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Government targets loopholes in alcohol selling rules
Government targets loopholes in alcohol selling rules
BANGKOK: The Alcohol Control Committee is reviewing regulations to tighten restrictions on self-service alcohol dispensers by expanding the legal definition of a convenience store to close loopholes exploited by some retailers.
Thai man found drowned in Thalang pond
Thai man found drowned in Thalang pond
PHUKET: A 51-years-old Thai man was found dead in a pond in Thalang Sunday morning (June 28), with police believing he may have suffered a seizure or lost consciousness before drowning.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Official Arrested Same Day He Returns, Aussie Caught In Suitcase Murder || June 29
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Official Arrested Same Day He Returns, Aussie Caught In Suitcase Murder || June 29
PHUKET XTRA - June 2 || Hosted by: JP Mestanza Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Thai Airways hostess arrested smuggling heroin into Australia
Thai Airways hostess arrested smuggling heroin into Australia
MELBOURNE: Thai Airways International has pledged full cooperation with Australian authorities after a Thai air hostess was arrested and heroin seized from her bags at Melbourne airport.
Flat domestic tourism projected
Flat domestic tourism projected
BANGKOK: Tourism operators expect the domestic market will be flat or contract from last year unless the government launches an effective stimulus scheme to increase low-season trips, as Thai household income generation weakened last year.
Putin acknowledges fuel shortages after Ukraine strikes
Putin acknowledges fuel shortages after Ukraine strikes
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that the country was suffering from "a certain shortage" of fuel in an interview published by the Kremlin yesterday (June 28), after repeated Ukrainian strikes in their four-year war.
Russell holds off Verstappen to win Austrian Grand Prix
Russell holds off Verstappen to win Austrian Grand Prix
FORMULA ONE: George Russell returned to winning ways after a series of disappointments yesterday (June 28) when he claimed a measured victory for Mercedes ahead of Red Bull’s four-time champion Max Verstappen in a thrilling Austrian Grand Prix.
Deputy Minister of Transport inspects Phuket jet-skis, airport taxis, piers
Deputy Minister of Transport inspects Phuket jet-skis, airport taxis, piers
PHUKET: Deputy Minister of Transport Sanphet Bunyamanee over the weekend inspected some jet-ski operations, some taxi services, and Chalong Pier, pledging to strengthen safety standards and modernise the island's transport network to support its tourism industry.
House Committees visit Old Town, Phuket Pearl, talk waste
House Committees visit Old Town, Phuket Pearl, talk waste
PHUKET: While a huge delegation of MPs from no less than five House of Representatives committees visited Phuket over the weekend, three of the committees went visiting areas of the island to “examine issues ranging from hotel licensing and the pearl industry to the island's mounting waste crisis”, as the MPs gathered information they say will “help shape future legislative reforms”.
House committees hit the beaches
House committees hit the beaches
PHUKET: Five House of Representatives committees carried out a sweeping series of inspections across Phuket over the weekend, targeting land encroachment, illegal development, blocked beach access, unlicensed businesses and conservation issues as part of a nationwide crackdown ordered by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Thai girls claim silver at Junior Golf World Cup
Thai girls claim silver at Junior Golf World Cup
GOLF: Thailand put on an impressive performance to finish joint second in the girls’ team event at the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup 2026 at a rain-soaked Chukyo Golf Club in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan on Friday (June 26).
Rungruang arrested in national exam corruption probe
Rungruang arrested in national exam corruption probe
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Palad Rungruang Thimabut has been arrested by anti-corruption police over allegations that he acted as a middleman in a bribery scheme linked to local government recruitment examinations, just hours after returning to his post following a temporary transfer to Bangkok.
Police Committee Chairman conducts ‘study visit’ Phuket City Police Station
Police Committee Chairman conducts ‘study visit’ Phuket City Police Station
PHUKET: Members of the House of Representatives Police Committee visited Phuket City Police Station on Saturday (June 27) to assess traffic management, crime prevention and public safety operations, while pledging to help seek a solution to the long-running traffic bottleneck at Koh Kaew.
Phuket hotel operators take legal vacuum fight to Parliament
Phuket hotel operators take legal vacuum fight to Parliament
PHUKET: Small and medium-sized hotel operators in Phuket have taken their long-running licensing dispute to Parliament, warning that a legal vacuum has left more than 5,600 hotels unable to apply for or renew hotel business licences despite years of efforts to bring operators into the legal system.
House committee talks nominees, but not corruption
House committee talks nominees, but not corruption
PHUKET: A House committee tasked with investigating corruption and official misconduct has visited Phuket to examine illegal encroachment on public land and the use of foreign nominee companies, but an official report of the meeting made no reference to the corruption allegations currently engulfing the province.
Phuket Pride paints a rainbow in Old Town
Phuket Pride paints a rainbow in Old Town
PHUKET: More than 2,000 people filled the streets of Phuket Old Town on Saturday (June 27) as Phuket City Pride 2026 transformed the historic district into a sea of rainbow colours, celebrating diversity, equality and inclusion under the theme ‘We Are One: United in Love’.
Australian arrested after teen’s body found in suitcase
Australian arrested after teen’s body found in suitcase
BANGKOK: Thai police have arrested an Australian man after the body of a 17-year-old girl was discovered in a suitcase, authorities said Saturday (June 27).
Phuket finally confirms governor's transfer after two-week limbo
Phuket finally confirms governor's transfer after two-week limbo
PHUKET: The transfer of former Phuket Governor Nirat Pongsitthaworn to Bangkok has finally been formally confirmed by Phuket provincial officials, bringing an end to nearly two weeks of uncertainty that effectively left one of Thailand's most economically important provinces without an active governor.
Man killed as car slams into parked truck
Man killed as car slams into parked truck
PHUKET: A 28-year-old Phuket man died after the car he was driving crashed into the rear of a parked truck in Thalang during the early hours of Saturday morning (June 27).
Three nabbed for stripping abandoned Patong building
Three nabbed for stripping abandoned Patong building
PHUKET: Three Thai men have been arrested for stealing electrical wiring, air-conditioning components and other equipment from an abandoned building on Sirirat Rd connecting Patong and Karon, Patong Police have confirmed.