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Truck slams into concrete barrier at bottom of Patong Hill
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PHUKET: A six-wheeled truck carrying steel-reinforcement rods and wire mesh for construction slammed into the concrete barrier in front of Wat Patong, at the bottom of Patong Hill, and overturned this morning (May 28).
Brahminy kite with broken wing in Bang Tao taken into care
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PHUKET: A red-backed sea eagle, also called a Brahminy kite, found near houses in Bang Tao with a broken wing has been taken into care by local wildlife officials.
Phuket storm fells beachfront streetlamp
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PHUKET: Strong winds that brought driving rain across the island this morning (May 12) felled a roadside streetlamp on the beachfront road in Kalim, north of Patong, blocking any traffic from passing through the area.
Poor resident tries to return B1k gift left in food-relief parcel
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PHUKET: A local resident in Cherng Talay suffering from the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions tried to return a B1,000 banknote tucked into a food-relief parcel in a true act of honesty, only to find out that the money was placed inside the parcel intentionally.
Patong blockade: No face mask, no entry
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PHUKET: Police have set up checkpoints on the three main roads into Patong to ensure that all people driving into Patong are wearing face masks – or they will be refused entry to the town.
Russian man in Phuket did not die from COVID-19, report officials
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PHUKET: A Russian man who died while under close care of doctors at Vachira Phuket Hospital for 14 days did not die from COVID-19, Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol told the press today (Mar 9).
Drunk monk charged for hit-and-run that killed two teenagers
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KHON KAEN: A former monk has been involved in a drink driving road accident which left two teenagers dead.
Phuket police chief spotlights pre-Loy Krathong crime blitz
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PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Chief Maj Gen Rungrote Thakurapunyasiri today announced that police had prosecuted 368 cases in an anti-crime blitz in the 10 days leading up to the Loy Krathong Festival, which is celebrated across the country today (Nov 11).
Justice for Molly: Heartbroken mother wins case against municipality after four-year fight
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It’s a news story that few can forget. Phuket is no stranger to a road accident but this one was different. It felt uniquely tragic and desperately unfair. Worst of all, it felt so avoidable. On the evening of December 11, 2014, Nitikarn Rotrattanachai – formerly known as Phakkamon Duangchaytemcharat – crashed her pickup into a sinkhole while driving home with her 7-year-old daughter Molly Anne Bailey.
Former Phuket Governors to take top-level positions
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PHUKET: Two former Phuket Governors have been appointed to top-level prominent positions, with one to become Governor of Phang Nga Province, north of Phuket, and the other being appointed national Director-General of the Department of Land.
Phuket car tax ‘Drive Thru’ a revving success
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PHUKET: The ‘Drive Thru for Tax’ at the Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) launched in late June has proved very popular, with about 100 road users using the service each day, PLTO Chief Banyat Kantha has announced.
Ammonia-leak area of Phuket ice factory shut down by order
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PHUKET: The ice and water factory in Rawai that caused an ammonia leak early last Friday morning, forcing local residents to evacuate their homes, has been ordered to shut down the area in the factory that caused the leak until repairs are made to ensure that another dangerous gas leak does not occur.
‘Safe Blood for all’: Phuket marks World Blood Donor Day
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PHUKET: The Phuket chapter of the Red Cross together with the Phuket Regional Blood Centre (PRBC) and Vachira Phuket Hospital blood bank held an event to mark World Blood Donor Day today (June 14).
New president takes reins at PREA
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PHUKET: Phattanan Pisutwimol has been inducted as the new President of the Phuket Real Estate Association (PREA). Mr Phanthanun is the Managing Director of Phuket Goldenville Caps Property Co Ltd, which is the developer of the series of Phuket Goldenville developments across the island. He is also an executive member of Phuket City Development Co Ltd (PKCD), a consortium of local businesses focussed on development projects in line with government policy intiatives.
Digital agility key to regional growth, Asean ministerial retreat in Phuket told
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PHUKET: A host of ministers and senior information and communications (ICT) officials attending the Asean Digital Ministers’ Retreat at the Banyan Tree Phuket resort at Laguna Phuket on Friday (Mar 29) were told that the Asean Digital Agility concept was vital for the development of the digital economy in the immediate future.
Sarasin Love mass wedding event invites all to mark Valentine’s Day
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PHUKET: People from all walks of life are invited to be married or receive an “Afficrmation of Love” certificate at the “Love Story @ Sarasin” being held at the Sarasin Bridge on Valentine’s Day, this coming Thursday (Feb 14).
All safe from Tesco Lotus ceiling collapse
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PHUKET: No injuries were reported following the collapse of a ceiling at Tesco-Lotus in Samkong yesterday (Jan 31).
Suggestion to separate U-turn projects for expediency knocked flat
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PHUKET: A suggestion by the Phuket Real Estate Association (P-REA) to expedite the building of at least one of the U-turn flyovers on Thepkrasattri Rd to alleviate traffic jams on Phuket’s busiest road has been knocked flat by the realisation that the U-turn flyovers to be built at both sites must be treated as one project.
Royal Thai Navy dispatch ships to safely return storm-stranded tourists
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PHUKET: A Royal Thai Navy ship has been deployed to Phi Phi Island to bring some 500 tourists stranded there safely back to Phuket. Meanwhile, another Navy boat has already today (Jan 4) safely brought back to Phuket 60 tourists stranded on Koh Racha island, some 25 kilometres south of Phuket.
Chinese tourist on trial for killing wife in Phuket resort pool sole beneficiary to B142mn in life insurance
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PHUKET: A Chinese tourist is in Phuket Provincial Prison awaiting conclusion of his trial for drowning his wife in a pool at a resort in Kamala, Phuket Tourist Police have confirmed.
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