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Blood test rule urged for drink driving
Blood test rule urged for drink driving
BANGKOK: The Public Health Ministry will push for a rule to allow blood tests for alcohol on motorists who cannot take a breathalyser test as part of an effort to curb drink-driving.
Shanghai defends policy of separating COVID-positive kids from parents
Shanghai defends policy of separating COVID-positive kids from parents
SHANGHAI: Health officials yesterday (Apr 4) defended separating babies and young children from their parents if they test positive for COVID-19, as frustration at the city’s tough virus controls builds.
Phuket marks 206 new COVID cases, no new deaths
Phuket marks 206 new COVID cases, no new deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 206 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Apr 4), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 47,564.
Temple embezzler says funds a ‘gift’
Temple embezzler says funds a ‘gift’
BANGKOK: The alleged embezzler of some B190 million intended for the renovation of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara has denied the charges levelled against him, saying the money was given to him as as a gift, Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) commissioner Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridet said yesterday (Apr 4).
Phuket marks 218 new COVID cases, no new deaths
Phuket marks 218 new COVID cases, no new deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 218 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Apr 3), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 47,312.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Ramadan truce for the Deep South, Mobile merger likely to go through || April 4
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Ramadan truce for the Deep South, Mobile merger likely to go through || April 4
PHUKET XTRA - April 4 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket |:| Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Storm warning for Andaman coast
Storm warning for Andaman coast
PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has warned residents in Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi, Trang and Satun to brace for heavy weather as a large storm front moves in from the east.
International boxing action packing a punch in Phuket
International boxing action packing a punch in Phuket
BOXING: Phuket will this week serve as host to the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament at the Angsana Laguna Hotel in Thalang.
FIFA urged to eject Iran from World Cup over women stadium ban
FIFA urged to eject Iran from World Cup over women stadium ban
FOOTBALL: FIFA is facing calls to sanction Iran and even throw its team out of the 2022 World Cup finals over the Islamic republic’s renewed failure to allow women to attend an international football match.
Phuket Rajabhat University launches ‘Andaman Biodiversity’ learning centre
Phuket Rajabhat University launches ‘Andaman Biodiversity’ learning centre
PHUKET: Phuket Rajabhat University (PRU) has opened its ‘Andaman Biodiversity Museum’ learning centre, which is open to the public.
Power outage to affect Srisoonthorn Rd
Power outage to affect Srisoonthorn Rd
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Phuket Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off along a section of Srisoonthorn Rd in Cherng Talay, tomorrow (Apr 5) as work is carried out on improving the PEA transformer distribution system 30-006420.
First Asia-Oceania Q School in Bangkok
First Asia-Oceania Q School in Bangkok
SNOOKER: The first ever Asia-Oceania Q School will take place in Thailand in June, giving new opportunities for the most talented players in the regions to graduate to the professional tour, organisers said.
Ramadan begins in Phuket
Ramadan begins in Phuket
PHUKET: Muslims across Phuket are now observing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan following a proclamation by the Chularatchamontri, Sheikul Islam Aziz Phitakkumpon, the leading Muslim cleric for the nation, on Saturday (Apr 2).
XE wave ‘likely to be mild’
XE wave ‘likely to be mild’
BANGKOK: The Public Health Ministry yesterday (Apr 3) played down concerns raised by the detection of the first case of the XE COVID-19 strain in the country, saying there is no need to panic as it is not believed to result in as many complications as some previous mutations.
Australia beat England to win Women’s World Cup
Australia beat England to win Women’s World Cup
CRICKET: Australia, led by a sublime 170 from Alyssa Healy, rewrote the record books to beat a valiant England by 71 runs in the Women’s World Cup final in Christchurch today (Apr 3).
B100m assets seized from alleged embezzler of temple funds
B100m assets seized from alleged embezzler of temple funds
BANGKOK: Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police have seized assets worth about B100 million from a man alleged to have embezzled about B190mn of funds intended for the renovation of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara and its branch temples, a police source said.
Phuket lottery millionaire receives his winnings
Phuket lottery millionaire receives his winnings
PHUKET: The Phuket man who won B18-million on the Lottery Plus on Friday (Apr 1) has already received his windfall in cash from the organisers.
Green Thoughts: Army of Ants ‒ Low Life among the Formicidae
Green Thoughts: Army of Ants ‒ Low Life among the Formicidae
Last night I was woken by a burning sensation. It started on my right bicep, then I felt another irritation on my forearm. Finally, my wrist. Mystified, I went into the bathroom, where something dropped off me and fell to the tiled floor. The culprit was a large red ant. I squashed it unceremoniously and watched as a microscopic fellow ant, maybe one millimetre long and a hundredth its size, danced round the now lifeless corpse and – lo and behold – began carrying and dragging it to some unknown destination.
Power outage to affect Bang Tao
Power outage to affect Bang Tao
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Phuket Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in the areas in front of the Mukaram Mosque in Bang Tao, Cherng Talay, tomorrow (Apr 4) as work is carried out on improving the PEA transformer distribution system 30-006420.
Road safety hotline set up ahead of Songkran
Road safety hotline set up ahead of Songkran
PHUKET: The Department of Rural Roads have confirmed a centralised hotline has been set up as part of a campaign to improve road safety ahead of the upcoming Songkran holiday.