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Muay Thai enthusiasts welcome 90-day visas, but want more
Muay Thai enthusiasts welcome 90-day visas, but want more
BANGKOK: Muay Thai gym operators and foreign Muay Thai enthusiasts in Phuket and Bangkok have welcomed the government’s decision to grant a 90-day special visa for foreigners who want to visit Thailand to practise Muay Thai.
Patong police target parking violations
Patong police target parking violations
PHUKET: Patong Police have begun a campaign to target vehicles parked in violation of traffic laws in order to help alleviate traffic in Phuket’s busiest tourism town.
Dechapol, Sapsiree win Indian Open
Dechapol, Sapsiree win Indian Open
BADMINTON: Mixed doubles stars Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai ended their eight-month title drought after winning the US$850,000 (B30 million) BWF India Open in New Delhi yesterday (Jan 21).
Teachers to be trained to tackle mental illness among students
Teachers to be trained to tackle mental illness among students
BANGKOK: The Public Health Ministry recently launched Kru Care Jai, a training programme that aims to develop and empower teachers’ skills in preventing mental health problems among students, as statistics showed that Thai youth are at risk of mental illness, 17% of whom are likely to harm themselves.
Kratom juice vendor arrested
Kratom juice vendor arrested
PHUKET: Region 8 Police have arrested a man caught selling bottles of kratom water, and found with 315 bottles of the banned drink in his possession.
HRH Chakri Sirindhorn to open Phuket Prison library
HRH Chakri Sirindhorn to open Phuket Prison library
PHUKET: Preparations are underway for a royal visit to Phuket by HRH Princess Chakri Sirindhorn to officially open a LIbrary with Wisdom’ at Phuket Provincial Prison in April.
[VIDEO] Muay Thai in Phuket || You Should Go There #13
[VIDEO] Muay Thai in Phuket || You Should Go There #13
Take a peek at one of the top Muay Thai gyms on the island! Andy Whitelaw is bringing it straight to you in this month’s You Should Go There!
Arsenal thrash Crystal Palace to ease back to winning ways
Arsenal thrash Crystal Palace to ease back to winning ways
FOOTBALL: Arsenal breathed new life into their Premier League title challenge as a 5-0 win over Crystal Palace got the Gunners back to winning ways yesterday (Jan 20).
Taxi driver probed after accosting female student
Taxi driver probed after accosting female student
PHUKET: A Phuket taxi driver is facing suspension of 180 days, or worse, after he accosted a 20-year-old female student, inviting her back to his room and offering to be her ‘sponsor’ with monthly payments, and refusing to stop the taxi when the frightened student asked to get out.
After seven years, Hayao Miyazaki’s ’The Boy and the Heron’ comes alive
After seven years, Hayao Miyazaki’s ’The Boy and the Heron’ comes alive
If you have ever needed further proof that Hollywood believes that the cinematic world revolves around it, look no further than the argument around which studio produces the best animated films. Hollywood executives like to play up the fact that Disney, Dreamworks and Pixar are all competing for that honour – some will even argue that is why Disney bought Pixar. But that argument falls flat when you realise over the past decade ‒ and maybe even longer ‒ a lot of the animated films coming out of Japan have been visual masterpieces that leave their American counterparts for dead.
Chinese tourist dies on Similan Islands tour
Chinese tourist dies on Similan Islands tour
PHUKET:  A 44-year-old Chinese tourist drowned while on a tour of the Similan Islands, north of Phuket, yesterday (Jan 20).
Governor promotes Phuket pineapple for Chinese New Year
Governor promotes Phuket pineapple for Chinese New Year
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat has joined the annual local campaign to promote Phuket pineapples as the ‘souvenir of choice’ for the upcoming Chinese New Year, which this year falls on Feb 10. Chinese New Year this year marks the start of a year of the Dragon.
‘Torture’ led to false confession
‘Torture’ led to false confession
BANGKOK: Two police officers at the Aranyaprathet police station in Sa Kaeo province tortured an alcoholic man into falsely confessing that he killed his wife, according to a preliminary fact-finding investigation by the Royal Thai Police.
Vape usage surges among young teens
Vape usage surges among young teens
BANGKOK: A national committee on tobacco has ordered stricter enforcement of laws against e-cigarette sales after a survey revealed that vaping among younger teens has increased more than fivefold.
Phuket Town to host national marching band competition
Phuket Town to host national marching band competition
PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to host the national ‘Marching Band Competition’ in Phuket Town in April.
Minister opens ‘Rajabhat Fair’
Minister opens ‘Rajabhat Fair’
PHUKET: Suphamat Isaraphakdi, Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, was in Phuket yesterday (Jan 19) to officially open the ‘Rajabhat Fair’, which continues through to Jan 28.
Alec Baldwin charged with manslaughter over ’Rust’ film death
Alec Baldwin charged with manslaughter over ’Rust’ film death
UNITED STATES: Actor Alec Baldwin has been charged with manslaughter over the deadly 2021 shooting on the set of his film Rust, according to a court document filed Friday (Jan 19).
‘Gin Dee Phuket’ fair underway
‘Gin Dee Phuket’ fair underway
PHUKET: Rewat Areerob, President of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO), took centre stage at Saphan Hin last night (Jan 19) to declare the ‘Good Food Phuket’ fair, also called ‘Gin Dee Phuket’, officially open.
Thai lithium deposit figures hotly debated
Thai lithium deposit figures hotly debated
BANGKOK: Fifteen million tonnes or less than 70,000 tonnes ‒ that’s how much lithium there is in Thailand, depending on which figures one wants to believe.
Violent airport van driver suspended for 180 days
Violent airport van driver suspended for 180 days
PHUKET: The Phuket passenger van driver who assaulted another van driver at Phuket International Airport on Tuesday (Jan 16), has had his driver’s licence suspended for 180 days.