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Atthaya wins playoff to capture first LPGA title
Atthaya wins playoff to capture first LPGA title
GOLF: Teenager Atthaya Thitikul won a playoff over Denmark’s Nanna Koerstz Madsen with a bogey on yesterday’s second extra hole to capture the JTBC Classic for her first LPGA title.
Will Smith slaps Oscars presenter Chris Rock on stage
Will Smith slaps Oscars presenter Chris Rock on stage
LOS ANGELES: Actor Will Smith stormed the Oscars stage and struck comedian Chris Rock across the face for joking about his wife, in a moment at yesterday’s (Mar 27) gala that immediately went viral and left stunned viewers questioning if it had been scripted or genuine.
Claimants scrap for B1bn of Bang Tao beachfront land
Claimants scrap for B1bn of Bang Tao beachfront land
PHUKET: A Treasury Department investigation is underway in the hope of verifying, or denying, claims to 72 rai of beachfront land at Bang Tao with an estimated value of B1 billion, involving allegations of local “mafia” demanding payments for rent from people who claim to be legitimate owners of the land they are occupying.
More stable power supply hoped for mid-year
More stable power supply hoped for mid-year
PHUKET: Two 500kVA power lines from the mainland and the installation of a 500kVA transformer at a power station in Koh Kaew are hoped to mitigate the widespread minor power outages being suffered across the island by mid-year.
Songkran water splashing to be allowed at certain venues
Songkran water splashing to be allowed at certain venues
BANGKOK: The government has said water splashing events for this year’s Songkran Festival will be allowed at some venues, but not in open areas.
Russia, Ukraine set for face-to-face peace talks
Russia, Ukraine set for face-to-face peace talks
KYIV: Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will resume face-to-face peace talks as soon as today (Mar 28), probing whether a near-stalemate in fighting has forced Moscow to temper its demands.
Verstappen opens title account with Jeddah victory
Verstappen opens title account with Jeddah victory
FORMULA ONE: Reigning champion Max Verstappen scored his first points of the season with victory over Charles Leclerc at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix yesterday (Mar 27).
Phuket marks 258 new COVID cases, two more deaths
Phuket marks 258 new COVID cases, two more deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 258 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (Mar 27), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 45,545.
SSO warns hospitals: treat COVID patients or be delisted
SSO warns hospitals: treat COVID patients or be delisted
BANGKOK: The Social Security Office (SSO) has threatened to delist contracted hospitals if they turn away COVID-19 patients.
Second black box of crashed China Eastern plane recovered: state media
Second black box of crashed China Eastern plane recovered: state media
CHINA: The second black box has been recovered from last week’s deadly China Eastern plane crash, Chinese state media reported Sunday (Mar 27), and could help solve the mystery of the jet’s breakneck descent.
Seafood festival underway in Saphan Hin as foreign arrivals plunge
Seafood festival underway in Saphan Hin as foreign arrivals plunge
PHUKET: The series of food fairs across Phuket got further development with another Roi Rim Lay seafood festival which started in Saphan Hin yesterday (Mar 25) and is set to conclude tonight (Mar 26).
15 illegal migrants sharing a single Pajero nabbed in Kanchanaburi
15 illegal migrants sharing a single Pajero nabbed in Kanchanaburi
KANCHANABURI: Fifteen job seekers from Myanmar were arrested after a vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a roadside power post in Sai Yok district after being chased by police on Saturday (Mar 26).
Govt spokesman tests positive for COVID-19, forced to work from home
Govt spokesman tests positive for COVID-19, forced to work from home
BANGKOK: Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said on Sunday (Mar 27) he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Thailand to continue treating COVID-19 patients with local healing herb, favipiravir
Thailand to continue treating COVID-19 patients with local healing herb, favipiravir
NATIONWIDE: Thailand will continue to treat COVID-19 patients with both antiviral drugs and local herbal capsules, said Dr Korakrit Limsommut, head of the Health Administration Division within the Ministry of Public Health (MoPS).
Phuket marks Earth Hour 2022
Phuket marks Earth Hour 2022
PHUKET: Yesterday (Mar 26), Phuket residents joined environmentally conscious people around the globe for the Earth Hour by switching off non-essential electric lights to draw attention to climate change.
Dead body found in Phuket mangroves
Dead body found in Phuket mangroves
PHUKET: The body of a man (possibly a fisherman) was found floating in the sea on the margin of mangroves in Koh Kaew yesterday (Mar 26).
Legal Matters: Got a million dollars?
Legal Matters: Got a million dollars?
High Net Worth foreigners may now apply for work permits under the new Flexible Plus Programme
Biden says ‘butcher’ Putin ‘cannot remain in power’
Biden says ‘butcher’ Putin ‘cannot remain in power’
WARSAW: US President Joe Biden yesterday (Mar 26) castigated Vladimir Putin over the month-old war in Ukraine, bluntly calling the Russian leader “a butcher” who “cannot remain in power”.
Phuket Opinion: Patong public transport drivers shine again
Phuket Opinion: Patong public transport drivers shine again
PHUKET: This past week saw yet another return of the ugly behaviour of Phuket’s famed “public transport drivers”, as officials like to call them: namely our illustrious tuk-tuk drivers in Patong.
Increase in minimum wage to be discussed
Increase in minimum wage to be discussed
BANGKOK: The National Wage Committee is expected to hold a meeting to consider a proposal to increase the daily minimum wage rate due to increased living costs in Thailand.