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Phuket’s use of Big Data used as blueprint for future leaders
Phuket’s use of Big Data used as blueprint for future leaders
PHUKET: Members of the 80th High Administrative Program from selected government ministries convened in Phuket today (July 13) to undergo an educational session on the development of modern organisational management.
Challenge run confirmed at Ban Bang Niew Dam
Challenge run confirmed at Ban Bang Niew Dam
RUNNING: A challenge run oragnised to raise awareness of healthy living has been confirmed to take place on Saturday, July 22, officials confirmed today (July 13).
Companies on edge regarding delay
Companies on edge regarding delay
BANGKOK: The private sector has grown increasingly concerned about the delay in the new government’s formation, which could affect new investments and the tourism sector.
Phuket to splash B849k on another ‘City Pillar’
Phuket to splash B849k on another ‘City Pillar’
PHUKET: A three-day ceremony to commemorate the installation of a ‘City Pillar’ (‘Lak Mueang’) at the grounds of the new Phuket Provincial Hall will be held on Aug 5-7, officials have confirmed.
Two boys in hospital after near-drowning near Nai Harn
Two boys in hospital after near-drowning near Nai Harn
PHUKET: Two children were rushed to Chalong Hospital after a near-drowning incident in Soi Naya, Nai Harn, yesterday evening (July 12).
ASEAN-plus-three to meet on South China Sea, economic ties
ASEAN-plus-three to meet on South China Sea, economic ties
JAKARTA: Economic cooperation and the disputed South China Sea will be on the agenda when Southeast Asian foreign ministers meet their Chinese, Japanese and South Korean counterparts for ASEAN-plus-three talks today (July 13).
FAT invites top 16 clubs to help run T1
FAT invites top 16 clubs to help run T1
FOOTBALL: Football Association of Thailand (FAT) president Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang has opened the door for the 16 top-flight clubs to join the management board of Thai League 1 and help the FAT in running the competition in a better way.
Political showdown for Pita
Political showdown for Pita
BANGKOK: The much-anticipated prime minister vote occurs today (July 13), and the odds are not in favour of Move For ward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat emerging as the country’s next leader.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: EC forwards Pita’s case to court, Prayut retires, Underpass woes, Piling on the cheese || July 12
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: EC forwards Pita’s case to court, Prayut retires, Underpass woes, Piling on the cheese || July 12
PHUKET XTRA - July 12 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Suspect held in killing of German in Pattaya
Suspect held in killing of German in Pattaya
PATTAYA: One person has surrendered to police and warrants are out for two others linked to the gruesome murder of a German property broker whose dismembered body was found in a freezer in tambon Nong Prue of Bang Lamung district in Chon Buri.
Beached dolphin taken into care
Beached dolphin taken into care
PHUKET: A striped dolphin found beached at Koh Yao Noi, some 18 kilometres east of Phuket, has been taken into care by marine biologists at the Siritharn Rare Marine Life Rescue Center, based at Ao Makham on Phuket’s east coast.
Officials ready for ‘Tsunami Walk & Run’ event
Officials ready for ‘Tsunami Walk & Run’ event
PHUKET: Officials are preparing to hold the Phuket edition of the inaugural ’Walk & Run for Tsunami Learning 2023’ event, to be held in Mai Khao on Sunday (July 16).
Major League Cricket aims for US breakthrough
Major League Cricket aims for US breakthrough
CRICKET: The most ambitious attempt yet to establish professional cricket in the United States gets under way today (July 12) when wickets will be pitched for the start of the inaugural season of Major League Cricket.
Grab driver threatened with machete over taxi queue
Grab driver threatened with machete over taxi queue
PHUKET: A man has been charged for threatening a Grab taxi driver with a machete at Naithon Beach in a dispute over the Grab driver parking in an area claimed to be reserved for a local taxi queue.
Australia fears China’s latest Pacific deal could stoke tensions
Australia fears China’s latest Pacific deal could stoke tensions
SYDNEY: Australia has urged China to release the details of a new policing pact with Solomon Islands, saying Beijing’s latest push for influence threatens to inflame tensions in the South Pacific.
Prayut announces retirement from politics
Prayut announces retirement from politics
BANGKOK: Thailand’s outgoing prime minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha announced his retirement from politics yesterday (July 11), although he will remain as the country’s leader until the formation of a new government.
B1.8mn to fix Darasamut Underpass pump problem
B1.8mn to fix Darasamut Underpass pump problem
PHUKET: The Phuket Highways Office has hired a contractor to repair the water pump system in the Darasamut Underpass, in the hope of eventually avoiding having the essential tunnel closed again due to flooding.
Officials called to fix dangerous sections of Phuket’s busiest road
Officials called to fix dangerous sections of Phuket’s busiest road
PHUKET: Local residents using the northern parts of Thepkrasattri Rd have called for officials to complete works that are still ongoing to install drains, as the areas where the work remains incomplete posing dangerous risk to motorists, especially motorbike riders.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Missing man found in freezer, Residents push back against Navy over forest rights || July 11
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Missing man found in freezer, Residents push back against Navy over forest rights || July 11
PHUKET XTRA - July 11 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Australia, New Zealand revive ‘football’s Ashes’
Australia, New Zealand revive ‘football’s Ashes’
FOOTBALL: Australia and New Zealand will play this year for the “Soccer Ashes”, sporting officials said today (July 11), a long-forgotten trophy recently rediscovered almost 70 years after it was lost.