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Parcel company probed for encroaching on street, causing traffic woes
Parcel company probed for encroaching on street, causing traffic woes
PHUKET: A parcel delivery company on Chao Fa East Rd in Wichit is under investigation for allegedly encroaching on public land and causing traffic obstructions, following complaints from local residents.
Phuket Vagabonds flop in Pattaya
Phuket Vagabonds flop in Pattaya
RUGBY: Always a popular event on the Asian Rugby calendar, the Chris Kays Memorial 10s Rugby tournament held on the weekend of May 3-4 at the Laem Chabang football stadium on the outskirts of Pattaya attracted a list of 14 highly competitive regional teams.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Cannabis regulations set to hit Thailand & how we got here || May 22
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Cannabis regulations set to hit Thailand & how we got here || May 22
PHUKET XTRA - May 22 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Hospital says temple holding back
Hospital says temple holding back
NAKHON PATHOM: Mettapracharak Hospital says it has not received any donations or financial support from Wat Rai Khing for more than three years, despite the presence of donation boxes at the temple collecting funds for the hospital.
One dead, 50,000 stranded in eastern Australia floods
One dead, 50,000 stranded in eastern Australia floods
SYDNEY: Torrential rain continued to lash eastern Australia today (May 22), swelling already engorged rivers, engulfing roads and leaving almost 50,000 people stranded.
Chinese Consul General visits Phuket
Chinese Consul General visits Phuket
PHUKET: The Chinese Consul General in Songkhla, Wang Zhijian, paid a courtesy visit to Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat at the Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (May 21).
Spurs edge Man Utd to win Europa League and end trophy drought
Spurs edge Man Utd to win Europa League and end trophy drought
FOOTBALL: Brennan Johnson’s scrambled goal ended a 17-year Tottenham trophy drought with a battling 1-0 win over Manchester United in the Europa League final yesterday (May 21).
Commerce Ministry steps up nominee probe
Commerce Ministry steps up nominee probe
BANGKOK: The Commerce Ministry is accelerating its investigation into nominee businesses while aiming to finalise revisions to the 1999 Anti-Money Laundering Act within three months.
Russian woman arrested for prostitution in Cherng Talay
Russian woman arrested for prostitution in Cherng Talay
PHUKET: A Russian woman has been arrested in Cherng Talay for “alleged involvement in prostitution” as part of an ongoing crackdown targeting crimes affecting tourism, report Tourist Police.
Four arrested in gambling raid at Patong shop
Four arrested in gambling raid at Patong shop
PHUKET: Four people were arrested at a shop in Patong for allegedly gambling illegally in a covert card game known as ‘Kang cards’.
Cannabis users in Thailand ‘will need medical certificates’
Cannabis users in Thailand ‘will need medical certificates’
BANGKOK: Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin says cannabis users in Thailand will be required to have medical certificates to make sure that the plant is used for medical purposes only.
Body of foreign man found off Nui Beach
Body of foreign man found off Nui Beach
PHUKET: The body of a foreign man was discovered floating off the coast of Nui Beach in Karon yesterday afternoon (May 21), prompting an investigation by local police and forensic officials.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Drunk crash leads to Pa Khlok fatality, Mom pimped 11-year-old, Snake protest || May 21
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Drunk crash leads to Pa Khlok fatality, Mom pimped 11-year-old, Snake protest || May 21
PHUKET XTRA - May 21 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
ONE Championship touts $470mn tourism boost for Thailand
ONE Championship touts $470mn tourism boost for Thailand
MMA: ONE Championship chief executive Chatri Sityodtong says martial arts promotion does more than organise fighting competitions in Bangkok – it is now a key engine for Thailand’s tourism economy.
Mum ‘pimped 11-year-old to get money for drugs’
Mum ‘pimped 11-year-old to get money for drugs’
BANGKOK: A 13-year-old girl in Hua Hin has revealed she was forced into sex work at age 11 by her mother and aunt, who sold her to a 50-year-old man in exchange for drug money and to repay daily loan shark debts.
Indonesian trawlers seized off Phuket
Indonesian trawlers seized off Phuket
PHUKET: Two Indonesian fishing vessels have been seized and their 18 crew members have been arrested for illegally operating in Thai waters, following a coordinated patrol and investigation in the Andaman Sea.
Phuket woman killed by drunk motorbike driver
Phuket woman killed by drunk motorbike driver
PHUKET: A 42-year-old Phuket woman was killed when a drunk motorbike rider driving against traffic crashed into her head-on in Pa Khlok late last night (May 20).
Delivery driver slams into truck stopped at red light
Delivery driver slams into truck stopped at red light
PHUKET: A delivery truck driver was seriously injured and had to be cut free from the wreckage after he fell asleep at the wheel and slammed into the back of a truck stopped at a red light on Thepkrasattri Rd early this morning (May 21).
Snakes released in condo hallway in protest against noisy dog
Snakes released in condo hallway in protest against noisy dog
BANGKOK: An annoyed resident of a Bangkok condominium building with a no-pets policy released two large snakes in the corridor as a warning to a neighbour who had been keeping a noisy dog for about two years while management ignored other residents’ complaints.
Four arrested for overstay in immigration crackdown
Four arrested for overstay in immigration crackdown
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration officers have arrested four foreign nationals for overstaying their visas as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration ordered by senior immigration officials.