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Pride event to span five days
Pride event to span five days
BANGKOK: The government, along with the private and civil sector, will host a five-day Pride event in Bangkok to show Thailand’s readiness to be Asia’s “rainbow” capital.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Heroines Monument traffic nightmare,, Arrests after tourist stabbed in Patong || May 20
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Heroines Monument traffic nightmare,, Arrests after tourist stabbed in Patong || May 20
PHUKET XTRA - May 20 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Large yacht catches fire off Koh Lone
Large yacht catches fire off Koh Lone
PHUKET: A large yacht moored off Koh Lone, in Chalong Bay, suffered extensive damage after it caught fire this afternoon (May 20).
Draft law aims to curtail profit shifting
Draft law aims to curtail profit shifting
BANGKOK: The Revenue Department expects draft legislation to collect taxes from multinational enterprises (MNEs) to prevent the shifting of profit to subsidiaries located in countries with a lower tax base to be implemented in 2025, which estimates suggest will boost tax revenue by B12 billion per year.
Owner of stray tiger cub must pay B1.4mn
Owner of stray tiger cub must pay B1.4mn
BANGKOK: The owner of a tiger cub found wandering around a community in Chachoengsao province last week must pay B1.4 million for its long-term care, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).
Visakha Bucha holiday brings alcohol ban
Visakha Bucha holiday brings alcohol ban
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration and other government offices will be closed on Wednesday (May 22) as the nation celebrates the major Buddhist holiday Visakha Bucha Day
Bangla stabbing suspects arrested
Bangla stabbing suspects arrested
PHUKET: Patong Police have arrested three men for the stabbing of a British tourist on Bangla Rd early Friday morning (May 18).
Search for Iran’s President Raisi after helicopter goes missing
Search for Iran’s President Raisi after helicopter goes missing
IRAN: Search and rescue teams were scouring a fog-shrouded mountain area of northwest Iran Monday (May 20) after President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter went missing in what state media described as an accident.
Verstappen beats Norris in tight Imola finish
Verstappen beats Norris in tight Imola finish
FORMULA ONE: Max Verstappen has held off a fast-finishing Lando Norris in a thrilling climax to win the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Man City win historic fourth straight Premier League title
Man City win historic fourth straight Premier League title
FOOTBALL: Manchester City created English football history on Sunday (May 19), overcoming West Ham 3-1 to win their fourth straight Premier League title and break Arsenal’s hearts as Jurgen Klopp made an emotional Liverpool exit.
Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion
Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion
BOXING: Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury by split decision to win the world’s first undisputed heavyweight championship in 25 years on Sunday, an unprecedented feat in boxing’s four-belt era.
Verstappen equals record in clutch Imola qualifying
Verstappen equals record in clutch Imola qualifying
FORMULA ONE: Max Verstappen has claimed a record-equalling eighth consecutive pole position by seeing off Oscar Piastri in a tight qualifying fight at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
iPhone 13 stolen in ‘I want it’ snatch
iPhone 13 stolen in ‘I want it’ snatch
PHUKET: The owner of a mobile phone shop in Kow Kaew has reported the theft of an iPhone 13, reported to be with about B20,000, by a brazen thief who simply ran out of the shop with it.
Woman killed after crash plunges her into barbed wire fence
Woman killed after crash plunges her into barbed wire fence
PHUKET: A woman believed to be a Myanmar national was killed when she lost control of her motorbike, which was loaded with unprocessed latex tappings, and crashed into a barbed wire fence in Tambon Thepkrasattri yesterday evening (May 18).
Natural Phuket: Early green season on the beach
Natural Phuket: Early green season on the beach
After the crowds of high season have gone and the craziness of Songkran is a long gone memory, the island of Phuket enters what’s locally known as the ‘Green Season’. In most holiday destinations when it gets quieter it’s known as the ‘off-season’ or ‘low season’. Here it’s called the green season for a very good reason. The first rains have come and all the plants burst into life. The island becomes green again. It really is like the island is coming alive again.
Hundreds brave rain for ‘Phukethon 2024 Run Fiesta’
Hundreds brave rain for ‘Phukethon 2024 Run Fiesta’
PHUKET: The iconic streets of Phuket Town came alive this weekend as more than 500 runners from across Thailand and around the world participated in the highly anticipated Phukethon 2024 Run Fiesta.
Man City eye Premier League history as Arsenal dare to dream
Man City eye Premier League history as Arsenal dare to dream
FOOTBALL: Manchester City stand on the brink of a historic fourth successive Premier League title, but Arsenal lie in wait hoping for a last-gasp slip from the leaders later today (May 19).
Illegal jet-skis, ‘jet cars’ targeted in Yamu crackdown
Illegal jet-skis, ‘jet cars’ targeted in Yamu crackdown
PHUKET: A multi-agency task force has fined jet-ski operators for operating illegal jet-skis in Yamu Bay and the area off Ao Por, including Koh Rang, Koh Rang Noi and Naka Island, off the east coast of Phuket.
Step by Step: Paradise lost in a sea of empty homes?
Step by Step: Paradise lost in a sea of empty homes?
OPINION: The recent revelation by Thailand’s Agency for Real Estate Affairs (AREA) that a staggering 1.3 million residential units sit vacant nationwide, valued at a hefty B2.6 trillion, raises a critical question: How does this national trend impact Phuket, a tourism haven known for its property boom?
Brit tourist stabbed on Bangla
Brit tourist stabbed on Bangla
PHUKET: Patong Police are trying to track down the group of men involved in a gang assault on Bangla Rd that resulted in a British tourist being stabbed early yesterday morning (May 18).