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Not a bad catch for November

FISHING: Well me hearties, November ended the way it started with the weather still not settling for “high” season.

BISP tennis player heads to Junior Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship

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.

Wife finds German husband dead in Phuket home

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.

Time to get heavy on Phuket’s public transport operators

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.

Couple arrested in Phuket in possession of over 100 kilos of kratom

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 Red Cross urges blood donations for festive season

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.

Blacklist awaits visa-overstaying foreigners

The Immigration Bureau plans to fine and blacklist foreigners who overstay their visas from March or April next year.

PhuketWATCH Visa Crackdowns Near; Resorts Exploit Workers in Phuket, Khao Lak, Says Report

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.

Asean Today: Terror Threat to SE Asia; Actress Trapped in KL; Pedophile Travellers Mount

Around the Region Indonesia No 1 for pedophiles; Quake rocks Ambon; New rules for Angkor Wat; Thailand hires airline inspectors; Candidate claims to have killed 1700 people.

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