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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Patong melee gets two arrested, Allegations of police failing to arrest attacker || Dec 27
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Patong melee gets two arrested, Allegations of police failing to arrest attacker || Dec 27
PHUKET XTRA - Dec 27 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Bangla bolstered by 117 ‘volunteer guards’
Bangla bolstered by 117 ‘volunteer guards’
PHUKET: Tourist Police have certified 117 ‘volunteer guards’ who underwent training yesterday (Dec 26) to help bolster security on Bangla Rd now that nightlife venues in the area have been granted 4am closing.
Illegal Chinese construction workers arrested at Layan
Illegal Chinese construction workers arrested at Layan
PHUKET: A joint task force of police and officers from the Phuket Provincial Employment Office have arrested 28 Chinese nationals for working illegally at a hotel construction site in Layan.
Three fishing hulks destroyed by fire
Three fishing hulks destroyed by fire
PHUKET: Three decrepit fishing boats were destroyed by fire east of Phuket Town early this morning (Dec 27).
Phuket officials to set up task force to identify ‘bad farang’
Phuket officials to set up task force to identify ‘bad farang’
PHUKET: Pol Lt Gen Itthiphon Ittisanronnachai, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Police Immigration Bureau, in Phuket yesterday (Dec 26), called for Phuket officials to establish a task force to identify ‘bad foreigners’ so that the Immigration Bureau can help to deal with them.
No peace until Hamas destroyed, says Israeli PM
No peace until Hamas destroyed, says Israeli PM
GAZA STRIP: Israel bombed Gaza yesterday (Dec 26) after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed there would not be peace until the territory’s Hamas rulers are destroyed and Palestinian society is “deradicalised”.
Liverpool go top as Nunez strikes, Hojlund caps Man Utd fightback
Liverpool go top as Nunez strikes, Hojlund caps Man Utd fightback
FOOTBALL: Liverpool climbed to the top of the Premier League as Darwin Nunez ended his goal drought to inspire a 2-0 win against Burnley, while Rasmus Hojlund broke his own barren run to cap Manchester United’s thrilling fightback to beat Aston Villa 3-2 yesterday (Dec 26).
PM unveils new plan to fight drug abuse
PM unveils new plan to fight drug abuse
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin launched a new initiative aimed at reducing the harm caused by illicit drugs in front of ministers, state agencies and representatives from the public sector at Bitec Exhibition Hall in Bang Na yesterday (Dec 26).
Mai Khao remembers tsunami victims
Mai Khao remembers tsunami victims
PHUKET: Sarawut Srisakukam, Chief of the Mai Khao Tambon Administrative Organisation (OrBorTor), led the official tsunami memorial service at the Wall of Remembrance at the Mai Khao Cemetery yesterday (Dec 26), marking 19 years since the disaster.
Two arrested for knife melee in Patong
Two arrested for knife melee in Patong
PHUKET: Patong Police have arrested two Myanmar men for an attack on two other Myanmar men that caused fear and panic among bystanders on Prachanukroh Rd early yesterday morning (Dec 26).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: New arrest in Boat Ave. shooting, Online visa extensions for foreigners, Cabbie apologises || Dec 26
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: New arrest in Boat Ave. shooting, Online visa extensions for foreigners, Cabbie apologises || Dec 26
PHUKET XTRA - Dec 26 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Phang Nga holds tsunami remembrance
Phang Nga holds tsunami remembrance
PHUKET: Phang Nga Governor Supoj Rotreuang Na Nongkhai this morning (Dec 26) led a memorial service to remember those who died in the 2004 Asian Tsunami on this day 19 years ago.
Russian man nabbed at airport for role in Boat Avenue shooting
Russian man nabbed at airport for role in Boat Avenue shooting
PHUKET: Immigration officers at Phuket International Airport yesterday (Dec 25) arrested a Russian man wanted for his role in the Boat Avenue shooting in June
Taxi driver caught dragging tourist out of taxi
Taxi driver caught dragging tourist out of taxi
PHUKET: Phuket Tourist Police yesterday (Dec 25) escorted a ’green-plate’ taxi driver to a resort at Bang Tao for him to apologise to a woman tourist for dragging her out of his taxi at a petrol station on the bypass road on Christmas Eve.
Chalong Police arrest ex-soldier with 2,740 meth pills, 500g of ‘ice’
Chalong Police arrest ex-soldier with 2,740 meth pills, 500g of ‘ice’
PHUKET: Chalong police have arrested a former soldier found with more than 2,700 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) and half a kilogramme of crystal meth (ya ice).
Foreigners in Phuket can now apply for ‘visa extensions’ online
Foreigners in Phuket can now apply for ‘visa extensions’ online
PHUKET: Foreigners in Phuket staying in Thailand on one of any 12 types of visas will be allowed to apply for extensions to stay via an online portal, Pol Lt Gen Itthiphon Itthisanronnachai, Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, announced in Phuket yesterday (Dec 25).
No Christmas joy in Bethlehem or Gaza as war rages on
No Christmas joy in Bethlehem or Gaza as war rages on
GAZA: Palestinians said they felt “no joy” this Christmas as Israel bombed the besieged Palestinian territory yesterday (Dec 25), with no end in sight to the war that Hamas says has claimed more than 20,000 lives.
Herbal brew left to boil sets house on fire
Herbal brew left to boil sets house on fire
PHUKET: A man cooking his own herbal medicine balm at home in Wichit yesterday (Dec 25) saw his own home catch fire, with an estimated B300,000 in damage caused.
British billionaire Ratcliffe agrees deal to buy 25% of Man Utd
British billionaire Ratcliffe agrees deal to buy 25% of Man Utd
FOOTBALL: British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has agreed a deal to buy a 25% stake in Manchester United for about £1 billion (B45bn), vowing to return the Premier League club to the “top of world football”.
Marine Office conducts boat safety checks
Marine Office conducts boat safety checks
PHUKET: As Phuket heads into the New Year holidays, Marine Department Region 5 office yesterday (Dec 25) conducted safety inspections on boats carrying tourists to and from Chalong Pier.