Artikel erschien April 2018
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Phuket Town clothes shop blaze – 2 million baht in damages
A clothes shop ‘Hollywood Studio Store’ located in the ground floor of the Paradise Multiplex, Ocean Shopping Mall in Phuket Town, was on fire last night (April 23) and destroyed about 2 million baht worth of valuables. The team of Phuket authorities including Phuket’s Mayor, Somjai Suwansuppana, rushed to the scene with fire trucks The fire was inside of the shop so the firefighters used an axe to break inside to control and extinguish the fire. However, the exercise was difficult because the clothes were highly flammable and were causing a lot of smoke so they had to use a smoke exhauster before getting in
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Nakhon Phanom airport seeks 120 million baht for expansion
Nakhon Phanom International Airport is seeking 120 million baht from the government for the next fiscal year hoping to add two more runways and expand is departures building. Nakhon Phanom is in the Kingdom’s far north-east, right on the Laotian border. Prom Meeker, the airport director, says the airport needs 91 million baht to expand the departures building to accommodate 600 passengers, an increase from the current capacity of 300. The money would also be used to instal 45 additional CCTV cameras.
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Cyclists and shiny, new shoes
with Bike Centre Phuket New bike shoes are so inviting. Sleek and shiny, and limitless in the bike shop.
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Celebrities quizzed over endorsement and ads for dodgy cosmetic company
Over 50 presenters of commercials and videos for cosmetic products and food supplements of the Magic Skin Group are being summoned by police for interrogation.
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TOONS TUNES – The Weeknd “Wasted Times”
Checking new and amazing music for The Thaiger everyday with Donna Toon Toons Tunes for today features Canadian singer and songwriter The Weeknd and the latest release from the extended play studio album “My Dear Melancholy” called “Wasted Times”. If you are a follower of Toons Tunes you will know that I am a huge fan of The Weeknd and was lucky enough to see him live in Perth in December 2017. Unlike his more recent tracks, My Dear Melancholy has been described as a return to the darker side of The Weeknd’s earlier work
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Top Ten Spots to Escape the Crowds in Phuket
The island of Phuket is abuzz with tourists throughout the high season, but the numbers are also increasing during the green season too. We no longer have the dramatic influx during the silly season and super quiet during low season – it has flattened out and we constantly have tourists during the year. Expats and locals welcome the tourists as they come to spend money which turns into jobs for the island.
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Three Kathu men arrested with drugs
Three local men have been arrested following the drug crackdown period between April 19-21 with a long list of drugs.
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Krabi drug dealer killed after shooting police
A 38 year old drug dealer in Krabi, Suriya Tokong, was killed by police after he tried to shoot them with a shotgun during the arrest. The shooting occurred in a rubber plantation in Nong Talay Sub-District. Suriya was shot 3 times in his chest and one time on his left arm.
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More robberies from tourists in Ao Nang, Krabi
A robber, identified as a French tourist, 32 year old Martinez Joyce, was arrested in Ao Nang, Krabi, after stealing a purse containing 42,000 Baht cash inside.
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Chiang Mai teenager arrested after robbing Burmese woman in Phuket
A Chiang Mai 18 year old has been arrested after robbing and attacking a Burmese woman in Phuket. Wichit Police arrested 18 year old Saranyoo, from Chiang Mai, with a gold necklace, a gold bracelet and 1,000 Baht in cash after he robbed and physically attacked a Myanmar woman. The victim, San Thidar New, who is a house keeper of an apartment in Wichit area, reported to the police at 1pm on April 21 that she was attacked while she was cleaning on the 2nd floor of the apartment.
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- Cha-Am blackwater flowing into the beach is “natural in origin” – District ChiefPHOTOS: Daily News The Cha-Am district chief and a posse of officials have inspected a patch of ‘black water’ flowing into the Gulf of Thailand after social media posts showed “sewage” flowing into the sea at a beach north of Hua Hin. Not surprisingly, and without evidence, Khajornsak Somboon admitted the offensive outflow was “smelly” but […]