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Phuket Town pharmacy crash leaves man dead

PHUKET: A man died after his car slammed into a pharmacy in the heart of Phuket Town yesterday morning (Aug 27).

Thailand complete gold doubles in volleyball, futsal

SEA GAMES: Thailand completed a golden double in SEA Games volleyball and futsal after both the women and men’s teams won in the finals yesterday (Aug 27).

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Veteran comic and TV chat show host Darren Sanders. Live stand-up comedy in Phuket at Underwood Art Factory. Advance B600 . On the door B800. at comedyclubbangkok.com and Underwood Art Factory.

Remains of all missing sailors recovered from US warship

SINGAPORE: Divers have recovered the remains of all 10 US sailors who went missing after their warship collided with a tanker off Singapore, the US Navy said today (Aug 28).

Kids lose in parents’ custody battle

BANGKOK: Amid intertwined cases of parents fighting for custody of their children and alleged molestation by the mother’s new lover, two children will now have to leave both their parents and live with children’s welfare officials instead.

Regime denies Yingluck deal

BANGKOK: The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) yesterday (Aug 27) denied growing speculation it had secretly agreed to allow ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to escape from the country ahead of the rice-pledging ruling last Friday (Aug 25).

A one legged race

ENDURANCE: Former pro-wakeboarder Mac Rosen has teamed up with Coconut Tennis Academy and RPM Health Club as they sponsor, support and help him race in the upcoming Spartan Race on September 9 in Chonburi province.

Secrets of the deep

SENEGAL: Staring out to sea on a flawlessly sunny day, underwater archaeologist Ibrahima Thiaw visualises three shipwrecks once packed with slaves that now lie somewhere beneath Senegal’s Atlantic waves.

Kims Yoga: The simple beauty of life

Hello and welcome to our August Yin Yoga asana. We have been doing so well so far and we are more than half way through the “Year of Yin”.

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