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Phuket restaurant caught charging ’foreigner’ prices
Phuket restaurant caught charging ’foreigner’ prices
PHUKET: A Phuket restaurant owner has responded to complaints posted online by Thai tourists for overcharging for Thai dishes. The explanation was that the Thai tourists had selected their dishes from the menu that had been designed to be given to foreigners.
New rule on royal pardon put in place
New rule on royal pardon put in place
BANGKOK: A new rule will make it harder for prisoners to seek a reduction of their jail terms through royal pardons, according to the Corrections Department.
Fleeing war, Ukraine’s orphans face trafficking threat
Fleeing war, Ukraine’s orphans face trafficking threat
KYIV: Left in care homes and now threatened by war, thousands of already vulnerable Ukrainian refugees are at risk of being trafficked as they are uprooted by fighting across the country.
Phuket ‘Seven Days’ road safety total holds at two dead
Phuket ‘Seven Days’ road safety total holds at two dead
PHUKET:  Phuket officials recorded five accidents resulting in five injuries requiring admission to hospital for treatment, but no fatalities, on Day 3 of the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the Songkran holidays, from midnight to midnight yesterday (Apr 13).
Bangla Songkran water fights continue, despite police presence
Bangla Songkran water fights continue, despite police presence
PHUKET: Tourists and other revellers continued their water fights on Bangla Rd in Patong last night as part of their Songkran celebrations, despite a police presence and checkpoints set up at the entry to the popular nightlife street.
Phuket marks 157 new COVID cases, one more death
Phuket marks 157 new COVID cases, one more death
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 157 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Apr 13), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 49,622.
Man City see off Atletico in fiery clash to reach semi-finals
Man City see off Atletico in fiery clash to reach semi-finals
FOOTBALL: Manchester City secured the goalless draw they needed to edge out Atletico Madrid and advance to the Champions League semi-finals yesterday (Apr 13) but the match was marred by a mass brawl late in the game that continued to rage in the tunnel after full-time.
Test & Go and Thailand pass may be binned soon
Test & Go and Thailand pass may be binned soon
BANGKOK: The government will next week consider scrapping the Test & Go entry scheme and Thailand Pass registration as it aims to pull in more visitors to help the tourism sector.
47 killed, 292 injured in Songkran road accidents on Tuesday
47 killed, 292 injured in Songkran road accidents on Tuesday
THAILAND: A total of 301 road accidents occurred nationwide on Tuesday (Apr 12), the second of the so-called “seven dangerous days” around the Songkran Festival, causing 47 deaths and 292 injuries, according to government data that probably understates the true death toll.
Police set up Bangla checkpoints to prevent Songkran water fights
Police set up Bangla checkpoints to prevent Songkran water fights
PHUKET: Police have set up checkpoints on Bangla Rd in Patong to ensure that no water fights or splashing of water will be held on the popular nightlife street tonight (Apr 13), following the vigorous  water play late into the night there last night.
Songkran crime blitz in Phuket targets guns, drugs
Songkran crime blitz in Phuket targets guns, drugs
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have announced 10 arrests involving firearms and drugs so far in the ongoing campaign to crack down on crime during the Songkran holidays.
Two killed in Phuket on Day 2 of Seven Days Songkran road-safety campaign
Two killed in Phuket on Day 2 of Seven Days Songkran road-safety campaign
PHUKET: Two people were killed in road accidents in Phuket yesterday (Apr 12), Day 2 of the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the Songkran Thai New Year.
Bangla Songkran water fights shut down
Bangla Songkran water fights shut down
PHUKET: Tourists and Thais celebrating Thai New Year with water fights and splashing on Bangla Rs, Patong, last night (Apr 12) were soon shut down by officials for ignoring the national order for no water play during this year’s Songkran festivities.
Manhunt after 10 shot in Brooklyn subway attack
Manhunt after 10 shot in Brooklyn subway attack
NEW YORK: A massive manhunt was underway yesterday (Apr 12) in New York for a man who shot 10 people on a packed subway train, donning a gas mask before setting off two smoke bombs and opening fire on terrified commuters.
Leclerc in championship mode in Melbourne
Leclerc in championship mode in Melbourne
FORMULA ONE: Charles Leclerc set Melbourne alight with an unbeatable performance in Albert Park last Sunday (Apr 10) to put the 2022 championship into an early Ferrari stranglehold.
Phuket poll hacked as Russian Consulate decries Russophobia
Phuket poll hacked as Russian Consulate decries Russophobia
PHUKET: The online poll by The Phuket News has been intentionally interfered with to render the results void, on the same day that the Russian Consulate in Phuket publicly denounced The Phuket News for inciting Russophobia.
26 killed, 238 injured on first day of Songkran travel
26 killed, 238 injured on first day of Songkran travel
BANGKOK: Twenty-six people were killed and 238 injured in 237 accidents on Monday (Apr 11), the first of the “seven deadly days” of the Songkran festival, with speeding the biggest single cause of accidents, interior deputy permanent secretary Nirat Pongsithithavorn said yesterday.
Biden accuses Putin’s forces of ‘genocide’ in Ukraine
Biden accuses Putin’s forces of ‘genocide’ in Ukraine
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden for the first time yesterday (Apr 12) accused Vladimir Putin’s forces of committing genocide in Ukraine, where Russia was intensifying its campaign to subdue the devastated port city of Mariupol.
Pressure builds to reopen after Songkran
Pressure builds to reopen after Songkran
BANGKOK: The desperate need to get the economy back on track is leaving the government no choice but to work toward a full-scale reopening of the country amid lingering fear of a post-Songkran festival spike in COVID-19 cases, according to experts.