TENNIS: Last Sunday (Feb 7), at the Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand, BISP RPT Tennis Academy player James Van Herzeele won the Thai National Tennis tournament for Boys 14 and under, and was selected to represent Thailand.
FOOTBALL: Former police chief Gen Somyot Poompunmuang won a landslide victory in a vote for president of the Football Association of Thailand today (Feb 11).
Many will have noticed viral posts on the internet about the so-called India-Myanmar-Thailand overland highway opening up to road commuters this year. Few have already made the trip from Thailand to India, but only this year – this past few weeks to be precise – has the trip been completed by a caravan from India and concluding in Thailand.
PATTANI: Security forces captured a well-setup, hidden base used by a separatist insurgent group yesterday (Feb 10), arrested one suspect and seized a large quantity of bomb-making materials and weapons, in Pattani’s Nong Chik district.
PHUKET: After a record-breaking, sold-out year in 2015 where close to 6,000 runners participated in the AIMS-measured and certified Marathon (42.195 km), Half-marathon (21.097 km), 10.5 km Run, 5 km Walk, and 2 km Kids Run, the 11th Laguna Phuket Marathon this year is doubling the fun by spreading the races over the course of two days, June 4-5, 2016.
Roy Fordham, a pioneer for advertising and public relations in Thailand, died peacefully at home in Bangkok on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. He was 88 years old.
PHUKET XTRA - February 11 More questions about Nong DJs disappearance, yet another crackdown on tuk-tuks, taxis and passenger vans, more tax on smokers, Tinluck gets good news over rice-pledging scheme and PSU students packing condoms for safe-sex campaign.
Another year, another Valentine’s Day with venues all over the island catering to the spark of love with romantic dinners and exciting events. While long-term couples have a plethora of options (courtesy of a few thousand baht or friendly-connections), couples still in the beginning stages of their relationships may feel reticent to celebrate the holiday for several reasons.
PHUKET: Ever witness a horse, cow or elephant give birth? You will have noticed how quickly the calves learn to stand, walk on their own. It’s mere moments before these and many other mammals are forced to brave the world with minimal oversight from parents – unlike us humans, who in contrast, need a whole lot of nurturing before we’re ready to stand on our own two feet.