PHUKET: A Phuket taxi driver has posted a warning for people to beware fake banknotes after a tourist got away with handing him a B50 banknote washed with a purple tint and with extra zeros literally glued on it to present it as a B500 note.
PHUKET: A 64-year-old woman leaving work was killed in a hit-and-run while crossing the bypass road north of Phuket Town last night (Sept 19).
NATIONWIDE: The Royal Forest Department is developing a mobile application and website allowing the public to report forest trespassers and encroachment to the department, says chief Chonlatid Suraswadi.
VOLLEYBALL: Thailand hope to qualify for next year’s Volleyball Women’s World Championship by securing a top two finish at this week’s final Asian qualifiers in Nakhon Pathom.
MEXICO: Nearly 140 people were killed when a powerful, 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico yesterday (Sept 19), toppling buildings in the capital and sowing panic on the anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake.
PHUKET: It has been confirmed today that German national Nico Papke, who on July 18 confessed to the murder of his Thai girlfriend, 35-year-old Pischa “Lek” Nampadung, will make his first court appearance at the beginning of October.
PHUKET: A 62-year-old Chinese tourist escaped with only bruises after he fell metres from a parasail onto Patong Beach today (Sept 19).
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PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong has called on residents to report all corrupt activities by officials as the country heads toward marking International Anti-Corruption Day on Dec 9.