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Bangkok schools limit mobile phone use
Bangkok schools limit mobile phone use
Tuesday 19 May 2026 01:00 PM
BANGKOK: Schools under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) introduced new measures to control mobile phone use on the first day of the new semester yesterday (May 18).
What if we killed all mosquitoes?
What if we killed all mosquitoes?
Sunday 17 May 2026 03:00 PM
PARIS: The deadliest animals are not lions, spiders or snakes, but the tiny mosquitoes that suck our blood, make us itchy and infect us with disease.
Phuket readies for Red Cross mobile eye surgery clinic
Phuket readies for Red Cross mobile eye surgery clinic
Tuesday 5 May 2026 08:46 AM
PHUKET: Free eye surgeries will be offered to vulnerable residents across Phuket later this month as part of a mobile medical initiative led by the Thai Red Cross.
Phuket blood drive continues in May
Phuket blood drive continues in May
Saturday 2 May 2026 10:35 AM
PHUKET: The Phuket Regional Blood Centre (PRBC), in collaboration with Vachira Phuket Hospital, will continue holding blood donation drives across Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi throughout May.
Cabinet approves B6.4bn ‘Phuket Health Hub’ project
Cabinet approves B6.4bn ‘Phuket Health Hub’ project
Wednesday 29 April 2026 10:56 AM
PHUKET: The Cabinet has approved a B6.43 billion project to establish the ‘Andaman Health Center’ at Prince of Songkla University (PSU), in a major push to transform Phuket and the wider Andaman region into a leading healthcare hub.
Phuket to turn landfill into a park
Phuket to turn landfill into a park
Monday 27 April 2026 04:10 PM
BANGKOK: Phuket plans to transform a vast landfill into a public park within two years, as authorities move to address more than two million tonnes of accumulated waste that officials warn could threaten the environment and tourism industry.
Phuket studies Bangkok’s stray animal, waste systems
Phuket studies Bangkok’s stray animal, waste systems
Sunday 26 April 2026 10:00 AM
PHUKET: Phuket City Mayor Suppachoke Laongphet this week led a senior municipal delegation to Bangkok to study urban approaches to stray animal control and waste management, with the aim of applying lessons to improve systems in Phuket.
NEAR MISS: Landfill fire exposes system under pressure as waste crisis deepens
NEAR MISS: Landfill fire exposes system under pressure as waste crisis deepens
Sunday 26 April 2026 09:00 AM
PHUKET: The major landfill fire at Saphan Hin earlier this month exposed Phuket’s deepening waste crisis, with officials confirming the blaze reached emergency severity and came dangerously close to triggering wider evacuations as toxic smoke spread across nearby communities.
Thailand-China robotic surgery a first
Thailand-China robotic surgery a first
Thursday 23 April 2026 10:00 AM
BANGKOK: Thailand has successfully carried out its first cross-border tele-robotic surgery, marking a significant advance in the country’s medical technology and international healthcare collaboration, the Ministry of Public Health announced on Tuesday (Apr 21).
Senate advisor ‘realises’ impacts of Phuket’s landfill crisis
Senate advisor ‘realises’ impacts of Phuket’s landfill crisis
Tuesday 21 April 2026 12:34 PM
PHUKET: An advisor to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment has realised that Phuket’s landfill crisis is creating “visual pollution” – with piles of garbage now beginning to affect the island’s image as a “world-class tourist city”, in what many might consider a statement of the obvious.
Filthy Phuket rental room sparks online outrage
Filthy Phuket rental room sparks online outrage
Tuesday 21 April 2026 09:00 AM
PHUKET: A rental room in Ratsada left strewn with piles of rubbish and foul-smelling waste has prompted widespread backlash online after images of the squalid conditions went viral.
Landfill reopens as officials confirm hotspots under control
Landfill reopens as officials confirm hotspots under control
Monday 20 April 2026 12:20 PM
PHUKET: The landfill at the Phuket Provincial Integrated Waste Disposal Centre at Saphan Hin has reopened to receive waste deliveries following the major fire earlier this month.
Toxic haze in the North triggers lung risks: expert
Toxic haze in the North triggers lung risks: expert
Sunday 19 April 2026 11:00 AM
BANGKOK: A Chiang Mai respiratory specialist has warned that hazardous PM2.5 levels could trigger severe lung inflammation as extreme pollution linked to wildfires grips northern provinces.
Governor vows long-term waste reforms after Saphan Hin landfill fire
Governor vows long-term waste reforms after Saphan Hin landfill fire
Saturday 18 April 2026 09:30 AM
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Nirat Pongsitthaworn has pledged urgent relief for affected residents and outlined a roadmap for sustainable waste management after visiting communities impacted by the Saphan Hin landfill fire last weekend.
Officials target smouldering hotspots to prevent landfill fire flare-up
Officials target smouldering hotspots to prevent landfill fire flare-up
Thursday 16 April 2026 01:03 PM
PHUKET: Officials are still sifting through tonnes of landfill waste at the Saphan Hin disposal site to extinguish smouldering pockets and prevent the fire from flaring up again, despite the blaze being declared under control earlier this week.
Depression, financial woes named as factors in woman’s suicide
Depression, financial woes named as factors in woman’s suicide
Tuesday 7 April 2026 12:50 PM
PHUKET: Depression and mounting financial pressures have been cited as key factors in the death of a 44-year-old woman found at her home in Wichit yesterday evening (Apr 6), police have reported.
Hazardous levels of smog over most of Thailand
Hazardous levels of smog over most of Thailand
Monday 6 April 2026 09:30 AM
BANGKOK: Hazardous levels of ultrafine dust shrouded Bangkok and 58 of the 76 provinces late yesterday afternoon (Apr 5) with red levels of smog in 10 northern and northeastern provinces, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).
Health Minister opens Vachira Phuket 'wellness centre'
Health Minister opens Vachira Phuket 'wellness centre'
Tuesday 31 March 2026 08:43 AM
PHUKET: Public Health Minister Phatthana Phromphat was in Phuket yesterday (Mar 30) to launch the ‘Alive by VachiraPhuket’ Wellness Center, which is aimed at positioning preventive and holistic care at the forefront of healthcare in Phuket.
California jury finds Meta, YouTube liable for social media addiction
California jury finds Meta, YouTube liable for social media addiction
Friday 27 March 2026 11:00 AM
LOS ANGELES: A Los Angeles jury has found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman through the addictive design of their social media platforms, ordering the companies to pay US$3 million (B131mn) in damages and opening the door to potentially far larger punitive awards.
Phuket to bar non-compliant garbage trucks from landfill
Phuket to bar non-compliant garbage trucks from landfill
Wednesday 25 March 2026 01:51 PM
PHUKET: Garbage trucks that fail to follow disposal rules at the island’s main waste facility will be barred from entry starting next month, as officials grapple with soaring waste volumes and mounting management challenges.

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