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Cops unearth new B30mn lottery leads
Cops unearth new B30mn lottery leads
BANGKOK: The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has found new evidence in connection with the B30-million lottery scandal involving disputed winning tickets but it declined to say which claimant this favours: a local teacher or a former-police officer.
Ex-parks official who helped Premchai has worked for ITD
Ex-parks official who helped Premchai has worked for ITD
KANCHANABURI: A retired park official who lobbied authorities to allow Premchai Karnasuta into a wildlife sanctuary “to study nature” has also worked as an adviser to the accused poacher’s company, Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Sewage leak in Patong! Cyber-gangster nabbed? Fighting cocks sculpture! || February 9
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Sewage leak in Patong! Cyber-gangster nabbed? Fighting cocks sculpture! || February 9
PHUKET XTRA - February 9 Raw sewake leaks into Patong Bay! Fighting cocks ice sculpture wins it for Thailand! Worldwide crackdown sees Russian nabbed in BKK! Kathu cables to go underground? Models sit on coral reef! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Bitter investors file complaint of millions lost in Phuket Ponzi scheme
Bitter investors file complaint of millions lost in Phuket Ponzi scheme
PHUKET: A group of investors who claim to be victims of the “Srithai Network” filed a complaint at the Damrongdhama Centre (ombudsman’s office) at Phuket Provincial Hall today (Feb 9), saying they have lost B19 million in the business scheme.
Phuket police bust bus-riding meth mule
Phuket police bust bus-riding meth mule
PHUKET: A 21-year-old man was arrested attempting to smuggle 1,564 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) onto Phuket last night (Feb 8). The pills were en route to their delivery point – a government housing estate in Srisoonthorn.
HRH Princess Sirivannavari to arrive in Phuket
HRH Princess Sirivannavari to arrive in Phuket
PHUKET: HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana will arrive in Phuket on Sunday (Feb 11) to commemorate the ground-breaking ceremony of the Marine Endangered Species Andaman Rescue Centre at the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC).
Phuket’s The Nai Harn raises the bar with new Chef de Cuisine
Phuket’s The Nai Harn raises the bar with new Chef de Cuisine
PHUKET: The Nai Harn, Phuket’s only member of the Leading Hotels of the World with its views overlooking Nai Harn Beach, has further raised the bar for food and beverage with the appointment of David Attwater as the skilled new Chef de Cuisine.
Raw sewage released into Phuket’s Patong Bay
Raw sewage released into Phuket’s Patong Bay
PHUKET: A fault in the construction of the upgrade to the Patong Watewater Treatment Plant has allowed raw sewage to flow untreated into Patong Bay, The Phuket News has confirmed.
Phuket City FC backtrack after questions raised against legality
Phuket City FC backtrack after questions raised against legality
FOOTBALL: In the latest bamboozling twist of what is being touted as the island’s football team, Phuket City FC will play its current season in the Thai League while wearing the badge of a club based in Chonburi, some 900-plus kilometres away.
Phuket project begins to install power cables underground
Phuket project begins to install power cables underground
PHUKET: A survey along a section of Wichit Songkran Rd began yesterday (Feb 8) ahead of plans to install power cables underground in the heart of Kathu.
Pop Up 4 at The White House at Boat Lagoon
Pop Up 4 at The White House at Boat Lagoon
For one night only, sample 15 of the best restaurants in Phuket ’popping up’ at Boat Lagoon’s White House in support of Phuket Has Been Good To Us! For a 2,500 THB donation try culinary creations from the many amazing chefs and enjoy free flow from our beverage sponsors about the best crossbow. The evening will also feature fantastic silent auction prizes, great music, dancing, and more! Don’t miss Phuket’s best foodie event of the year! Book now at phuketticketmaster.com, info@phukethasbeengoodtous.org or 076-278-146
Poaching evidence firms up
Poaching evidence firms up
BANGKOK: Premchai Karnasuta, the president of Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) accused of poaching wildlife in a Kanchanaburi World Heritage sanctuary, should confess to the crime given the solid evidence against him, a senior forensic expert says.
Police nab Russian Infraud ‘cyber-gangster’ in Bangkok
Police nab Russian Infraud ‘cyber-gangster’ in Bangkok
BANGKOK: Police have detained a Russian national believed to be the No.2 organiser of a transnational gang operating a black market and theft operation known as the Infraud international theft ring.
North Korea holds military parade on eve of Olympics
North Korea holds military parade on eve of Olympics
North Korea staged a military parade in Pyongyang Thursday to mark the 70th anniversary of its armed forces, putting its intercontinental ballistic missiles on show just a day before the Winter Olympics open in the South.
Operation Wanted
Operation Wanted
Operations Staff Required Job duties: Drafting shipping’s contracts Good command of English, written and spoken / Computer skills Salary: 20,000 - 25,000 ฿
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Target: Phuket ghostriders! Bus station upgrades? Community comes together! || February 8
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Target: Phuket ghostriders! Bus station upgrades? Community comes together! || February 8
PHUKET XTRA - February 8 Ghostriders in Phuket targeted! Bus Terminal 2 upgrades coming! Concerns after Phi Phi fire? Calling for annulment of man's death sentence? Community comes together for people who lost homes in Phuket Town fire! Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Bullet hole, pellets in dead animals at Premchai’s campsite
Bullet hole, pellets in dead animals at Premchai’s campsite
KANCHANABURI: Police have found a bullet hole in the dead endangered black leopard and shotgun pellets in the protected pheasant found at the illegal campsite of construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta in a Kanchanaburi forest reserve.
Phuket ghostriders in the spotlight
Phuket ghostriders in the spotlight
PHUKET: Motorbike “ghostriders” – motorbike riders who drive against the flow of traffic – are to be targeted after it was revealed the act results in some 100 injuries each year in just one area in Phuket alone.
BISP golfer victorious at HSBC Junior Open
BISP golfer victorious at HSBC Junior Open
GOLF: Representing the Thai national team, Vanchai “Mark” Luangnitikul produced a stunning individual victory at the recent HSBC Junior Open held in China on the very difficult Fusion Golf Club course and in extremely testing conditions.
Phuket events to promote Unesco ‘City of Gastronomy’ status
Phuket events to promote Unesco ‘City of Gastronomy’ status
PHUKET: Three separate events will be held in Phuket Town and Patong to promote the Phuket City’s status as a Unesco City of Gastronomy and to give local residents and tourists the opportunity to explore the island’s culinary heritage.