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Kenyan mules caught ‘stomach smuggling’ cocaine into Phuket
Kenyan mules caught ‘stomach smuggling’ cocaine into Phuket
PHUKET: Three Kenyan women have been arrested for smuggling 2,857 grammes cocaine into Phuket by carrying the drugs in small satchels in their intestines after swallowing them.
China warns against ‘new Cold War’ as big powers meet in SE Asia
China warns against ‘new Cold War’ as big powers meet in SE Asia
JAKARTA: China’s premier said today (Sept 6) major powers must oppose a new Cold War, a thinly veiled reference to Washington as top Asian and US officials gathered for talks in Indonesia.
Body of homeless man found beside Phuket Town police box
Body of homeless man found beside Phuket Town police box
PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a homeless man whose body was found next to a police box at a main intersection in Phuket Town this morning (Sept 6).
86% of police stations fail transparency test
86% of police stations fail transparency test
BANGKOK: Eighty-six percent of nearly 1,500 police stations nationwide have failed to pass integrity and transparency tests, according to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Patong tuk-tuk shooter arrested
Patong tuk-tuk shooter arrested
PHUKET: The tuk-tuk driver wanted for shooting a rival tuk-tuk driver in Patong early last Sunday morning (Sept 3) has been arrested.
Coalition government sworn in
Coalition government sworn in
BANGKOK: The new government cannot afford a honeymoon period as it plans to give away B10,000 in digital money to every Thai aged 16 and older by Feb 1 next year, says Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
Skål International Phuket Dinner - September
Skål International Phuket Dinner - September
We are delighted to invite you to our monthly Skal dinner, which will be held at Naughty Nuri’s Patong. Registration 18:00. Let’s celebrate the spirit of SKAL and the vibrant Phuket hospitality industry together! Bookings - contact@skalphuket.org
Power outage to affect Baan Tha Reua
Power outage to affect Baan Tha Reua
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA Thalang) has announced a scheduled power outage that will affect an area south of the Heroines Monument tomorrow (Sept 7).
Landslip on Patong Hill spurs concerns
Landslip on Patong Hill spurs concerns
PHUKET: Officials have yet to announce what works are to be done to address a minor landslip on Patong Hill late yesterday afternoon (Sept 5) that led to a huge tailback in both directions over the hill.
Vagabonds aim for tour de force at Southern 7s rugby tournament
Vagabonds aim for tour de force at Southern 7s rugby tournament
RUGBY: Phuket Vagabonds RFC and Vagabonds Junior Academy will make history when they both compete for the first time at the same tournament this coming weekend.
UN recognises protection from violence against animals as part of child rights
UN recognises protection from violence against animals as part of child rights
The need for children to be protected from exposure to violence against animals has been officially adopted into the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), elevating animal rights into the human rights domain for the very first time. 
Warning over new hotel regulations
Warning over new hotel regulations
BANGKOK: New ministerial regulations allowing places of accommodation with no more than eight rooms and 30 guests to be excluded from the hotel business would lead to a 15-20% loss of tourism revenue and an increase in safety risks, according to the Thai Hotels Association (THA).
American arrested in Bangkok for Phuket villa damage
American arrested in Bangkok for Phuket villa damage
PHUKET: A 41-year-old American man has been arrested in Bangkok and brought back to Phuket to face charges over damage done to a rented villa in Karon during a drunken rampage.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Arrest in Phuket murder case, Faeces flies over campaign ‘promise’, Bar assault || September 5
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Arrest in Phuket murder case, Faeces flies over campaign ‘promise’, Bar assault || September 5
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Police arrest wife of Phuket murder fugitive on conspiracy charge
Police arrest wife of Phuket murder fugitive on conspiracy charge
PHUKET: Police from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) have arrested the wife of a Phattalung man wanted for stabbing to death the owner of an ice cream shop in Phuket Town in May.
Thai spikers top group to face Japan in semis
Thai spikers top group to face Japan in semis
VOLLEYBALL: Thailand got the better of regional rivals Vietnam 3-1 yesterday (Sept 4) to set up an Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship 2023 semi-final clash with Japan in Nakhon Ratchasima later today.
Military outlines plans to reduce conscription quotas
Military outlines plans to reduce conscription quotas
BANGKOK: Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang has confirmed that the military has outlined plans for an immediate reduction in military conscription quotas, in line with the new government’s policies.
Bangla nightclub raided for minors
Bangla nightclub raided for minors
PHUKET: Patong Police have raided another venue for using children under 20 years old as staff, this time the Grand Tarboosh nightclub on Bangla Rd.
Myanmar crisis, South China Sea to headline ASEAN summit
Myanmar crisis, South China Sea to headline ASEAN summit
JAKARTA: Southeast Asian leaders will gather today (Sept 5) in Indonesia for talks set to be dominated by the crisis in Myanmar and China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.
Free visa for tourists from China raises crime concerns
Free visa for tourists from China raises crime concerns
BANGKOK: A free-visa travel privilege for Chinese visitors proposed by new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin could lead to more transnational crime, according to the Immigration Bureau (IB).