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Phuket’s ‘intelligent’ traffic cameras too efficient for printing tickets

PHUKET: The “intelligent” red-light traffic cameras installed at five key intersections in Phuket in February this year are functioning so efficiently that the budget for printing the tickets cannot keep up, reports the Phuket Provincial Police.

Thailand Property Awards 2017

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Phuket seafood vendor denies adding rocks in serving sea snails

PHUKET: A seafood vendor in Rawai has defended against an online rant claiming that rocks were included in his portion of sea snails in order to make up a kilo on the scales.

Snakes on the move in Phuket

PHUKET: Rescue workers were called to catch two large snakes in Phuket yesterday (Aug 14). One was pulled out from under a truck while the other was caught curled up on a roof beam inside a house.

Phuket flooding, landslide warning amidst severe weather

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong has warned people about the possibility of flash floods and landslides due to heavy rain and strong winds expected to last until Saturday (Aug 19).

3rd ACCOR HOTELS Heartbreak Hill Mini Marathon’ 2017

To create an annual fundraising event which supports the improving education and well-being of underprivileged children within the community we live and work. Our priority is to raise funds for local schools in Phuket and nearby provinces and support t…

Danai’s spikers determined to claim spot in Asian semis

VOLLEYBALL: Thailand take on hosts the Philippines for a place in semi-finals of the 2017 Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship today (Aug 15).

312 dead as mudslides, flooding sweep through Sierra Leone capital

SIERRA LEONE: At least 312 people were killed and more than 2,000 left homeless yesterday (Aug 14) when heavy flooding hit Sierra Leone’s capital of Freetown, leaving excavators to pull bodies from rubble and overwhelming the city’s morgues.

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