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Kunlavut, Panipak receive top honours
Kunlavut, Panipak receive top honours
BADMINTON / TAEKWONDO: Badminton star Kunlavut Vitidsarn and taekwondo fighter Panipak Wongpattanakit were named the best male and female amateur athletes of 2022 respectively by the Sports Writers Association of Thailand (Swat) yesterday (Apr 19).
Tourism fee to take effect by September
Tourism fee to take effect by September
BANGKOK: The tourism and sports minister has confirmed that collection of the B300 tourism fee will not be delayed beyond September, while the ministry plans to ask provincial police to support the tourism police in its operations to clear out “zero-dollar tours” and illegal tours.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: ‘Yellow cards’ issues by Phuket Immigration, Speeding tour boats, Rising electric bill || April 19
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: ‘Yellow cards’ issues by Phuket Immigration, Speeding tour boats, Rising electric bill || April 19
PHUKET XTRA - April 19 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Rock Salt 7th Anniversary Celebration
Rock Salt 7th Anniversary Celebration
The party started at 5.30 pm just in time for sunset with a toast and birthday cake cutting to celebrate another year of the restaurant’s continued success. To fuel the evening celebrations, Rock Salt’s loyal fans enjoyed free-flow beverages and our Chef’s “East Meets West” selections from homemade panzerotti to fresh spring rolls. South African singer-songwriter Eric Canham entertained the guests in his inimitable style well into the night. Mr. Frank Grassmann, General Manager, THE NAI HARN PHUKET, thanked all guests for coming and appreciated especially the loyal local residents from the south of the island, who either come for their daily breakfast coffee or sundowner during the restaurants sunset hour between 5.30 and 6.30 pm. It is mainly because of them, Rock Salt is what it is now and has been going strong for 7 years now. Without them Rock Salt would not be the same. For more information visit www.thenaiharn.com or contact +66 7638 0200
Speeding tour boats continue to ignore safety laws
Speeding tour boats continue to ignore safety laws
PHUKET: The issue of tour speedboats speeding dangerously has reared its head again, with yet another injury from a “close pass” by a speedboat estimated to be travelling at about 25 knots in the approach to the channel leading to Royal Phuket Marina and Phuket Boat Lagoon.
Phuket Immigration issues ‘yellow cards’ to Thai landlords
Phuket Immigration issues ‘yellow cards’ to Thai landlords
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration has issued ‘yellow cards’ to Thais for allowing foreigners found breaking the law to stay at their rented premises. 
Argentine court confirms 8 to face trial over Maradona death
Argentine court confirms 8 to face trial over Maradona death
BUENOS AIRES: An Argentine appeals court confirmed yesterday (Apr 18) that eight medical professionals accused of responsibility in the death of football legend Diego Maradona will stand trial.
Phuket forecasts 60% post-Songkran hotel occupancy
Phuket forecasts 60% post-Songkran hotel occupancy
PHUKET: Hotel occupancy in this island province after Songkran is expected to be around 60% with more Chinese arrivals even though the low season is approaching, say industry executives.
Water reserves holding strong
Water reserves holding strong
PHUKET: With about a month to go before the annual rains return, officials are confident that the water reserves held at the island’s three main reservoirs, now about 50% full, will see the island through.
Nationwide Songkran ‘Seven Days’ sees 264 deaths
Nationwide Songkran ‘Seven Days’ sees 264 deaths
BANGKOK: There were 2,203 road accidents, causing 264 deaths and 2,208 injuries, during the Songkran Festival from Apr 11-17, according to official figures released yesterday (Apr 18).
Thailand names SEA Games provisional football squad
Thailand names SEA Games provisional football squad
FOOTBALL: The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) on Monday (Apr 17) announced its 29 provisional U23 players for the upcoming SEA Games in Cambodia.
PM grilled on power bills
PM grilled on power bills
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday (Apr 18) the government is stepping up efforts to find new sources of alternative energy following complaints about electricity bills going up during the summer months.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Songkran 2023, Smog in Phuket, Island police deny inaction at pub || April 18
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Songkran 2023, Smog in Phuket, Island police deny inaction at pub || April 18
PHUKET XTRA - April 18 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
G7 vows ‘severe costs’ for those helping Russia in Ukraine
G7 vows ‘severe costs’ for those helping Russia in Ukraine
KARUIZAWA: G7 foreign ministers warned today (Apr 18) that those helping Russia wage war in Ukraine would face “severe costs”, as they offered a united front on another key policy challenge: China.
Phuket closes Songkran ‘Seven Days’ campaign with five dead
Phuket closes Songkran ‘Seven Days’ campaign with five dead
PHUKET: Phuket officials have recognised 51 road accidents resulting in five deaths and 51 people injured during the ‘Seven Days of Danger’ road and water safety campaign for Songkran 2023, which concluded at midnight last night (Apr 17).
American stomped at Phuket pub, police deny inaction
American stomped at Phuket pub, police deny inaction
PHUKET: Chalong Police have denied that they are stalling their investigation into an American tourist being stomped on the face by a security staffer at the Laguna Plaza bar complex on Wiset Rd in Rawai.
Huge storms wreck properties as search for capsized trawlers continues
Huge storms wreck properties as search for capsized trawlers continues
BANGKOK: Around 1,800 houses in ten provinces were damaged after summer storms wreaked havoc across the Northeast and South over the weekend, as authorities continued the search for crew members of stricken trawlers off the coast of Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Rins rules in Austin after Bagnaia blunder
Rins rules in Austin after Bagnaia blunder
MOTO GP: Alex Rins won Sunday’s (Apr 16) attritional Grand Prix of the Americas following a blunder from Ducati’s MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia.
More than 25,000 men volunteer for military service
More than 25,000 men volunteer for military service
BANGKOK: A total of 25,100 Thai men men had applied for voluntary enlistment this year as of yesterday (Apr 16), with backgrounds as diverse as being monks and holders of a master’s degree, army deputy spokeswoman Maj Gen Sirichan Ngathong has said.
Myanmar junta to free 3,000 prisoners in New Year amnesty
Myanmar junta to free 3,000 prisoners in New Year amnesty
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta said today (Apr 17) it would release more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the Buddhist New Year, without specifying whether those jailed in its bloody crackdown on dissent would be freed.