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Phuket airport holds fire drill
Phuket airport holds fire drill
PHUKET: Phuket International Airport held an emergency drill last Monday (Aug 8) simulating a fire near the airport’s runway.
Power outage to affect Cherng Talay
Power outage to affect Cherng Talay
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced a power outage in part of Cherng Talay tomorrow (Aug 11).
Brit brought back to life on Patong beach road
Brit brought back to life on Patong beach road
PHUKET: An Australian tourist has been formally recognised for his life-saving efforts after he revived a British man who had suffered a heart attack and collapsed on the Patong beach road.
FBI raid on Trump’s home ignites political firestorm
FBI raid on Trump’s home ignites political firestorm
FLORIDA: Top Republican leaders flung their support behind former US president Donald Trump yesterday (Aug 9) after an extraordinary Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raid on his palatial Florida residence sparked a political firestorm in an already bitterly divided country.
T1 ready for big kick-off this weekend
T1 ready for big kick-off this weekend
FOOTBALL: The new Thai League 1 season will kick off with a bang, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) said yesterday (Aug 9).
Driver’s licence renewals now on Saturdays
Driver’s licence renewals now on Saturdays
PHUKET: People in Phuket who have been unable to renew their driver’s licences during regular government office hours can now do so at the Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) on weekday evenings and on Saturdays.
Lost tourists found in Koh Phangan forest
Lost tourists found in Koh Phangan forest
SURAT THANI: Two foreign tourists who reported by phone they had lost their way while walking in a forest on Koh Phangan were found and brought to safety by a search party last night (Aug 9).
Phuket tourism industry turns to India
Phuket tourism industry turns to India
PHUKET: Phuket tourism officials are hoping for inbound tourists from India to help boost the island’s economy following a road show to the subcontinent earlier this month.
Blue Tree Wansao Festival
Blue Tree Wansao Festival
Blue Tree Wansao Festival
Celebrate Mother’s Day at Blue Tree
Celebrate Mother’s Day at Blue Tree
Phuket restaurant owner dismisses claims of price gouging tourists
Phuket restaurant owner dismisses claims of price gouging tourists
PHUKET: The owner of Khon Boran restaurant on Ranong Rd in Phuket Town has dismissed claims of price gouging tourists after the claim was made in a review of the restaurant posted on TikTok in which the tourist, a Thai, was charged in total more than B10,000.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 9-year-old boy shoots cousin, 7, during Phuket housewarming, COVID to be downgraded || August 9
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 9-year-old boy shoots cousin, 7, during Phuket housewarming, COVID to be downgraded || August 9
PHUKET XTRA - August 9 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket || Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Phuket readies celebrations to honour Queen Sirikit’s 90th birthday
Phuket readies celebrations to honour Queen Sirikit’s 90th birthday
PHUKET: Phuket officials are preparing to host a range of official festivities to mark the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, The Queen Mother, this Friday (Aug 12).
Taiwan holds military drill as China accused of preparing invasion
Taiwan holds military drill as China accused of preparing invasion
TAIPEI: Taiwan held an artillery drill this morning (Aug 9) simulating a defence against an attack as its top diplomat accused Beijing of preparing to invade the island after days of massive Chinese war games.
Boy accidentally shoots girl, 7, dead at Phuket housewarming
Boy accidentally shoots girl, 7, dead at Phuket housewarming
PHUKET: A Phuket police officer will not face any charges for leaving his 9mm handgun in an unlocked drawer despite a 9-year-old boy thinking that the gun was a toy tragically shooting dead his 7-year-old cousin at a house in Ratsada on Saturday (Aug 6).
Ozzy Osbourne closes Commonwealth Games as Birmingham parties
Ozzy Osbourne closes Commonwealth Games as Birmingham parties
COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Legendary Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne brought the curtain down on the Commonwealth Games in spectacular style yesterday (Aug 8) as dominant Australia celebrated finishing top of the medals table yet again.
Rise in number of Thais seeking work in South Korea
Rise in number of Thais seeking work in South Korea
BANGKOK: Outbound tour operators reported a spike in illegal job seekers who seek to use tour packages to South Korea as a guise before escaping from the group as soon as they arrive.
Deadly blaze pub owner gets bail
Deadly blaze pub owner gets bail
PATTAYA: The Pattaya Provincial Court on Monday (Aug 8) approved the conditional release on bail of the owner of Mountain B pub, where a fire claimed 15 lives and injured 38 other people early last Friday morning.
COVID-19 threat to be downgraded
COVID-19 threat to be downgraded
BANGKOK: The National Communicable Disease Committee (NCDC) has decided to downgrade COVID-19 from a “dangerous communicable disease” to a “communicable disease under surveillance” from October as part of the country’s plan to enter a normal endemic period.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Nightlife venues in tourism zones allowed to open to 4am? Mountain B owner confesses || August 8
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Nightlife venues in tourism zones allowed to open to 4am? Mountain B owner confesses || August 8
PHUKET XTRA - August 8 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket || Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand