PHUKET: Experts from the Marine Endangered Species Unit at the Phuket Marine Biology Centre (PMBC) are of the opinion that a Blacktip Reef Shark might have bitten a Japanese man’s foot while surfing at Kamala Beach today.
FOOTBALL: To raise money for a school for underprivileged children in Phuket’s neighbouring Phang Nga province, Thanyapura Health & Sports Resort is to host the “Thanyapura 7 Soccer Charity” tournament which encourages Phuket hotels and companies to optimise their minds and bodies in football training and competitions.
PHUKET: The young boy rescued from a lagoon and resuscitated back to life at the southern end of Nai Harn Beach on Sunday (Aug 13) is on ventilator support but has yet to regain consciousness, The Phuket News has been told.
PHUKET: A laundry delivery struck struck a power pole on the busy Thepkrasattri Rd in Koh Kaew yesterday afternoon (Aug 15), tearing down power lines and causing a seven-kilometre tailback.
PHUKET: A gathering of Phuket’s expat community will come together at Wat Chalong on Monday (Aug 21) for the funeral of Chris Hill, who passed away on August 6.
BANGKOK: Soldiers have been ordered to keep a close eye on local politicians, political canvassers and any potential efforts to mobilise people to gather at the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on Aug 25, when the court will hand down a ruling in the rice-pledging case against former premier Yingluck Shinawatra.
BANGKOK: City Hall launched a new campaign to clean up the streets yesterday (Aug 15), promising to give half the fine to people who report motorcyclists using footpaths, people dumping garbage in public spaces or canals, and illegal hawkers.
GERMANY: Air Berlin on Tuesday (Aug 15) announced it had filed for bankruptcy after its main shareholder Etihad Airways said it would not plough any more cash into the struggling airline.
PHUKET XTRA - August 15 Printing traffic tickets is pricey! Too many snakes! Is it rainy season? Boy resuscitated on the beach & murder suspects caught. Hosted by: JP Mestanza (JP) ThePhuketNews.com