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Tripathi reign supreme in Phuket
Tripathi reign supreme in Phuket
CRICKET: Tripathi Blue were crowned as the 2018 Thalang International Cricket 7s Cup winners after accumulating an amazing 112-1 from their five overs to eventually overcome spirited hosts Patong White by 46 runs.
25 detained at Pattaya hotel’s ‘swingers’ party’
25 detained at Pattaya hotel’s ‘swingers’ party’
CHONBURI: Eleven men and 14 women of various nationalities were rounded up late on Saturday night (Apr 21) in a raid on a hotel in South Pattaya in tambon Nong Prue while attending a swingers’ party for attendants to swap partners for sexual activities.
Cops top list of corruption cases heard in graft court
Cops top list of corruption cases heard in graft court
NATIONWIDE: The police force has topped the list of defendants involved in corruption and malfeasance cases that are heard by the specialised Corruption Court with a total of 402 policemen facing lawsuits.
Bangkok’s ‘death awareness’ cafe
Bangkok’s ‘death awareness’ cafe
BANGKOK: Dying for a cup of coffee? You will feel right at home at Bangkok’s new “death awareness” cafe, a macabre, Buddhist spin on the themed-cafe craze where customers are urged to confront their own mortality – and live better lives as a result.
Trapped in a twilight zone
Trapped in a twilight zone
DR CONGO: Hundreds of former child fighters in Democratic Republic of Congo’s volatile Kasai region face an uncertain future, spurned by their families and their dreams brutally shattered.
Egypt’s Grand Mufti issues fatwa against buying ‘Likes’ on Facebook
Egypt’s Grand Mufti issues fatwa against buying ‘Likes’ on Facebook
CAIRO: Egypt’s top Muslim cleric, or Grand Mufti, has issued a fatwa banning people from buying “Likes” on Facebook.
Green Thoughts: Tales from the undergrowth
Green Thoughts: Tales from the undergrowth
Over eons, tropical plants have learnt how to cope with a range of conditions. It is worth noting these strategies. Wherever possible, I like to try and replicate the ways and wherefores of Mother Nature. For example in tropical rainforests, and there were hectares of pristine jungle in Phuket once upon a time, there are distinct micro-climates: all the way up from the understorey level where ground-hugging, moisture-loving and sun-deprived plants clamber amid the organic detritus of leaves and humus, to the canopy where the loftiest trees are bathed in ultra-violet light and the direct caress of rain. There are natural layers in between these domains, but tropical fauna, like tropical flora, find them less important: most creatures are adapted to inhabit either the canopy (monkeys, birds) or the forest floor (deer, shrews, snakes).
When ‘kushti’ is a way of life
When ‘kushti’ is a way of life
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Every Friday evening in Dubai’s bustling Deira district, a sandy lot is transformed into the ring of champions. It is kushti wrestling night and Kala Pehlwan is ready to fight.
Myanmar fast tracks e-Visa approval
Myanmar fast tracks e-Visa approval
YANGON: Myanmar has introduced a fast-track tourist visa that delivers confirmation within 24 hours of the application, year-round, including public holidays.
Phuket Opinion: Road safety doesn’t happen by accident
Phuket Opinion: Road safety doesn’t happen by accident
PHUKET: At least some praise must go to local police and officials – and volunteers – for their efforts in keeping this year’s road-accident death and injury during the Songkran Seven Days of Danger toll low – at just one death during the seven days.
Thai man, 30, in alleged Phuket handgun suicide
Thai man, 30, in alleged Phuket handgun suicide
PHUKET: A 30-year-old Thai man was found dead inside a property in Wichit this morning (Apr 21) after allegedly committing suicide by shooting himself in the head with a handgun.
De Bruyne eyes golden era for champs City
De Bruyne eyes golden era for champs City
FOOTBALL: Kevin De Bruyne says Manchester City are ready to reign supreme in the Premier League for years to come under the astute leadership of Pep Guardiola.
CAT now using ‘LoRaWAN’ for free Phuket Wi-Fi spots
CAT now using ‘LoRaWAN’ for free Phuket Wi-Fi spots
PHUKET: CAT Telecom yesterday announced that they are now using “LoRaWAN” (Long-Range Wide Area Network) media access control (MAC) protocol for the island’s 1,000 Wi-Fi hotpots.
N. Korea’s Kim promises no more nuclear or missile tests
N. Korea’s Kim promises no more nuclear or missile tests
NORTH KOREA: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would halt nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches, in an announcement made today and welcomed by US President Donald Trump ahead of a much-anticipated summit between the two men.
Four police chiefs flunk Songkran ‘road safety test’
Four police chiefs flunk Songkran ‘road safety test’
BANGKOK: Four provincial police chiefs have been moved to work at the Royal Thai Police’s (RTP) operation centre as a form of punishment due to the high number of road accidents and fatalities witnessed in their provinces over the Songkran festival.
The Long Road: Reflections on walking Spain’s historic Camino de Santiago
The Long Road: Reflections on walking Spain’s historic Camino de Santiago
What better way to see Spain than a 900-kilometre walk right across it in one go, covering five exotic provinces, starting from St Jean in France and finishing at Finesterre on the Atlantic by way of Santiago? I am referring to the Camino de Frances, The Way of St James or the Camino de Santiago, as it is variously referred to. Camino is Spanish for path.
Suicide machine draws crowds at Amsterdam funeral show
Suicide machine draws crowds at Amsterdam funeral show
NETHERLANDS: A controversial suicide pod that enables its occupant to kill themselves at a press of a button went on display at Amsterdam funeral show last Saturday (Apr 15).
Phuket Gov gives financial compensation to Songkran road death victim’s family
Phuket Gov gives financial compensation to Songkran road death victim’s family
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong yesterday gave financial compensation to the family of the Chinese tourist who died in a road accident on Phuket on Apr 14.
Tripathi Blue come out on top on Day One of Thalang International Cricket 7s
Tripathi Blue come out on top on Day One of Thalang International Cricket 7s
CRICKET: Tripathi Blue of New Delhi, India showed no signs of ceasing dominance at the 2018 Phuket Cricket Week. Several of the same side lifted the Phuket International Cricket Sixes crown a few days ago.
Wife seeks justice over prison inmate’s brutal death
Wife seeks justice over prison inmate’s brutal death
SAMUT PRAKAN: A woman is seeking justice for the death of her husband, who she says was brutally beaten in Samut Prakan Central Prison only a short time before he was due to be released.