FORMULA ONE: Lewis Hamilton has dominated the Singapore Grand Prix to take a 28-point lead in the drivers championship after Sebastian Vettel crashed out on the first lap.
PHUKET: A 65-year-old Australian woman on a family holiday in Phuket has died after being pulled unconscious from dangerous surf along Phuket’s west coast late yesterday afternoon (Sept 17).
TRAT: A Russian tourist washed ashore yesterday (Sept 17) after spending four days at sea in a rubber dinghy in a fruitless attempt to reach Pattaya.
Water is slowly receding in eight provinces ravaged by widespread flooding brought on by tropical depression Doksuri but heavy rainfall continues to wreak havoc in low-lying villages, authorities said yesterday (Sept 17).
CZECH REPUBLIC: Crammed mercilessly into vans and car boots, tens of thousands of illegally bred dogs, many ill or still puppies, are smuggled each year out of the Czech Republic for sale on western Europe’s lucrative black market.
FISHING: Dear anglers, wherever in the world you may be, or be from. Having had to cancel last year’s P.I.S.T. fishing tournament due to unforeseen circumstances, the organisers are pleased to announce that the tournament is to return this year albeit under the new P.S.T. (Phuket Sportfishing Tournament) banner.
Scientists freely acknowledge they dont know everything about how global warming affects hurricanes like the ones that pummelled southeast Texas and Florida recently.
FORMULA ONE: Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel will attempt to recapture his championship lead from pole position after blitzing qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix yesterday (Sept 16).
PHUKET: Will the Thai Marine Business Association (TMBA) and the Phuket Hotels Association (PHA) join forces on key issues facing the key industries on the island? That was the clear question after the Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce (AustCham) Sundowners networking event at Phuket Boat Lagoon last Friday (Sept 8).