PHUKET: A British man was arrested for theft at Phuket International Airport this afternoon (Feb 1) when he took cash from a cash-filled envelope left on a AirAsia check-in counter.
PHUKET XTRA - February 1 Underpass roads fixed for now, Facebook and LINE under fire from Junta, Zika virus on our borders, new type of bomb appearing in Thailands southern skirmishes, a new daily ASEAN update and Rawais sea gypsies legit.
BANGKOK: Deputy Finance Minister Wisudhi Srisuphan has clarified that the government’s planned amendment to extend the maximum lease term for state land to 99 years will not include renting to the private sector as has been claimed.
MYANMAR: Aung San Suu Kyi will lead her party into a new session of Myanmar’s parliament today (Feb 1), with lofty expectations that the first popularly-elected government in decades can reset a country ground down by half a century of military rule.
BANGKOK: Thailand’s six main airports saw robust growth in passenger traffic of 21.3% in 2015, setting a new record of just under 110 million. Such impressive growth largely reflected the marked upturn in Thailand’s tourism industry, said i…
PHUKET: The section of the collapsed road beside the Sam Kong Underpass that underwent emergency repairs over the weekend has reopened and is safe to drive over, the Phuket office of the Highways Department has confirmed.
This is the second year that this unique race will start and finish in Thanyapura Phuket. Supersports 10 Mile International Run 2016 presented by Thanyapura, will be held on Sunday -March 13, 2016 from 6.00am-9.00am. The running route is specially desi…
PHUKET: Samak Luedwonghad of the Phuket Highways Office has confirmed that the southbound lane of Chalermprakiet Rd, in front of Tesco Lotus Extra at the Sam Kong intersection, should reopen to traffic after 9pm tonight (January 31)
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy Area Three Command has apprehended two illegal Thai fishing vessels off Phuket, whose captains failed to comply with new tracking protocol aimed at curbing illegal, unreported and unregistered (IUU) fishing.