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Phuket hosts 2nd annual eSports competition
Phuket hosts 2nd annual eSports competition
ESPORTS: The 2nd annual Phuket eSports tournament kicked off last Saturday (July 1) as 16 teams battled it out for trophies and cash prizes.
Teen gangs sought as shots fired in Kathu
Teen gangs sought as shots fired in Kathu
PHUKET: Teen gangs are suspected in an incident early this morning (July 5) that saw more than 15 shots fired on a small, quiet street in Kathu.
Team Thailand return from Special Olympics to hero’s welcome
Team Thailand return from Special Olympics to hero’s welcome
SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Team Thailand returned home to a hero’s welcome on June 27 after securing an impressive 42-medal haul at the recent 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games, which took place in Berlin, Germany, from June 17-25.
Tourists on motorbikes targetted in new Phuket road safety campaign
Tourists on motorbikes targetted in new Phuket road safety campaign
PHUKET: The increasing number of people killed on Phuket’s roads, especially tourists, has prompted Phuket officials to ramp up their campaign to improve road safety on the island.
Malaysia Independence Day Golf Tournament
Malaysia Independence Day Golf Tournament
Calling all golfers! Celebrate Malaysia Independence Day with a round for Charity at Aquella, Phang-Nga on August nineteen. Organised by Asia Mice Planner, M C T & Malaysian Thai Friends Group, only THB 4,900 per person, inclusive of cart, caddie and brunch followed by a gala dinner at La Vela Khao Lak Resort. Part of the proceeds donated to a charity later this year. Limited spaces available. Please Contact Asia Mice Planner, Mr. DAVE 081-2712429 for more information today.
Van driver fined B1,000 for verballing tourist
Van driver fined B1,000 for verballing tourist
PHUKET: The van driver at the centre of the furore over him verbally abusing a tourist on the street in Phuket Town last Sunday (July 2) has been fined B1,000.
Hong Kong leader says wanted activists should give up or live ‘in fear’
Hong Kong leader says wanted activists should give up or live ‘in fear’
HONG KONG: John Lee, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, called on eight overseas activists to turn themselves in yesterday (July 4), a day after police put out bounties on them for violating the city’s national security law.
King donates to Sak Surin rehabilitation
King donates to Sak Surin rehabilitation
CHIANG MAI: His Majesty the King has granted financial support for the medical treatment of repatriated jumbo, Sak Surin, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa said yesterday (July 4).
Phuket expat Arnaud Verstraete passes away
Phuket expat Arnaud Verstraete passes away
PHUKET: Long-term Phuket expat Arnaud Verstraete has passed away, the Rotary Club of Patong Beach has announced.
Van driver intimidation sparked by extra fare disagreement
Van driver intimidation sparked by extra fare disagreement
PHUKET: An official report on the ongoing saga of the van driver from Krabi who verbally abused a 35-year-old tourist from Singapore on Sunday (July 2) has confirmed that the initial dispute was over the driver refusing to drop the tourist at his hotel without receiving an extra B100.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: New House Speaker, Patong thief found, Python traffic, Tragic discovery in BKK home || July 4
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: New House Speaker, Patong thief found, Python traffic, Tragic discovery in BKK home || July 4
PHUKET XTRA - July 4 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Phuket woman arrested for selling SIM cards
Phuket woman arrested for selling SIM cards
PHUKET: Region 8 Police have arrested a woman in Srisoonthorn for selling thousands of registered SIM cards to persons unknown in border provinces in the North and Eastern Thailand.
Thai spikers end home campaign winless
Thai spikers end home campaign winless
VOLLEYBALL: Thailand ended their Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2023 campaign with a defeat against Brazil at Hua Mark Indoor Stadium on Sunday (July 2).
Laotian man arrested for Patong break-ins
Laotian man arrested for Patong break-ins
PHUKET: Patong Police have arrested a Laotian man wanted for two break-ins which saw more than B35,000 in cash along with a Colt handgun stolen.
International office opens to probe Russia’s war on Ukraine
International office opens to probe Russia’s war on Ukraine
THE HAGUE: An international investigation office seen as a “truly historic” first step towards a possible trial of Russia’s leadership opened in The Hague yesterday (July 3) to probe a crime of aggression against Ukraine.
Huge response to ‘Job Expo 2023’
Huge response to ‘Job Expo 2023’
PHUKET: More than 500 people immediately found gainful employment at the ‘Job Expo Phuket 2023’ held at the Central Floresta shopping mall on the bypass road late last month, with a total of nearly 30,000 people actively engaged with the event, Pichit Singthongkam, Chief of the Phuket Provincial Employment Office, has revealed.
FAT chief resigns after SEA Games fiasco
FAT chief resigns after SEA Games fiasco
FOOTBALL: Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang, president of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), announced his resignation on Sunday (July 2) over a fiasco which saw the country’s U22 team lose to Indonesia in the final of the 2023 Souteast Asia (SEA) Games.
FAT Board stops Somyot from quitting to avert ban
FAT Board stops Somyot from quitting to avert ban
FOOTBALL: The executive board of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) asked Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang to refrain from resigning as their president yesterday (July 3) to “avoid being sanctioned by FIFA”.
MFP, Pheu Thai clinch House speaker compromise
MFP, Pheu Thai clinch House speaker compromise
BANGKOK: The Move Forward Party (MFP) and the Pheu Thai Party have agreed to have Prachachat Party leader Wan Muhammad Nor Matha as the House speaker, while MFP and Pheu Thai will each have one deputy’s seat.
Van driver charged for threatening tourist
Van driver charged for threatening tourist
PHUKET: The passenger van driver wanted for intimidating and verbally abusing a tourist in Phuket Town yesterday has presented himself to Phuket City Police and charged with frightening others by use of threat.