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Phuket honours National Youth Games Wushu medal winners
Phuket honours National Youth Games Wushu medal winners
WUSHU: Eight young athletes who won medals in the sport of Wushu while representing Phuket at the recent Thailand National Youth Games were honoured in a special ceremony on Friday (Aug 4).
Stephff: A celebration of satire
Stephff: A celebration of satire
Stéphane Peray, better known as ‘Stephff’, is a French cartoonist based in Bangkok. He is renowned throughout the region as one of the best satirical cartoonists in Asia. 
Foreigners invited to join August 8 blood donation drive
Foreigners invited to join August 8 blood donation drive
PHUKET: Foreign residents and tourists in Phuket have been invited to participate in the blood donation event on August 8 in Phuket Town. This event aims to replenish the much-needed reserves at the Phuket Blood Bank at Vachira Phuket Hospital.
PLTO donate plate auction proceeds to help disabled
PLTO donate plate auction proceeds to help disabled
PHUKET: The Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) yesterday (Aug 4) donated a portion of the proceeds from a recent online auction of ‘lucky’ vehicle licence plates to nine people who have been impacted and left disabled by road accidents.
Beach clean-ups underway to remove oil and tar pollution
Beach clean-ups underway to remove oil and tar pollution
PHUKET: Clean-up efforts were underway on the northwest beaches of the island late yesterday afternoon (Aug 5) to clear several oil and tar balls and traces of oil slick that had washed ashore earlier in the day.
Man arrested in Phuket for opening mule accounts for scam gang
Man arrested in Phuket for opening mule accounts for scam gang
PHUKET: A Thai man was arrested in Phuket earlier this week for providing mule accounts for online scammers, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the Royal Thai Police has announced.
Aussies arrive to provide hotel staff lifeguard training
Aussies arrive to provide hotel staff lifeguard training
A team from Life Saving Victoria in Australia are on the island to provide essential training to hotel staff at the tourist-popular beaches along Phuket’s west coast in the hope of preventing more drowning deaths during the island’s notorious southwest monsoon.
Oil and tar contamination discovered on Phuket beaches
Oil and tar contamination discovered on Phuket beaches
PHUKET: Several beaches in the northen part of Phuket have been found to be contaminated with oil and tar balls today (Aug 4) as the ongoing southwestern monsoon continues to wash up a variety of debris and pollutants onto Phuket’s shores.
Chinese arrivals to Phuket spike in July
Chinese arrivals to Phuket spike in July
PHUKET: Direct arrivals to Phuket from Mainland China have reached 74,766 visitors in July, showing an impressive 70% growth compared to June, according to the most recent report by the Phuket office of the Immigration Bureau. The overall volume of Chinese tourists is even higher, as the report only includes tourists passing passport clearance at Phuket International Airport and doesn’t include those making a stop in Bangkok before proceeding to the island.
Officials to correct ‘wandering’ tsunami warning buoy
Officials to correct ‘wandering’ tsunami warning buoy
PHUKET: Disaster officials are looking to have a tsunami warning buoy reinstalled at its proper location, some 340 kilometres northwest of Phuket, after it was found to have drifted dozens of kilometres from where it was anchored.
Speedboat driver probed for endangering tourists’ safety
Speedboat driver probed for endangering tourists’ safety
PHUKET: The driver of a speedboat is under investigation for ignoring a safety notice issued by the Phuket Marine Office by operating a speedboat dangerously amid large waves and strong winds while returning from Phi Phi Island on Tuesday (Aug 1).
Phuket fireworks checks find no infringements
Phuket fireworks checks find no infringements
PHUKET: Phuket officials continuing their checks on all stores of fireworks in Muang District have yet to find any business operators operating illegally or in breach of safety regulations.
Police to help counter tourists ignoring red flags
Police to help counter tourists ignoring red flags
PHUKET: Following four people drowning at Phuket beaches over the past five days, Phuket officials today (Aug 2) issued an order all government agencies to support lifeguards in order to prevent more drownings.
Phuket ‘City Pillar’ tour underway
Phuket ‘City Pillar’ tour underway
PHUKET: The three-day parade of replica city pillars, satellite pillars and the tops of Phuket City Pillars across Phuket began today, starting from the old Phuket Phuket Provincial Hall this morning (Aug 2).
Phuket weather warning extended
Phuket weather warning extended
PHUKET: The weather warning for heavy to very heavy rain and strong wind waves in the Andaman Sea has been extended through to at least tomorrow, the Thailand Meteorological Department (TMD) announced this morning (Aug 1).
New Phuket City Pillar ceremonies begin
New Phuket City Pillar ceremonies begin
PHUKET: The series of ceremonies to install the new Phuket City Pillar have begun, with Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew yesterday (July 31) joining a ceremony to install a ‘Phum Khao Bin’ at the existing Phuket City Pillar Shrine in Muang Mai, in Tambon Thepkrasattri, Thalang.
Power outage to affect Sri Supalak, Srisoonthorn
Power outage to affect Sri Supalak, Srisoonthorn
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA Thalang) has announced a power outage that will affect homes in Srisoonthorn on Thursday (Aug 3).
Phuket Governor orders safety checks on fireworks
Phuket Governor orders safety checks on fireworks
PHUKET: Following the devastating blast at a fireworks warehouse in Narathiwat over the weekend, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has ordered officials to conduct safety checks on all fireworks stored or for sale in Phuket’s Mueang District.
Room for optimism in Phuket’s medical tourism industry
Room for optimism in Phuket’s medical tourism industry
PHUKET: Bumrungrad International Hospital (BIH) is spending B4.3 billion on a 150-bed boutique hospital in Mai Khao in anticipation of Phuket’s much-expected success in its developing medical tourism sector.
Long holidays to generate B17bn from 5m trips
Long holidays to generate B17bn from 5m trips
BANGKOK: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) predicts there will be 4.96 million trips and B16.6 billion in circulation in the country over the July 28-Aug 2 holidays. Phuket’s share has been previously estimated at B2.2bn in revenue from over 234,000 trips.