FISHING: Well me hearties, November ended the way it started with the weather still not settling for “high” season.
TENNIS: BISP RPT Tennis Academy player James flew to Miami on Monday (Dec 7) to take part in the 54th Annual Junior Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship.
PHUKET: A 76-year-old German man was found dead by his Thai wife at their home in Rawai yesterday morning (Dec 9). The death is not believed to be suspicious.
PHUKET: Public transport operators on the island will have their driving licences seized, suspended or terminated if they break Department of Land Transport (DLT) rules, and people now can report driver’s behaviour directly via the 1584 phoneline.
PHUKET: A couple from Nakorn Sri Thammarat were arrested in Kamala on Tuesday (Dec 8) when they were caught in possession of 142.6 kilos of fresh kratom leaves worth more than B100,000.
PHUKET: The Phuket Red Cross is urging locals and tourists to donate blood in order to get their blood bank ready for the coming festive season when accidents and emergency situations more happen more frequently.
The Immigration Bureau plans to fine and blacklist foreigners who overstay their visas from March or April next year.
Phuket Updating Digest Resports in Phuket and Khao Lak exploit migrant labor, says a report; Expats face a crackdown on overstays and ‘‘blacklisting’’; Brits want Donald Trump banned.
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