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Over 100 cops to be charged over illegal visas
BANGKOK: More than 100 immigration officers are suspected of involvement in the illegal issuing of visas for Chinese investors in so-called grey businesses, Immigration Bureau (IB) commissioner Pol Lt Gen Pakphumpipat Sajjaphan said yesterday (Feb 6).
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‘Engine surge’ likely cause of Azur Air incident
PHUKET: A retired expat with 50 years’ experience in the aviation industry has suggested that an ‘engine surge’ was the most likely cause of the Incident that saw a fully loaded flight bound for Moscow abort takeoff at Phuket International Airport last Saturday (Feb 4).
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Earthquake kills more than 3,800 in Turkey, Syria
TURKEY: A major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria yesterday (Feb 7), killing more than 3,800 people and flattening thousands of buildings as rescuers dug with bare hands for survivors.
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Mainland buyers seek quick move amid zero-COVID fears
BANGKOK: Ready-to-move-in condos in Thailand are attracting Chinese buyers as the majority of them want to speed up relocation to the country due to concerns over the future of Beijing’s zero-COVID policy.
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Non-Thais skew EC map: Wissanu
BANGKOK: Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam yesterday (Feb 6) suggested that the Election Commission (EC) ask the Constitutional Court for a ruling after its calculation of the number of people represented per MP was found to include non-Thai nationals.
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Chinese tour group flights arrive in Phuket
PHUKET: The first group tour direct flight from Mainland China to Phuket landed yesterday (Feb 6), the first day that group tour companies were allowed by the Chinese government to provide full-package tours to 20 countries.
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Tour agency fined B500k, suspended 6 months
PHUKET: A female tour agent in Kata who slashed a Chinese tourist with a knife will have her company fined the maximum B500,000 and have her company’s tourism business licence suspended for six months.
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Chinese tourist slashed by Phuket tour shop owner
PHUKET: Police have charged the female owner of a small tour shop in Kata for slashing a Chinese tourist with a knife after refusing to refund B3,400 outstanding deposit for a tour the Chinese tourist and his family did not go on.
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Power outages to affect Thepkrasattri Rd, Tambon Thepkrasattri
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA Thalang) has announced power outages that will affect a section of Thepkrasattri Rd in Thalang as well as key residential areas in Tambon Thepkrasattri tomorrow (Feb 7)
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Power ouatges to affect Thepkrasattri Rd, Tambon Thepkrasattri
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA Thalang) has announced power outages that will affect a section of Thepkrasattri Rd in Thalang as well as key residential areas in Tambon Thepkrasattri tomorrow (Feb 7)
Published on: 21 hours ago
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Thailand’s corruption ranking improves
BANGKOK: According to the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International, Thailand’s corruption standing improved by 9 places to 101st out of 180 countries, compared to 110th in 2021.   ...
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COVID becoming seasonal, annual vaccination will suffice
BANGKOK: COVID-19 will become seasonal and vaccination should be annual for vulnerable people, while mRNA vaccination produces more complications than earlier introduced vaccines, according to a prominent virologist.
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Chinese travel companies resume full operations
BANGKOK: Chinese travel agencies will today (Feb 6) resume outbound group tours to 20 countries including Thailand, following the relaxation of rules governing personal foreign travel at the beginning of the year.
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Navy defends efforts to find missing fishing crew
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command, based at Cape Panwa, has defended its efforts to locate a fishing boat and three crew on board that have been missing for 18 days.
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China says US shooting down balloon ‘damaged’ relations
BEIJING: A US decision to shoot down a Chinese balloon that Beijing claimed had veered off course has “seriously impacted and damaged” relations between the two countries, China’s foreign ministry said today (Feb 6).
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‘Sudden braking’ blamed for Azur Air incident
PHUKET: The aborted takeoff by an Azur Air flight at Phuket International Airport on Saturday (Feb 4) has been attributed to a ‘sudden braking’ fault with the wheels under the right side of the aircraft’s fuselage.
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Hotels, condos warned of B1mn fine for failing to submit environmental reports
PHUKET: Hotels, condominiums, large housing projects and other accommodation establishments face fines of up to B1 million if they fail to provide their required annual environmental impact reports, the Phuket Provincial Natural Resources and Environment Office (MNRE Phuket) has warned.
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Engine fire aborts takeoff at Phuket airport
PHUKET: An engine fire on an Azur Air flight to Moscow saw the Boeing 767-300ER abort takeoff and the passengers and crew safely evacuated from the aircraft at Phuket International Airport late yesterday afternoon (Feb 4).
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US shoots down Chinese spy balloon over ‘unacceptable’ violation
WASHINGTON, DC: A US fighter jet shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina yesterday (Feb 4), the Pentagon said, over what it called Beijing’s “unacceptable violation” of US sovereignty.
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Industry president urges long-term fix to PM2.5
BANGKOK: The president of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is urging the government to speed up solving Bangkok’s PM2.5 problems in the long term, fearing that if the situation remains unchanged, it will affect the economy and tourism.
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Phuket Opinion: Power drive
PHUKET: The protest by ‘green plate’ taxi drivers on Thursday (Feb 2) calling for action to be taken against illegal taxis was better marked by what was absent from the grandstanding than what was actually presented to the media by the publicity stunt.
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