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OA Transport faces B7bn tax evasion probe for zero-dollar case

BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Police (RTP) have set up an investigative panel to probe embattled OA Transport Co and its subsidiaries which are suspected of dodging B7 billion of taxes in connection with zero-dollar tour scams.

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 1-day Vegetarian Festival? 36,00 Ya Ba pills! Odyssey to nowhere? || September 18

PHUKET XTRA - September 18 Vegetarian Festival processions 1 day only! 3rd ACCOR Heartbreak Hill Mini-Marathon! 36,00 ya ba pills! Russians 4-day odyssey to nowhere? Another holiday drowning! Hosted by: JP Mestanza (JP) ThePhuketNews.com

‘No show’ of speedboat owners caught dropping anchors on coral south of Phuket

PHUKET: The Chief of the Hat Noppharat Thara – Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park has told The Phuket News today that he is still waiting for the owners of seven or eight speedboats caught dropping anchors onto coral reefs off Laem Thong Beach on the northeast coast of Phi Phi Island on Sept 3 to present themselves.

Phuket girls take honours at Thailand Open Fencing Championship 2017

FENCING: Members of the Andaman Phuket Fencing Club participated in the Thailand Open Fencing Championship 2017 from Sept 9-17 at Fashion Island Bangkok, with several of the squad walking away with medals.

Marine insurance bill wins first nod

BANGKOK: Thailand’s first marine insurance bill based on a UK law has received the green light from regulators and will be sent to the Cabinet for consideration.

Phuket bridges reopen after floods affect more than 2,000 homes

PHUKET: The two bridges providing access to Bang Rong Pier in Pa Khlok, a popular jump-off point for small ferry boats to nearby islands off Phuket’s east coast, have reopened after emergency repairs overnight as local officials race to provide assistance to thousands of families whose homes were damaged by floodwaters over the weekend.

‘Danny Glass case file to be transferred by next week,’ say Phuket police

PHUKET: The case file of British national Danny Glass from Margate in Kent, England, who on May 17 this year was charged with reckless driving causing the death of his long-term partner, Sophie Emma Rose Anderson, has not yet been completed by Lt Col Sanit Nookong who transferred out of Thalang Police Station last month, confirmed the new officer leading the case, Lt Col Anukul Nuket.

Season over: Phuket FC’s promotion hopes end after loss to Chiang Rai City FC

FOOTBALL: Phuket FC’s hopes of reaching the Euro Cake Thai League 4 Champions League, which will see 12 teams vie for four promotion places to Thai League 3, came to an end on Saturday (Sept 16) after the team were defeated in a penalty shoot-out with Chiang Rai City FC.

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