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Popular local football tournament kicks off
Popular local football tournament kicks off
FOOTBALL: The hugely popular Tekkim Cup football competition is underway in Phuket with 24 teams fighting it out for the title of champions.
Villagers demand justice over land rights revocation
Villagers demand justice over land rights revocation
PHUKET: A group of villagers gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Mar 4) to demand their rights to continue occupying their plots in the Khao Phra Thaeo Non-Hunting Area in Thalang.
Gunners hit Blades for six to set record scoring streak
Gunners hit Blades for six to set record scoring streak
FOOTBALL: Arsenal entered the record books as a 6-0 demolition of Sheffield United yesterday (Mar 4) kept the Gunners on Liverpool and Manchester City’s tails in the Premier League title race.
France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first
France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first
PARIS: The French parliament voted yesterday (Mar 4) to anchor the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first country in the world to offer explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy in its basic law.
Tourist lost in Layan jungle found safe
Tourist lost in Layan jungle found safe
PHUKET: A Belarusian man lost in the jungle while trekking in the Layan area has been found safe.
Parks chief sued for removing reform land markers
Parks chief sued for removing reform land markers
BANGKOK: The Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) has stepped up pressure in its dispute with national parks chief Chaiwat Limlikhit-aksorn, moving to charge him with illegally removing markers it had placed demarcating agricultural land adjacent to Khao Yai.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Police charge Swiss expat as people protest ‘private beaches’, Jeep on beach || March 4
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Police charge Swiss expat as people protest ‘private beaches’, Jeep on beach || March 4
PHUKET XTRA - Mar 4 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Swiss expat elephant park clears inspection
Swiss expat elephant park clears inspection
PHUKET: Officials from the Phuket office of the Department of Livestock Development (DLD Phuket) confirmed today that all the elephants in care at the Green Elephant Sanctuary Park in Cherng Talay were legal.
Bangkok, Phuket offered as venues for Pride global summit
Bangkok, Phuket offered as venues for Pride global summit
PHUKET: Thailand will offer Phuket and Bangkok as venues for an international LGBTQ+ summit and other activities in 2028, to show the world the country’s support for gender inclusivity.
Women curry vendors killed in accident
Women curry vendors killed in accident
PHUKET: Two women delivering curry to a mobile vendor were killed when the motorbike they were riding was struck by an airline employee driving at speed in Tambon Thepkrasattri early this morning (Mar 4).
China’s economy of ‘great concern’ as annual political meeting kicks off
China’s economy of ‘great concern’ as annual political meeting kicks off
BEIJING: China’s annual political conclave kicked off in Beijing today (Mar 4), with officials saying the flagging economy and youth unemployment are of “great concern” as they lay out plans for the coming year.
Phuket beach row spurs graft probes
Phuket beach row spurs graft probes
PHUKET: More than 500 locals and activists gathered on Yamu beach in Thalang district on Sunday (Mar 3) to condemn a Swiss man who allegedly kicked a doctor. They also demanded his expulsion from Phuket and restoration of public access to the beach where the alleged assault happened.
Tourist leaves jeep stuck on Kamala Beach
Tourist leaves jeep stuck on Kamala Beach
PHUKET: Police are trying to track down who left a jeep stuck in the sand on Kamala Beach yesterday (Mar 3).
Foden double inspires Man City to derby day fightback
Foden double inspires Man City to derby day fightback
FOOTBALL: Phil Foden scored twice as Manchester City came from behind to beat Manchester United 3-1 yesterday (Mar 3) and close to within one point of Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Alcohol control bill to include measures to promote tourism
Alcohol control bill to include measures to promote tourism
BANGKOK: The Cabinet yesterday (Mar 3) endorsed a new alcohol control bill from the Public Health Ministry but ordered it to include detailed measures to promote tourism within a week, before its legislative process starts, according to the government spokesman.
Green Thoughts: Turning over a new leaf
Green Thoughts: Turning over a new leaf
As anyone who lives here can testify, green leaves are as crucial to Thai cuisine as lettuce is to a Western salad or mint to English roast lamb. Among the most widely used are coriander leaves: the herb grows more readily in Thailand than in the temperate climes of Europe where the crushed, dried seeds are commoner ingredients in recipes.
Phuket people protest against ‘private beaches’
Phuket people protest against ‘private beaches’
PHUKET: More than 500 local residents gathered at Yamu Beach, in Moo 7, Pa Khlok, this morning (Mar 3) to protest ‘private beaches’.
Swiss expat Fehr in ambulance obstruction case
Swiss expat Fehr in ambulance obstruction case
PHUKET: Swiss expat Urs Fehr, founder of the Green Elephant Sanctuary Park, has found himself embroiled in another scandal for rude, threatening behaviour, this time for obstructing an ambulance and making his hand into the shape of a gun and threatening the ambulance driver. Fehr then gave the ambulance driver the middle finger, lowered his window and said “F*ck you”.
Blood donation drive continues through March
Blood donation drive continues through March
PHUKET: Foreign tourists and expat residents in Phuket are urged to make blood donations at the variety of locations to be served by mobile blood donation clinics to be held by the Phuket branch of the Thai Red Cross Society throughout March.
Visa-free deal sought with UAE
Visa-free deal sought with UAE
BANGKOK: Thailand will seek talks with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the possibility of both nations initiating a visa-free programme between them, said Deputy Foreign Minister Jakkapong Sangmanee upon returning from the UAE on Saturday (Mar 2).