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Taxi 'rip-off' old news: Phuket officials
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/07/2021
» The provincial land transport office on Monday clarified a claim by a passenger who said she was charged 900 baht for an airport transfer service arranged by a hotel in Phuket's Patong area, saying the passenger's post on social media was about an experience she had a long time ago, and was unrelated to the island's current reopening.
Factory blaze a wake-up call
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/07/2021
» As of press time yesterday, a massive blaze which began early yesterday morning at a plastic factory in Samut Prakan finally showed some sign of easing up. The fire was certainly not an ordinary incident, as hundreds of thousands litres of hazardous chemicals -- most of which were the carcinogenic, styrene monomers -- went up in smoke, causing severe air pollution.
Fragrant philosophy
Life, Published on 06/07/2021
» With a background in photography, botany and phytology, the polymath Barnabé Fillion discovered his calling as a perfumer.
Fears grow for dozens in landslide-hit Japan town
AFP, Published on 05/07/2021
» ATAMI, Japan: Rescue teams trawled Monday through muddy debris in a landslide-hit Japanese holiday town looking for survivors, as concerns grew that dozens of people may be missing.
Home advantage pays dividends at unique Euro 2020
AFP, Published on 05/07/2021
» LONDON - Euro 2020 has delivered more drama than even then-UEFA president Michel Platini could have envisaged when he announced the event would be held around Europe nine years ago, but it has still been slammed as a "joke" and "not really fair".
Cyprus worst forest fire in decades kills four
AFP, Published on 05/07/2021
» ARAKAPAS (CYPRUS) - Cyprus said a deadly forest fire that was the worst to hit the island in decades was close to being brought under control Sunday after water bombing by Greek and Israeli aircraft.
1m Sinopharm doses arrive from China
News, Published on 05/07/2021
» A further one million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine arrived from China yesterday as the Public Health Ministry gave assurances of a consistent monthly supply of 10 million doses starting this month.
45 killed in Philippine military plane crash
AFP, Published on 05/07/2021
» COTABATO, Philippines: At least 45 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country's south, officials said.
Russia virus cases soar again as Delta strain sparks resurgence
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday counted more than 25,000 new daily infections after a week of record deaths tolls as the highly contagious Delta variant propels a global resurgence of the pandemic.
17 killed in Philippine military plane crash
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» At least 17 people were killed and 40 injured when a Philippine military aircraft carrying troops crashed and burst into flames after missing the runway in the country's south, officials said.