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Phuket historical sites stall B200mn flyovers for another year
Phuket historical sites stall B200mn flyovers for another year
PHUKET: All progress on the two flyovers planned to be built over Thepkrasattri Rd is on hold for at least another year after a formal protest pointed out that one of the proposed flyover sites is within one kilometre of sites of historical value in the area.
Grenade seized in suburban drug raid
Grenade seized in suburban drug raid
PHUKET: Police seized a live grenade while making a drug raid on a house in Thalang this week. The grenade was taken into custody and is now safe, police report.
THAI’s loss doubles in Q3
THAI’s loss doubles in Q3
BANGKOK: Thai Airways International (THAI) reported an operating loss of B3.69 billion in the third quarter, up 103% year-on-year from 2017.
Tourists warned of e-cigarette fines
Tourists warned of e-cigarette fines
BANGKOK: The Excise Department has warned visitors to Thailand about the fines for bringing electronic cigarettes and related substances or equipment into the country for personal use or sale.
Singapore crane to raise Phoenix from Phuket seabed
Singapore crane to raise Phoenix from Phuket seabed
PHUKET: A floating crane is due to arrive from Singapore on Friday to take over the salvage of the tour boat Phoenix, which sank in July and 47 Chinese tourists drowned.
Governor breaches silence on new Phoenix salvage team
Governor breaches silence on new Phoenix salvage team
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana today (Nov 8) finally publicly confirmed some details of the new salvage team hired to recover the wreck of the disaster-struck Phoenix tour boat.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Jealousy stabbing! 10,000 meals for nothing? Half a tonne of garbage! || Nov. 8
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Jealousy stabbing! 10,000 meals for nothing? Half a tonne of garbage! || Nov. 8
PHUKET XTRA - November 8 Jealousy fuels stabbing death |:| Half a tonne of underwater garbage! |:| Phoenix to rise?! |:| 10,000 meals for scammer |:| Vaping tax? Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Filipina expat escapes unharmed as car rolls at airport turnoff roadworks
Filipina expat escapes unharmed as car rolls at airport turnoff roadworks
PHUKET: A Filipino woman escaped serious injury when the car she was driving hit a concrete gutter where the road is being widened at the turnoff from Thepkrasattri Rd to Phuket International Airport late last night (Nov 7).
Phuket man hunted for stabbing ex to death in jealous rage
Phuket man hunted for stabbing ex to death in jealous rage
PHUKET: Police are hunting for a man wanted for stabbing to death his former live-in partner allegedly in a jealous rage in northern Phuket late yesterday afternoon (Nov 7).
Hanoi Grand Prix to begin in 2020: F1 boss
Hanoi Grand Prix to begin in 2020: F1 boss
FORMULA ONE: The first Hanoi Grand Prix will kick off a “long-term partnership”, Formula One boss Chase Carey said yesterday (Nov 7) as he confirmed plans to expand motorsport’s premier championship in Asia.
Meliá Phuket Karon to open in 2021
Meliá Phuket Karon to open in 2021
PHUKET: Leading Spanish hotel company Meliá Hotels International has announced the signing of the Meliá Phuket Karon, the company’s second property in Phuket, following the Meliá Phuket Mai Khao.
Phoenix recovery team yet to arrive
Phoenix recovery team yet to arrive
PHUKET: A new salvage team to try to recover the sunken tour boat Phoenix has yet to arrive in Phuket, CaptEkkachai Siri of Tourist Police confirmed this morning (Nov 8).
November Promotion
November Promotion
November Promotion
Excise Dept shifts to hike tax on loose tobacco, open to vaping imports
Excise Dept shifts to hike tax on loose tobacco, open to vaping imports
BANGKOK: The Excise Department will raise the tobacco tax after smokers switched to hand-rolled cigarettes, prices for which are far cheaper than factory-made cigarettes following enforcement of a new excise tax structure last year.
Ex-Chula lotto swindler gets prison sentence of 250 years
Ex-Chula lotto swindler gets prison sentence of 250 years
BANGKOK: The Criminal Court has sentenced a former chairman of Chulalongkorn University’s savings cooperative to 200 years and 600 months in jail for swindling 100 people out of B183.7 million in a lottery quota investment scam.
Phuket Police arrest Chalong car dealer for loan sharking
Phuket Police arrest Chalong car dealer for loan sharking
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial police and soldiers from 25th Military Circle, stationed in Phuket, have reported arresting a secondhand car dealer in Chalong for loan sharking.
Half a ton of underwater garbage collected at Patong Beach
Half a ton of underwater garbage collected at Patong Beach
PHUKET: The mass underwater and beach cleanup held at Patong Beach on Monday (Nov 5) saw half of ton garbage of discarded debris collected from the waters off Phuket’s busiest tourism town, Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup confirmed today (Nov 7).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Lifeguards are BACK! Bestiality club owner arrested! Measles outbreak? || Nov. 7
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Lifeguards are BACK! Bestiality club owner arrested! Measles outbreak? || Nov. 7
PHUKET XTRA - November 7 Phuket lifeguards are back! |:| Measles outbreak after vaccine concerns |:| ’No need’ for foreign observers |:| Bestiality club owner arrested |:| Phuket croc needs home Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket Town faces scheduled blackout
Phuket Town faces scheduled blackout
PHUKET: The Provincial Electrical Authority (PEA) Phuket office has announced scheduled blackouts in Phuket Town tomorrow (Nov 8), with another blackout along Wichit Songkram Rd next Tuesday (Nov 13).
Runaway mining train travels 90km without driver
Runaway mining train travels 90km without driver
AUSTRALIA: A huge runaway train laden with iron ore had to be derailed remotely after speeding through the Australian outback for almost an hour.