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Dangerous Phuket Volvo driver surrenders

PHUKET: The driver who abandoned his red Volvo V70 after crashing it into lamppost in Srisoonthon on Wednesday (July 22) has surrendered himself to police.

Formula 1: Red Bull threatens but Mercedes in box seat for Hungarian Grand Prix after Friday practice

PHUKET: Lewis Hamilton topped both practice sessions and reaffirmed Mercedes’ long run pace after Friday practice at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Phuket security guard has throat slit, survives

PHUKET: Police are on the lookout for a man wanted for slashing the throat of a security guard at a Phuket resort last night (July 24).

Flying BMW inspires Phuket roadworks safety boost

PHUKET: A BMW Z4 that exited the Darasamuth Underpass on the bypass road last Saturday only to flip into a roadside drain under construction has inspired an island-wide safety boost at all roadworks sites in Phuket.

Egat insists on bids for Krabi power plant

BANGKOK: Bidding for the coal-fired power plant in Krabi will go ahead, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand insists, even though a joint panel including residents and the government is looking at whether the project should go ahead.

Booze rules dispirit customers, bar owners

BANGKOK: Pubs and restaurants surrounding the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) have gone quiet as blasting music along the streets was shut off from 9pm.

‘Drifter’ gunman a disaffected angry man, kills two, himself in US cinema rampage

LOUISIANA, US: The troubled “drifter” who randomly killed two women in a Louisiana movie theater and then took his own life has emerged as an anti-government extremist who owned a legally-purchased firearm.

When can we cross the bypass road safely?

We are an elderly expat couple who live on Soi Tida, near the Esso Service Station on the bypass road. We retired from Australia and we used to enjoy regular walks to Sam Kong and Tesco Lotus to do our shopping.

Defending and trying a lawsuit in Thailand

PHUKET: Understanding what it takes to initiate – or defend – a civil lawsuit in Thailand can baffle many expats living in Phuket.

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