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Phuket water officials dodge Phang Nga pipeline update
Phuket water officials dodge Phang Nga pipeline update
PHUKET: With the island’s three main reservoirs collectively 92.2% full, the Phuket Provincial Water Resources Subcommittee met yesterday (Dec 6) to discuss options for dealing with any potential water shortages in the coming ‘dry season’.
Phuket moves ahead with lobster GI push
Phuket moves ahead with lobster GI push
PHUKET: Nanthaphong Jiralertphong, Inspector-General of the Ministry of Commerce, inspected several lobster farms in the north of the island yesterday (Dec 6) as part of the efforts to the seven-coloured lobster registered as a Geographical Indication (GI) produce of Phuket province.
Taxi app drivers protest after beating of Grab driver
Taxi app drivers protest after beating of Grab driver
PHUKET: More than 200 drivers who provide taxi services in Phuket via taxi apps gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall this morning (Dec 6) to appeal for fairness after a Grab driver was beaten by two ‘green plate’ taxi drivers in Bang Tao last Saturday (Dec 2).
Patong readies for ’Phuket Carnival’
Patong readies for ’Phuket Carnival’
PHUKET: Patong Municipality is asking people to avoid the main roads at southern end of Patong and the Patong beach road (Thaweewong Rd) this Friday evening (Dec 8) as the annual parade of the now-branded ‘Phuket Carnival’ is held to mark the official start of the tourism high season.
Phuket honours Rama IX, Thailand National Day
Phuket honours Rama IX, Thailand National Day
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat this morning (Dec 5) led a series of ceremonies to honour the birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), a day long honoured in Thailand as Father’s Day and now commemorated as Thailand National Day.
Fresh market vendors appeal against new shopping mall
Fresh market vendors appeal against new shopping mall
PHUKET: Vendors at the Phuket City Municipality Fresh Market 2, located on Ong Sim Phai Rd in Phuket Town, have filed a formal appeal against the construction of a new shopping mall across the road from the market.
Officials land 9,000 meth pills, 1.1kg of ice in raids
Officials land 9,000 meth pills, 1.1kg of ice in raids
PHUKET: A Phuket Provincial Administrative Special Operations Team bolstered by 12 soldiers from the Royal Thai Army have arrested two men found with 1.1kg of crystal meth (ya ice) and 9,000 methamphetamine pills (ya ice).
The 35th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta gets underway
The 35th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta gets underway
SAILING: The 35th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta officially got underway yesterday (Dec 3) in the waters off of the island’s Kata Beach.
Phuket readies for royal visit for King’s Cup Regatta
Phuket readies for royal visit for King’s Cup Regatta
PHUKET: Her Majesty Queen Suthida will be in Phuket to take part in racing in the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta and to officiate the handing out of awards to winners this Saturday (Dec 9).
Patong to honour Father’s Day with street cycling event
Patong to honour Father’s Day with street cycling event
PHUKET: Patong Municipality will hold a street cycling event as part of the celebrations to honour and remember the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej tomorrow (Dec 5), which was King Bhumibol’s birthday and is now honoured as Thailand National Day.
Lotus’s join Soi Dog food donations campaign
Lotus’s join Soi Dog food donations campaign
Phuket branches of the national shopping store chain Lotus’s along with Pet Us store are supporting Soi Dog Foundation through their ‘Feed us at Lotus’s’ campaign in an effort to help street dogs and cats.
Phuket hosts correctional centre crafts fair
Phuket hosts correctional centre crafts fair
PHUKET: An annual event to showcase products made my inmates at prisons in Phuket and nearby southern provinces officially started yesterday (Dec 1).
Phuketians urged to donate blood for medical needs
Phuketians urged to donate blood for medical needs
PHUKET: Medical workers in Phuket are once again urging local residents and tourists to help alleviate the seasonal shortage of blood for transfusions at Phuket Regional Blood Center (Phuket RBC) and Vachira Phuket Hospital Blood Bank.
PM Srettha praises Phuket safety demonstrations
PM Srettha praises Phuket safety demonstrations
PHUKET: Thai media was agog today (Dec 1) with the arrival of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to oversee a marine safety demonstration aimed at convincing tourists that Phuket is a safe destination for people to spend their holidays.
Woman hit by truck in Chalong
Woman hit by truck in Chalong
PHUKET: Police are yet to reveal if any charges have been pressed against an unnamed truck driver after he hit a woman on Patak Rd. in Chalong earlier this week. The woman was taken to hospital unconscious but still having pulse.
New deal struck for taxis at Ratsada Pier
New deal struck for taxis at Ratsada Pier
PHUKET: The ‘green plate’ taxi drivers stationed at Ratsada Pier will get 70% of all passengers, namely tourists, looking to use a taxi at the key tourist portal under a new deal announced yesterday (Nov 30).
B1.6bn to be spent on Pa Khlok road expansion
B1.6bn to be spent on Pa Khlok road expansion
PHUKET: More than B1.6 billion will be spent on expanding the road through Pa Khlok to help alleviate traffic congestion on the island, Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat has confirmed.
Patong Hill road repairs completed
Patong Hill road repairs completed
PHUKET: The repairs to the section of road over Patong Hill that suffered from subsidence underneath the road surface have been completed and the both lanes heading to Patong are now open.
Phuket airport holds firefighting exercise
Phuket airport holds firefighting exercise
PHUKET: People witnessing dark smoke billowing from near Phuket International Airport yesterday (Nov 30) have no reason for concern as the airport’s Fire and Rescue Department conducted its regular fire drill, Phuket Airport General Manager Monchai Tanode has explained
Election for Kathu Mayor announced
Election for Kathu Mayor announced
PHUKET: An election for residents of Tambon Kathu to vote for a new Kathu Mayor will be held in January, the Phuket office of the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT Phuket) has announced.