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park near Phi Phi Island after it allowed a group of divers hold a sign congratulating a Japanese diver for completing 200 dives on a coral head off the popular tourist island on Friday (Jan 26).
Ting Tong Bar score first perfect 11 of PPL season
Ting Tong Bar score first perfect 11 of PPL season
POOL: Last Thursday (Jan 25) once again saw all 10 teams play in the sixth round of the Patong Pool League (PPL), sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables.
Thai superstar ‘Lukkade Metinee’ gives Soi Dog puppy a home
Thai superstar ‘Lukkade Metinee’ gives Soi Dog puppy a home
PHUKET: Thai celebrity and former supermodel Metinee Kingpayome Sharples visited Soi Dog shelter with her family and decided to adopt a puppy, which quickly has become her son’s, Skye’s , best friend, reports the Soi Dog Foundation.
Hunted Frenchman arrested for murder of Italian
Hunted Frenchman arrested for murder of Italian
PICHIT: A Frenchman, a prime suspect in the murder of an Italian man whose charred, dismembered body was discovered on Jan 19 in Phichit, has been arrested in neighbouring Kamphaeng Phet province.