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Saudi man arrested after deadly car attack on German Christmas market
Saudi man arrested after deadly car attack on German Christmas market
Saturday 21 December 2024 10:18 AM
GERMANY: German police arrested a Saudi Arabian man after a deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market Friday (Dec 20) in which an SUV barrelled through a crowd of revellers at high speed, leaving a trail of bloody carnage.
Phuket Islamic Ethics Training Center opens
Phuket Islamic Ethics Training Center opens
Sunday 1 December 2024 11:52 AM
PHUKET: Yesterday (Nov 30) saw the official opening of the Phuket Islamic Ethics Training Center building in Thalang by the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization (PPAO).
Phuket honours Diwali Festival
Phuket honours Diwali Festival
Saturday 2 November 2024 02:30 PM
PHUKET: The Central shopping mall in Patong hosted a special ceremony yesterday (Nov 1) to honour this year’s Diwali festival.
Patong marks end of Buddhist Lent
Patong marks end of Buddhist Lent
Friday 18 October 2024 03:31 PM
PHUKET: Leading figures and residents in Patong marked the end of Buddhist Lent today (Oct 18) with a traditional alms-giving ceremony held at Wat Suwan Kiriwong (Wat Patong).
Buddhist holy day brings alcohol ban
Buddhist holy day brings alcohol ban
Thursday 17 October 2024 09:19 AM
PHUKET: A 24-hour ban on the sale of alcohol came into effect at midnight last night as the country today (Oct 17) observes the Buddhist religious holiday Wan Org Pansa, the conclusion of the three-month ‘Rains Retreat’ often referred to as Buddhist Lent.
UN warns of catastrophe as Israel fights a two-front war
UN warns of catastrophe as Israel fights a two-front war
Sunday 13 October 2024 11:26 AM
BEIRUT: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon warned Saturday (Oct 12) against a “catastrophic” regional conflict as Israeli forces battled Hezbollah and Hamas militants on two fronts, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
Phuket Town dazzled by Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine procession
Phuket Town dazzled by Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine procession
Sunday 6 October 2024 11:38 AM
PHUKET: Festivities on day three of the Vegetarian festival continued yesterday (Oct 5) with the customary Buddha procession taking place in the streets of Phuket Town.
Rohingya refugees detail worsening violence in Myanmar
Rohingya refugees detail worsening violence in Myanmar
Monday 23 September 2024 04:30 PM
COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH: Rohingya refugee Syed fled Myanmar for a second time last month, after he was forced to fight alongside the military that drove his family out of their homeland years earlier.
Pope’s gruelling tour gets into full swing in Indonesia
Pope’s gruelling tour gets into full swing in Indonesia
Wednesday 4 September 2024 09:20 AM
JAKARTA: Pope Francis was set to meet Indonesia’s president today (Sept 4) after the 87-year-old appeared in good health and strong spirits when he arrived in the Muslim-majority nation to launch a gruelling tour of the Asia-Pacific.
Court bans couple's controversial teachings
Court bans couple's controversial teachings
Thursday 29 August 2024 10:40 AM
SURAT THANI: A Surat Thani court yesterday (Aug 28) ordered a couple to halt teaching their version of Lord Buddha’s teachings to followers and take their eight-year-old son, whom they claim has mind-connecting powers, to see a psychiatrist.
Australia raises terror threat level
Australia raises terror threat level
Monday 5 August 2024 01:01 PM
SYDNEY: Australia today (Aug 5) raised its terrorism threat level to “probable”, with the country’s top intelligence official citing a homegrown rise in “extreme ideologies”.
Riots flare in another UK city as police brace for weekend turmoil
Riots flare in another UK city as police brace for weekend turmoil
Saturday 3 August 2024 11:37 AM
ENGLAND: Rioting erupted Friday evening (Aug 2) in Sunderland, northeast England, where police said officers faced “serious and sustained levels of violence”, the latest unrest linked to a mass stabbing earlier this week that killed three young girls.
Phuket marks Asarnha Bucha, Khao Phansa
Phuket marks Asarnha Bucha, Khao Phansa
Sunday 21 July 2024 10:13 AM
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sopon Suwannarat led a Buddhist candlelight procession at Wat Mongkol Nimit in Phuket Town last night in celebration of Asarnha Bucha Day yesterday and the beginning of Buddhist Lent (Khao Phansa) today (July 21).
Buddhist holidays bring 48-hour alcohol ban
Buddhist holidays bring 48-hour alcohol ban
Friday 19 July 2024 12:16 PM
PHUKET: Patong Police have issued a warning informing local bar and restaurant operators of a 48-hour ban on the sale of alcohol as the country observes the Buddhist holidays Asarnha Bucha Day and Khao Phansa this weekend.
Phuket Immigration to close for major holidays
Phuket Immigration to close for major holidays
Thursday 11 July 2024 11:25 AM
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration has announced that its offices will be closed for two major holidays this month: Asarnha Bucha Day and Khao Pansa (Buddhist Lent Day), and His Majesty the King’s birthday.
Sakhu Police Station gets Muslim prayer building
Sakhu Police Station gets Muslim prayer building
Saturday 6 July 2024 12:58 PM
PHUKET: Sakhu Police Station has opened its new Muslim prayer building, praised as the first prayer building within a police station in the country.
Visakha Bucha holiday brings alcohol ban
Visakha Bucha holiday brings alcohol ban
Monday 20 May 2024 10:16 AM
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration and other government offices will be closed on Wednesday (May 22) as the nation celebrates the major Buddhist holiday Visakha Bucha Day
Hamas, Israel entrench Gaza truce positions as latest Cairo talks end
Hamas, Israel entrench Gaza truce positions as latest Cairo talks end
Monday 6 May 2024 09:00 AM
EGYPT: A Hamas official said Sunday (May 5) the group’s delegation for Gaza truce talks in Cairo was leaving for “consultations” in Qatar, after public disagreement with Israel intensified over demands to end their seven-month war.
Teen detained after Sydney church stabbing ‘terrorist’ act
Teen detained after Sydney church stabbing ‘terrorist’ act
Tuesday 16 April 2024 09:40 AM
SYDNEY: Australian police said today (Apr 16) a brutal live-streamed knife attack at a church service in Sydney was a religiously motivated “terrorist” act, as they urged calm from the angered local community.
Abortion, surrogacy, gender theory all violations of human dignity, says Vatican
Abortion, surrogacy, gender theory all violations of human dignity, says Vatican
Tuesday 9 April 2024 12:46 PM
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican published a document setting out “grave violations of human dignity” yesterday (Apr 8), listing abortion, surrogacy and gender theory alongside discrimination against migrants and LGBTQ people.

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