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BISP Cruzeiro Football Academy Head Coach graduates AFC - C License Coaching Course

FOOTBALL: BISP Cruzeiro Football Academy Head Coach Jonathas Candido recently graduated the AFC – C License Coaching Course.

Bomb suspect hunt sweeps through Phuket

PHUKET: Leading security officials on the island have confirmed that the search for suspects wanted for their roles in the Erawan Shrine bombing in Bangkok, which killed 20 people and injured scores more, has reached Phuket.

Young Algerians let their hair down at the mall

ALGERIA: Young people dont have many places to socialise in conservative Algeria. But now the North Africanʼs countryʼs youth are discovering something their counterparts in the West embraced a generation ago: the shopping centre.

Two drug dealers taken off Phuketʼs street

PHUKET: Two men were arrested by the Phuket narcotics suppression unit in Phuket Town on Tuesday (Sept 8) and Wednesday (Sept 9) when they were found to be in possession of crystal meth (ya ice).

Phuket airport drill recreates crash landing realism

PHUKET: Emergency teams at Phuket International Airport staged a full-scale drill at 1am yesterday (Sept 10) by using a real Airbus 320 to simulate an aircraft crash landing in Phuket.

Superkids take part in Aquathlon

AQUATHLON: To kick off the new school year, Thanyapura hosted its third SuperKidz & Anyman Aquathlon last Saturday (Sept 5). The swim-and-run event featured race distances and formats that provide all ages and levels a little challenge and tons of fun.

Phuket International Boat Show 2016 taking shape

PHUKET: The breaking news of the week is that the Thai government have announced that the licensing process for foreign yachts over 30m to charter in Thai waters is now complete.

Bomb probe heads south

BANGKOK: A police team has been dispatched to Malaysia to work with authorities there to track down the suspected Erawan shrine bomber.

Thousands of rescuers head to flood-hit Japanese city

Thousands of rescuers head to flood-hit Japanese city

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