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Rawai hosts national rowing competition
Rawai hosts national rowing competition
ROWING: An official ceremony to mark the 2023 Thailand Rowing Championship was held yesterday (July 7) as participants from all over the country compete for the King’s Cup in a variety of water sports specific disciplines.
Police crackdown on motorbike street racers
Police crackdown on motorbike street racers
PHUKET: Police have confirmed that a targeted crackdown on motorcycle street racing across the island has seen a significant number of modified bikes and exhausts seized.
Patong Warriors settle for draw on return to action
Patong Warriors settle for draw on return to action
CRICKET: The Patong Warriors have made a long-awaited return to competitive cricket after a double-header against the PCG (Phuket Cricket Group) at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG).
Funeral services for Arnaud Verstraete begin
Funeral services for Arnaud Verstraete begin
PHUKET: Funeral services for Arnaud C.M.C. Verstraete, who passed away earlier this week, begin at Wat Chalong today (July 8).
Officials target Phuket children not in schools
Officials target Phuket children not in schools
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew chaired a meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall on Thursday (July 6) to focus on the number of children in Phuket not registered as attending any educational institution on the island.
Health concerns rise as 9.1% of Thai youth report e-cigarette use
Health concerns rise as 9.1% of Thai youth report e-cigarette use
A survey has found that around 9.1% of young people in Thailand use e-cigarettes, raising serious health concerns from public health officials.
US destroys its last chemical weapons, watchdog hails milestone
US destroys its last chemical weapons, watchdog hails milestone
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced yesterday (July 7) that the United States has fully destroyed its decades-old stockpiles of chemical weapons, a milestone hailed as completing the elimination around the world of all known stores of the agents of mass death.
‘Lost screws’ to blame for airport leg mangling
‘Lost screws’ to blame for airport leg mangling
BANGKOK: Missing screws under a platform of the moving walkway were the cause of the incident at Don Mueang Airport that cost a woman a part of her left leg on June 29, an observer in the fact-finding probe said yesterday (July 7).
Foreign man in hospital after Phuket temple jump
Foreign man in hospital after Phuket temple jump
PHUKET: A foreign man was rushed to hospital at around 9pm this evening (July 7) after jumping from the roof of the main chedi at Wat Chalong temple in Phuket.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Daniel returns to Phuket to fight for life, Road accidents while officials call for safety || July 7
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Daniel returns to Phuket to fight for life, Road accidents while officials call for safety || July 7
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Teenager injured in Rassada residential fire
Teenager injured in Rassada residential fire
PHUKET: One person sustained minor injuries as a result of a fire in a row house on Soi Bang Chee Lao, a small road located north of Phuket Bus Terminal 2 on Thepkrasattri Rd in Rassada.
Police ask for help locating taxi to retrieve tourist’s phone
Police ask for help locating taxi to retrieve tourist’s phone
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Tourist Police Bureau has posted a public request for cooperation in finding a red tuk-tuk so that officers can retrieve a mobile phone allegedly left in the vehicle by a foreign tourist.
Stars of SEA Games, Asean Para Games rewarded
Stars of SEA Games, Asean Para Games rewarded
SEA GAMES: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hosted a reception for the 2023 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and Asean Para Games athletes and officials at Government House in Bangkok yesterday (July 6) to celebrate their achievements at the Cambodia tournaments.
Phuket’s ‘Buddha’s footprint’ makes 25 finalist attractions in ‘Unseen New Chapters’ campaign
Phuket’s ‘Buddha’s footprint’ makes 25 finalist attractions in ‘Unseen New Chapters’ campaign
BANGKOK:  The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced the 25 finalists in the ‘Unseen New Chapters’ campaign comprising of five up-and-coming attractions in each of Thailand’s Northern, Northeastern (Isan), Central, Eastern, and Southern provinces handpicked by Thai tourists as emerging attractions offering new travel experiences.
Make tourists safer, operators told
Make tourists safer, operators told
PHUKET: Phuket officials held a meeting at the Phuket Merlin Hotel yesterday (July 6) to clarify to tour business operators and guides about tourism safety and the laws that apply to people operating businesses that directly involve tourists.
Australia’s ton-up Marsh has return to remember in 3rd Ashes Test
Australia’s ton-up Marsh has return to remember in 3rd Ashes Test
CRICKET: Mitchell Marsh’s run-a-ball 118 was the cornerstone of Australia’s 263 all out on the first day of the third Ashes Test at Headingley yesterday (July 6) after the tourists collapsed either side of his blistering century.
Operator of Titanic sub that imploded suspends all expeditions
Operator of Titanic sub that imploded suspends all expeditions
WASHINGTON: The company that operated the sub which imploded during a dive to the Titanic wreck, killing all five people aboard, said yesterday (July 6) it had halted all activities indefinitely.
Second PM vote on July 19 if first session fails: Wan
Second PM vote on July 19 if first session fails: Wan
BANGKOK: If Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat fails to secure the votes required to become Thailand’s next prime minister in the first House session set for next Thursday (July 13), then a second round of voting is likely to be held on July 19, House speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said yesterday (July 6).
Man, 73, struck by motorbike while boarding songthaew
Man, 73, struck by motorbike while boarding songthaew
PHUKET: A 73-year-old man boarding a songthaew on Thepkrasattri Rd was rushed to hospital yesterday (July 6) after he was struck by a 25-year-old woman on a motorbike that slammed into the back of the bus.
Phuket Cannabis Association issues declaration of intent
Phuket Cannabis Association issues declaration of intent
PHUKET: The Phuket Cannabis Association issued an official declaration of intent regarding the sale of marijuana across the island yesterday (July 6), a move they say will improve safety and quality standards for consumers.