PHUKET: Deputy Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) – Thailand’s equivalent of the FBI – Lt Col Prawut Wongsrinin along with justice fund lawyer Pasit Thavornlamlert and relevant officials met with the members of the sea gypsies community at a multipurpose yard on Rawai Beach yesterday (Aug 31) to follow up on several lawsuits filed against cea gypsy community members.
PHUKET XTRA + WHATS ON GUIDE - September 1 Phuket crocodile caught! Knife-wielding for just 500 baht! Over 130 live pangolins seized! Recovering Thai victims bodies and missing tourist found. Hosted by: JP Mestanza (JP) ThePhuketNews.com
PHUKET: The Phuket Highways Department have announced that the new Bang Khu Underpass will be closed to all traffic from 9am until to midday tomorrow (Sept 2) while essential works are carried out.
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Teeraphol Thipjaroen has today (Sept 1) declined to comment on whether three high-ranking police officers, who in May were transferred pending an investigation into allegations of corruption and malfeasance, have been cleared of the allegations made against them after The Phuket News learned that the three have since been reinstated to their original positions.
PHUKET: The Phuket Knowledge Park (PK Park) was officially launched yesterday with the aim of the park supporting the Phuket Smart City project which falls under the government’s Thailand 4.0 policy.
Phuket’s annual Por Tor Festival, also celebrated throughout Southeast Asia as the “Hungry Ghost Festival”, will take place on the island from September 3-19.
SURFING: Hey surfers! My friend gave me a nice wake up call the other day. Well, it was more like an encouraging slap in the face and I’m glad he did it.
BANGKOK: At a hip Bangkok diner, foodies with an adventurous palate tuck into a bug-based menu that includes watermelon salad sprinkled in bamboo worms, nachos with silkworm cherry tomato salsa and pasta made from ground crickets.
Shela lets you in on events happening around Phuket this week, from September 1st to September 8th! Hosted by: Shela Riva ThePhuketNews.com