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Maya Bay closing for natural rehabilitation
Maya Bay closing for natural rehabilitation
KRABI: Maya Bay, made world famous by the Hollywood blockbuster ‘The Beach’ starring Leonardo DiCaprio 23 years ago, will be closed for two months during the monsoon season for the purposes of natural rehabilitation.
Body of Thai drowning victim found at Surin
Body of Thai drowning victim found at Surin
PHUKET: The body of a 44-year-old man from Phitsanulok who disappeared amid large waves at Surin Beach on Sunday was found washed ashore yesterday afternoon (Aug 1).
AI could halve time reading breast cancer scans, study suggests
AI could halve time reading breast cancer scans, study suggests
PARIS: Artificial intelligence (AI) could help almost halve the workload of radiologists when it comes to searching routine scans for signs of breast cancer, the results of a large Swedish study suggested today (Aug 2).
Coalition unity seen hanging in the balance
Coalition unity seen hanging in the balance
BANGKOK: Apprehension is growing about a planned meeting of the eight prospective coalition partners amid growing doubts over the unity of the bloc despite Pheu Thai’s insistence that all is well.
Phuket weather warning extended
Phuket weather warning extended
PHUKET: The weather warning for heavy to very heavy rain and strong wind waves in the Andaman Sea has been extended through to at least tomorrow, the Thailand Meteorological Department (TMD) announced this morning (Aug 1).
New Phuket City Pillar ceremonies begin
New Phuket City Pillar ceremonies begin
PHUKET: The series of ceremonies to install the new Phuket City Pillar have begun, with Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew yesterday (July 31) joining a ceremony to install a ‘Phum Khao Bin’ at the existing Phuket City Pillar Shrine in Muang Mai, in Tambon Thepkrasattri, Thalang.
Power outage to affect Sri Supalak, Srisoonthorn
Power outage to affect Sri Supalak, Srisoonthorn
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA Thalang) has announced a power outage that will affect homes in Srisoonthorn on Thursday (Aug 3).
Broad bows out with match-winning wicket as England draw Ashes
Broad bows out with match-winning wicket as England draw Ashes
CRICKET: Stuart Broad enjoyed a fairytale finish as England beat Australia by 49 runs to win the fifth Test at The Oval yesterday (July 31) and end the Ashes series all square at 2-2.
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, signalling poll delay
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, signalling poll delay
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta extended the country’s state of emergency by six months yesterday (July 31), signalling a delay to elections they had pledged to hold as the military battles anti-coup fighters across the country.
Pheu Thai bloc ‘excludes Move Forward’
Pheu Thai bloc ‘excludes Move Forward’
BANGKOK: The Pheu Thai Party is cobbling together a 302-seat government without the Move Forward Party (MFP) and will nominate property tycoon Srettha Thavisin as prime minister in the next round of voting scheduled for this Friday (Aug 4), according to sources.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: A Banksy in Phuket? Karon street art praised as artist’s creation || July 31
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: A Banksy in Phuket? Karon street art praised as artist’s creation || July 31
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Phuket Governor orders safety checks on fireworks
Phuket Governor orders safety checks on fireworks
PHUKET: Following the devastating blast at a fireworks warehouse in Narathiwat over the weekend, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has ordered officials to conduct safety checks on all fireworks stored or for sale in Phuket’s Mueang District.
Foul weather hampers search for missing surf victim
Foul weather hampers search for missing surf victim
PHUKET: Rescue teams searching for a Thai man who disappeared amid strong waves at Surin Beach yesterday (July 30) are finding their search efforts hampered by strong wind waves, some reaching over three metres tall.
Suicide blast kills at least 44 at Pakistan political party meet
Suicide blast kills at least 44 at Pakistan political party meet
PESHAWAR: At least 44 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded yesterday (July 30) by a suicide bombing at a political gathering of a leading Islamic party in northwest Pakistan, officials said.
MFP calm amid rejig buzz
MFP calm amid rejig buzz
BANGKOK: The Move Forward Party (MFP) has dismissed speculation it will be excluded from a new government led by the Pheu Thai Party, insisting that unity among the eight prospective coalition parties remains intact.
Room for optimism in Phuket’s medical tourism industry
Room for optimism in Phuket’s medical tourism industry
PHUKET: Bumrungrad International Hospital (BIH) is spending B4.3 billion on a 150-bed boutique hospital in Mai Khao in anticipation of Phuket’s much-expected success in its developing medical tourism sector.
Verstappen dominates in Belgium to send Red Bull to the break undefeated
Verstappen dominates in Belgium to send Red Bull to the break undefeated
FORMULA ONE: Max Verstappen frolicked to another dominant grand prix victory in Belgium yesterday (July 30) despite starting from sixth on the grid with a gearbox penalty.
Women caught with 40k meth pills, 2kg of ice
Women caught with 40k meth pills, 2kg of ice
PHUKET: Police have arrested two women in Wichit found with 40,000 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) and two kilogrammes of crystal meth (ya ice).
Runners-up finish for Dechapol, Sapsiree in Tokyo
Runners-up finish for Dechapol, Sapsiree in Tokyo
BADMINTON: Mixed doubles stars Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai settled for a runners-up title at the US$850,000 (B29 million) BWF Japan Open in Tokyo yesterday (July 30).
52 warehouses to be scanned after fatal explosion
52 warehouses to be scanned after fatal explosion
NARATHIWAT: Security officials have been ordered to examine 52 other warehouses in this southern border town after a huge fireworks explosion at a godown in Sungai Kolok district on Saturday (July 29), leaving 12 people killed, 121 injured and nearly 300 houses damaged, about 50 of them totally destroyed.