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India’s billion-dollar battle
India’s billion-dollar battle
INDIA: The world’s biggest statue is rising in a remote corner of India to honour an independence hero but it could quickly be outdone by a monument to a Hindu warrior king in the sea off Mumbai.
THAI shifts Phuket-Hong Kong flights to Thai Smile
THAI shifts Phuket-Hong Kong flights to Thai Smile
PHUKET: Thai Airways International (THAI) will cease its direct flights between Phuket and Hong Kong from Oct 28. The route will be taken over by its wholly owned subsidiary Thai Smile, with bookings now available from Oct 28, reports C9 Hotelworks.
More to come despite perfect start from Chelsea
More to come despite perfect start from Chelsea
FOOTBALL: Maurizio Sarri believes there is far more to come from his Chelsea side despite making it four wins from his first four Premier League matches in charge with a 2-0 home defeat of Bournemouth last Saturday (Sept 1).
Phuket lucky licence plate auction opens with 8899 sold for B180k
Phuket lucky licence plate auction opens with 8899 sold for B180k
PHUKET: The annual auction of specially designed Phuket licence plates with lucky numbers in the ’กษ’ (KS) series began at The Metropole Hotel in Phuket Town, with first license plate being sold for B180,000.
Four gunmen involved in Ayutthaya fatal attack arrested
Four gunmen involved in Ayutthaya fatal attack arrested
AYUTTHAYA: All four suspects involved in a fatal shooting in Bang Pahan District on Thursday (Sept 6) in which one man was killed and another badly wounded have been caught.
Belgian, 67, killed in Patong Hill crash
Belgian, 67, killed in Patong Hill crash
PHUKET: Police have yet to confirm what caused an accident on Patong Hill last night that resulted in a 67-year-old Belgian man being killed as he descended the steep hill into Patong on a motorcycle.
Maya Bay reopening muddled in clarity, as corals show signs of life
Maya Bay reopening muddled in clarity, as corals show signs of life
PHUKET: The Chief of the Hat Nopparat – Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, Worapoj Lomlim, this week was obscure on whether or not boats carrying tourists would be allowed back into Maya Bay off Phi Phi Island after Oct 1, when the four-month closure of the bay to allow corals to recover will conclude.
Slave to the rhythm - The natural phenomena of entrainment
Slave to the rhythm - The natural phenomena of entrainment
It was in Paris, 1666, that Christiaan Huygens, the Dutch physicist, became rather baffled. Huygens had invented the pendulum grandfather clock, along with a wide range of classic mechanics and mathematical physics formula for which he would become renowned. But his attention had turned to a surprising observation on the behaviour of two swinging pendulums.
No laws covering ATV safety, say Phuket Tourist Police
No laws covering ATV safety, say Phuket Tourist Police
PHUKET: An official from the Phuket Tourist Police has today confirmed that there are no laws currently in place covering ATV safety.
PHUKET XTRA - September 7 No free plastic bags at Central Phuket |:| Murder-suicide of Thai students in US |:| Phuket whale shark probe |:| Ex-cop pulls runner |:| Tham Luang boys thank rescuers
PHUKET XTRA - September 7 No free plastic bags at Central Phuket |:| Murder-suicide of Thai students in US |:| Phuket whale shark probe |:| Ex-cop pulls runner |:| Tham Luang boys thank rescuers
PHUKET XTRA - September 7 No free plastic bags at Central Phuket |:| Murder-suicide of Thai students in US |:| Phuket whale shark probe |:| Ex-cop pulls runner |:| Tham Luang boys thank rescuers
Go Eco Phuket call for volunteers for underwater clean up
Go Eco Phuket call for volunteers for underwater clean up
PHUKET: Go Eco Phuket are calling for volunteers to take part in an underwater clean up that will take place at 7am on September 15.
Family of slain Thai student accepts US coroner’s finding
Family of slain Thai student accepts US coroner’s finding
BANGKOK: The family of the 25-year-old Thai law student stabbed to death in an apartment in the United States has accepted the finding of a Seattle coroner that she was killed by her older friend, who then killed herself.
Happy End put in shock performance in week 16 of PPL
Happy End put in shock performance in week 16 of PPL
POOL: Week 16 of the Patong Pool League (PPL), sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables, Genius 2 Garden and Restaurant and Tualek Whisky, was played last night (Sept 6) with Happy End Bar putting in the performance of the season to beat third placed Kwans Birdie Team 9-2.
Phuket Fisheries Dept still await croc’s DNA results
Phuket Fisheries Dept still await croc’s DNA results
PHUKET: The Chief of the Phuket Fisheries Department has today (Sept 7) confirmed that they are still awaiting DNA tests results for the crocodile caught on July 29 near the rocks off Koh Kata, just offshore from Layan Beach, after it eluded capture for 11 days.
Navy launches search for fishermen missing north of Phuket
Navy launches search for fishermen missing north of Phuket
PHUKET: Royal Thai Navy officers in Phuket have launched a search for four fishermen who were last seen departing on a fishing trip in Phang Nga on Monday (Sept 3), but whose boat was found capsized five nautical miles off Khuk Khak, north of Khao Lak.
Police wait for British police’s questioning report on ‘Koh Tao rape’
Police wait for British police’s questioning report on ‘Koh Tao rape’
SURAT THANI: British police will send within this month their report on the questioning of the British woman, 19, who claimed to have been drugged, raped and robbed on Koh Tao in June while local police have said they would arrest more people sharing false information on the case.
US stars head to France bidding to end 25-year Ryder Cup wait
US stars head to France bidding to end 25-year Ryder Cup wait
GOLF: The United States have assembled a star-studded Ryder Cup side featuring Tiger Woods as one of nine major champions, preparing for a trip to Paris in three weeks’ time to take on a European outfit looking to continue their dominance on home turf.
Park Inn Radisson to debut in Phuket Town
Park Inn Radisson to debut in Phuket Town
PHUKET: Park Inn by Radisson, the upper midscale brand from Radisson Hotel Group, will make its debut in Thailand with the launch of a brand-new hotel in Phuket Town.
Toll from Japan quake rises to 16 as hopes fade for survivors
Toll from Japan quake rises to 16 as hopes fade for survivors
JAPAN: Japanese rescue workers with bulldozers and sniffer dogs scrabbled through the mud yesterday (Sept 6) to find survivors from a landslide that buried houses after a powerful quake, as the death toll rose to 16.
‘Fire risk’ warning for new Suvarnabhumi terminal design
‘Fire risk’ warning for new Suvarnabhumi terminal design
BANGKOK: The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) has warned that the winning design for the new passenger terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport poses a huge fire risk with its huge wooden structures.