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Experts assess fallout from MFP ruling
Experts assess fallout from MFP ruling
BANGKOK: The Constitutional Court ruling on the Move Forward Party’s attempt to amend the lese-majeste law should not affect government stability or the tourism industry, according to Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) president Chamnan Srisawat.
Phuket Governor highlights safety at meeting with island consuls
Phuket Governor highlights safety at meeting with island consuls
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat highlighted tourists’ safety as a key issue at a meeting with the island’s honorary consuls and diplomatic corps yesterday (Jan 31).
Man killed in motorbike accident
Man killed in motorbike accident
PHUKET: A 33-year-old man from Trang died after he missed a curve and struck his head on the road in front of Wat Kathu early this morning (Feb 1).
Bi-2 band members deported to Israel
Bi-2 band members deported to Israel
PHUKET: The seven band members of exiled Russian-Belarusian rock band Bi-2 who were arrested in Phuket for working illegally have been deported to Israel.
Monk intervenes in sex assault at bus terminal
Monk intervenes in sex assault at bus terminal
PHUKET: Phuket City Police have released CCTV footage from Phuket Bus Terminal 2, where a female foreign tourist was sexually assaulted at a public restroom yesterday (Jan 31).
Tourists fined for hanging out of car windows
Tourists fined for hanging out of car windows
PHUKET: Karon Police have confirmed that tourists caught on video hanging out of the windows of a car while travelling along the road have been fined for their unsafe behaviour.
Welsh tourist dies of heart failure on first day in Phuket
Welsh tourist dies of heart failure on first day in Phuket
PHUKET: A Welsh tourist on holiday in Thailand with fmaily has died of heart failure on his first day in Phuket, Patong Police have reported.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Beehive fire becomes blaze, Court: No Lese Majeste reform, Forest corruption? || Jan 31
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Beehive fire becomes blaze, Court: No Lese Majeste reform, Forest corruption? || Jan 31
PHUKET XTRA - Jan 31 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Female foreign tourist sexually assaulted at bus terminal
Female foreign tourist sexually assaulted at bus terminal
PHUKET: Police are trying to track down a a bus company employee for sexually assaulting a female foreign tourist in the women’s bathroom at Phuket Bus Terminal 2 on Thepkrasattri Rd, Ratsada, early this morning (Jan 31).
MFP ordered to drop plans to amend lese-majeste law
MFP ordered to drop plans to amend lese-majeste law
BANGKOK: The Constitutional Court has ordered the Move Forward Party (MFP) to cease all attempts to amend the lese-majeste law, saying that campaigning on the issue is considered an attempt to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.
NACC asked to probe Bang Khanun corruption
NACC asked to probe Bang Khanun corruption
PHUKET: Chamroon Kerddam, Chairman of the Gulf of Thailand Coastal Area Conservation Network - Andaman (branch), and concerned members have filed a complaint urging the Director of Phuket off of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate and prosecute civil servants accused of facilitating encroachment in the Bang Khanun protected forest reserve.
Malaysia installs outspoken motorcycle-riding king
Malaysia installs outspoken motorcycle-riding king
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia installed an outspoken motorcycle-riding king today (Jan 31) in an elaborate ceremony steeped in centuries of tradition, with the billionaire determined to play a key role in ensuring political stability.
Thailand bow out of Asian Cup
Thailand bow out of Asian Cup
FOOTBALL: Thailand’s Asian Cup campaign came to an end yesterday (Jan 30) with a 2-1 defeat to Uzbekistan in their Round of 16 knockout match.
Air force wants B19bn for new fighters
Air force wants B19bn for new fighters
BANGKOK: The air force aims to submit a request asking for a B19-billion budget in the next fiscal year to procure new fighter jets, according to its commander-in-chief.
Human Rights Watch urges Thailand not to deport Bi-2 band members to Russia
Human Rights Watch urges Thailand not to deport Bi-2 band members to Russia
PHUKET: International human rights agency Human Rights Watch, whose global headquarters are based in New York, has called on Thai authorities to not deport Russian band members of exiled Russian-Belarusian rock band Bi-2 arrested in Phuket back to Russia.
Tourist caught breaking parking lock chain
Tourist caught breaking parking lock chain
PHUKET: Phuket City Police have issued a notice warning for people to not interfere with restraints placed on vehicles whose wheels have been locked for being parked illegally.
Beehive fire becomes blaze, causes B10mn damage to warehouse shop
Beehive fire becomes blaze, causes B10mn damage to warehouse shop
PHUKET: A small fire started to smoke out beehives quickly became a blaze and spread to a secondhand goods warehouse beside Thepkrasattri Rd yesterday (Jan 30), causing long traffic tailbacks and an estimated B10 million in damage.
Russian man robbed while sleeping in hotel room
Russian man robbed while sleeping in hotel room
PHUKET: Police are investigating a theft from a hotel room in Chalong that saw a Russian man robbed of US$4,000 in banknotes, B10,000 in cash and jewelry valued at about B6,000.
Chinese teen gashes own leg with broken beer bottle
Chinese teen gashes own leg with broken beer bottle
PHUKET: A 19-year-old Chinese woman is in Patong Hospital recovering from a severe gash to her right leg that was self-inflicted after an argument with her parents.
Aussie tourist caught short by overstay fine
Aussie tourist caught short by overstay fine
PHUKET: A 44‒year-old Australian tourist found himself caught short while trying to leave the country without enough cash to pay his overstay fine, Phuket Tourist Police reported earlier today (Jan 30),