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Phuket Updating Digest Wrap of Bangkok Bombing reactions; Police target man in yellow t-shirt; Germany overwhelmed with refugees; Eight traffickers held; Lion killer seen.
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Around the Region The Bangkok bomb triggers reactions around the region; Indonesia sinks 38 fishing vessels; Singapore flight turns back; Burma questions over future post-election.
Phuket tourism readies for fallout from Bangkok bomb attack
PHUKET: Leading figures in Phuket’s tourism industry today said it was too early to tell if Phuket will suffer as a result of the bomb blast at Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine last night (August 17).
PHUKET NEWS TV: Phuket Xtra - August 18
PHUKET XTRA - August 18 Special program today looking at the immediacy and value of social media following the Erawan Shrine bomb in Bangkok. #PhuketNewsTV #PhuketTV
Phuket charity hits a high note with pop-opera fundraiser
PHUKET: The home-grown Thai charity Phuket Has Been Good to Us is to receive an operatic boost with the performance by Thailand’s first and only pop-opera band, FIVERA, who return to Trisara for “A Night At The Opera” on September 11.
Bomb hurled from Bangkok bridge, explodes – no injuries reported
BANGKOK: A suspected grenade was thrown from the Taksin bridge onto the Sathorn pier, where ferries operate Chao Phraya River services to passengers, in Bangkok Tuesday (August 18), but caused no injuries or damage, reports the Bangkok Post.
City sharpen Chelseas pain
FOOTBALL: Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho scored as Manchester City crushed Chelsea 3-0 on Sunday (August 16) to establish a five-point advantage over the champions in the Premier League table.
Phuket airport, street security boosted after Bangkok bomb attack
PHUKET: Security at Phuket International Airport and at all key tourist areas on the island has been ramped up in response to the bomb blast in Bangkok that killed 21 people and injured scores more, including tourists, last night (August 17).
Phuket’s Pearl trounce Nakhon Ratchasima’s ‘Super Cats’ for boost to 3rd place
FUTSAL: The scoreboard at Phuket’s Saphan Hin Indoor Stadium malfunctioned after the Andaman Pearl scored its 10th goal against Nakhon Ratchasima futsal club in the final minutes of a 10-3 goal-fest on Sunday night.