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Phuket governor welcomes the French Ambassador
Phuket governor welcomes the French Ambassador
PHUKET: French Ambassador to Thailand Jean-Claude Poimboeuf has suggested for Phuket to apply to join the third UN Ocean Conference to be held in Nice in 2025.
Drug raid nets five with meth
Drug raid nets five with meth
PHUKET: A raid on a worker’s accommodation unit in Ratsada yesterday (Jan 33) netted five men on drug possession charges.
Cabinet okays 18 southern projects
Cabinet okays 18 southern projects
RANONG: The mobile Cabinet meeting on Tuesday (Jan 23) approved 18 new development projects with a total budget of B552 million for six southern provinces on the Andaman Coast.
Phuket commerce head voices support for Muay Thai visas, but urges caution
Phuket commerce head voices support for Muay Thai visas, but urges caution
PHUKET: Kongsak Koophongsakorn, President of the Phuket Chamber of Commerce, has voiced his support for the government’s move to extend Muay Thai visas to 90 days, but has urged caution over how the longer visas may be exploited.
Zelensky vows strong response after 18 killed in Russian strikes
Zelensky vows strong response after 18 killed in Russian strikes
KYIV: A wave of Russian missiles hit Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities yesterday (Jan 23), killing 18 people and wounding more than a hundred, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed a forceful response.
Teen gangsters face murder, rape, assault charges
Teen gangsters face murder, rape, assault charges
SA KAEO: Police will lay a folio of charges in 11 criminal cases against the young teen hoodlums accused of the murder of a mentally unstable woman, also alleging other rapes and assaults.
Thai teen secures historic silver at Winter Youth Olympics
Thai teen secures historic silver at Winter Youth Olympics
WINTER OLYMPICS: Agnese “Chomphoo” Campeol, an 18-year-old Thai athlete, clinched the first medal for the Thai national team at the Winter Youth Olympic Games 2024 in Gangwon, South Korea, securing a silver in the women’s monobob competition in bobsleigh.
As another turtle nest found, mother leatherback found dead
As another turtle nest found, mother leatherback found dead
PHUKET: Park officials at Khao Lampi-Hat Thai Mueang National Park in Thai Mueang, north of Phuket, have found another nest of turtle eggs believed to have been laid by a large leatherback they have nicknamed ‘Big Mum’.
Patong DJ arrested, wanted for attempted murder sentence in Brussels
Patong DJ arrested, wanted for attempted murder sentence in Brussels
PHUKET: A 36-year-old man sentenced to prison for 10 years in Belgium for attempted murder has been arrested in Patong, where he worked as a DJ at a nightlife venue.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Praise for new road prompts call for more, Phuket seaplane terminal on the way? || Jan 23
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Praise for new road prompts call for more, Phuket seaplane terminal on the way? || Jan 23
PHUKET XTRA - Jan 23 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Land Bridge project to benefit all southerners, Srettha says
Land Bridge project to benefit all southerners, Srettha says
RANONG: The government is confident that its B1-trillion Land Bridge megaproject will bring substantial benefits to the entire southern region, not just the province, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin insisted on Monday (Jan 22).
Phuket City Municipality seeks ‘special administration’ status
Phuket City Municipality seeks ‘special administration’ status
PHUKET: Phuket Town Mayor Saroj Angkanapilas has presented to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin a formal request for ‘Nakhon Phuket’ (‘Phuket City Municipality’) to be granted special administration status so that it can better provide for its residents and adequately further develop the town.
Israeli man arrested for attempted robbery of Patong currency exchange booth
Israeli man arrested for attempted robbery of Patong currency exchange booth
PHUKET: Patong Police have tracked down and arrested an Israeli man wanted for the attempted robbery of a currency exchange booth on Phra Barami Rd on Dec 31.
Tourists escape serious injury as van hits power pole
Tourists escape serious injury as van hits power pole
PHUKET: Three Croatian tourists luckily escaped with only minor injuries after the van they were travelling in slammed into a power pole on Thepkrasattri Rd last night (Jan 22).
Russian poker club busted in Rawai
Russian poker club busted in Rawai
PHUKET: Five Russians, four men and one woman, were arrested in a gambling raid at a luxury villa in Rawai yesterday (Jan 22).
La Gritta – a wonderful dining experience in a truly magical location
La Gritta – a wonderful dining experience in a truly magical location
Phuket residents and tourists alike have been enjoying the delights of La Gritta restaurant for many years, something my dining partner and I were fortunate to finally do on a recent visit to the acclaimed venue at the Amari Phuket, just south of Patong.
Paetongtarn wants Olympic status for Muay Thai
Paetongtarn wants Olympic status for Muay Thai
MUAY THAI: Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the deputy chairperson of the National Soft Power Strategy Committee, is pushing to have Muay Thai become an Olympic sport.
Governor confident of B50mn for two projects
Governor confident of B50mn for two projects
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat says he is confident Phuket will receive funding for two key projects under emergency budgets being approved at the mobile Cabinet meeting in Ranong.
Fashion Show by Infinity Luxury Beach Concept
Fashion Show by Infinity Luxury Beach Concept
Held at Floresta Mini Convention Hall Central Phuket and sponsored by EDEN BY THE LAKE, from 5-6:30pm. Tickets for mingling (no seat) - THB 300 p.p,tickets with seat at the fashion show - THB 500. Tickets include delicious finger food and soft drinks. Get you tickets here - https://picphuket.com/
Quick arrests expected for Indian suspects in dismembered body case
Quick arrests expected for Indian suspects in dismembered body case
BANGKOK: The national police chief expects Indian authorities will soon arrest two Indian suspects in the murder of a Myanmar job seeker whose body was dismembered and hidden in a freezer in Bangkok’s Bang Khunthian district over the weekend.