FOOTBALL: Thailand are looking for their first victory in Asia’s final stage of World Cup qualifiers as coach Milovan Rajevac is confident his men can reach the milestone tonight when they face Iraq at Rajamangala National Stadium.
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha shrugged off a viral tweet by ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday (Aug 30) apparently comparing the Thai authorities to tyrants in relation to the case against his youngest sister Yingluck who fled the country last week.
Banyan Tree Phuket will celebrate this year’s mid-Autumn festival by becoming the first and only hotel in Phuket to have an in-house pastry Chef producing traditional Chinese mooncakes. Residents of Phuket will finally be able to enjoy these delicious and iconic mooncakes.
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PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong has ordered officials to keep a 24-hour watch out for a crocodile that was spotted off Bang Tao Beach last week.
PHUKET: A team from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) have arrived in Phuket to launch an investigative review of 627 SorKor 1 land-use documents being used to occupy protected public land, and especially land within Sirinath National Park.
CRICKET: Last Sunday (Aug 27) saw the second instalment of the Madras Cafe 30 Over Cricket League with Patong Cricket Club (PCC) taking on Island Cricket Club (ICC) in front of a packed clubhouse of sport fans watching the early morning boxing bout between McGregor and Mayweather in the Boundary Bar at the Alan Cooke Ground ACG, on a wet and rainy day.
UNITED KINGDOM: The High Court in London has found that the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) violated regulations in supplying information to Thai police working on the Koh Tao murder case.
PHUKET: The bridge and road located behind King Power duty-free ‘mega-store’ on Chao Fa West Rd that was expected to open in April this year will be delayed by at least another three months due to delays in installing an electricity post and flood issues, The Phuket News has been told.