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Tiny Thai school on the climate change front line
Tiny Thai school on the climate change front line
BAN KHUN SAMUT CHIN: Each morning, four children stand barefoot in a line and proudly sing the national anthem as the Thai flag is raised outside their school, perched on a finger of land surrounded by the sea.
South Koreans get younger as traditional age system dropped
South Koreans get younger as traditional age system dropped
SEOUL: Lee Jung-hee was set to turn 60 next year but South Korea dropped its traditional age counting system yesterday (June 28), so the Seoul-based housewife just got a year younger - and she’s thrilled.
Pérez form slump threatens long-term future
Pérez form slump threatens long-term future
FORMULA ONE: Sergio Pérez’s form slump has become so dire that Red Bull Racing is openly suggesting his place at the team is no longer secure - and Daniel Ricciardo is waiting in the wings ready to pounce.
FPO requests debt restructuring
FPO requests debt restructuring
BANGKOK: The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) is calling on state financial institutions and commercial banks to implement debt restructuring measures to reduce the debt repayment burden rather than extending the repayment period, says director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Remembering a Phuket legend, Kathu nightclubs to close for 5 years || June 28
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Remembering a Phuket legend, Kathu nightclubs to close for 5 years || June 28
PHUKET XTRA - June 28 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Wet weather forecast to continue
Wet weather forecast to continue
PHUKET: The spate of heavy downfalls that began to soak the island yesterday are forecast to continue through to Sunday (July 2), reports the Southern Western Meteorological Center located near Phuket International Airport.
Foreigners called to donate blood
Foreigners called to donate blood
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration together with the Phuket chapter of the Thai Red Cross (Phuket RBC) are inviting all foreigners residing in Phuket and nearby provinces to donate blood at a special blood-donation drive to be held at the Central Floresta shopping mall on the bypass road tomorrow (June 29).
Jason Wilder passes away
Jason Wilder passes away
PHUKET: Jason Wilder, the iconic voice of the Phuket Live Radio - Live 89.5FM Drive Time show who made the phrase’ Sawadee Khrap Pee Nong Khrap!’ a calling, has passed away. He was 48 years old.
THAI to finalise deal to buy 30 new aircraft
THAI to finalise deal to buy 30 new aircraft
BANGKOK: Thai Airways (THAI) aims to finalise a deal to buy at least 30 new aircraft by the end of the year and could double its fleet of narrow-body jets over the next decade, according to its chief executive.
Regional OTOP comes to Phuket
Regional OTOP comes to Phuket
PHUKET: Ornsit Sumphantharat, Director-General of the Department of Community Development, was in Phuket yesterday (June 27) for the official opening ceremony of the ’OTOP Regional 2023’ underway at Saphan Hin.
Wagner chief heads into Belarus exile, NATO vows to protect allies
Wagner chief heads into Belarus exile, NATO vows to protect allies
MOSCOW: Belarus welcomed the head of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin into exile yesterday (June 27) following an aborted rebellion, as NATO warned it was ready to defend against “Moscow or Minsk”.
Thai spikers fall to Netherlands
Thai spikers fall to Netherlands
VOLLEYBALL: Thailand opened the third week of the Volleyball Nations League with a straight-sets loss to the Netherlands, despite the support from a raucous crowd of hometown fans in Bangkok.
House now has only 499 MPs
House now has only 499 MPs
BANGKOK: The House of Representatives now has 499 members, one short of the full complement of 500, following Move Forward Party (MFP) list-MP Nateepat Kulsetthasitha’s formal conviction and sentencing for drunk driving two days after the general election.
Kathu nightclub venues ordered closed for five years
Kathu nightclub venues ordered closed for five years
PHUKET: The owners and operators of two nightclubs in Kathu that were raided earlier this month have been fined and the venues have been closed by provincial order, with the buildings banned from being used as entertainment service venues for five years.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: New tourism businesses, Kamala sports ground, Thai restaurants among World’s Best || June 27
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: New tourism businesses, Kamala sports ground, Thai restaurants among World’s Best || June 27
PHUKET XTRA - June 27 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Phuket Youth Sports Championship gets underway
Phuket Youth Sports Championship gets underway
MIXED SPORTS: The 2023 Phuket Sports Championship, an annual event that aims to develop sporting talent in the province, was officially inaugurated on Sunday (June 25).
Phuket marks ‘World Drug Day’
Phuket marks ‘World Drug Day’
PHUKET: Phuket officials held a series of events yesterday (June 26) to mark ‘World Drug Day’. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), ‘the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’, or ‘World Drug Day’, is marked on June 26 every year to strengthen action and cooperation in achieving a world free of drug abuse.
Hollywood actors buy stake in F1’s Alpine Racing
Hollywood actors buy stake in F1’s Alpine Racing
FORMULA ONE: Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney and Michael B. Jordan are among a consortium that has bought a 24% stake in Formula One team Alpine Racing.
Pixar gets heart-warming with ‘Elemental’
Pixar gets heart-warming with ‘Elemental’
One of the things that Pixar have excelled at over the years has been putting heart into their films. Whether it be a story about misfit toys or monsters learning that humans aren’t evil, the studio’s filmmakers have always managed to put a massive amount of emotion into their stories… so much so that many cinema lovers over the years have found that these are animations that can make you cry.
Putin accuses West of wanting Russians ‘to kill each other’ in mutiny
Putin accuses West of wanting Russians ‘to kill each other’ in mutiny
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday (June 26) accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to “kill each other” during a revolt by mercenaries of the Wagner group, which stunned the country with an aborted march on Moscow over the weekend.