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Busy Phuket Town junction to be closed to traffic
Busy Phuket Town junction to be closed to traffic
PHUKET: Motorists are being urged to avoid the T-junction of Montri Rd and Narison Rd in Phuket Town today (June 17) as municipality workers will be pruning trees in the area.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Airport road project behind schedule, More Covid easing, Cannabis for adults only || June 16
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Airport road project behind schedule, More Covid easing, Cannabis for adults only || June 16
PHUKET XTRA - June 16 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket || Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Russian prime suspect in murder of transgender lover
Russian prime suspect in murder of transgender lover
SURIN: Police were tracking down a Russian man after his transgender girlfriend’s body was found in a closed room at her house in Prasat district yesterday (June 15).
Phuket and Xiamen mark five year sister city anniversary
Phuket and Xiamen mark five year sister city anniversary
PHUKET: Celebrations were held today (June 16) to mark the 5th year anniversary of Phuket and China’s Xiamen City being established as sister cities.
Local football tournament aiming to kick out illegal drugs
Local football tournament aiming to kick out illegal drugs
FOOTBALL: Officials in Kathu have announced they are staging a football tournament as part of a campaign to raise awareness of illegal drugs and alleviate poverty in the local community.
China vows support for Russia, drawing US ire
China vows support for Russia, drawing US ire
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping yesterday (June 15) assured Vladimir Putin of China’s support on Russian “sovereignty and security” - leading Washington to warn Beijing it risked ending up “on the wrong side of history”.
Roadworks beside airport runway behind schedule
Roadworks beside airport runway behind schedule
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong yesterday (June 15) inspected the progress being made on roadworks along Route 4031, which runs parallel to the runway at Phuket International Airport, as the project is already behind schedule.
Suspect confesses to burying bodies of two men missing in Amazon
Suspect confesses to burying bodies of two men missing in Amazon
MANAUS: One of two men arrested over the disappearance of a British journalist and an Indigenous expert in the Brazilian Amazon confessed to having buried the pair in the jungle, federal police said yesterday (June 15) after human remains were found.
Cannabis use brings health risks and benefits, warns Phuket health chief
Cannabis use brings health risks and benefits, warns Phuket health chief
PHUKET: Dr Kusak Kukiattikoon, Chief of the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO), has spoken out on the use of cannabis and the availability of cannabis products in Phuket, especially consumables.
Ferrari’s Baku horror show spins F1 title race on its head
Ferrari’s Baku horror show spins F1 title race on its head
FORMULA ONE: Charles Leclerc was the runaway title leader little more than a month ago, but a series of catastrophic Ferrari failures have left him open to a series of body blows and put his entire championship campaign in doubt.
Phuket marks 9 new COVID cases, no deaths
Phuket marks 9 new COVID cases, no deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked nine new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (June 15), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 53,190.
Cannabis set to be banned from most schools
Cannabis set to be banned from most schools
BANGKOK: The Ministry of Education plans to issue an order making many schools nationwide cannabis-free zones following the plant’s recent decriminalisation.
Bill to allow criminal records to be scrubbed
Bill to allow criminal records to be scrubbed
BANGKOK: People who have been convicted of a crime and served their sentence will be able to clear their criminal records, according to a new draft law.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Immigration arrival forms to be temporarily halted || June 15
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Immigration arrival forms to be temporarily halted || June 15
PHUKET XTRA - June 15 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket || Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Prayut signs support for Phuket Expo 2028
Prayut signs support for Phuket Expo 2028
PHUKET: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has submitted a formal letter of support for Phuket to host the World Specialised Expo in 2028.
US Open tennis to allow Russian, Belarusian players under neutral flag
US Open tennis to allow Russian, Belarusian players under neutral flag
TENNIS: Players from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to compete in the 2022 US Open under a neutral flag, the US Tennis Association announced yesterday (June 14).
Police hunt gold necklace snatch thief
Police hunt gold necklace snatch thief
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Sermphan Sirkong has assured that officers are working to track down a thief who snatched a gold necklace with an amulet together worth about B38,500 two weeks ago.
Phuket fishing fleet operators get grounding in emergency first aid
Phuket fishing fleet operators get grounding in emergency first aid
PHUKET: A training session to educate operators in Phuket’s fisheries industry in basic first aid and resuscitation was held at the Phuket Fishing Port in Rassada yesterday (June 14) in the hope of reducing the number deaths and injuries on board vessels and in fishery factories in the area.
Donbas battle will determine course of war: Zelensky
Donbas battle will determine course of war: Zelensky
KYIV: Ukraine’s battle against Russian troops in the eastern region of the Donbass will determine the course of the war, President Zelensky said yesterday (June 14), asking his nation to stay strong in the face of Moscow’s devastating attack against two key cities.
Arrivals from China still continue to trickle in
Arrivals from China still continue to trickle in
BUSINESS: Despite stringent travel restrictions in China, Thailand still received 36,246 Chinese visitors in the first five months of 2022, with 20,000 arrivals recorded in the month of May alone, comprising business travellers, students and Elite Card holders.