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Phuket cannabis players brace for impact of Health Ministry controls
Phuket cannabis players brace for impact of Health Ministry controls
PHUKET: The Phuket cannabis industry is facing a sharp downturn following the new announcement from the Ministry of Public Health that tightens restrictions on cannabis use and sales across Thailand.
Phuket Pride 2025 celebrates diversity, equality
Phuket Pride 2025 celebrates diversity, equality
PHUKET: Phuket Town proudly opened its streets to diversity and equality on Saturday (June 28) as thousands gathered for the vibrant ‘Phuket City Pride 2025’ festival, held under the theme ‘Wave of Generations’ to promote inclusivity across all ages, genders and identities.
Healthy turnout for Phuket Trail Run
Healthy turnout for Phuket Trail Run
TRAIL RUNNING: This year’s Andaman International Trail Running (AITR) event in Phuket took place yesterday (June 29), with over 1,000 keen local and international competitors involved.
Japanese tourist drowns at Karon Beach
Japanese tourist drowns at Karon Beach
PHUKET: A Japanese tourist has tragically drowned while swimming at Karon Beach, less than 24 hours after arriving in Phuket with his wife.
Sisaket man found dead with knife in chest in Patong room
Sisaket man found dead with knife in chest in Patong room
PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a man from Sisaket Province who was found with a knife embedded in his chest inside a rented room in Patong.
‘Delighted’ PM hands out national ID cards to minority ethnic groups
‘Delighted’ PM hands out national ID cards to minority ethnic groups
CHIANG RAI: Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has granted Thai national ID cards to 21 representatives of minority ethnic groups in the northern province as part of the government’s policy to resolve issues of statelessness and ensure access to government welfare.
Monk fatally shot by fellow monk at Phuket temple
Monk fatally shot by fellow monk at Phuket temple
PHUKET: A shocking incident unfolded at Khao Rang Temple in Phuket Town yesterday morning (June 29), when a monk shot and killed a fellow monk inside a temple toilet following a reported personal conflict.
Satun man arrested with homemade gun
Satun man arrested with homemade gun
PHUKET: A man from Satun province has been arrested in Phuket for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition as part of ongoing security operations in the area.
Groundbreaking first images from Vera Rubin Observatory
Groundbreaking first images from Vera Rubin Observatory
WASHINGTON: The team behind the long-awaited Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile have published their first images revealing breathtaking views of star-forming regions as well as distant galaxies.
The Pilgrimage: Pedaling Taiwan’s Perimeter
The Pilgrimage: Pedaling Taiwan’s Perimeter
There’s something wonderfully absurd about cycling around an entire country. Yet every year, thousands pedal the perimeter of Taiwan. It’s part endurance test, part cultural immersion and an entirely questionable life choice that somehow transformed into a popular pilgrimage.
Thailand’s Cannabis U-turn: Operators have weeks to adapt as recreational use faces ban
Thailand’s Cannabis U-turn: Operators have weeks to adapt as recreational use faces ban
Thailand's cannabis experiment is ending. After three years of decriminalisation that sparked a ‘green gold rush’, the government is slamming the brakes.
Drama as Thai girls bag maiden junior world title
Drama as Thai girls bag maiden junior world title
GOLF: Thailand’s girls’ team were one of the feel-good stories at last year’s Toyota Junior Golf World Cup, placing second behind a record United States victory. Prior to this they had never qualified.
Senate urges govt to pull casino bill
Senate urges govt to pull casino bill
BANGKOK: A Senate committee reviewing the casino-entertainment complex bill has urged the government to withdraw its draft legislation, warning that it may violate multiple sections of the 2017 Constitution.
Phuket Immigration arrests Russian wanted on Interpol Red Notice
Phuket Immigration arrests Russian wanted on Interpol Red Notice
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration officers have arrested a Russian man wanted on an Interpol ‘Red Notice’ for his alleged involvement in an international drug trafficking network.
Phuket pushes forward with teenage pregnancy prevention strategy
Phuket pushes forward with teenage pregnancy prevention strategy
PHUKET: Phuket officials have renewed their efforts to address teenage pregnancy, a persistent social issue with wide-ranging impacts, by convening a key multi-agency meeting to review prevention strategies and push for stronger, coordinated action across the province.
Officials balk at taking action against illegal nurseries
Officials balk at taking action against illegal nurseries
PHUKET: Panna Phromwichian, Chief of the Phuket Provincial Education Area Office (PPEAO) has confirmed to The Phuket News that her office has no intention of shutting down all nurseries operating illegally in Phuket ‒ as she says it is only a “technicality” and that doing so would disrupt young children’s education.
For some migrants in US, Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ awaits
For some migrants in US, Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ awaits
MIAMI: Florida began construction this week on a detention center surrounded by fierce reptiles and cypress swamps, an “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades wetlands, as part of US President Donald Trump’s expansion of deportations of undocumented migrants.
28 Years Later is more than worth the wait
28 Years Later is more than worth the wait
Twenty-five years ago a very special cinematic relationship was forged. Director Danny Boyle chose to bring a novel by a young writer named Alex Garland to the screen – in the form of The Beach.
Cannabis dreams go up in smoke
Cannabis dreams go up in smoke
BANGKOK: In the fertile plains of Nakhon Ratchasima, Somkiat Nitiketkosol tends to his cannabis farm, Suan Fah Yim, with a heavy heart. For years, small- and medium-sized cannabis growers like him have weathered fierce competition, plunging prices and shifting government policies.
New-look Wimbledon prepares for life without line judges
New-look Wimbledon prepares for life without line judges
TENNIS: Wimbledon is guaranteed to be picture-perfect when it gets under way next week but the courts will never look the same again after the demise of line judges.