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Plans outlined to elevate education standards in Phuket
Plans outlined to elevate education standards in Phuket
PHUKET: A meeting was held today (Nov 10) to map out a comprehensive plan for enhancing the education system in an effort to elevate standards among students in Phuket.
‘Inspector Beagle’ sniffs out smoked bat meat from China
‘Inspector Beagle’ sniffs out smoked bat meat from China
BANGKOK: A sniffer beagle of the Livestock Development Department has detected smoked bats being smuggled into Thailand from China in a passenger’s bag at Suvarnabhumi airport.
Siam Niramit Phuket reopening a positive sign for tourism
Siam Niramit Phuket reopening a positive sign for tourism
PHUKET: In an encouraging sign that local tourism is genuinely on the road to recovery, officials paid a visit to Siam Niramit Phuket yesterday (Nov 9), after the popular attraction recently reopened for business.
Chinese man arrested with fake Thai ID, embassy limo and military uniform
Chinese man arrested with fake Thai ID, embassy limo and military uniform
BANGKOK: Police have arrested a Chinese man, 33, for allegedly holding a fake Thai ID card and found a luxury car resembling a diplomat’s limousine, a fake escort police motorcycle and a fake military uniform.
Broadcast agency shot from both sides over funds for World Cup TV rights
Broadcast agency shot from both sides over funds for World Cup TV rights
FOOTBALL: The board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has been criticised over its contribution towards the cost of airing football’s World Cup in Thailand, with some saying it gave too little and others too much.
Patong Hill to open to small cars travelling to Patong
Patong Hill to open to small cars travelling to Patong
PHUKET: Small vehicles will be allowed to travel up Patong Hill from Kathu today (Nov 10), starting at no later than 4pm, Phuket officials have announced.
Russia orders troops out of Kherson in major reversal
Russia orders troops out of Kherson in major reversal
KHERSON: Russia ordered its troops to withdraw from the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine yesterday (Nov 9) in a further major blow to its campaign amid a Ukrainian counter-offensive.
Call for stimulus as slowdown looms
Call for stimulus as slowdown looms
BUSINESS: The Thai economy, which is struggling to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, likely faces a new slowdown as a global recession is expected next year, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Online visa extension, Bypass fully reopens, Loy Krathong Phuket || November 9
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Online visa extension, Bypass fully reopens, Loy Krathong Phuket || November 9
PHUKET XTRA - November 9 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Bypass lanes fully reopen to traffic
Bypass lanes fully reopen to traffic
PHUKET: The usual flow of traffic returned to the northbound lanes of the bypass road today as the Phuket Governor declared the lanes reopened early.
CPI rises 5.98% year-on-year
CPI rises 5.98% year-on-year
BANGKOK: Official data figures have indicated that Thailand’s headline consumer price index (CPI) rose 5.98% in October from a year earlier, slightly lower than forecast and the slowest pace in six months.
Foreign land ownership proposal withdrawn from cabinet
Foreign land ownership proposal withdrawn from cabinet
BANGKOK: Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said his draft proposal to allow foreigners to own a small block of residential land was withdrawn from the Cabinet agenda yesterday (Nov 8).
Phuket celebrates Loy Krathong
Phuket celebrates Loy Krathong
PHUKET: A true sense of pre-COVID normality washed across Phuket last night as thousands of people joined Loy Krathong festivities across the island.
Issara, Yuthana named to help U23 team reach Paris
Issara, Yuthana named to help U23 team reach Paris
FOOTBALL: The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) today (Nov 9) appointed Issara Sritaro as coach of the Thailand U23 team with Yuthana Yimkarun named as general manager.
World Cup ambassador calls homosexuality ‘damage in the mind’
World Cup ambassador calls homosexuality ‘damage in the mind’
QATAR: A Qatari World Cup ambassador called homosexuality a “damage in the mind” in a German TV interview, sparking criticism in Europe and the United States Tuesday just 12 days before the tournament kicks off.
PIWC Monthly Lunch
PIWC Monthly Lunch
Join us in visiting our scholarship students at the Phuket Vocational College for this month’s lunch. The students will perform for us and sell some handmade cards and other items, good for Christmas presents. Cost: 700bht for members and guests. Please make your reservation with Maggy by 14th November at the latest. A bus will leave Tawai, Boat Avenue at 10.30am. If you need transportation please advise when you make your lunch reservation. robmaggy@yahoo.com
Driver rescued from overturned backhoe
Driver rescued from overturned backhoe
PHUKET: A backhoe driver in Kamala had his leg pinned under his overturned backhoe for nearly an hour while rescue workers rushed to free him from the upturned digger.
Expats get online visa extensions
Expats get online visa extensions
BANGKOK: The Immigration Bureau (IB) unveiled its Electronic Extension of Temporary Stay (e-Extension) service on Tuesday (Nov 8) to make it easier for expats to apply for visa extensions.
Bypass lanes to reopen
Bypass lanes to reopen
PHUKET: The northbound lanes along the bypass road are set to reopen this afternoon (Nov 9), bringing much relief to the traffic congestion that has backed up along the dual-used southbound lanes for the past three weeks.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Firearms cache found as expat arrested, Government backtracks on land for expats || November 8
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Firearms cache found as expat arrested, Government backtracks on land for expats || November 8
PHUKET XTRA - November 8 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand