INDONESIA: More than 122,000 people have fled their homes on the resort island of Bali, fearful that a rumbling volcano could erupt at any time, disaster officials said.
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong has disclosed at a meeting today (Sept 28) that a new, short-term beach safety team made up of navy officers, freelance lifeguards and Civil Defense Volunteers will patrol Phuket’s beaches to ensure the safety of tourists when the Phuket Lifeguard Service contract ends on Saturday (Sept 30).
BANGKOK: The managing director of bus operator OA Transport, recently acquitted in a zero-dollar tours case, filed a malfeasance complaint against tourist and Bangkok police officers at the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) today (Sept 28).
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Prime Minster today (Sept 28) said fugitive ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra is in Dubai, a day after she was handed a five-year jail term in absentia for negligence.
PHUKET: The Tourist Police Bureau today carried out a simulated marine air-rescue exercise at Bansapam Mongkholwittaya School on Thepkrassattri Rd in Koh Kaew.
PHUKET: The organisers of the Thailand Yacht Show (TYS) have announced revised dates for the third edition of the show, which will return to Phuket’s Ao Po Grand Marina on Feb 14-17, 2018, with the Thailand Yachting Forum (TYF) scheduled to take place on Feb 13, 2018.
FOOTBALL: Football Association of Thailand (FAT) president Somyot Poompunmuang confirmed yesterday (Sept 27) that his organisation and Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) want to put forward a joint bid to host the 2034 Fifa World Cup.
PHUKET: The passenger in a pickup truck was left with serious injuries this morning when the driver of the truck rear-ended a 22-wheeler trailer truck on Chao Fa West Rd in Wichit.
PHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has issued a travel advisory calling for all people visiting the Kingdom during the Royal Funeral for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej next month to be “respectful” and to behave appropriately during the period of mourning.