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PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket to BKK in wheelchair! May 2019 elections? 55-day run! || October 6

PHUKET XTRA - October 6 Phuket to BKK in a wheelchair! Ex-monk’s murder case? Share-bike DUMPED! May 2019 Thai general elections? Toon Bodyslam’s 55-day run for charity! Hosted by: JP Mestanza ThePhuketNews.com   #Phuket

Without Phuket lifeguards, Chinese tourist drowns at Karon Beach

PHUKET: A 29-year-old Chinese tourist has drowned at Karon Beach, marking the first death since the Phuket Lifeguard Service declined to renew its bid to provide lifeguard services on the island last Saturday (Oct 1).

Vettel heads Japanese practice before afternoon wash-out

FORMULA ONE: Sebastian Vettel set the practice pace today (Oct 6) at the Japanese Grand Prix, but lashings of heavy rain in the afternoon prevented most cars from taking to the track during the second session.

Sinckler hit with seven-game eye-gouging ban

RUGBY UNION: Harlequins prop Kyle Sinckler will miss England’s autumn internationals after he was banned for seven weeks on Tuesday (Oct 3) for eye-gouging.

Wheelchair-bound Phuket TV repair man makes second trip to honour late King

PHUKET: A 49-year-old, wheelchair-bound TV repair man has today set off on his second journey from Phuket to Bangkok in honour of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

[VIDEO] Whats On Guide || Oct. 6 - Oct. 13

: WHATS ON GUIDE : Shela lets you in on events happening around Phuket this week, from October 6th to October 13th! Check out more events at ThePhuketNews.com or click this link http://bit.ly/2iMHCgO

Ofo share-bike dumped in Phuket Town canal

PHUKET: People using the 1,000 bike-sharing ofo bicycles currently offered under a free trial in Phuket Town have been cautioned to treat the bicycles appropriately after an ofo bike was found dumped in a canal yesterday afternoon (Oct 5).

Entertainment venues asked to be appropriate during national mourning

PHUKET: The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Interior has called for all entertainment venues in Phuket and throughout the nation to cancel or reduce entertainment activities during October as the nation mourns the passing of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Charges progress on Phuket monk for slaying boy, 17

PHUKET: The defrocked monk now held on drug charges and suspected of hacking to death a 17-year-old monk’s assistant at Wat Baan Don in August will have his case file sent to the Public Prosecutor today (Oct 6), police have confirmed.

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