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Ministry of Labour in town to promote foreign workers’ rights
Ministry of Labour in town to promote foreign workers’ rights
PHUKET: A delegation from the Ministry of Labour was in Phuket yesterday (Feb 1) to highlight and showcase a public relations initiative focused on protecting foreign workers’ rights.
Tourists extorted by police safe from prosecution for bribery
Tourists extorted by police safe from prosecution for bribery
BANGKOK: Tourists extorted by police will be safe from prosecution even though they paid a bribe, including holidaying Taiwanese actress Charlene An who alleged she was extorted for possession of an e-cigarette at a Bangkok checkpoint last month, a senior Bangkok police officer said yesterday (Feb 1).
Taxi scam concerns visitors the most
Taxi scam concerns visitors the most
BANGKOK:Overpriced taxi services are the leading complaint among foreign tourists, along with poor garbage management and facilitation at the airport, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: More cop extortion allegations as Thailand improve in corruption survey || February 1
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: More cop extortion allegations as Thailand improve in corruption survey || February 1
PHUKET XTRA - February 1 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Phuket tour guide chief denounces report of B1mn drug extortion by police
Phuket tour guide chief denounces report of B1mn drug extortion by police
PHUKET: Krit Thepbamrung, President of the Andaman Tour Guide Association, is calling for a tour guide in Phuket to come forward and clarify that his claim that an “agency official” had planted drugs on a Saudi tourist then extorted B1 million from him happened years ago.
Prayut calls for an end to sparring in Muay Thai spat
Prayut calls for an end to sparring in Muay Thai spat
MUAY THAI: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called for an end to the “pointless” bickering over whether traditional boxing should be called Muay Thai or Kun Khmer, the term used by Cambodians hosting the event at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in May.
Phuket air quality takes a hit
Phuket air quality takes a hit
PHUKET: Air quality monitoring centres using data from Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) have reported unhealthy levels of PM2.5 particulates across Phuket yesterday and today (Jan 31-Feb 1),
Phuket gets three MPs at next election
Phuket gets three MPs at next election
PHUKET: Phuket will have three seats to be contested for the House of Representatives at the next election, the Election Commission of Thailand has confirmed.
Phuket officials ready for Valentine’s day
Phuket officials ready for Valentine’s day
PHUKET: The Mueang Phuket District Office is already making special preparations for people getting married on Valentine’s Day (Feb 14), including a gold giveaway and free photos for lucky couples.
Power outage to affect Sinsuk Thani, Srisoonthorn
Power outage to affect Sinsuk Thani, Srisoonthorn
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA Thalang) has announced a power outage that will affect the Sinsuk Thani housing estate in Moo 5, Srisoonthorn on Friday morning (Feb 3).
Newcastle sink Saints to end 47-year League Cup final wait
Newcastle sink Saints to end 47-year League Cup final wait
FOOTBALL: Eddie Howe hailed Newcastle as “a club on the up” after they reached the League Cup final for the first time in 47 years with a 2-1 win against Southampton in yesterday’s (Jan 31) semi-final second leg at jubilant St James’ Park.
PM warns bad cops ‘must go’
PM warns bad cops ‘must go’
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted that any police officers involved in extorting money from a Taiwanese actress during her trip to Thailand early this month must face legal action.
Corruption questions raised over failed Phuket construction projects
Corruption questions raised over failed Phuket construction projects
PHUKET: A key Phuket government information office has shared posts online by a national anti-corruption network, calling into question major constructions projects that have failed to materialise despite hundreds of millions of baht spent on them.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket tourism officials target 12mn visitors, Cycling from Chiang Mai to Phuket || January 31
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket tourism officials target 12mn visitors, Cycling from Chiang Mai to Phuket || January 31
PHUKET XTRA - January 31 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
One pill limit or face meth dealing charge
One pill limit or face meth dealing charge
BANGKOK: A ministerial regulation is being amended so that anyone in possession of more than one methamphetamine pill, instead of 15, will be regarded as having the pills with intent to sell, not for personal use as at present.
Struggling Everton appoint Dyche as new manager
Struggling Everton appoint Dyche as new manager
FOOTBALL: Sean Dyche vowed yesterday (Jan 30) to “remodel” Everton after the Premier League strugglers hired the former Burnley boss to save them from relegation.
Thalang cop collects Red Cross Fair top prize
Thalang cop collects Red Cross Fair top prize
PHUKET: Lt Col Anukul Nooket, Deputy Chief of Thalang Police, has presented himself at an event at Phuket Provincial Hall to officially receive the top first prize of this year’s edition of the annual Red Cross Charity Lottery ‒ a brand-new Haval H6 SUV. The price of the car starts from B1.249 million.
Power outage to affect key areas in Cherng Talay
Power outage to affect key areas in Cherng Talay
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA Thalang) has announced a power outage that will affect a central residential and business areas in Cherng Talay on Thursday morning (Feb 2).
Over 60 dead, mostly police, in Pakistan mosque blast
Over 60 dead, mostly police, in Pakistan mosque blast
PESHAWAR: Over 60 people, most of them police, were killed in a blast at a mosque inside a highly sensitive Pakistan police headquarters yesterday (Jan 30), prompting the government to put the country on high alert.
Actress bribe claim borne out by officers’ confessions: source
Actress bribe claim borne out by officers’ confessions: source
BANGKOK: A number of officers among the seven Huai Khwang policemen accused by Taiwanese actress Charlene An of extorting B27,000 from her in the early morning of Jan 4 have now admitted she was telling the truth, according to a police source.