PHUKET: The Ministry of Finance will hold its “Money Fair 2017 #1” at the Royal Phuket City Hotel on Sept 14 where people can register for microloans under the national government’s push to protect low-income earners from debt with loan sharks.
FORMULA ONE: Nine rapid-fire rounds spanning Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East will decide the closely fought 2017 Formula One world championship.
Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach Phuket donated nearly 200 kilograms of food items and other supplies as part of Mövenpick’s global charity campaign “A Kilo of Kindness”.
BANGKOK: The Supreme Court issued a warrant for the arrest of former prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today (Aug 25) after she failed to appear for the ruling in her rice-pledging trial, pleading a health problem.
PHUKET: A mum making a school run before heading to work in Phuket Town was caught out by her pickup truck catching fire in peak-hour traffic this morning (Aug 25).
PHUKET: Officers at the Phuket Checkpoint arrested a Thai man attempting to smuggle 12kg of kratom leaves onto the island early this morning (Aug 25).
BANGKOK: Economic growth in Thailand is gaining momentum, with global growth and a recovery from severe drought buoying an expansion of GDP by 3.3% in the first quarter and 3.7% in the second quarter of 2017, exceeding market expectations, reports the World Bank.
Double D-day for Boonsong, Yingluck Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra receives flowers from her supporters on her arrival at the Supreme Court to make final statement of the rice-pledging case on Aug 1, 2017. (AP photo)
PHUKET: The B1.3 million budget announced for the Phuket Stray Dog Shelter in Thalang during the “Big Cleaning Day” improvements this past week is “nowhere near enough”, says the Phuket Livestock Chief, who is responsible for the operations and upkeep of the facility.