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Phuket blood banks in need of O-negative blood
Phuket blood banks in need of O-negative blood
PHUKET: The Phuket Regional Blood Center (PRBC) issued an appeal this morning (Feb 14) for donations of O-negative blood due to a shortage of supplies.
Give us more time to investigate, says Patong Mayor
Give us more time to investigate, says Patong Mayor
PHUKET: Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kepsub has today requested patience regarding information on wastewater released into Patong Bay yesterday, visibly turning the seawater at the end of Patong Beach black, as officials investigate the source of the problem.
B40k bail for Russian woman found in possession of dead coral in Phuket
B40k bail for Russian woman found in possession of dead coral in Phuket
PHUKET: The 20-year-old Russian woman who was found to be in illegal possession of dead corals at her bungalow in Karon last week is out on bail while awaiting her court sentence, Nares Choopueng from the Department Marine Coastal Resources (DMCR) Phuket office confirmed today (Feb 7).
Busting out: New Phuket Smart Bus service to serve entire west coast
Busting out: New Phuket Smart Bus service to serve entire west coast
PHUKET: The PKCD Smart Bus will begin its trial run in the coming week, ahead of its launch to provide a bus service along Phuket’s west coast at the end of this month.
Phuket Immigration Chief calls on expats to report ‘wrongful requests for fees’
Phuket Immigration Chief calls on expats to report ‘wrongful requests for fees’
PHUKET: The Chief of the Phuket Immigration Office has urged foreigners to read up on immigration fees for services, and report any unlawful document fee requests to an immigration supervisor, after a reader reported being asked by a clerk to pay B300 to obtain a certificate of residence.
‘Better if you do’: Phuket Immigration chief urges foreigners to re-register addresses, even if staying off-island just one night
‘Better if you do’: Phuket Immigration chief urges foreigners to re-register addresses, even if staying off-island just one night
PHUKET: The Chief of the Phuket Immigration Office, Col Kathathorn Kumthieng, has confirmed that all foreigners registered as living in Phuket must re-report their address to immigration after being registered as staying in a hotel within Thailand, even for just one night.
Phuket U-turn flyover project expecting Royal Decree within 6 months
Phuket U-turn flyover project expecting Royal Decree within 6 months
PHUKET: The Highways Department team responsible for the construction of the B200-million U-turn flyover project confirmed today (Jan 26) that the project will go ahead after they obtain a Royal Decree from the government in Bangkok to gain access to the land due to unwilling land owners in the surrounding areas.
Filipino drummer, Myanmar woman dead in head-on Phuket motorbike collision
Filipino drummer, Myanmar woman dead in head-on Phuket motorbike collision
PHUKET: Karon Police have confirmed the death of a Filipino man and a Myanmar woman after a head-on motorbike collision on Patak Rd, Karon at about 3am this morning.
Phuket Police await autopsy results for Finnish air hostess
Phuket Police await autopsy results for Finnish air hostess
PHUKET: Sakoo Police have today confirmed that the body of a Thomas Cook airlines air hostess who was found dead at a hotel near Phuket Airport last Wednesday (Jan 17) has been retrieved by her relatives following an autopsy at Songkhlanakarind Hospital in Ko Hong, Hat Yai.
Ukrainian driver charged over Phuket deaths of Russian women
Ukrainian driver charged over Phuket deaths of Russian women
PHUKET: Cherng Talay Police have confirmed that Ukrainian national Artem Serdiukov has been charged for reckless driving causing death after the Nissan car he was driving collided head-on with a passenger van, killing his two female Russian passengers last Sunday (Jan 21).
Girl, 6, injured in Phuket three-vehicle accident
Girl, 6, injured in Phuket three-vehicle accident
PHUKET: Police have confirmed that a 6-year-old girl was among three people injured in an accident involving two motorbikes and a car on Thepkrasattri Rd in Thalang last night (Jan 23).
Wildlife officials arrest another Phuket slow loris tout
Wildlife officials arrest another Phuket slow loris tout
PHUKET: The Chief of the Phuket Khao Phra Thaew Non-Hunting Area Conservation Centre in Thalang has today confirmed that a slow loris tout was arrested by officials at Karon Beach yesterday (Jan 17) after tourists reported the man.
Phuket masturbator arrested, fined B1,000
Phuket masturbator arrested, fined B1,000
PHUKET: A suspect sought by police for trespassing on the property of a foreign female expat on two separate occasions in December last year and allegedly masturbating at her property and offering her B2,000 to have sex with him, was taken to Cherng Talay Police Station yesterday and charged B500 for each incident.
Phuket tsunami warning towers ‘100% working’, says DDPM Chief
Phuket tsunami warning towers ‘100% working’, says DDPM Chief
PHUKET: The Director of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Phuket office (DDPM) Prapan Kanprasang has today (Jan 16) confirmed that all tsunami warning towers at 19 locations in Phuket are “100% working”, after reports were filed by Kamala resident stating that there was no siren sound at Kamala’s warning tower during a check carried out yesterday (Jan 15).
Slow loris tout arrested at Phuket beach
Slow loris tout arrested at Phuket beach
PHUKET: The Chief of the Phuket Khao Phra Thaew Non-Hunting Area Conservation Centre in Thalang confirmed to The Phuket News yesterday (Jan 10) that together with police at 6pm yesterday they arrested a slow loris tout on Kata Beach, after receiving a tip-off from a tourist.
Phuket ready for Children’s Day with activities across the island
Phuket ready for Children’s Day with activities across the island
PHUKET: Local government offices and public companies across the island are inviting all to join in various events being organised this Saturday (Jan 13) to celebrate this year’s Children’s Day, held on the second Saturday of January every year.
Phuket officials seek more evidence over alleged fake guide
Phuket officials seek more evidence over alleged fake guide
PHUKET: Officials at the Tourism Business and Guide Registration Phuket Office are struggling to proceed in a case relating an alleged fake tour guide photographed stepping on coral at Koh Racha Yai due to insubstantial evidence, after local marine conservation group Go Eco Phuket reported the case to the office on Monday (Jan 8) along with the alleged identity of the guide.
Criminal record results awaited for deadly Phuket bus driver
Criminal record results awaited for deadly Phuket bus driver
PHUKET: Thalang Police have said that they are currently waiting for criminal record results for the driver of the tour bus who ran a red light on Thepkrasattri Rd on Dec 23, killing a one-year-old baby girl and her 18-year-old mother.
Dutch tourists injured in motorbike collision in Phuket
Dutch tourists injured in motorbike collision in Phuket
PHUKET: Two motorcyclists from the Netherlands escaped death yesterday when the driver lost control of the motorbike they were riding on Sirirat Rd near Le Meridien Resort in Karon, confirmed Lt Col Patiwat Yodkwan of the Karon Police today (Jan 8).
Cashed Out: Construction of B450mn Provincial Hall stalls, ‘financial mismanagement’ blamed
Cashed Out: Construction of B450mn Provincial Hall stalls, ‘financial mismanagement’ blamed
PHUKET: Construction of Phuket’s long-awaited and much-touted B450 million Provincial Hall has fallen flat, with the main contractor running out of funds to complete its part of the project.