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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: No urgency for Phuket tunnels & highways after failed Expo 2028 bid, Astronaut in Phuket! || July 3
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: No urgency for Phuket tunnels & highways after failed Expo 2028 bid, Astronaut in Phuket! || July 3
PHUKET XTRA - July 3 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
 
LEDnology Chalong
LEDnology Chalong
Lighting company in Chalong is looking for a well motivated sales manager and personal assistant. We request thai and english languaje spoken and written, good computer skills and social media. Work during week days and half saturdays, good salary and sales commissions. To start immediately.
Police praised for stopping traffic to save snake
Police praised for stopping traffic to save snake
PHUKET: Police on duty at the Heroines Monument this morning (July 3) have been praised online for stopping traffic at the Heroines Monument to prevent a python crossing the road from being run over.
Govt mulls extending diesel tax reduction
Govt mulls extending diesel tax reduction
BANGKOK: A decision has yet to be reached on whether to extend the diesel tax measure set to expire on July 20, with the government recently directing the Ministry of Finance to evaluate the feasibility of such an extension.
GRIP IT ‘Coastal Cleanup Fiesta’ targets Karon
GRIP IT ‘Coastal Cleanup Fiesta’ targets Karon
GRIP IT, a charitable organisation based in the south of Phuket that consists of friends from around the world who want to do good for the community, will hold their ‘Coastal Cleanup Fiesta’ at Karon beach today (July 3), from 3:30pm to 6pm.
Verstappen dominates in Austria after penalty fiasco
Verstappen dominates in Austria after penalty fiasco
FORMULA ONE: Max Verstappen dominated yesterday’s (July 2) Austrian Grand Prix after a short-lived challenge from Charles Leclerc during and early virtual safety car.
Van driver sought for intimidating tourist with iron bar
Van driver sought for intimidating tourist with iron bar
PHUKET: Phuket Tourist Police last night (July 2) confirmed they were investigating an incident in Phuket Town yesterday (July 2) in which a passenger van driver verbally abused a tourist standing on the side of the street.
Police clarify tourist street brawl only a ’friendly fight’
Police clarify tourist street brawl only a ’friendly fight’
PHUKET: Police have issued a statement countering reports online of drunk foreigners running amok in Phuket Town last Thursday night (June 29), allegedly “fighting” with motorists and passers-by and even brawling among themselves in the street.
Neglected elephant boards jumbo flight home to Thailand
Neglected elephant boards jumbo flight home to Thailand
COLOMBO: An elephant gifted to Sri Lanka two decades ago was flown back to Thailand yesterday (July 2) after a diplomatic spat over the animal’s alleged mistreatment.
Australia win 2nd Test against England, lead Ashes 2-0
Australia win 2nd Test against England, lead Ashes 2-0
CRICKET: Australia took a stranglehold on the Ashes series after beating England by 43 runs in a fiery and controversial second Test in Lord’s yesterday (July 2) to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
State hospitals in search of more doctors
State hospitals in search of more doctors
BANGKOK: The work-life imbalance among Thailand’s medical personnel needs a solution. The latest example came from a doctor-turned-actress who posted on her Facebook that her overloaded work schedule at a provincial hospital ruined her life so much to the extent that she quit the job.
Police crack down on fireworks following Patong Beach fire
Police crack down on fireworks following Patong Beach fire
PHUKET: Patong Police have seized several illegal fireworks and made at least one arrest in a new sweep to crack down on people selling or using these items on the beach at night. The crackdown followed a Patong Beach fire that disrupted power distribution in the area. However, Patong Police did not provide any details regarding the connection between the fire and the ongoing raids.
Chevrolet Captiva 2.4 (2014)
Chevrolet Captiva 2.4 (2014)
A loved and well cared for Captiva 2.4 (2014) with just one owner with a full service history from Chevrolet since purchased. Orginally registered in Bangkok and now with a Phuket plate. Tyres in warranty (changed every 25,000KM). Sold as seen.
Police seek cooperation from victims in serial rape case
Police seek cooperation from victims in serial rape case
BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Police have issued a public warning regarding a man who has been arrested on accusations of committing a series of rapes and robberies in Bangkok and Eastern Thailand. Investigators are urging victims of the man to come forward and contact the police so that he can be fully charged for all of the cases.
EGAT a ‘bright spark’ for coral recovery
EGAT a ‘bright spark’ for coral recovery
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has joined the efforts to help corals off Koh Maithon to recover by providing 240 frames of now-defunct frames of power cable insulators for corals to grow on and for reef fish to use as their new home.
Anatoly unifies ONE Heavyweight titles
Anatoly unifies ONE Heavyweight titles
MMA: After 18 months of trash talk and bad blood, Anatoly “Spartak” Malykhin (13-0) finally got his hands on former ONE Heavyweight champion Arjan Bhullar in Bangkok last Friday (June 23) during ONE Friday Fights 22.
Freshwater shortage hits Samui
Freshwater shortage hits Samui
SURAT THANI: Koh Samui is facing a shortage of freshwater due to a lack of rainfall and increased water demand. These factors have drastically reduced water levels in many water bodies on the resort island, including the Phru Na Muang and Phru Krajud reservoirs and the Hin Lard waterfall, affecting the volume of freshwater needed to produce clean water.
Pickup rams roadside house in Thalang
Pickup rams roadside house in Thalang
PHUKET: Thalang Police are yet to reveal any charges against the driver who lost control of his pickup truck on Don Jom Thao Rd in Thepkrasattri and rammed into a roadside house, causing significant damage to the building but luckily not injuring anyone.
Farewell the FUZZtonez!
Farewell the FUZZtonez!
I was sad to see an advert for a farewell gig by popular Phuket rock band The FUZZtonez at The Grapevine in Cherng Talay. Sad, as it billed them as “hanging up their guitar straps and putting away their plectrums”. Sad, but not surprised, for Alf Hodges, their legendary frontman and local school teacher, is a good friend of mine, and I knew he had plans to retire sometime soon to the far north of Thailand where his wife’s family reside. 
World Cup chance to ‘blow lid off’ business of women’s sports: Rapinoe
World Cup chance to ‘blow lid off’ business of women’s sports: Rapinoe
FOOTBALL: United States veteran Megan Rapinoe said the upcoming Women’s World Cup feels like a “paradigm shift” in the global business of women’s sports even as inequities persist.