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Hole-in-one: A first-ever for WCGC Thailand event series
Hole-in-one: A first-ever for WCGC Thailand event series
GOLF: All places for the Thailand Final of the the Blue Horizon World Corporate Golf Challenge 2018 are now booked following the completion of the qualifying series with Qualifier 6 taking place last week in Phuket, with the highlight being the first-ever hole-in-one in a WCGC Thailand event series.
Phuket clears Day 1 of Songkran holidays with zero deaths
Phuket clears Day 1 of Songkran holidays with zero deaths
PHUKET: Phuket concluded Day 1 of this year’s Songkran Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign at midnight last night with zero deaths on the island’s roads in the 24-hour period.
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Police seize weapons, drugs in pre-Songkran blitz
Police seize weapons, drugs in pre-Songkran blitz
PHUKET: Police Region 8 yesterday put on display 167 firearms as well as more than 680,000 meth pills and more than 1.7 kilos of crystal meth all seized in a pre-Songkran anti-crime blitz from April 1-10.
ACTS Sixes debutants, Heritage Cricketers lead the charge on Day One, Mat Hadj grabs a hat-trick
ACTS Sixes debutants, Heritage Cricketers lead the charge on Day One, Mat Hadj grabs a hat-trick
CRICKET: Heritage Cricketers lead the standings after Day One of the Asian Cricket Sixes Tour (ACST) 2018 Phuket International Cricket Sixes, as the tournament got under way in glorious weather at the Alan Cooke Ground in Phuket yesterday (Apr 11).
Argentinian tourist charged with filing false police report in Phuket
Argentinian tourist charged with filing false police report in Phuket
PHUKET: Cherng Talay police yesterday charged a 32-year-old Argentinian woman with providing false information after she was found to have filed a fake theft report on Monday.
Teen ‘admits’ to murder, denies rape
Teen ‘admits’ to murder, denies rape
BURIRAM: A 17-year-old teenager has confessed to robbing and killing a 73-year-old woman who also appears to have been raped, according to local police.
Local acts to shine at Stargazer
Local acts to shine at Stargazer
The 4th annual “Stargazer” Phuket Talent Contest proudly presented by CC’s Hideaway is fast approaching and organisers are putting out the call for Phuket to expats and Thai community who want to put their talents to the test.
PM shrugs off Somchai job protest
PM shrugs off Somchai job protest
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has shrugged off the resignation by permanent secretary for finance Somchai Sujjapongse, who was reportedly upset by his Tuesday (Apr 10) transfer order, saying civil servants “cannot express dissatisfaction” with superiors’ orders.
Phuket starts Songkran ‘Seven Days’ road-safety campaign with zero deaths
Phuket starts Songkran ‘Seven Days’ road-safety campaign with zero deaths
PHUKET: The annual Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the Songkran holidays began quietly at midnight last night (at 00:01am, April 11) and so far has not recorded any deaths in road accidents on the first day of the campaign, reports the Phuket Provincial office of the Department of Disaster Prevention & Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Dog barking gets family shot? Phuket Zoo to improve! Speedboat fire! || April 11
PHUKET XTRA - April 11 Shooting over barking dog? Phuket Zoo ordered to do better! Murder suspect caught in Chalong! Four hurt in Phang Nga speedboat fire! Cops lobby for mroe charges over illegal hunting? Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket’s sailing community says farewell to Tom Howard
Phuket’s sailing community says farewell to Tom Howard
PHUKET: One of the great characters of the Phuket boating community, Tom Howard, sadly passed away on Monday April 9 just after midday, following a short illness.
Similan tour speedboats catch fire
Similan tour speedboats catch fire
PHANG NGA: Two speedboats caught fire at a pier in Thai Muang, north of Phuket, with three boat attendants injured earlier today (April 11).
Murder fugitive arrested at Phuket street restaurant
Murder fugitive arrested at Phuket street restaurant
PHUKET: A man on the run for shooting dead the owner of an ice factory in Satun province in 2015 was arrested at a street restaurant in Chalong yesterday (April 10).
Malaysian tourist rescued from Phuket rocks after wayward walk
Malaysian tourist rescued from Phuket rocks after wayward walk
PHUKET: Rescue workers safely recovered a 35-year-old Malaysian tourist stranded on rocks last night (April 10) after he was caught out by the rising tide while trying to walk from Phuket International Airport to his hotel in Patong.
Mr Saxman, Pui Duangpon to jazz up Laguna Phuket Food & Music Festival
Mr Saxman, Pui Duangpon to jazz up Laguna Phuket Food & Music Festival
PHUKET: Famous Thai saxophone artist “Koh Mr Saxman” and vocalist “Pui Duangpon” have joined the talented line-up to perform as special guests at the Laguna Phuket Food & Music Festival 2018 on the night of Saturday April 28, adding more groove to what is already expected to be a romantic night to remember.
Army chief: Turn Doi Suthep complex into learning centre
Army chief: Turn Doi Suthep complex into learning centre
CHIANG MAI: A much-criticised housing project for judicial officials at the foot of Chiang Mai’s Doi Suthep could be turned into learning centres for the benefit of locals, army chief Chalermchai Sitthisad has suggested.
Thailand on brink of Women’s World Cup
Thailand on brink of Women’s World Cup
FOOTBALL: Thailand are on the verge of earning a ticket to the 2019 Fifa World Cup after thrashing hosts Jordan 6-1 in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Amman on Monday night (Apr 9).
Seven Myanmar soldiers sentenced to 10 years over Rohingya killings: army
Seven Myanmar soldiers sentenced to 10 years over Rohingya killings: army
MYANMAR: Seven Myanmar soldiers have been sentenced to jail with hard labour for their part in the extrajudicial killings of 10 Rohingya Muslim men last year, according to a Facebook post by the army chief late yesterday (Apr 10).
Police bid to revive two Premchai charges
Police bid to revive two Premchai charges
BANGKOK: Police submitted a letter of objection to public prosecutors yesterday (Apr 10) regarding the indictment against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, who has been charged in a suspected poaching incident at a protected wildlife sanctuary.