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MP-elect Somchart calls for buses to serve tourist areas
MP-elect Somchart calls for buses to serve tourist areas
PHUKET: Phuket Move Forward MP Somchart Techathavorncharoen has continued his campaign for better public transport in Phuket, this time meeting with Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew to discuss having buses serve tourist areas and introducing more buses to transport students to and from schools as a way of alleviating the ‘school run’ traffic jams on the island.
Governor urges tourists to observe red flags at beaches
Governor urges tourists to observe red flags at beaches
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew is urging all people visiting the beaches to heed red ‘no-swimming’ flags marking areas deemed by lifeguards as too dangerous to swim.
Officials on watch for flooding
Officials on watch for flooding
PHUKET: Phuket officials are monitoring water levels in main canals as a precaution against flooding following heavy downpours across the island yesterday and today (May 28-29).
Sakhu durian festival gets underway
Sakhu durian festival gets underway
PHUKET: The Sakhu Durian Festival 2023 got underway yesterday (May 27) as thousands of Asia’s “King of Fruits” were distributed free to local residents to mark the occasion.
Phuket launches international educational golf academy
Phuket launches international educational golf academy
GOLF: Blue Canyon Country Club Phuket has partnered with the Junior Asian Golf Academy (JAGA) to establish the first full-time golf training and education institute in Phuket.
Free welfare services for cats in Phuket Town
Free welfare services for cats in Phuket Town
PHUKET: A welfare campaign offering free health services to stray cats in Phuket Town has been launched, it was confirmed yesterday (May 27).
Get ready for snake season
Get ready for snake season
As with each year when the annual rains return in May, snakes across the island will be on the move, often finding their way into people’s homes.
Phuket Opinion: Facing down the taxi cartels
Phuket Opinion: Facing down the taxi cartels
PHUKET: Not even sworn into office yet and the Move Forward MPs for Phuket are already asking questions about big issues that have affected tourists and island residents for decades, namely the state of the taxi cartels’ vice-like, and state enforced, grip on which taxis may serve tourists at the airport.
Further crackdown on illegal foreigners underway
Further crackdown on illegal foreigners underway
PHUKET: An enhanced inspection drive aimed at preventing illegal activities being carried out by foreigners in Phuket has been launched in an effort to further curb crime and improve Phuket’s image to potential visitors.
Phuket cannabis businesses call for support
Phuket cannabis businesses call for support
PHUKET: The Phuket Cannabis Association is calling for support to stave off any prospect of cannabis becoming recriminalised under the coalition formed by the leading Move Forward Party.
Foreigner charged for motorbike stunt on Phuket public road
Foreigner charged for motorbike stunt on Phuket public road
PHUKET: A foreign motorcyclist has been charged for engaging in stunt-riding on Saiyuan Rd in Phuket, an act that has sparked widespread criticism from both Thai and foreign communities, leaving Phuket thousands of netizens enraged.
Phuket official clarify taxi types
Phuket official clarify taxi types
PHUKET: The Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) has provided an explanation regarding the three main types of taxis allowed to operate in Phuket, each with its own specific terms and conditions. This clarification was shared by Move Forward Phuket MP-elect Somchart Techathavorncharoen, who visited the agency on May 23 seeking answers to the pressing questions surrounding Phuket’s taxi industry.
TAT board names new governor
TAT board names new governor
BANGKOK: Thapanee Kiatphaibool, deputy governor for domestic marketing at the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), has been approved to become the new TAT governor, starting from Sept 1.
DSI probes illegal encroachment of protected forest in Kamala
DSI probes illegal encroachment of protected forest in Kamala
PHUKET: The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has joined an investigation into illegal encroachment on protected forest land in Kamala.
Election Commission confirms Move Forward MPs for Phuket
Election Commission confirms Move Forward MPs for Phuket
PHUKET: The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) has confirmed in its official results of the national election on May 14 that Move Forward candidates won all three Phuket seats for Members of Parliament.
Heavy rain warning in effect
Heavy rain warning in effect
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD), based near Phuket airport, has issued a heavy rain and strong wind waves due to the southwest monsoon prevailing over the Andaman Sea and the South of Thailand.
Phuket MP-elect pushes to allow ‘taxi app’ drivers at airport
Phuket MP-elect pushes to allow ‘taxi app’ drivers at airport
PHUKET: Move Forward Phuket MP-elect Somchart Techathavorncharoen has submitted a formal request to allow private taxi drivers using taxi apps to serve tourists at the airport. If approved, the move would break a decades-long taxi cartel stranglehold on serving tourists arriving via Phuket’s critical tourism portal.
Fun-run promotes local healthcare
Fun-run promotes local healthcare
RUNNING: Local nurses and associated personnel undertook a fun-run last Sunday (May 21) to celebrate the Phuket healthcare system and promote healthy living.
5,000 jobs to be available at ‘Job Expo Phuket’
5,000 jobs to be available at ‘Job Expo Phuket’
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Department of Employment will hold a major job fair next month to provide opportunities to job seekers and people looking for a career change.
Patong alcohol ban for local election confirmed
Patong alcohol ban for local election confirmed
PHUKET: Patong Municipality has confirmed there will be a 24-hour ban on the sale of alcohol in key areas of Patong as local residents go to the polls to elect a new councillor on June 11.