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Game on as Nico Rosberg enlivens title fight in Austria

Game on as Nico Rosberg enlivens title fight in Austria

The hills were alive with the sound of ‘game on’ after Nico Rosberg seized victory at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday (June 21) and sliced his championship deficit to 10 points.

French film set off Phuket sparks beach encroachment scare

French film set off Phuket sparks beach encroachment scare

PHUKET: Fears that illegal structures were being erected on a popular beach off Phuket have been quashed after it has been confirmed that they are part of a film set.

Body of Phuket fisherman found floating in Andaman sea

Body of Phuket fisherman found floating in Andaman sea

PHUKET: The body of a fisherman who was reported missing last Friday (June 19) when he fell from the boat he was fishing from with his wife was found floating in the Andaman Sea this morning (June 23).

Brazil beckons for BISP Cruzeiro Football Academy players

Brazil beckons for BISP Cruzeiro Football Academy players

PHUKET: Two years after plans were first set in motion for the football academy collaboration between British International School, Phuket (BISP) and Brazilian champions Cruzeiro Esporte Club, seven student-athletes will travel to Brazil to flaunt their skills in front of the countrys top youth coaches.

A first for Thailand: Buying property with a 20-year visa

A first for Thailand: Buying property with a 20-year visa

PHUKET: In what is the first initiative of its kind in Thailand, one property developer has joined forces with Thailand Elite to offer a 20-year visa for purchases at its Pattaya condominium.

PHUKET NEWS TV: Phuket Xtra - June 23

PHUKET NEWS TV: Phuket Xtra - June 23

Phuket Xtra - June 23 Chinese taxi drivers Stairway to Nowhere, Thai media asked not to do their job, Scoot Passengers losing it and Aviation fix-up deadline this Thursday. #PhuketNewsTV #PhuketTV

Girl, 10, survives electric shock at Phuket viewpoint

Girl, 10, survives electric shock at Phuket viewpoint

PHUKET: Workers scoured the viewpoint at Khao Rang (Rang Hill) over looking Phuket Town yesterday (June 22) to make sure the tourist hotspot was safe after a 10-year-old girl was hospitalised for electric shock on Sunday.

Officials caught in Phuket jungle gambling camp raid

Officials caught in Phuket jungle gambling camp raid

PHUKET: Two local officials were among the 26 arrested at a gambling camp set up in the hills of Vichit on Sunday night (June 21).

DCA gets Thursday safety boost deadline

DCA gets Thursday safety boost deadline

The Transport Ministry has given the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) until Thursday (June 25) to improve safety certification for Thai-registered airlines – one of the aviation concerns raised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

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