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Cops bust short course visa scam
Cops bust short course visa scam
NATIONWIDE: Police are zeroing in on foreign criminals who enrol at language schools to obtain education visas so they can live in Thailand and commit crime.
Ride 4 Kids Charity Quiz Night
Ride 4 Kids Charity Quiz Night
Don't miss out on this super cool fundraising event. Spaces are limited. THB 250 per person up to 6 people per team.Underwood Art Factory, ByPass road at 6:30pm. Raising money for PHBGTU, The Good Shepherd and Outrigger's Share 4 Change programme. Book your spot donna.thethaiger@gmail.com
Thousands join Chiang Mai rally
Thousands join Chiang Mai rally
CHIANG MAI: About 5,000 people marched through Chiang Mai municipality yesterday (Apr 29) to protest against the housing and office project for judges and judicial officials at the foot of Doi Suthep, demanding the housing be demolished and gave the premier a one-week ultimatum.
Body found in Chalong believed to be Chinese tour guide
Body found in Chalong believed to be Chinese tour guide
PHUKET: Police are hoping to identify the body of a man found near the reservoir behind the Luangphu Supa Temple in Chalong this morning (April 29) which they suspect is of a Chinese tour guide.
Suspect dodges arrest, army rifle, 3k meth pills seized
Suspect dodges arrest, army rifle, 3k meth pills seized
PHUKET A raid on a wanted drug dealer in Pa Khlok yesterday (April 28) led to police seizing more than 3,000 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills as well as a standard army-issue .22-calibre rifle.
Nuggets of contention
Nuggets of contention
CAMEROON: Killings, land grabs, corruption... tensions and violence are rising in eastern Cameroon as Chinese firms take advantage of a regulatory twilight zone to mine gold.
Investigation underway into Kathu Municipality ‘fireworks’ fire
Investigation underway into Kathu Municipality ‘fireworks’ fire
PHUKET: The Kathu Mayor has confirmed that authorities are still investigating the fire that broke out in Kathu Municipality offices on Monday (April 23), unintentionally setting off an impressive fireworks display.
India’s Hindu-Muslim divide
India’s Hindu-Muslim divide
INDIA: The internet is being cut for hours on end in Jammu as authorities try to halt protests that have grown in the Kashmir winter capital since the rape-murder of an 8-year-old girl opened a new front in India’s Hindu-Muslim divide.
Phuket Opinion: Behind closed doors
Phuket Opinion: Behind closed doors
PHUKET: The recent police raid on a sex orgy at a hotel in Pattaya has accidentally highlighted a critical issue with sloppy Thai lawmaking. Specifically in the Pattaya case, the question is exactly which laws were broken?
Police hunting for Phuket Town temple robbers
Police hunting for Phuket Town temple robbers
PHUKET: Police are on the lookout for three men who broke into and robbed the donation box at Wat Khao Rang Samakkhitham, on Rang Hill in Phuket Town, making off with only an estimated B500.
Phuket van collision kills motorbike rider
Phuket van collision kills motorbike rider
PHUKET: The driver of a passenger van registered in Phang Nga is facing a charge of reckless driving causing death after the van he was driving collided with a motorbike on Wiset Rd in Rawai early this morning (April 28).
‘Fantastic’ Liverpool surpass Klopp’s expectations
‘Fantastic’ Liverpool surpass Klopp’s expectations
FOOTBALL: Jurgen Klopp saluted Liverpool’s “fantastic” 5-2 demolition of Roma on Tuesday (Apr 24) as the Reds manager soaked up a Champions League semi-final first leg goal spree that was beyond his expectations.
Two Phuket underpasses to close for flood-prevention cleaning
Two Phuket underpasses to close for flood-prevention cleaning
PHUKET: Both Samkong Underpass and Darasamut Underpass will be closed to traffic for 33 hours next week so workers can clean the drains ahead of heavy monsoon rains.
A Syrian dancer’s journey from hell to the Paris stage
A Syrian dancer’s journey from hell to the Paris stage
FRANCE: Yara al-Hasbani was putting the finishing touches to her make-up for a performance of “Romeo and Juliet” in Damascus when she found out her father had been tortured to death. It was the moment the dancer’s world turned upside down.
Heavy downpours flood Bangkok
Heavy downpours flood Bangkok
BANGKOK: Heavy rain caused floods and crippled traffic in Bangkok and nearby provinces while downpours continued to pummel several northeastern provinces.
Taiwanese men arrested for alleged phone scams
Taiwanese men arrested for alleged phone scams
BANGKOK: Police arrested four Taiwanese men in Bangkok Friday night (Apr 27), believing they arrived to recruit people to join their phone scam gangs.
Phuket to celebrate National Labour Day
Phuket to celebrate National Labour Day
PHUKET: Government offices will remain open but many businesses will close this coming Tuesday (May 1) as the nation celebrates the annual May Day holiday.
Phuket police target rental operators over riders’ licences
Phuket police target rental operators over riders’ licences
PHUKET: Police this week confirmed they are ramping up efforts targeting vehicle rental operators for renting out motorbikes to tourists who do not have the appropriate licence as a key strategy to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on Phuket’s roads.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Sex tours crackdown! German-Thai plans? Fake beauty masks? || April 27
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Sex tours crackdown! German-Thai plans? Fake beauty masks? || April 27
PHUKET XTRA - April 27   B5 million of fake creams seized! |:| Police crack whip on sex tours |:| Toddler drowns in Phuket villa |:| Bar owner charged for pimping |:| Germany's BIG climate change bet   Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Patong hotel files Computer Crimes Act complaint against Thai Army soldiers
Patong hotel files Computer Crimes Act complaint against Thai Army soldiers
PHUKET: The legal representative of a Patong hotel and one of the hotel company’s executive board members today (April 27) upheld their promise to file a complaint against a Royal Thai Army officer in Phuket for alleged breach of the controversial Computer Crimes Act.