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Broad bows out with match-winning wicket as England draw Ashes
Broad bows out with match-winning wicket as England draw Ashes
CRICKET: Stuart Broad enjoyed a fairytale finish as England beat Australia by 49 runs to win the fifth Test at The Oval yesterday (July 31) and end the Ashes series all square at 2-2.
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, signalling poll delay
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, signalling poll delay
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta extended the country’s state of emergency by six months yesterday (July 31), signalling a delay to elections they had pledged to hold as the military battles anti-coup fighters across the country.
Pheu Thai bloc ‘excludes Move Forward’
Pheu Thai bloc ‘excludes Move Forward’
BANGKOK: The Pheu Thai Party is cobbling together a 302-seat government without the Move Forward Party (MFP) and will nominate property tycoon Srettha Thavisin as prime minister in the next round of voting scheduled for this Friday (Aug 4), according to sources.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: A Banksy in Phuket? Karon street art praised as artist’s creation || July 31
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: A Banksy in Phuket? Karon street art praised as artist’s creation || July 31
PHUKET XTRA - July 31 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Phuket Governor orders safety checks on fireworks
Phuket Governor orders safety checks on fireworks
PHUKET: Following the devastating blast at a fireworks warehouse in Narathiwat over the weekend, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has ordered officials to conduct safety checks on all fireworks stored or for sale in Phuket’s Mueang District.
Foul weather hampers search for missing surf victim
Foul weather hampers search for missing surf victim
PHUKET: Rescue teams searching for a Thai man who disappeared amid strong waves at Surin Beach yesterday (July 30) are finding their search efforts hampered by strong wind waves, some reaching over three metres tall.
Suicide blast kills at least 44 at Pakistan political party meet
Suicide blast kills at least 44 at Pakistan political party meet
PESHAWAR: At least 44 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded yesterday (July 30) by a suicide bombing at a political gathering of a leading Islamic party in northwest Pakistan, officials said.
MFP calm amid rejig buzz
MFP calm amid rejig buzz
BANGKOK: The Move Forward Party (MFP) has dismissed speculation it will be excluded from a new government led by the Pheu Thai Party, insisting that unity among the eight prospective coalition parties remains intact.
Room for optimism in Phuket’s medical tourism industry
Room for optimism in Phuket’s medical tourism industry
PHUKET: Bumrungrad International Hospital (BIH) is spending B4.3 billion on a 150-bed boutique hospital in Mai Khao in anticipation of Phuket’s much-expected success in its developing medical tourism sector.
Verstappen dominates in Belgium to send Red Bull to the break undefeated
Verstappen dominates in Belgium to send Red Bull to the break undefeated
FORMULA ONE: Max Verstappen frolicked to another dominant grand prix victory in Belgium yesterday (July 30) despite starting from sixth on the grid with a gearbox penalty.
Women caught with 40k meth pills, 2kg of ice
Women caught with 40k meth pills, 2kg of ice
PHUKET: Police have arrested two women in Wichit found with 40,000 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) and two kilogrammes of crystal meth (ya ice).
Runners-up finish for Dechapol, Sapsiree in Tokyo
Runners-up finish for Dechapol, Sapsiree in Tokyo
BADMINTON: Mixed doubles stars Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai settled for a runners-up title at the US$850,000 (B29 million) BWF Japan Open in Tokyo yesterday (July 30).
52 warehouses to be scanned after fatal explosion
52 warehouses to be scanned after fatal explosion
NARATHIWAT: Security officials have been ordered to examine 52 other warehouses in this southern border town after a huge fireworks explosion at a godown in Sungai Kolok district on Saturday (July 29), leaving 12 people killed, 121 injured and nearly 300 houses damaged, about 50 of them totally destroyed.
Long holidays to generate B17bn from 5m trips
Long holidays to generate B17bn from 5m trips
BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) predicts there will be 4.96 million trips and B16.6 billion in circulation in the country over the July 28-Aug 2 holidays. Phuket’s share has been previously estimated at B2.2bn in revenue from over 234,000 trips.
King of Andaman set to shine at Phuket Lobster Festival in August
King of Andaman set to shine at Phuket Lobster Festival in August
PHUKET: Around 100 local restaurants have teamed up with local authorities to delight Phuket visitors and the local crowd with traditional and new lobster dishes during the Phuket Lobster Festival, starting on Tuesday (Aug 1) and continuing throughout the month of August all over the island. To make the ’King of Andaman’ more affordable, a special discount has been offered by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). 
Tropical storm Khanun intensifies into typhoon, poses threat to China, Philippines
Tropical storm Khanun intensifies into typhoon, poses threat to China, Philippines
MANILA: Severe tropical storm Khanun will likely intensify to a typhoon either late Sunday (July 30) or early Monday (Aug 1), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has announced. The typhoon may make landfall in China’s economically important Zhejiang province as early as Tuesday (Aug 2) becoming the third one to hit the country in three weeks, Chinese weather forecasters add.
Nine killed, over 100 injured in fireworks explosion in Southern Thailand
Nine killed, over 100 injured in fireworks explosion in Southern Thailand
NARATHIWAT: At least nine people were killed and more than 100 injured when fireworks exploded at a godown in Sungai Kolok district of Narathiwat on Saturday (July 29).
Verstappen beats Piastri in rain-delayed Belgium sprint
Verstappen beats Piastri in rain-delayed Belgium sprint
FORMULA ONE: Max Verstappen scored a comfortable victory at the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race ahead of a breakout Oscar Piastri yesterday (July 29) in a superb performance from the McLaren rookie.
Blazing Saddles: ‘Kayaking Commuters’ Down Under
Blazing Saddles: ‘Kayaking Commuters’ Down Under
Forgoing my normal morning bike ride at six o’clock and the terror of Phuket’s daily road mayhem, one recent chilly and misty dawn, I found myself wolfing down a bacon and egg roll and coffee at a little Rose Bay café on the southern foreshore of Sydney Harbour. Nothing unusual about that you might say, until you notice that I’m wearing waterproof shorts and a spray jacket and that my knees are knocking uncontrollably together.
Body of missing foreign man found on Freedom Beach
Body of missing foreign man found on Freedom Beach
PHUKET: The body of the Senegalese man washed into the sea by strong waves at Freedom Beach on Friday (July 28) has been found this morning (July 30) near the location where he was last seen swimming.