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As tourism industry recovers, all eyes are on China
As tourism industry recovers, all eyes are on China
PHUKET: According to C9 Hotelworks new Phuket Hotel Market Update 2023, the resort island’s tourism recovery has accelerated over the past six months. With the removal of Thailand’s pandemic travel restrictions in 2022, airlift quickly ramped up as India and Malaysia were key early source markets.
Tourists exempt in jet-ski licence crackdown
Tourists exempt in jet-ski licence crackdown
PHUKET: Tourists are not required to have the correct licence in order to operate a rental jet-ski, Phuket Marine Police Chief Lt Col Jeerayut Niyomdet has confirmed to The Phuket News.
Prayut reviews eco-tourism projects in Phuket
Prayut reviews eco-tourism projects in Phuket
PHUKET: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in Phuket today (Mar 19) visited the Soi King Kaew area in Ratsada, one of the poorest neighbourhoods on the island, to promote the ‘Ratsada Green in the City’ mangrove tourism project.
Chinese Ambassador calls for more Chinese-language signs in Phuket
Chinese Ambassador calls for more Chinese-language signs in Phuket
PHUKET: Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Han Zhiqian and a delegation from the Chinese embassy in Bangkok paid a visit to Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew yesterday (Mar 18), which according to official reports saw discussions focussed on promoting tourism for Chinese tourists to travel in Phuket.
Collecting user data to improve customer experience? Make sure you comply with the PDPA
Collecting user data to improve customer experience? Make sure you comply with the PDPA
In 2019, Thailand introduced the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which requires data controllers and processors to ensure data collected are managed and processed with explicit consent on sensitive data. Due to COVID-19, however, the enforcement of the law was delayed by two years until June 2022.
Patong bar child sex raid uncovers tourist area network
Patong bar child sex raid uncovers tourist area network
PHUKET: Police have identified three key suspects wanted for leading a child sex trafficking network operating in other tourist areas in the country following a raid at a bar in Patong on Wednesday night.
Phuket Opinion: The Russian Conundrum
Phuket Opinion: The Russian Conundrum
PHUKET: The report during the past week of the Thai Cabinet approving an extradition agreement with Russia sent keyboards aflutter with all sorts of comments, some of them near to outright racist, spurring deep incentive to take a beat and a deeper look at what people are seeing on the island. Alarmist reports bordering on inciting anti-Russian sentiment are not helping.
NACC Phuket gets new B59.5mn home
NACC Phuket gets new B59.5mn home
PHUKET: Pol Gen Watcharaphon Prasarnrajkit, Chairman of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), was in Phuket yesterday (Mar 17) to lead proceedings officially declaring the new NACC Phuket offices open.
Russians still top Phuket arrivals
Russians still top Phuket arrivals
PHUKET: After a two-month hiatus, Phuket Immigration has released statistics of the number of international arrivals landing in Phuket, with Russian nationals still holding the top spot for the first two weeks of March.
Appeal to find missing Danish man
Appeal to find missing Danish man
PHUKET: A concerned daughter is calling for any information that leads to finding her father, Sven Erik Johannessen, who has been missing in Phuket since last Saturday (Mar 11).
Kathu election halted by court order
Kathu election halted by court order
PHUKET: The election for a new Kathu Mayor, scheduled to be held on Sunday (Mar 19), has been suspended by court order.
China increases Phuket flights amid demand
China increases Phuket flights amid demand
PHUKET: Three more air companies have added Phuket to their lists of destinations since last Friday (Mar 10) and one more is expected to follow suit nearer to the end of the month. All the carriers are Chinese and include both full-service and low-cost airlines.
Warning issued after shooting range catches fire
Warning issued after shooting range catches fire
PHUKET: Officials have issued another fire warning following an outside area of a shooting range in Sakhu, near Phuket International Airport, catching fire late yesterday (Mar 16).
PSU Phuket Hospital to be finished by 2027 with B3bn budget
PSU Phuket Hospital to be finished by 2027 with B3bn budget
PHUKET: The Cabinet has approved a budget of B3.14 billion for the construction of the ‘PSU Hospital Phuket’ to be built at the site of the ‘International Andaman Health Center’ to be built at Mai Khao.
Return of Tour of Phuket a huge success
Return of Tour of Phuket a huge success
CYCLING: With over 200 participants taking part for the first time in three years, last weekend’s Tour of Phuket 2023 has been declared a huge success.
Push underway to develop ‘Muslim tourism’
Push underway to develop ‘Muslim tourism’
PHUKET: The Department of Tourism is working on a strategy to welcome more tourists from the MIddle East by focussing on their needs as Muslim visitors to the country.
Power outage to hit Wichit today following last minute warning
Power outage to hit Wichit today following last minute warning
PHUKET: The Phuket branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced a power outage that will affect residents and businesses along Ao Yon – Khao Khad Rd today (Mar 16).
Anti-corruption police join Cherng Talay playground probe
Anti-corruption police join Cherng Talay playground probe
PHUKET: The Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) of the Royal Thai Police has now joined the investigation into possible corruption by officers at Cherng Talay Municipality in the purchase of the children’s playground equipment in stalled at the Cherng Talay Municipality Sport Center.
Petty thieves hit the spotlight
Petty thieves hit the spotlight
PHUKET: A husband and wife have been charged with stealing a tip box from a resort in Karon while police are looking for a man wanted for breaking open a cash box at a laundromat in Baan Lipon, Thalang.
Water outage to affect northern Chalong
Water outage to affect northern Chalong
PHUKET: The Phuket Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced a water outage in the northern parts of Chalong and into lower Wichit on Friday (Mar 17) while work is conducted on a mains supply pipe in Soi Ta-iad.