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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Tourism Gets Off-Season Boost, Phuket Road Safety Under Fire, Senate Scandal || July 18
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Tourism Gets Off-Season Boost, Phuket Road Safety Under Fire, Senate Scandal || July 18
PHUKET XTRA - July 18 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
No agreement yet over Big Buddha reopening conditions
No agreement yet over Big Buddha reopening conditions
PHUKET: The Abbott of Wat Kata and the local residents still living in the shadow of the deadly landslide below the Big Buddha Viewpoint that struck in August last year have both yet to agree on a set of conditions set out by Phuket branch of Royal Forest Department (RFD Phuket) ‒ which legally owns the land the Big Buddha sits on ‒ in order for teh Big BUddha Viewpoint to reopen to tourists.
Australian man found dead at Patong hotel
Australian man found dead at Patong hotel
PHUKET: An Australian man was found dead inside his hotel bathroom in Patong this morning (July 18), in what police believe to be a case of natural causes.
Disaster chief silent on ‘lessons learned’ on Phuket road safety
Disaster chief silent on ‘lessons learned’ on Phuket road safety
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office (DDPM Phuket) has yet to reveal any “lessons learned” in its analysis of road accidents in Phuket despite the number of fatalities in Phuket road accidents this year falling greatly.
Retail association touts recovery strategies
Retail association touts recovery strategies
BANGKOK: The Thai Retailers Association has recommended two strategies to accelerate economic recovery amid the prolonged global economic slowdown and rising uncertainties.
Lions leave out Farrell, Pollock for first Australia Test
Lions leave out Farrell, Pollock for first Australia Test
RUGBY: England flanker Tom Curry and Scottish centre Sione Tuipulotu won the race yesterday (July 17) to start for the British and Irish Lions against Australia, but veteran Owen Farrell and emerging star Henry Pollock missed out.
Woman killed after truck hits motorbike
Woman killed after truck hits motorbike
PHUKET: A woman riding pillion on a motorbike died after being hit by a six-wheeled truck on Wiset Rd in Rawai yesterday afternoon (July 17).
UK to lower voting age to 16 in general elections
UK to lower voting age to 16 in general elections
LONDON: The British government said yesterday (July 17) it would allow 16 year-olds to vote in general elections, a landmark change giving the UK one of the lowest voting ages worldwide.
229 targeted in Senate vote-rigging case
229 targeted in Senate vote-rigging case
BANGKOK: An investigative panel has recommended charges against 229 suspects, including Bhumjaithai Party executives, in connection with allegations of widespread vote-rigging in Thailand’s Senate election last year.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Rawai dog rescued from being buried alive, Phuket tourist caught with 6.6 kg heroin  || July 17
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Rawai dog rescued from being buried alive, Phuket tourist caught with 6.6 kg heroin  || July 17
PHUKET XTRA - July 17 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Frenchman faces charges for burying dog alive
Frenchman faces charges for burying dog alive
PHUKET: A French national living in Rawai claims he believed his Siberian husky was already dead before burying it in his garden ‒ only for the animal to be found alive, with its head still above ground.
Phuket enjoys surprise off-season arrivals hike
Phuket enjoys surprise off-season arrivals hike
BANGKOK: Phuket is seeing a big shift in tourism patterns as European travellers embrace off-season travel, with tourism revenue expected to grow by over B40 billion, or around 10%, this year, says the Phuket Tourist Association.
Phuket Governor honoured with ‘Outstanding Governor’ award
Phuket Governor honoured with ‘Outstanding Governor’ award
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat has been recognised with the prestigious ‘Outstanding Governor’ award for his leadership in advancing the ‘To be Number One’ anti-drug campaign at the provincial level.
Police to make background checks on all monks nationwide
Police to make background checks on all monks nationwide
BANGKOK: Police will check the backgrounds of about 300,000 Buddhist monks nationwide in the wake of the scandal involving several senior monks and a woman known as “Sika Golf”, who was arrested on Tuesday (July 15).
Teens arrested with homemade ‘grenades’
Teens arrested with homemade ‘grenades’
PHUKET: Two 15-year-old boys have been arrested in Wichit after police found them in possession of four homemade ‘grenades’, which they allegedly planned to use in a revenge attack on rivals.
American arrested at Phuket Airport with 6.6kg of heroin
American arrested at Phuket Airport with 6.6kg of heroin
PHUKET: An American man has been arrested at Phuket International Airport attempting to smuggle more than six kilogrammes of heroin out of Thailand, following a joint investigation involving the Tourist Police, Customs officers and narcotics authorities.
Syria says pulling troops from Druze heartland after US request
Syria says pulling troops from Druze heartland after US request
DAMASCUS: Syria announced that its army had begun to withdraw from violence-hit Sweida yesterday (July 16), following a wave of Israeli strikes on the capital and a US call for government forces to leave the majority-Druze southern city.
McIlroy confident of handling emotional British Open on home turf
McIlroy confident of handling emotional British Open on home turf
GOLF: Rory McIlroy insists the emotion of his return to Royal Portrush for the British Open, which starts today (July 17), will not distract him from challenging for the title.
Thaksin to hear lese-majeste ruling on Aug 22
Thaksin to hear lese-majeste ruling on Aug 22
BANGKOK: The Criminal Court will rule on Aug 22 on the royal defamation case against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, his lawyer said yesterday (July 16).
National crypto sandbox for tourists in the offing
National crypto sandbox for tourists in the offing
BANGKOK: Digital asset exchange operators have welcomed a joint effort between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Bank of Thailand to launch a crypto sandbox to allow foreign tourists to use digital assets in Thailand, saying the new initiative would drive crypto adoption across Thailand.