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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 28th edition of Phuket Bike Week 2024 has drawn to a close || April 23
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 28th edition of Phuket Bike Week 2024 has drawn to a close || April 23
PHUKET XTRA - April 23 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: Chris Howson || #Phuket #PhuketNews #thailand 1 - Phuket "Special Admin" tops requests to PM 2 - Phuket to offer internationally accredited swimming scholarship programs 3 - Russian Consul General bids farewell to Phuket Governor 4 - Tourists flock to Phuket Bike Week 5 - Free EV bus service to launch in Phuket Town  
PM meets F1 chief to explore Thai-based race
PM meets F1 chief to explore Thai-based race
FORMULA ONE: Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has met with Formula One (F1) Group CEO Stefano Domenicali to discuss the possibility of staging a Grand Prix in Thailand.
COVID surge post Songkran
COVID surge post Songkran
BANGKOK: The number of COVID-19 inpatient cases has increased as expected after Songkran celebrations as the JN.1 strain remains dominant in the country, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Sunday (Apr 21).
Jackson Wang gets his lost diamond-encrusted ‘Buzz Lightyear’ leg back
Jackson Wang gets his lost diamond-encrusted ‘Buzz Lightyear’ leg back
PHUKET: A leg from a Buzz Lightyear doll encrusted with diamonds and other gems has been found and will be returned to its owner, Chinese K-pop singer Jackson Wang, after it was “lost” at his birthday party in Cherng Talay, police have reported.
Phuket ‘Special Admin’ tops requests to PM
Phuket ‘Special Admin’ tops requests to PM
PHUKET: Wirintra Paphakityotphat, head of the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) Region 11 branch, which represents Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi, has present a list of four formal requests to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ‒ the first of which is to permit Phuket become a ‘Special Administrative Zone’.
‘Big Joke’ accuses PM Srettha of malfeasance
‘Big Joke’ accuses PM Srettha of malfeasance
BANGKOK: Deputy national police chief Surachate Hakparn yesterday (Apr 22) accused Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin of malfeasance in having him suspended and said that as a result he was blocked from becoming the next national police chief.
China says committed to ‘friendly’ talks on maritime disputes
China says committed to ‘friendly’ talks on maritime disputes
QINGDAO: A senior Chinese defence official said today (Apr 22) that Beijing sought to resolve maritime disputes through “friendly consultation”, speaking at the formal opening of a naval forum attended by top brass from the United States and Russia.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Rainy weather contributes to three vehicle pile up || April 22
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Rainy weather contributes to three vehicle pile up || April 22
PHUKET XTRA - April 22 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: Chris Howson || #Phuket #PhuketNews #thailand 1 - Car hits power pole, catches fire in Phuket Town  2 - Four injured in double accident near Tha Ruea Shrine  3 - Canadian arrested for drugs in Phuket as PM calls for harsher police action  4 - Transgender woman swept off rocks, drowns at Kalim  5 - Tourist Police Chief enforces license checks at Phuket car, bike rentals 
Phuket remembers Loren Hollingsworth
Phuket remembers Loren Hollingsworth
Loren B Hollingsworth, beloved husband, father, friend, and missionary went home to be with the Lord  April 7, 2024 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, surrounded by his loved ones.
Liverpool keep title bid alive as Forest fume
Liverpool keep title bid alive as Forest fume
FOOTBALL: Liverpool got back on track after a miserable week as a 3-1 win at Fulham kept their Premier League title bid alive, while Nottingham Forest launched an astonishing rant at the officiating in their 2-0 defeat against Everton yesterday (Apr 21).
US fines SCG US$20mn for Iran sanctions violations
US fines SCG US$20mn for Iran sanctions violations
UNITED STATES: The United States fined a Thailand-based firm US$20 million (B735mn) on Friday (Apr 19) for more than 450 possible Iran sanctions violations ‒ a day after Washington slapped fresh sanctions on Iran following last weekend’s attack on Israel.
Tourists flock to Phuket Bike Week
Tourists flock to Phuket Bike Week
PHUKET: Phuket Bike Week 2024 drew to a close with much fanfare on Saturday night (Apr 20) with an official ceremony joined by Patong Mayor Chalermsak Maneesri and Phuket Vice Governor Adul Chuthong.
Verstappen dominates F1’s China comeback
Verstappen dominates F1’s China comeback
FORMULA ONE: Max Verstappen thumped the opposition at Formula 1’s first Chinese Grand Prix in five years to take his fourth victory of the season in Shanghai yesterday (Apr 21).
Transgender woman swept off rocks, drowns at Kalim
Transgender woman swept off rocks, drowns at Kalim
PHUKET: Police have confirmed the identity of a woman who drowned after being swept off rocks in Kalim, north of Patong, on Friday evening (Apr 19).
Tha Reua Shrine celebrates 125 years
Tha Reua Shrine celebrates 125 years
PHUKET: The administrators of Tha Reua Shrine, just south of the Heroines Monument, have announced a slew of activities to mark the shrine’s 125 years in operation.
Police hunt motorbike taxi driver for Phuket Town stabbing
Police hunt motorbike taxi driver for Phuket Town stabbing
PHUKET: Police are trying to track down a man who stabbed a fellow motorbike taxi driver during a dispute in Phuket Town yesterday morning (Apr 21).
Thais eye progress despite heavy loss
Thais eye progress despite heavy loss
FOOTBALL: Thailand youth team coach Issara Sritaro is expecting a reaction from his men, hammered 5-0 by Saudi Arabia on Friday night (Apr 19), when they take on Tajikistan in their last Group C game of the AFC U23 Asian Cup today.
Tourist Police Chief enforces license checks at Phuket car, bike rentals
Tourist Police Chief enforces license checks at Phuket car, bike rentals
PHUKET: Patong-based car and motorbike rentals were given a memorable reminder to check tourists’ driving licenses when the national Tourist Police Commander visited them in person on Saturday (Apr 20) as part of an effort to regulate the booming vehicle rental business in Phuket.
5mn seniors must work to live
5mn seniors must work to live
BANGKOK: More than 5 million senior citizens still need to work to earn a living and most of them do not have formal education, says the National Statistical Office (NSO).
Four injured in double accident near Tha Ruea Shrine
Four injured in double accident near Tha Ruea Shrine
PHUKET: Four people were rushed to Thalang Hospital following a double accident south of Heroines Monument on Sunday morning (Apr 21). The involved vehicles included a movie company van, an ice truck, and an ambulance carrying a patient.