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Myanmar ruling party concedes defeat as NLD eyes landslide

MYANMAR: Myanmar’s ruling party conceded defeat in the country’s general election today (Nov 9) as the opposition led by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi appeared on course for a landslide victory.

World’s tallest man dies in Surin

SURIN; A man who once stood 269 centimetres tall and was thought to be the world’s tallest person has died at his home in Surin province at the age of 26.

PHUKET NEWS TV: Phuket Xtra - November 09

PHUKET XTRA - November 9 Phuket rattles, Myanmar votes rolling in, BIS Soccer 7s washed out, Kra Canal postponed, Nai Yang recycling bins, some wedding proposals and anyone want to buy a red fox? You can! ‪#‎PhuketNewsTV‬ ‪#‎PhuketTV‬

Thanyapura named Asias Leading Sports Resort at prestigious World Travel Awards

Thanyapura Phuket has been named Asia’s Leading Sports Resort at the 22nd annual World Travel Awards, renowned as the most prestigious and comprehensive of its kind in the travel and tourism industry – the ‘ultimate hallmark of quality’ and the ‘benchmark to which all others aspire’.

Phuket on earthquake alert after region rocked by tremors

PHUKET: The National Disaster Warning Centre (NDWC) is monitoring earthquakes in the region after a tremors measuring 6.2 Magnitude struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands just before midnight last night (Nov 8).

Manicured Palestinian fingers throwing stones

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Ready for action in her pink muslin top, her manicured fingers clutching stones she picked up from the roadside, the 18-year-old declared that “the nation doesn’t only belong to the boys!”

Phuket boy scoops Singha Thailand Junior World Golf Championship

GOLF: Phuket born Wanchai Luangnitikul won the overall title at the eighth edition of the 13-nation Singha Thailand Junior World Golf Championship in Hua Hin yesterday (Nov 8).

Fishing chief south of Phuket faces forced labour charge

TRANG: Police have arrested the president of Kantang Fishing Association, in Trang province on the Andaman coast, south of Phuket, for alleged involvement in human trafficking.

Traffic closed, parking prohibited along main Phuket roads during Princess visit today

PHUKET: Traffic will be closed and parking will be prohibited all along the main route into Phuket Town from Koh Kaew for most of today to accommodate a visit by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.

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