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Phuket Zoo under fire over animal conditions
Phuket Zoo under fire over animal conditions
PHUKET: Officials have confirmed that Phuket Zoo is already under instructions to improve conditions for animals, most notably for apes and monkeys, housed there.
Barking dog caused Phuket family shooting, police confirm
Barking dog caused Phuket family shooting, police confirm
PHUKET: Police investigating yesterday’s shooting of three family members by a lone shooter at the family’s house in the quiet residential housing estate Moo Baan Tinnawut, off Chao Fa West Rd, have confirmed that the shooting took place due to a dog barking.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Where to go for Songkran! Fishermen strike? Family gunned down! || April 10
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Where to go for Songkran! Fishermen strike? Family gunned down! || April 10
PHUKET XTRA - April 10 Where to go for SONGKRAN!! || Family of 3 gunned down? Another bus crash kills 6? Fishermen strike over new fishing rules! Rise of the robots puts 3Mn at risk! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket airport puts on show of readiness ahead of Songkran
Phuket airport puts on show of readiness ahead of Songkran
PHUKET: In a public display of readiness to provide security during the upcoming Songkran Thai New Year holidays, Phuket International Airport (HKT) yesterday held an activity to show they are prepared to serve all those passing through the airport during the holiday period.
Bangkok school director expelled for taking bribe
Bangkok school director expelled for taking bribe
BANGKOK: The Bangkok provincial education committee today (Apr 10) expelled Viroj Samruan from the civil service, effective immediately, for taking a bribe while director of Samsenwittayalai School. He loses all pension and welfare benefits.
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Family of three gunned down at home south of Phuket Town
Family of three gunned down at home south of Phuket Town
PHUKET: Three members of a family were shot at their house by a lone gunman south of Phuket Town last night (April 9). Police are hunting for the suspect, who they believe has fled to Phang Nga.
Phuket fishing operators protest EU regulations
Phuket fishing operators protest EU regulations
PHUKET: Some 30 operators from Phuket’s commercial fishing fleet yesterday (April 9) staged a protest against what they called overburdening laws introduced to ensure Thai fishing operators comply with EU regulations.
Leicester City Vice Chairman confirms stadium expansion plans
Leicester City Vice Chairman confirms stadium expansion plans
FOOTBALL: Leicester City Vice Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has announced that initial planning for the expansion and development of King Power Stadium is underway.
30 dead, mostly children, as India school bus plunges off cliff
30 dead, mostly children, as India school bus plunges off cliff
INDIA: At least 30 people, including 27 children, were killed yesterday (Apr 9) in northern India when a school bus plunged into a deep ravine in the Himalayan foothills, police said.
Fears grow about Premchai sentence
Fears grow about Premchai sentence
BANGKOK: Conservationists fear that a legal loophole might spare construction titan Premchai Karnasuta, one of the suspects in the notorious Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary poaching case, from having to serve a prison sentence.
Drivers told to halt drive-by splashing
Drivers told to halt drive-by splashing
NATIONWIDE: Songkran revellers are being urged to stop their vehicles before throwing water at pedestrians along roads in a bid to reduce traffic accidents, as hospitals in major provinces prepare emergency response measures and medical facilities, according to the authorities.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Prison break! Prisoner saves life? Songkran cha-CHING! || April 9
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Prison break! Prisoner saves life? Songkran cha-CHING! || April 9
PHUKET XTRA - April 9 Phuket prisoner saves life? 16 inmate prison break! Sonkgran drugs? Suicide attempt at Patong 7-Eleven? Water festival cha-ching! QSI Phuket Culinary Competition! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket gets eight booze-free, safe water-play zones for Songkran, Seven Days of Danger looms
Phuket gets eight booze-free, safe water-play zones for Songkran, Seven Days of Danger looms
PHUKET: Phuket will have eight alcohol-free, safe water-play zones for celebrating Songkran this Friday (April 13), officials have confirmed.
Natalie Bar and Hole in One set to go head-to-head in PPL
Natalie Bar and Hole in One set to go head-to-head in PPL
POOL: Following week 15 of the Patong Pool League (PPL), sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables, being played last Thursday (Apr 5) just five points now separate league leaders Natalie Bar and second placed Hole in One with the teams set to go head-to-head in week 16 action in a game to be played this Wednesday (Apr 11) – dates changed due to Songkran festivities.
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Vettel bests Botta in Bahrain thriller
Vettel bests Botta in Bahrain thriller
FOMULA ONE: Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel sensationally escaped from the clutches of Mercedes’s Valtteri Bottas in a thrilling final-laps chase for victory at the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Phuket Red Cross calls for extra blood donations during Songkran
Phuket Red Cross calls for extra blood donations during Songkran
PHUKET: The Phuket Regional Blood Centre (PRBC) is calling for blood donations from April 9-16 to boost blood stocks for victims of accidents that could occur during this year's Songkran celebrations.
Reinvigorated Belfast still bears scars of past conflict
Reinvigorated Belfast still bears scars of past conflict
NORTHERN IRELAND: In the 20 years since a peace accord ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland, its capital has changed radically but hopes of a prosperous peace are still far from being realised.
Air travel to skyrocket during Songkran water festival
Air travel to skyrocket during Songkran water festival
BANGKOK: Major airports across the country are preparing for an onslaught of visitor arrivals and air traffic during the annual Songkran Festival (April 13-16), reports the National News Bureau of Thailand.