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Six killed in Sydney shopping centre attack
Six killed in Sydney shopping centre attack
AUSTRALIA: Six people were killed and several others injured ‒ including a nine-month-old baby ‒ when a knife-wielding attacker rampaged through a busy Sydney shopping centre on Saturday (Apr 13).
Big day on Bangla
Big day on Bangla
PHUKET: People travelling into Patong to join the Songkran festivities are facing traffic delays of up to an hour as the roads have become clogged with people engaging in water fights throughout the town today (Apr 13).
Arsenal braced for Emery reunion as title race heats up
Arsenal braced for Emery reunion as title race heats up
FOOTBALL: Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City are locked in a tense battle for Premier League supremacy, with Unai Emery threatening the Gunners’ grip on top spot and Phil Foden taking centre stage for the champions.
Phuket Songkran: 12 hospitalised in road accidents
Phuket Songkran: 12 hospitalised in road accidents
PHUKET: Phuket has survived its first two days of the ‘Seven Days’ safety campaign for Songkran 2024 with no deaths, but the tally so far stands at 12 people hospitalised for injuries in the 12 accidents recognised by local officials.
Kamala tuk-tuk thugs strike again
Kamala tuk-tuk thugs strike again
PHUKET: Two tuk-tuk drivers from in front of Cafe del Mar in Kamala have been charged with threatening a person with physical violence after they prevented an app taxi from leaving the area. One of the men smashed a hole in the taxi’s back window, which showered the tourists in the back of the taxi with glass and left them in fear of being injured in an attack.
M2MMA’s Phuket debut a knockout success
M2MMA’s Phuket debut a knockout success
MMA: Marie Heinz stole the headlines as she walked away with the World Muaythai Organization (WMO) World Featherweight Title Belt as new fight promotion M2MMA debuted strongly in Phuket on Mar 31.
Chinese teen jumps from car to seek police help
Chinese teen jumps from car to seek police help
BURI RAM: A Chinese teenager jumped from a car to seek help from police in Prakhon Chai district in the early hours of Friday (Apr 12), claiming that another Chinese national had offered him and his friends restaurant jobs in Vietnam, but they were instead sent to Laos and later to Thailand.
Russian, Nigerians arrested for selling cocaine
Russian, Nigerians arrested for selling cocaine
PHUKET: Police have reported the arrest of one Russian man and two Nigerians for selling cocaine.
Couple arrested for selling rare animals
Couple arrested for selling rare animals
NAKHON SRI THAMMARAT: Police arrested a man and his wife at their house on Friday (Apr 12) on charges of possessing protected animals including snakes and doves without authorisation and selling them online.
Bangla gets Songkran water fights started
Bangla gets Songkran water fights started
PHUKET: The Songkran festivities began in earnest on Bangla Rd yesterday and will be in full flight across the island today (Apr 13).
Chalong Police give away helmets in gesture of festive care
Chalong Police give away helmets in gesture of festive care
PHUKET: Riders caught without helmets at a road safety checkpoint near Chalong Circle on Friday (Apr 12) were surprised with free helmets and gentle warning from the police, marking a fresh approach to promoting road safety.
Python caught near Phuket Naka Shrine
Python caught near Phuket Naka Shrine
PHUKET: The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation branch in Wichit Municipality (DDPM-Wichit) continues to refine its snake-catching skills as the number of reptile alerts from the Wichit community increases.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Russians found guilty by Phuket Court over kidnapping and extortion of Belarusians || April 12
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Russians found guilty by Phuket Court over kidnapping and extortion of Belarusians || April 12
PHUKET XTRA - April 12 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: Chris Howson || #Phuket #PhuketNews #thailand 1 - Youth stabbed in Saphan Hin brawl  2 - Russians jailed for Phuket kidnap, extortion  3 - American charged with hitting parked car with brick  4 - Phuket Governor: Fehr "visa" appeal will be heard 5 - Zero Phuket road deaths on Day 1 of Songkran "Seven Days" 
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Patong readies for Songkran
Patong readies for Songkran
PHUKET: Patong Mayor Chalermsak Maneesri got the Songkran celebrations for this year underway yesterday (Apr 11) with a blessing ceremony for elders, as the government heads into a five-day holiday and the three-day ‘Songkran Music Festival On The Beach 2024’ on Patong Beach starting today (Apr 12).
Zero Phuket road deaths on Day 1 of Songkran ‘Seven Days’
Zero Phuket road deaths on Day 1 of Songkran ‘Seven Days’
PHUKET: Phuket has survived its first day of the ‘Seven Days’ safety campaign for Songkran 2024 with no deaths, but the 24-hour period saw four people hospitalised for injuries in the four accidents recognised by local officials.
O.J. Simpson, former NFL star acquitted of murder, dead at 76
O.J. Simpson, former NFL star acquitted of murder, dead at 76
UNITED STATES: O.J. Simpson, the American football star whose 1995 acquittal in the so-called ‘trial of the century’ for the murder of his ex-wife and a male friend gripped the world, has died at the age of 76.
Thai woman stabbed to death in London
Thai woman stabbed to death in London
LONDON: Police in London are facing public criticism of their slow response to calls from worried friends of a 27-year-old Thai woman who was found stabbed to death in her home in a £4-million (B182mn) property in Westminster.
Koh Samui international beach volleyball comp a big hit
Koh Samui international beach volleyball comp a big hit
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Over 135 top athletes from more than 28 countries competed at the ‘TAT Samui Open Beach Volleyball’ on Koh Samui on the weekend of Mar 29-31.
National ‘7 dangerous days’ of travelling begin
National ‘7 dangerous days’ of travelling begin
BANGKOK: People have started travelling upcountry ahead of the Songkran holiday amid concerns from road safety advocates over increases in road accidents outside of the so-called “seven dangerous days” of travelling.