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War Elephants target historic victory tonight

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.

Prayut slams Thaksin’s ‘tyranny’ tweet

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.

Celebrate mid-Autumn Festival with Banyan Tree’s handcrafted Mooncakes

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.

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Woman shot twice! Pattayas honest man? Doraemon ambulance! || August 30

PHUKET XTRA - August 30 Rawai woman shot twice and tells the tale! Doraemon ambulance? Chao Fa West Bridge! Broken leg fleeing cops! Pattayas honest man and UKs NCA illegal meddling on Koh Tao homicide investigation. Hosted by: JP Mestanza (JP) ThePhuketNews.com   #Phuket

The search for the Phuket ‘beach croc’ is on

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.

DSI launches massive land probe in Phuket

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.

Island Cricket Club dominate in latest Phuket cricket action

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.

UK court finds British police broke law in Koh Tao case

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’s B55mn ‘Chao Fah bridge’ faces delay over electricity post, drains delayed by rains

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.

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