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PHUKET: The Chief of Koh Phi Phi National Park said he was impressed after watching a video in which one Chinese tourist lambasts another for trying to drag driftwood off Ao Nang Beach. Translated versions of the video (which can be seen here ) went viral and are being shared by media outlets across the region and throughout China.
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PHUKET: A tour guide has confessed that he attempted to rape a receptionist in Cherng Talay early this morning, police confirmed. Captain Sakkarin Pankhan of Cherng Talay Police said officers responded to a call from the Imperial Ocean Palms apartment complex about 4am.
PHUKET: Twenty million commemorative 500-baht banknotes celebrating her Majesty the Queen’s 84th birthday on August 12 will be issued by The Bank of Thailand, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The new banknote will depict a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit in traditional Thai royal dress. HM the Queen’s birthday marks the seventh cycle of the Chinese Zodiac, with each cycle comprising 12 years.
THAILAND: Twenty-year-old Thai golfer Ariya Jutanugarn made history on Sunday when she became the first ever Thai golfer to win a major title at the 2016 Women’s British Open Golf Championships at Woburn Golf Club in England. Ms Ariya led confidently by six shots as she birdied the long second and short sixth, surviving a second-half challenge from playing partner South Korean Lee Mirim.
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