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Power outage to affect part of Kamala
Power outage to affect part of Kamala
PHUKET: Residents and businesses in southern Kamala will experience a nine-hour-long power outage today (June 30) due to works on the high-voltage electricity distribution system.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Island to see heavy rain, Hotels pushed to pay room tax, Donating blood in Phuket || June 29
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Island to see heavy rain, Hotels pushed to pay room tax, Donating blood in Phuket || June 29
PHUKET XTRA - June 29 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Police investigate Phuket Town street shooting
Police investigate Phuket Town street shooting
PHUKET: Police officers are working to track down and apprehend a suspect who opened fire in Phuket Town this morning (June 29), threatening another individual. Although no injuries have been reported, the police have confirmed property damage following the incident.
Rawai charity run confirmed
Rawai charity run confirmed
MARATHON: Organisers confirmed yesterday (June 28) that this year’s mini marathon in Rawai will take place on Sunday, July 16 and funds raised from the race will go towards the purchase of an ambulance for Chalong Hospital.
Phuket tsunami drill to get competitive twist
Phuket tsunami drill to get competitive twist
PHUKET: Registration continues for the inaugural ’Walk & Run for Tsunami Learning 2023’ event to be held in Mai Khao on Sunday, July 16. The exercise will have a new competitive twist to enhance engagement.
Chinese women arrested at Phuket airport for working illegally
Chinese women arrested at Phuket airport for working illegally
PHUKET: Immigration officers have arrested two Chinese women taken into custody in the car park at Phuket International Airport for working illegally.
Rewat urges hotels to pay PPAO room tax
Rewat urges hotels to pay PPAO room tax
PHUKET: Rewat Areerob, President of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO) has called on hotel and other guest accommodation operators to step up and pay the 1% room rate tax collected by the PPAO to help fund tourism promotion and development.
Tiny Thai school on the climate change front line
Tiny Thai school on the climate change front line
BAN KHUN SAMUT CHIN: Each morning, four children stand barefoot in a line and proudly sing the national anthem as the Thai flag is raised outside their school, perched on a finger of land surrounded by the sea.
South Koreans get younger as traditional age system dropped
South Koreans get younger as traditional age system dropped
SEOUL: Lee Jung-hee was set to turn 60 next year but South Korea dropped its traditional age counting system yesterday (June 28), so the Seoul-based housewife just got a year younger - and she’s thrilled.
Pérez form slump threatens long-term future
Pérez form slump threatens long-term future
FORMULA ONE: Sergio Pérez’s form slump has become so dire that Red Bull Racing is openly suggesting his place at the team is no longer secure - and Daniel Ricciardo is waiting in the wings ready to pounce.
FPO requests debt restructuring
FPO requests debt restructuring
BANGKOK: The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) is calling on state financial institutions and commercial banks to implement debt restructuring measures to reduce the debt repayment burden rather than extending the repayment period, says director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Remembering a Phuket legend, Kathu nightclubs to close for 5 years || June 28
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Remembering a Phuket legend, Kathu nightclubs to close for 5 years || June 28
PHUKET XTRA - June 28 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Wet weather forecast to continue
Wet weather forecast to continue
PHUKET: The spate of heavy downfalls that began to soak the island yesterday are forecast to continue through to Sunday (July 2), reports the Southern Western Meteorological Center located near Phuket International Airport.
Foreigners called to donate blood
Foreigners called to donate blood
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration together with the Phuket chapter of the Thai Red Cross (Phuket RBC) are inviting all foreigners residing in Phuket and nearby provinces to donate blood at a special blood-donation drive to be held at the Central Floresta shopping mall on the bypass road tomorrow (June 29).
Jason Wilder passes away
Jason Wilder passes away
PHUKET: Jason Wilder, the iconic voice of the Phuket Live Radio - Live 89.5FM Drive Time show who made the phrase’ Sawadee Khrap Pee Nong Khrap!’ a calling, has passed away. He was 48 years old.
THAI to finalise deal to buy 30 new aircraft
THAI to finalise deal to buy 30 new aircraft
BANGKOK: Thai Airways (THAI) aims to finalise a deal to buy at least 30 new aircraft by the end of the year and could double its fleet of narrow-body jets over the next decade, according to its chief executive.
Regional OTOP comes to Phuket
Regional OTOP comes to Phuket
PHUKET: Ornsit Sumphantharat, Director-General of the Department of Community Development, was in Phuket yesterday (June 27) for the official opening ceremony of the ’OTOP Regional 2023’ underway at Saphan Hin.
Wagner chief heads into Belarus exile, NATO vows to protect allies
Wagner chief heads into Belarus exile, NATO vows to protect allies
MOSCOW: Belarus welcomed the head of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin into exile yesterday (June 27) following an aborted rebellion, as NATO warned it was ready to defend against “Moscow or Minsk”.
Thai spikers fall to Netherlands
Thai spikers fall to Netherlands
VOLLEYBALL: Thailand opened the third week of the Volleyball Nations League with a straight-sets loss to the Netherlands, despite the support from a raucous crowd of hometown fans in Bangkok.
House now has only 499 MPs
House now has only 499 MPs
BANGKOK: The House of Representatives now has 499 members, one short of the full complement of 500, following Move Forward Party (MFP) list-MP Nateepat Kulsetthasitha’s formal conviction and sentencing for drunk driving two days after the general election.