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Fundraising set up for Phuket expat injured in road accident 
Fundraising set up for Phuket expat injured in road accident 
PHUKET: An appeal has been launched to raise funds to pay for medical expenses for well-known Phuket expat Richard Valentine who remains in hospital care after a hit-and-run road accident in Phuket.
Phuket Immigration, PLTO to be open for three days next week
Phuket Immigration, PLTO to be open for three days next week
PHUKET: Due to Coronation Day on May 4 and an extra non-working day on May 5, the Phuket Immigration Office and the Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) will be open only for three days in the first week of May.
Task force targets Phuket tourism illegal operators
Task force targets Phuket tourism illegal operators
PHUKET: Tourist Police have launched a campaign targetting illegal tour guides and tourism businesses that are operating illegally in Phuket.
Officials bamboozled by false tsunami alarm
Officials bamboozled by false tsunami alarm
PHUKET: Disaster officials have inspected the three tsunami warning towers on the west coast that sounded their sirens early yesterday morning but still have yet to determine what caused the towers to sound their warnings.
Woman arrested with 5kg of crystal meth
Woman arrested with 5kg of crystal meth
PHUKET: A 40-year-old woman from Maha Sarakham has been arrested after she was found with five kilogrammes of crystal meth (ya ice) at her room in Kathu.
Tsunami warning sirens ‘no cause for alarm’
Tsunami warning sirens ‘no cause for alarm’
PHUKET: Phuket disaster officials have assured that the tsunami warning towers sounding the alarm in Kamala and the Laguna area in Cherng Talay very early this morning (Apr 27), following a 4.8 Magnitude earthquake off Sumatra, is no cause for alarm.
ETDA ramps up secure online transactions awareness
ETDA ramps up secure online transactions awareness
PHUKET: The Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) held a public awareness seminar in Phuket Town yesterday (Apr 26) to educate local officials and community leaders of the dangers of online threats and scams in the hope the awareness will be passed onto to local communities.
Illegal drug users offered voluntary rehab
Illegal drug users offered voluntary rehab
PHUKET: A mobile health promotion campaign has been launched to tackle the ongoing problem of illegal drugs by offering addicts an opportunity for voluntary rehabilitation.
Chalong residents fed up with brown water supply
Chalong residents fed up with brown water supply
PHUKET: Residents at Phuket Country Home housing estate in Chalong have filed a formal complaint with the Provincial Ombudsman’s Office (Damrongdharma Center) over the community continually being served brown water from their mains water supply.
National swim team training in Phuket ahead of SEA Games
National swim team training in Phuket ahead of SEA Games
SWIMMING: Thailand’s national swimming team has elected to make Phuket their training base ahead of next month’s Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia, officials confirmed yesterday (Apr 26).
Power outages to affect Surin, Bang Tao, Tha Ruea
Power outages to affect Surin, Bang Tao, Tha Ruea
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced two separate power outage that will affect residents and businesses in Cherng Talay and Srisoonthorn today (Apr 27).
Cycling Phuket to Bangkok for sports inclusivity
Cycling Phuket to Bangkok for sports inclusivity
CYCLING: A charity bike ride from Phuket to Bangkok which aims to promote inclusivity in sports has been confirmed to take place in early June, it was announced yesterday (Apr 25).
Navy acquiesces angry residents over forest land
Navy acquiesces angry residents over forest land
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command has assured that villagers will at least for now keep access to their homes and crops located inside the Bang Kanun protected national forest while it considers the impact of the Navy being granted the rights to use the entire protected area, comprising more than 3,700 rai.
Small hotels call to expedite law changes to make them legal
Small hotels call to expedite law changes to make them legal
PHUKET: A delegation of tourism industry leaders visited Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew yesterday (Apr 24) to appeal for his office to expedite the new rules now approved by Cabinet that will allow many small hotels to legally operate.
1,000km walk from Pattaya to Phuket to raise funds for ‘Take Care Kids’ charity
1,000km walk from Pattaya to Phuket to raise funds for ‘Take Care Kids’ charity
James Lee Valentine, better known simply as “Wild Wolf” to his friends, is walking the 1,000km from Pattaya to Phuket to raise funds for the Take Care Kids Foundation with the goal of raising B1 million for the charity to complete its home for orphaned children.
Water outages as ‘step tests’ continue
Water outages as ‘step tests’ continue
PHUKET: The Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has issued a raft of notices announcing water outages in key areas across the island in the coming days as step tests, to check water pressure, and repairs are made to mains water supply pipes.
Heritage Cricketers retain Phuket Sixes title
Heritage Cricketers retain Phuket Sixes title
CRICKET: Bangladesh’s Heritage Cricketers side retained their title yesterday (Apr 23) in the final of the Asian Cricket Sixes Tournament (ACST) Phuket International Cricket Sixes at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG ) in Thalang.
COVID booster jabs still available, says Vachira chief
COVID booster jabs still available, says Vachira chief
PHUKET: Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Dr Weerasak Lorthongkam has assured that COVID-19 vaccinations for “citizens and tourists” are available at Vachira Phuket Hospital, the main government hospital on the island.
Phuket Yacht Club to host informal Anzac Day commemorations
Phuket Yacht Club to host informal Anzac Day commemorations
The Phuket Yacht Club, based in Chalong, will host an informal event to commemorate Anzac Day tomorrow (Apr 25). 
Phuket road deaths reach 50 after two fatalities on west coast road
Phuket road deaths reach 50 after two fatalities on west coast road
PHUKET: The death toll in Phuket’s ongoing ’Carmageddon’ reached 50 after two fatalities on Patong-Karon road on Friday (Apr 21) and rose to 51 after one more accident-related death registered on Saturday (Apr 22). The most recent case is yet to be reported.