Eight tonnes of rice sold in 3 hours through co-op initiative

Phuket Gazette 

 

          

Eight tons of jasmine rice from Sisaket sold out in three hours at Krabi Provincial Co-operative Offices on Thursday. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

KRABI: -- Eight tonnes of jasmine rice from Sisaket Province sold out in just three hours in Krabi yesterday in a government-led initiative to supply rice at a reduced price directly from farmers to consumers.

 

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New technology lets you charge your smartphone battery in just 5 minutes

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Having your smartphone battery run out of juice before the end of the day will soon be a thing of the past thanks to new technology from Qualcomm.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/new-technology-lets-you-charge-your-smartphone-battery-in-just-5-minutes/18614/

BEIJING (AP) - Chinese astronauts return from month-long stay at space station marking country's longest space mission

Prawit Wants To Build A Wall Along Border With Malaysia

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

An artist’s rendition of the project.

 

BANGKOK — We may soon see a great wall along our southern border, and we will make Malaysia pay for it. Or at least a portion of it.

 

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29 illegal businesses removed from Phuket’s Nai Thon Beach

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Officials removed 29 illegal businesses from Nai Tho Beach this morning (Nov 18). Photo: Royal Thai Navy

 

PHUKET: -- More than 20 business set up along along Nai Thon Beach were removed or demolished by officials this morning (Nov 18).

 

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VIDEO: Japanese PM Abe believes Trump 'can be trusted

 

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WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) - Volkswagen says it will shed 30,000 jobs, 23,000 of them in Germany, to cut costs and improve profitability

 

Phuket airport officials investigate incident resulting in damaged plane

The Phuket News

 

The damage was caused by passengers stairs attached to the plane. Photo: Boris Suhanov

 

PHUKET:-- Investigations are still ongoing into how much damage was caused to an Aeroflot plane involved in an incident prior to take-off from Phuket International Airport on Monday night (Nov 14). The incident resulted in the Moscow-bound flight being cancelled.

 

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Projects underway to restore Phuket’s eroded beaches

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Chief of the Phuket Lifeguard Service says beaches are getting back to normal now the storms have passed. Photo: Phuket Lifeguard Service

 

PHUKET:-- Officials from Sirinath National Park have confirmed that conservation projects are now underway to restore Phuket beaches damaged by erosion over the past two months.

 

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Model who caused 9-car crash complains to her haters, tested negative for alcohol

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

The 28-year-old internet idol who caused nine cars to crash on Ratchada Road earlier this month has been active on social media again yesterday while the hospital revealed she tested negative for alcohol.

 

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Ghostly girl fined for sitting on top of moving taxi

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

The woman who was filmed sitting on a moving taxi as calmly as a ghost has been identified by police, and she turns out to be just another human with troubles.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954376-ghostly-girl-fined-for-sitting-on-top-of-moving-taxi/

 

Amazon Prime Video to launch in Thailand as part of global expansion

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Amazon is set to rival Netflix with reports that it is about to launch its on demand video streaming service globally.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/report-amazon-prime-video-to-launch-in-thailand-as-part-of-global-expansion/18617/

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