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Final notice for Phuket tsunami evacuation drills
Final notice for Phuket tsunami evacuation drills
PHUKET: Udomporn Kan, Chief of the Phuket Provincial office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket), yesterday declared that Phuket was ready to hold its tsunami-evacuation drill later today (July 20).
Myanmar military landmine use amounts to war crimes: Amnesty
Myanmar military landmine use amounts to war crimes: Amnesty
KAYAH: Myanmar junta troops are committing war crimes by laying landmines on a “massive scale” around villages where they are battling anti-coup fighters, rights campaign group Amnesty International said today (July 20).
Point-cut system aims to curb dangerous driving
Point-cut system aims to curb dangerous driving
BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Police plan to launch a so-called traffic point-cutting system early next year, a form of electronic traffic ticketing aimed at improving driving discipline and curbing road accidents, after having already raised punishments for traffic violations.
Phuket marks 13 new COVID cases, no deaths
Phuket marks 13 new COVID cases, no deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 13 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (July 19), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 53,965.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket airport cabbies drug tested || July 19
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket airport cabbies drug tested || July 19
PHUKET XTRA - July 19 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket || Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Serial burglar arrested
Serial burglar arrested
PHUKET: Police have arrested a man who has confessed to multiple thefts from houses he had broken into in the Wichit area after he tried to sell a stolen phone to a mobile phone shop on Koh Siray.
Opposition slams cannabis decriminalisation without controls
Opposition slams cannabis decriminalisation without controls
BANGKOK: The opposition accused Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul of causing social problems and violating local and international laws by decriminalising cannabis without proper controls as the censure debate got underway today (July 19).
Karon Municipality breaks silence on tsunami-evacuation drill start time
Karon Municipality breaks silence on tsunami-evacuation drill start time
PHUKET: Karon Municipality has announced it will conduct its tsunami-evacuation drill tomorrow (July 20) starting at 2pm.
Europe must ‘stand firm’ with Taiwan, says EU lawmaker
Europe must ‘stand firm’ with Taiwan, says EU lawmaker
TAIPEI: Europe must support Taiwan’s democracy, a senior EU lawmaker said today (July 19) at the start of a trip to the island, citing both Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s crackdown in Hong Kong.
Privy Councillor Dapong visits Phuket Rajabhat University
Privy Councillor Dapong visits Phuket Rajabhat University
PHUKET: Privy Councilor Gen Dapong Rattanasuwan visited Phuket Rajabhat University (PRU) yesterday (July 18) to attend a meeting explaining the university’s current operations and strategies for developing education courses on the campus.
Random drug tests for Phuket airport taxi drivers
Random drug tests for Phuket airport taxi drivers
PHUKET: Officials at Phuket International Airport have launched a campaign to conduct random drug testing on taxi drivers at the key tourism facility in the hope of having the airport declared a “White Airport” and boost confidence among tourists that they are getting a “clean” driver.
Thai spikers vow stronger team at world championship
Thai spikers vow stronger team at world championship
VOLLEYBALL: The leader of the Thai women’s spikers team has promised a stronger outing when they compete in the world championship in September.
Jabs ‘saved half a million people’
Jabs ‘saved half a million people’
BANGKOK: A research team from Mahidol University has estimated that the government’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign over the past two years prevented nearly 490,000 deaths.
Phuket marks 22 new COVID cases, no deaths
Phuket marks 22 new COVID cases, no deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 22 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (July 18), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 53,952.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Tourist boost for Phuket? FDA pushes for cannabis sections, Dolphin succumbs || July 18
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Tourist boost for Phuket? FDA pushes for cannabis sections, Dolphin succumbs || July 18
PHUKET XTRA - July 18 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket || Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Prepare for tsunami evacuation drill, says Phuket disaster chief
Prepare for tsunami evacuation drill, says Phuket disaster chief
PHUKET: Local government agencies and residents have been asked to prepare for tsunami evacuation drills to be held across the island on Wednesday (July 20), with all 19 tsunami-warning towers sounding the warning in five languages.
Phuket small hotel operators are getting assistance, report officials
Phuket small hotel operators are getting assistance, report officials
PHUKET: Assistance is currently being provided to hotel businesses in Phuket that were forced to close due to illegal construction on public land, reports state news agency NNT.
Bang Tao Beach Run helps local community get back on its feet
Bang Tao Beach Run helps local community get back on its feet
RUNNING: The 2022 Bang Tao Beach Run took place yesterday (July 17) as part of an ongoing project by authorities to help stimulate the local economy and revitalise tourism.
Thai democracy activists targeted by Pegasus spyware, says report
Thai democracy activists targeted by Pegasus spyware, says report
BANGKOK: Dozens of Thai democracy activists were targeted by the controversial Israeli spyware known as Pegasus during the height of intense anti-government protests, according to an international digital rights group report.
Truck carrying crashed Black Hawk involved in road accident
Truck carrying crashed Black Hawk involved in road accident
PHATTHALUNG: An army truck carrying the wrecked Black Hawk helicopter away from its crash-landing site in Songkhla was involved in an accident while passing another trailer truck in Khao Chaison district, Phatthalung province, last night (July 17).