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Songkran water play gets green light
Songkran water play gets green light
PHUKET: Rewat Areerob, President of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO), has confirmed that for the first time in three years water play at official Songkran celebrations will be held on the street in Phuket Town.
Taxi driver returns B150k Louis Vuitton bag to tourist
Taxi driver returns B150k Louis Vuitton bag to tourist
PHUKET: A Phuket taxi driver has been praised for his honesty in returning a Louis Vuitton bag worth B150,000 to a tourist.
Phuket Heroines Festival still a hit
Phuket Heroines Festival still a hit
PHUKET: The opening night of the stage performance at the Heroines Festival last night (Mar 13) drew large crowds, and a host of leading Phuket officials to mark the occasion.
Turtle eggs laid at Sai Khu
Turtle eggs laid at Sai Khu
PHUKET: Marine experts have yet to determine what type of turtle eggs were laid on the beach at Ao Sai Khu, near Nai Yang Beach, early yesterday morning (Mar 13).
Deputy PM Jurin plugs commerce in Phuket
Deputy PM Jurin plugs commerce in Phuket
PHUKET: Deputy Prime Minister Laksanawisit, who also serves as Commerce Minister and as head of the Democrat Party, was in Phuket yesterday (Mar 12) to first preside over an event at Phuket Rajabhat University to encourage local students to become CEOs, and in the evening to encourage people to make handicrafts to leverage Thailand’s ‘Soft Power’ to help boost incomes and the nation’s economy.
MoU aims to use students to ease hospitality labour shortage
MoU aims to use students to ease hospitality labour shortage
PHUKET: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Phuket yesterday (Mar 12) that aims to have vocational education students gain experience in the tourism industry during their college holidays, with special focus on helping to ease the labour shortage in Phuket’s hospitality sector.
Patong tuk-tuk driver charged for not returning iPhone
Patong tuk-tuk driver charged for not returning iPhone
PHUKET: A Patong tuk-tuk driver has been charged with theft after failing to return an iPhone left behind in his tuk-tuk by a Swedish tourist.
Phuket to host Asia Pickleball Open Championship
Phuket to host Asia Pickleball Open Championship
PICKLEBALL: The increasingly popular sport of pickleball takes centre stage in Phuket this week as the island prepares to host the 2023 Asia Pickelball Open Championship.
Phuket gears up for Heroines Festival
Phuket gears up for Heroines Festival
PHUKET: A mass alms giving ceremony was held at Wat Muang Komaraphat, in Thepkrasattri, yesterday (Mar 12) to honour the people who took part in the battle led by Phuket sisters Thao Thepkrasattri and Thao Srisoonthorn that repulsed an incursion by Burmese marauders in 1785.
Missing tourists safe, but not yet found
Missing tourists safe, but not yet found
PHUKET: Police have confirmed that two tourists reported as missing for two days after renting kayaks at Coconut Island have made it safely ashore, but officers have yet to find the two men.
Tourists missing after renting kayak on Koh Maphrao
Tourists missing after renting kayak on Koh Maphrao
PHUKET: Tоurist Pоlice are asking the public for help in search for two foreign men who rented a kаyak on Coconut Island this weekend and have not been seen for at least 22 hours.
Mr Soggy arrested in Thalang with meth, 12 gauge handgun
Mr Soggy arrested in Thalang with meth, 12 gauge handgun
PHUKET: Thalang Police have arrested a man found to be in possession of methamphetamine pills (ya bah), an improvised handgun (’Thai Pradit’) and ammunition.The arrest was announced by Thalang Police on its Facebook page yesterday evening (Mar 11).
Southern, central Phuket to experience water outages
Southern, central Phuket to experience water outages
PHUKET: Residents and businesses in several tambons of Phuket will suffer water outages tomorrow (Mon 13) due to ’step tests’ and works on water mains, the Phuket office of the Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced.
Phuket Opinion: What tourists need to know
Phuket Opinion: What tourists need to know
PHUKET: With the confirmation earlier this week that the Phuket Immigration system of ‘red’ and yellow’ cards to warn and deport foreigners repeatedly caught flouting the law has been approved by the national Immigration Bureau chief, it has become clear that tourism officials now need to step up and make an effort to warn tourists what consequences they may face for their behaviour while on holiday on the island.
Foreign, Thai divers trained as coral saviours in Phuket
Foreign, Thai divers trained as coral saviours in Phuket
PHUKET: Several foreigners have joined the Coral Rehabilitation for Divers Volunteers training program launched by the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) and the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR). 
’Overpriced’ Phuket durians priced correctly, officials confirm 
’Overpriced’ Phuket durians priced correctly, officials confirm 
PHUKET: Head of the Phuket office of the Ministry of Commerce Woranit Aphiratjirawong has thrown her weight behind the local vendor accused by Chinese tourists of selling ’overpriced’ durians at Chillva Market in Samkong. Having conducted an inspection and ’investigated the facts’, Ms Woranit cleared the vendor of accusations and confirmed the absence of any wrongdoing. Ms Woranit’s verdict was published by the Phuket office of the PR Department at 6.29am today (Mar 11) and then distributed through various mass communication channels.
More local warnings issued in Phuket as wildfire season continues
More local warnings issued in Phuket as wildfire season continues
PHUKET: As announced by the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD), the country officially entered the hottest season from Mar 5 meaning hotter and drier weather as well as increased risk of fires. The Phuket provincial office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) is yet to release a province-wide warning about the risk of fires or conduct a training for local residents to be more aware of fire-prevention measures. Meanwhile local municipalities and administrative organisations keep including mild warnings to people and “requests for cooperation” each time they report another fire extinguished in their respective areas.
Thailand to host Asian Athletics Championships
Thailand to host Asian Athletics Championships
ATHLETICS: Thailand will host the 25th edition of the Asian Athletics Championships later this year, it has been confirmed.
Power supply works to affect traffic on Patong Hill
Power supply works to affect traffic on Patong Hill
PHUKET: Traffic on Patong Hill may be heavy today as Phuket Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) is conducting works on power lines on the eastern side of the hill.
Phuket Tourist Police seeks foreign volunteers
Phuket Tourist Police seeks foreign volunteers
PHUKET: Tourist Police in Phuket are seeking foreign volunteers to provide assistance to law enforcers in dealing with other “aliens” on the island. The deadline for application is this Sunday (Mar 12).