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Pa Khlok powerless as electricity poles collapse
Pa Khlok powerless as electricity poles collapse
Wednesday 18 September 2019, 11:51AM
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Electricity Authority this morning confirmed that repairs are underway to restore power to affected areas in Pa Khlok after power poles alongside the road expansion collapsed due to heavy rain.
Phuket Veg Fest catches PM’s eye at Government House
Phuket Veg Fest catches PM’s eye at Government House
PHUKET: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-Ocha stopped by a booth highlighting the Phuket Vegetarian Festival at an exhibition held in front of Government House in Bangkok today to promote traditional festivals in Thailand before taking a packed lunch of local Phuket delicacies to a Cabinet meeting.
Patong, Cherng Talay open donation centres to help flood victims
Patong, Cherng Talay open donation centres to help flood victims
PHUKET: Patong Municipality along with Cherng Talay Municipality further north on Phuket’s west coast have both opened donation centres to receive relief aid items for flood victims in the Northeast.
Electricity outage to affect Mai Khao
Electricity outage to affect Mai Khao
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Mai Khao next Monday (Sept 23) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
DMCR Phuket searching for dive boat for damaging corals
DMCR Phuket searching for dive boat for damaging corals
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) says it is trying to track down at least one dive boat wanted for using ropes tied around coral heads as mooring lines off Koh Racha Yai, south of Phuket.
Pickup truck u-turn leaves Myanmar mother dead, partner and son in ICU
Pickup truck u-turn leaves Myanmar mother dead, partner and son in ICU
PHUKET: A Thai man has been charged with reckless driving causing death after he made u-turn in his pickup truck on Chao Fa West Rd last night (Sept 15), leaving a Myanmar man on his motorbike with his partner and child unable to avoid slamming into the side of the pickup.
Phuket gets a new mascot
Phuket gets a new mascot
PHUKET: Phuket has a new mascot named “Nong Joong”, a gender-neutral child spiny lobster without claws, Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana announced yesterday (Sept 15).
Floods in Ubon Ratchathani slowly recede; highways severed, Koh Chang ravaged
Floods in Ubon Ratchathani slowly recede; highways severed, Koh Chang ravaged
UBON RATCHATHANI: The Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, Tewan Liptapallop, visited people in flood-affected areas of Ubon Ratchanthani province over the weekend as villagers remained evacuated from their homes and major highways throughout five provinces in the area remained inundated by floodwaters.
Phuket Opinion: Dangling the carrot
Phuket Opinion: Dangling the carrot
PHUKET: The 148-page report drafted by international consultancy Roland Berger and global tech giant Huawei identifying six key strategies for the government to follow to develop Phuket into a “Smart City” has set the marker for the level of players keen to join this next step in the island’s evolution.
Phuket to host “1st World Beach Pencak Silat Championship 2019”
Phuket to host “1st World Beach Pencak Silat Championship 2019”
PHUKET: The “1st World Beach Pencak Silat Championship 2019” will be held on Patong Beach between Sept 30 and Oct 4, Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has announced.
Boat Lagoon Yachting announces partnership with superyacht brokerage Burgess
Boat Lagoon Yachting announces partnership with superyacht brokerage Burgess
Boat Lagoon Yachting, Asia’s premier provider of luxury yachting experiences, has announced its official partnership with world-leading superyacht brokerage Burgess. The move will see world-class superyacht services provided to customers in Southeast Asia.
Phuket Smart City: Beating pain points with tech
Phuket Smart City: Beating pain points with tech
PHUKET: International consultancy Roland Berger has published a 148-page report compiled in conjunction with Chinese IT giant Huawei to analyse Phuket’s critical areas in need of development and addressing how to address them through technology.
Phuket police bumble hunt for Norwegian killer
Phuket police bumble hunt for Norwegian killer
PHUKET: Karon Chief Police Col Prawit Sutthirueangarun has refused to explain why his officers ignored serving an arrest warrant for Norwegian national Roger Bullman after he failed to present himself in court over the killing of British tourist Amiptal Bajaj at a Phuket resort late last month.
Governor requests B1.15mn extra to complete second building at new Provincial Hall site
Governor requests B1.15mn extra to complete second building at new Provincial Hall site
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana today (Sept 13) revealed that he has submitted a special request for B1.159 million from the Ministry of Interior in order to complete a secondary building at the new Provincial Hall construction site.
Phuket all clear as haze blankets south
Phuket all clear as haze blankets south
PHUKET: The chief of the Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) has called for the public to not panic about air quality in Phuket amid heavy haze from Indonesian fires smothering Songkhla, to the south.
Phuket Misfits win inaugural Bootleggers title
Phuket Misfits win inaugural Bootleggers title
CRICKET: The Phuket Misfits (The Misfits) ran away with the final of the Bootlegger Super Sixes last Sunday (Sept 8) at the ACG Cricket and Sports Facility, in Thalang, proving on the day to be too good for the rest of the cricket teams on the island over this shortened version of the game.
Phuket health office exonerates tourist store of overloaded preservatives in curry paste
Phuket health office exonerates tourist store of overloaded preservatives in curry paste
PHUKET: Dr Thanit Sermkaew of the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office has publicly assured that curry pastes at sold at the tourist-popular Khun Mae Ju stores are not overloaded with preservatives.
Phuket Town road to close for Moon Cake Festival
Phuket Town road to close for Moon Cake Festival
PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality today (Sept 12) announced that Thalang Rd in Phuket Town will be closed tomorrow (Sept 13) due to the Phuket Moon Cake Festival, also known elsewhere as the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.
Tourism climbs slowly despite low season
Tourism climbs slowly despite low season
PHUKET: The number of international arrivals to Thailand during the month of August rose to 3.41 million travellers, an increase of +5.6% on August last year, reports the Division of Economy, Tourism and Sports (ETS) under the Ministry of Tourism & Sports (MoTS).
Centara adds three new hotels to Phuket Portfolio
Centara adds three new hotels to Phuket Portfolio
PHUKET: Centara Hotels & Resorts has signed hotel management agreements for three new hotels in in the Mai Khao beach area owned by Maikhao Dream Co Ltd. Two properties are already in operation and fall under Centara management as of yesterday (Sept 11), while the third property is in development, noted a release issued yesterday.
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