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Masters brings golf’s divided best back together to do battle
Masters brings golf’s divided best back together to do battle
GOLF: The world’s greatest golfers face each other later today (Apr 6) for the first time since the bitter LIV Golf-PGA Tour split divided the sport and appropriately it is the timeless tranquility of Augusta National that provides the arena.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Land donated for PSU Phuket Hospital, Aussie resort owner murdered in Krabi || April 5
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Land donated for PSU Phuket Hospital, Aussie resort owner murdered in Krabi || April 5
PHUKET XTRA - April 5 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Sunbed vendors removed from Kata Beach
Sunbed vendors removed from Kata Beach
PHUKET: More sunbed and umbrella operators have been removed from Kata Beach* following an inspection by local officials accompanied by personnel from Royal Thai Army Region 4 base in Nakhon Sri Thammarat.
Australian resort owner murdered in Krabi
Australian resort owner murdered in Krabi
PHUKET: Krabi resort owner and former long-term Phuket expat Peter Heppell, 57, was attacked and murdered at the bar of his own resort, ‘Melina’s Monkey House and Whale Bar’ in Baan Tha Lane, Khao Thong subdistrict, Krabi, on Sunday (Apr 2).
PSU Phuket hospital to generate B1.6bn a year from foreigners
PSU Phuket hospital to generate B1.6bn a year from foreigners
PHUKET: The new 500-bed ‘Songklanagarind Phuket Hospital’ to be built and operated by the Prince of Songkla University (PSU) is forecast to generate B1.6 billion a year in revenue from foreign visitors.
Chelsea held by Liverpool in first game after Potter’s sacking
Chelsea held by Liverpool in first game after Potter’s sacking
FOOTBALL: Chelsea wasted a host of chances to beat Liverpool as the troubled Blues were held to a 0-0 draw yesterday (Apr 4) in their first Premier League match since Graham Potter’s sacking.
TAT eyes B18bn revenue from nationwide Songkran events
TAT eyes B18bn revenue from nationwide Songkran events
BANGKOK: Thailand’s tourism authority has announced a plan to organise Songkran celebrations across the country and the agency now anticipates B18 billion in revenue from both Thai and foreign tourists traveling during the festival.
Defendant Trump slams criminal charges as ‘insult to our country’
Defendant Trump slams criminal charges as ‘insult to our country’
NEW YORK: Donald Trump offered a full-throated defense of his conduct yesterday (Apr 4) in his first public remarks since being charged over hush money payments to a porn star, blasting the criminal prosecution as “an insult to our country.”
Suspects in kidnap-murder of Chinese student arrested in Wuhan
Suspects in kidnap-murder of Chinese student arrested in Wuhan
BANGKOK: The three Chinese suspects in the abduction and murder of a Chinese student in Thailand have been arrested in Wuhan and will be prosecuted in China, the national police chief announced yesterday (Apr 4).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand visa policy reversal, Motorbike rental shops targeted over parking spaces || April 4
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand visa policy reversal, Motorbike rental shops targeted over parking spaces || April 4
PHUKET XTRA - April 4 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Army inducts only 47 conscripts from Kathu
Army inducts only 47 conscripts from Kathu
PHUKET: Of the 433 young men in Kathu District called up to present themselves for conscription duty at Saphan Hin yesterday (Apr 3), only 47 will serve as soldiers, officials have reported.
Phuket candidates register for election
Phuket candidates register for election
PHUKET: Crowds of supporters turned out in droves at the Phuket Auditorium, located at the Phuket Provincial Administration Centerin Phuket Town, yesterday (Apr 3) as candidates registered to contest seats as Members of Parliament representing Phuket in the upcoming election to be held on May 14.
New Zealand dominate Hong Kong Sevens
New Zealand dominate Hong Kong Sevens
RUGBY: New Zealand toppled Fiji in the Hong Kong rugby sevens final last Sunday (Apr 2) to seal a remarkable double gold with their women’s team and extend their lead atop the men’s series standings.
Police link husband of Thai actress to gambling site
Police link husband of Thai actress to gambling site
BANGKOK: Police say they have found evidence showing the husband of a Thai actress has operated a gambling website with its server in Cambodia and more than B3 billion in circulation over the past year.
Thailand reverses visa policy for tourists from 60 countries
Thailand reverses visa policy for tourists from 60 countries
BANGKOK: Thailand has reinstated its 30-day visa exemption policy for tourists from roughly 60 countries, effective Saturday (Apr 1), marking a reversal of a previous regulation that allowed visitors from these countries to stay up to 45 days without obtaining a prior visa.
Malaysian MPs vote to axe mandatory death penalty
Malaysian MPs vote to axe mandatory death penalty
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s parliament passed a bill yesterday (Apr 3) to remove mandatory death sentences, with rights groups welcoming the vote as an “important step” that could have a knock-on effect elsewhere in Southeast Asia.
Kamala beach wastewater woes continue
Kamala beach wastewater woes continue
PHUKET: A week after Kamala officials promised to take action over black wastewater running across the sand at Kamala Beach, the Pak Bang Canal that feeds the dark stream remains a shiny black, and reeking with a foul stench.
Warrants out for 3 Chinese fugitives in student kidnap-murder case
Warrants out for 3 Chinese fugitives in student kidnap-murder case
NONTHABURI: Police have obtained court warrants for the arrest of three fugitive Chinese men in the kidnap and murder of a Chinese university student whose body was found in a ditch in Nonthaburi province on Saturday (Apr 1).
Bezzecchi claims maiden MotoGP win in rain-lashed Argentina
Bezzecchi claims maiden MotoGP win in rain-lashed Argentina
MOTO GP: Marco Bezzecchi claimed a maiden MotoGP win at the rain-lashed Argentina Grand Prix on Sunday (Apr 2), also delivering a first victory for a Ducati team owned by motorcycling legend and seven-time elite class champion Valentino Rossi.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket taxi fares clarified, Kidnappers flee, Probe into Patong roundabout sculpture || April 3
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket taxi fares clarified, Kidnappers flee, Probe into Patong roundabout sculpture || April 3
PHUKET XTRA - April 3 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand