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Officials silent on Phuket police review
Officials silent on Phuket police review
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew met with top-ranking police on the island earlier this week as part of the Phuket Provincial Police Administration and Monitoring Committee, yet details of the meeting have yet to become public.
Phuket seeks to shift from tourism to new revenue areas
Phuket seeks to shift from tourism to new revenue areas
PHUKET: Businesses in Phuket want to pivot the province to gastronomy, international education, marinas, medical services, meetings and conventions, sports, smart city development and tuna exports to reduce dependency on the tourism sector after it was severely hit by the pandemic.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Government lifting state of emergency and dissolve Centre for COVID-19 - Oct 01 || September 23
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Government lifting state of emergency and dissolve Centre for COVID-19 - Oct 01 || September 23
PHUKET XTRA - September 23 || Brought to you by @PVC PhuketHosted by: Chris Howson 1 - End of state of emergency and COVID-19 centre 2 - Kata Hill lane to close again, resulting in detour 3 - Lot 20 cheap goods fair arrives in Patong
Slippery road blamed for motorcyclist’s death in Phuket
Slippery road blamed for motorcyclist’s death in Phuket
PHUKET: Police have warned road users to exercise extra caution while driving on wet roads after a 38-year-old motorcyclist died in a single-vehicle accident in Pa Khlok. 
End of state of emergency and COVID-19 centre
End of state of emergency and COVID-19 centre
BANGKOK: The government will on Oct 1 lift the state of emergency imposed to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and dissolve the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Lot 20 cheap goods fair arrives in Patong
Lot 20 cheap goods fair arrives in Patong
PHUKET: The ‘Lot 20’ cheap goods fair by the Phuket Commerce Office has arrived in Patong, where it will offer more than 80 essential household goods at discounted prices to help alleviate financial stress on people during the current economic situation.
Cambodia Khmer Rouge court upholds conviction in final ruling
Cambodia Khmer Rouge court upholds conviction in final ruling
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court gave its final verdict yesterday (Sept 22), upholding the genocide conviction and life sentence imposed on the regime’s last surviving leader.
Kata Hill lane to close again, resulting in detour
Kata Hill lane to close again, resulting in detour
PHUKET: The Phuket Highways Office has announced that the westbound lane over Kata Hill will be closed again next Tuesday (Sept 27) so that workers can continue to remove the roadside power poles as part of the road repairs and road-safety improvement project.
Young Thai driver makes karting history
Young Thai driver makes karting history
KARTING: Nong Enzo Tarnvanichkul made Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Karting history last weekend when he became the first ever Thai champion in the sport.
Celest one fight away from her dream
Celest one fight away from her dream
MUAY THAI: Phuket-based fighter Celest Muriel Hansen took a huge stride towards realising her dream of securing a professional contract in the sport as she won her Fairtex Fight Road to ONE women’s atomweight semi-final last Saturday (Sept 17).
Power outage to affect part of Cherng Talay
Power outage to affect part of Cherng Talay
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced a power outage in part of Cherng Talay today (Sept 23).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: All systems are go for Phuket Veg Fest 2022 || September 22
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: All systems are go for Phuket Veg Fest 2022 || September 22
PHUKET XTRA - September 22 || Brought to you by @PVC PhuketHosted by: Chris Howson 1 - Man dies after motorbike slams into parked trailer truck 2 - No strict COVID controls from Oct 1 3 - Russian man killed in motorbike collision with van 4 - Phuket Veg Fest gains momentum
Officials targeted in helmet use, safe crosswalks campaign
Officials targeted in helmet use, safe crosswalks campaign
PHUKET: Local officials have launched yet another road safety campaign, this one called ‘Safe crosswalks, good discipline’ and is coupled with a campaign to encourage people to observe “100%” helmet use.
Asia Long Drive a big hit at Laguna Phuket
Asia Long Drive a big hit at Laguna Phuket
GOLF: Phuket hosted the latest round of the Asia Long Drive Championship 2022 at Laguna Phuket Golf Club last weekend (Sept 16-18).
No strict COVID controls from Oct 1
No strict COVID controls from Oct 1
BANGKOK: Visitors will not be required to show their COVID-19 vaccination or test certificates and infected people with mild or no symptoms will not need to enter isolation from Oct 1.
Man dies after motorbike slams into parked trailer truck
Man dies after motorbike slams into parked trailer truck
PHUKET: An unidentified motorcyclist died when he crashed into the back of a parked trailer truck earlier today (Sept 22), police have confirmed.
Russian man killed in motorbike collision with van
Russian man killed in motorbike collision with van
PHUKET: A 22-year-old Russian man died after the motorbike he was riding crashed head-on into a passenger van at the northern end of Karon on Tuesday afternoon (Sept 20).
Natthakritta among WAAP contenders
Natthakritta among WAAP contenders
GOLF: Natthakritta Vongtaveelap will lead the Thai challenge at the fourth Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship in Pattaya in November.
Putin calls up reservists, warns Russia will use ‘all means’ for defence
Putin calls up reservists, warns Russia will use ‘all means’ for defence
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial military mobilisation and vowed yesterday (Sept 21) to use “all available means” to protect Russian territory, after Moscow-held regions of Ukraine suddenly announced annexation referendums.
Phuket van drivers in brawl suspended six months
Phuket van drivers in brawl suspended six months
PHUKET: The three men involved in the car park brawl at the Khun Mae Ju tourist souvenir store on Thepkrasattri Rd yesterday ‒ all three being Phuket passenger van drivers ‒ have had their licences suspended for six months.