PHUKET XTRA - December 14 Downpour diverts Aussies, Thai auto market slips, Parween threatened with defamation and more bombs in the South
PHUKET: Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada presided over the 2015 Bike For Dad opening ceremony and led the 5,635 bikers along the 29-kilometre “Route of Good Fortune” on Friday (Dec 11).
PHUKET: Police have tracked down and arrested a 22-year-old man for breaking into a Kazakh family’s home in Rawai and stealing a safe containing more than B2.4 million baht in cash and valuables.
PHUKET: The Consular Services section of the Australian Embassy in Bangkok will conduct a Consular outreach visit to Phuket on Wednesday, December 23.
Hard Rock after dark with Shana Pearson - Acoustic Live. December 25, 2015 from 8pm. Free entrance for all ages. Located across OTop Market Patong Beach.
BANGKOK: More than B6 million in prizes were handed out at the Thailand’s first Entrepreneur Now Awards 2015 (ENA) held recently at Four Points by Sheraton Sukhumvit 15 in Bangkok.
SAUDI ARABIA: At least 14 women won municipal council seats in Saudi Arabia’s first ever election open to female voters and candidates, officials said Sunday (Dec 13), far exceeding expectations in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
BANGOK: It is likely that people who have never been taxed on their assets will be exempted from the planned land and buildings tax as part of the government’s effort to gain more public acceptance for the new property tax, said a source at the Finance Ministry.
BANGKOK: A 5 per cent rise in taxi fares will not occur this year as complaints over bad service, including drivers rejecting passengers, show no sign of stopping.