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Mae Luan Rd in Phuket Town to close for road resurfacing
Mae Luan Rd in Phuket Town to close for road resurfacing
PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality has asked motorists to avoid using Mae Luan Rd in Phuket Town overnight while work is done to resurface the road with asphalt.
Five Bangladeshis attempt to enter Phuket on fake visas
Five Bangladeshis attempt to enter Phuket on fake visas
PHUKET: Five Bangladeshi men have been arrested at Phuket International Airport for attempting to enter Thailand by using fake visas.
Phuket officials get ‘Thailand Biennale 2025’ preparations underway
Phuket officials get ‘Thailand Biennale 2025’ preparations underway
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat chaired a meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Jan 17) held to prepare for Phuket hosting the international contemporary art Festival ‘Thailand Biennale Phuket 2025’.
Busy day for Phuket Tourist Police
Busy day for Phuket Tourist Police
PHUKET: Phuket Tourist Police have reported no less than 18 incidents in the past 24 hours where they were called in to help intervene with issues involving tourists and where necessary provide assistance.
Singapore transport minister resigns over corruption charges
Singapore transport minister resigns over corruption charges
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s prime minister announced the resignation of his transport chief today (Jan 18) after he was charged with 27 offences in a corruption probe that has also ensnared a billionaire hotel tycoon.
Kunlavut and mixed doubles pair march on
Kunlavut and mixed doubles pair march on
BADMINTON: Kunlavut Vitidsarn began his title defence with an impressive first round victory at the US$850,000 (B30 million) BWF India Open in New Delhi yesterday (Jan 17).
Activist gets 4 years for lese-majeste
Activist gets 4 years for lese-majeste
BANGKOK: The Criminal Court handed down a four-year jail term to activist and lawyer Arnon Nampa yesterday (Jan 17) for violating Section 112 of the Criminal Code, known as the lese-majeste law, as well as the Computer Crime Act.
Phuket’s private sector inks anti-corruption MoU
Phuket’s private sector inks anti-corruption MoU
PHUKET: A consortium of leading Phuket business associations joined the Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) Region 8 branch yesterday (Jan 17) to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to help stamp out corruption in a bid to boost investment into Phuket.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket beach water questions, Brazen gang attack, Running amok at Phuket Hall || Jan 17
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket beach water questions, Brazen gang attack, Running amok at Phuket Hall || Jan 17
PHUKET XTRA - Jan 17 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Russian man in custody after incursion at Provincial Hall
Russian man in custody after incursion at Provincial Hall
PHUKET: A 26-year-old Russian man with a history of mental illness is in protective custody in hospital after he smashed a glass door to the Phuket Governor’s office while trying to evade capture at Phuket Provincial Hall early this morning (Jan 17).
Ministry eyes reduction of diesel tax
Ministry eyes reduction of diesel tax
BANGKOK: The Finance Ministry has offered a proposal to reduce the excise tax on diesel fuel for three months to ease the cost of living, says Julapun Amornvivat, the deputy finance minister.
Model bought cyanide weeks before her death
Model bought cyanide weeks before her death
BANGKOK: Police said yesterday (Jan 16) they had discovered new information timelines lending credence to the theory that 28-year-old motor show model Prawrawee “Yoko” Sahatthatphong did indeed take her own life on Nov 1.
War Elephants win Asian Cup opener
War Elephants win Asian Cup opener
FOOTBALL: Supachai Chaided scored two goals as Thailand registered their first win over higher-ranked Kyrgyzstan in their first Group F game of the Asian Cup in Qatar last night (Jan 16).
Officials rush to clean up Karon black water
Officials rush to clean up Karon black water
PHUKET: Officials are working hard to help clean up the black water flowing across Karon Beach and into the sea, with hopes of the water clearing in the next few days.
Small snake causes commotion on Phuket flight
Small snake causes commotion on Phuket flight
PHUKET: Passengers on a flight from Bangkok to Phuket last Saturday (Jan 13) were startled to learn that they had an extra passenger on board, a small non-venomous snake climbing above them.
Authorities say ‘polluted’ Phuket water is just sediment
Authorities say ‘polluted’ Phuket water is just sediment
PHUKET: Karon Mayor Jadet Wicharasorn has denied that a black stream running from Karon Beach into the sea is polluted water, saying it is the colour of sediment while the water is actually crystal clear.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket minibus crash sends 17 to hospital, Shaman says he’ll stop casting genital spells || Jan 16
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket minibus crash sends 17 to hospital, Shaman says he’ll stop casting genital spells || Jan 16
PHUKET XTRA - Jan 16 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Police arrest Chinese man for street begging
Police arrest Chinese man for street begging
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have warned people to beware foreigners begging on the street after a Chinese man was arrested for soliciting donations with claims that the money would help a disabled child.
Chinese tourists injured as Phuket bus overturns
Chinese tourists injured as Phuket bus overturns
PHUKET: A bus carrying 17 Chinese tourists overturned in Tha Chatchai, at the northern end of Phuket, this morning (Jan 16) as they were heading to Phang Nga for a boat trip to the Similan Islands.
Trump passes major US election test with win in Iowa
Trump passes major US election test with win in Iowa
DES MOINES: Donald Trump swept to victory yesterday (Jan 15) in Iowa’s caucuses - the first vote in the US presidential race - cementing his status as the presumptive Republican standard-bearer to challenge President Joe Biden in November’s election.