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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Fugitive top cop surrenders, Thailand added to UK’s travel ’red list’ |:| August 27
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Fugitive top cop surrenders, Thailand added to UK’s travel ’red list’ |:| August 27
PHUKET XTRA - August 27 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Fugitive top cop surrenders |:| Phuket Covid cases rising still |:| Thai teens to be inoculated with Pfizer |:| Thai students win prize for invention Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Liverpool on the ‘luk out’ as rampaging Rom returns
Liverpool on the ‘luk out’ as rampaging Rom returns
FOOTBALL: This weekend sees the first blockbuster game of the season so far as Liverpool host Chelsea at Anfield tomorrow (Aug 28).
Phuket rallies to help Koh Lipe
Phuket rallies to help Koh Lipe
PHUKET: A group of local companies are rallying together to help people in need on the popular island of Koh Lipe, which has become yet another recent victim of COVID-19 restrictions.
‘Big Joke’ checks safety ahead of expected influx of Russian tourists
‘Big Joke’ checks safety ahead of expected influx of Russian tourists
PHUKET: Pol Lt Gen Surachate ‘Big Joke’ Hakparn, currently serving as a ‘Level 9 Adviser’ to the Royal Thai Police attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, arrived in Phuket yesterday to review tourist safety measures ahead of what expects to be an influx of Russian tourists in November. 
Police reforms are ‘years behind schedule’
Police reforms are ‘years behind schedule’
BANGKOK: The alleged torture and killing of a drug suspect while in police custody has intensified calls for overdue police reforms while also casting a spotlight on the slow examination process of a bill aimed at improving the structure of the police force.
Saysunee seals first medal for Thais
Saysunee seals first medal for Thais
PARALYMPICS: Wheelchair fencer Saysunee Jana claimed the first medal for Thailand at the Tokyo Paralympics when she won a bronze in the women’s epee individual category B event yesterday (Aug 26).
Officials target flood disaster response under COVID-19 conditions
Officials target flood disaster response under COVID-19 conditions
PHUKET: Phuket disaster officials are conducting a two-day workshop to draw up plans to respond to possible flash floods and mudslides across the island brought on by heavy rain, while ensuring emergency workers are protected from COVID-19.
Phuket’s ‘Lobster’ to tackle Blue Dragon League
Phuket’s ‘Lobster’ to tackle Blue Dragon League
FOOTBALL: Phuket has a new local football team after it was announced on Wednesday (Aug 24) that Phuket Andaman FC will enter the new season following the recent acquisition of Patong City.
‘Total panic’ as deadly blasts rock Kabul airport
‘Total panic’ as deadly blasts rock Kabul airport
KABUL: Bodies were strewn face-down in a shallow canal at the scene of twin blasts outside Kabul airport yesterday (Aug 26), as wounded people in blood- soaked clothes were ferried away in wheelbarrows.
UK adds Thailand to COVID travel ‘red list’
UK adds Thailand to COVID travel ‘red list’
LONDON: The British government has added Thailand and Montenegro to its travel “red list”, with foreigners banned from travelling to England from those countries, and nationals required to quarantine.
Phuket marks 169 new daily infections
Phuket marks 169 new daily infections
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 169 new local infections across the island yesterday (Aug 26), bringing the total number of people recognised as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket since Apr 3 to 3,239.
Fugitive ‘Jo Ferrari’ turns himself in
Fugitive ‘Jo Ferrari’ turns himself in
BANGKOK: Fugitive Thitisan Utthanaphon, aka Jo Ferrari, has surrendered himself in Myanmar, according to police sources.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Covid record high, Embezzlement of B33mn gets accountant in hot water |:| August 26
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Covid record high, Embezzlement of B33mn gets accountant in hot water |:| August 26
PHUKET XTRA - August 26 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Another Phuket fresh market closes |:| Phuket hits Covid daily record |:| Phuket property accountant faces embezzlement charges |:| Bangkok officials discuss easing lockdown restrictions Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket fresh kratom prisoners released
Phuket fresh kratom prisoners released
PHUKET: A total of 15 prisoners incarcerated for possession of fresh kratom have been released from Phuket Provincial Prison now that possession of the plant in its natural state has been removed from the Narcotics Act.
Cultural projects to support Phuket Sandbox
Cultural projects to support Phuket Sandbox
PHUKET: Minister of Culture Ittipol Khunpluem yesterday (Aug 25) revealed projects to support the Tourism Sandbox scheme under 45 ‘roadmaps to boost the economy’ in Phuket and other provinces across the country. 
Questions to be answered in F1’s big finish
Questions to be answered in F1’s big finish
FORMULA ONE: There are just 15 weeks to go until F1 crowns its champion for 2021, but there’s plenty more to work through between now and the grand finale.
One Phuket fresh market closes over COVID concerns, as another market reopens
One Phuket fresh market closes over COVID concerns, as another market reopens
PHUKET: The busy fresh market at Baan Lipon, located near the Khao Lan Intersection on Thepkrasattri Rd in Tambon Thepkrasattri, has been ordered closed until at least next Thursday (Sept 2) amid concerns of an outbreak of COVID-19 infections there.
Police ramp up Sandbox tourist safety
Police ramp up Sandbox tourist safety
PHUKET: The designated ‘SHA+ Managers’ at ‘SHA+ accommodation venues have been instructed to closely monitor the movements of Phuket Sandbox tourists who are elderly or infirm, women traveling alone, girls or single men in the province’s efforts to ramp of security for travellers arriving under the Sandbox scheme.
School closures ‘affecting development’
School closures ‘affecting development’
BANGKOK: Many first-graders are missing out on their first-ever day at school as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with concerns that delays to their schooling could harm their development and mental health.
Afghans race to flee Taliban after Biden confirms airlift deadline
Afghans race to flee Taliban after Biden confirms airlift deadline
KABUL: Afghans yesterday (Aug 25) faced an increasingly desperate race to escape life under the Taliban after President Joe Biden confirmed US-led evacuations will end next week.