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AirAsia launches Phuket-Suvarnabhumi flights
AirAsia launches Phuket-Suvarnabhumi flights
PHUKET: AirAsia will launch three direct flights a day between Phuket and Suvarnabhumi International Airport later this month, providing a key air travel connection with the country’s main international airport for when international tourism is allowed to resume.
COVID impact puts government projects on the backburner
COVID impact puts government projects on the backburner
PHUKET: Loss of income due to the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 situation will result in some local government projects being suspended for the foreseeable future, Wichit Mayor Kreetha Chotiwichphiphat has announced.
14 arrested in gambling raid, charged with illegal gathering under Emergency Decree
14 arrested in gambling raid, charged with illegal gathering under Emergency Decree
PHUKET: A raid by police and other law-enforcement officers last night arrested 14 gamblers at a venue north of Phuket Town last night (Sept 9).
Khon Kaen man arrested for hookahs
Khon Kaen man arrested for hookahs
PHUKET: Phuket City Police have arrested a man from Khon Kaen who was found in possession of six hookahs, called ‘baraku’ in Thailand.
Phuket Town major water supply outage expanded
Phuket Town major water supply outage expanded
PHUKET: The Phuket City Municipality Waterworks Division has issued a notice announcing expanded areas that will be affected by the major water-supply outage to affect Phuket Town this Friday (Sept 11).
No gun used in teen attack in Phuket Town: Police
No gun used in teen attack in Phuket Town: Police
PHUKET: Teenagers assaulting another teen on a small backstreet in Phuket Town on Monday night (Sept 7) did not involve any firearms. Phuket City Police have confirmed.
Phuket airport ready to receive tourists, says Governor
Phuket airport ready to receive tourists, says Governor
PHUKET: Phuket International Airport is ready to receive foreign tourists, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has announced, after reviewing the protocols and procedures in place at the airport during a “rehearsal” yesterday (Sept 8).
Russian man arrested in Phuket drug raid
Russian man arrested in Phuket drug raid
PHUKET: A Russian man has been arrested at a house in Rawai after officers found him in possession of 2.82 grammes of marijuana and a bamboo bong.
Authorities call for Phuket confidence
Authorities call for Phuket confidence
PHUKET: Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul led a meeting in Phuket yesterday (Sept 5) calling for local residents and business owners to be confident as the province aims to navigate and overcome the challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Deputy Interior Minister visits Surin Beach development project
Deputy Interior Minister visits Surin Beach development project
PHUKET: Deputy Interior Minister Songsak Thongsri paid a visit to Surin beach yesterday (Sept 4) to monitor the progress of Phase 1 of the Landscape Improvement Project.
New scheme aims to raise the standard of Phuket taxi services
New scheme aims to raise the standard of Phuket taxi services
PHUKET: A new scheme aimed to improve taxi efficiency standards and service across the island was launched yesterday (Sept 4).
Villagers protest new Phuket shipyard
Villagers protest new Phuket shipyard
PHUKET: Some 200 people from Phuket’s fishing industry gathered at a public meeting held yesterday (Sept 3) to protest the government’s support for a new shipyard to be built on Koh Siray.
Phuket police train for public assembly, crowd control
Phuket police train for public assembly, crowd control
PHUKET: A total of 166 police officers from across the island are undergoing public assembly and crowd control training as a precaution in case a mass gathering rises in Phuket.
Two dead as motorbikes collide head-on
Two dead as motorbikes collide head-on
PHUKET: Two men died after their motorbikes collided head-on south of Nai Yang early yesterday morning (Sept 2).
Nine injured as truck carrying migrant workers overturns downhill
Nine injured as truck carrying migrant workers overturns downhill
PHUKET: Construction workers riding in the back of a truck while being transported home to their workers’ camp and their driver were injured after the truck swerved off the coastal road near Ao Yon yesterday evening (Sept 1) and overturned as it rolled down a steep roadside slope.
Myanmar man arrested for robbing pharmacy
Myanmar man arrested for robbing pharmacy
PHUKET: Police have arrested a Myanmar man wanted for robbing a pharmacy at gunpoint just over 200 metres from Chalong Police Station last Thursday (Aug 27).
Phuket Police Chief to be transferred
Phuket Police Chief to be transferred
PHUKET: The Commander of Phuket Police Maj Gen Rungrote Thakurapunyasiri is to be transferred to take up the post of Commander of Immigration Division Region 3 based in Bangkok.
Man robs Phuket pharmacy at gunpoint near police station
Man robs Phuket pharmacy at gunpoint near police station
PHUKET: Police are searching for a man who made off with B4,500 after robbing a pharmacy at gunpoint just over 200 metres from Chalong Police Station last night (Aug 27).
UNDP assesses Phuket tourism woes, strategy for ‘sustainable’ restart
UNDP assesses Phuket tourism woes, strategy for ‘sustainable’ restart
PHUKET: Representatives from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) were in Phuket yesterday (Aug 26) to hear about the depth of the problems caused by the COVID-19 impact on tourism as a part of its research into developing Thailand to be a sustainable tourism destination.
Former bank staffer creates own access to account, steals B100k for online games
Former bank staffer creates own access to account, steals B100k for online games
PHUKET: Police have arrested a 29-year-old former bank employee in Chalong for setting up his own online access to a bank customer’s account and siphoning off more than B100,000 to pay for online games.