JAPAN: A giant tortoise that made a break from a Japanese zoo has been found safe and sound two weeks after it escaped, only 140 metres away from the park.
BANGKOK: Kasikorn Research Centre estimates income from international patients at private hospitals will generate about B48 billion this year, an increase of 3% to 4% year-on-year.
CAMBODIA: It has survived centuries of monsoon rains, a US bombing campaign and rampant looting.
From time to time at a variety of locations around Phuket, strange lattices are erected on an open piece of ground.
PHUKET: The ongoing saga of huge delays in clearing foreigners through Bangkok’s two key airports this past week has been a delightful comedy of errors that has shone a bright light on Thailand’s inability to cope with a basic dilemma overcome by major airports around the world.
PHUKET: Three Chinese tourists who ignored red flags at Naithon Beach were saved from drowning by lifeguards earlier this afternoon (August 19).
FOOTBALL: The Premier League returned with bang last weekend as Arsenal staged a thrilling fightback to beat Leicester, champions Chelsea suffered a shock defeat against Burnley and Romelu Lukaku marked his Manchester United debut with a brace in their rout of West Ham.
PHUKET: An airport van driver has been praised and rewarded by Phuket International Airport after he returned a bag containing a lump sum in cash to a Bangladeshi man who left it in the van.
PHUKET: Rescue workers were called to the Phuket City Municipality complex on Damrong Rd in Phuket Town today (August 19) to retrieve a four-meter snake spotted on a tree.