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Phuket crackdown on illegal taxis includes foreigners
Phuket crackdown on illegal taxis includes foreigners
PHUKET: Phuket transport authorities have launched an active campaign to crack down on ‘green plate’ taxis from outside Phuket coming onto the island to serve passengers, private vehicles being used illegally as taxis ‒ and to catch any foreigners providing any taxi services.
Cars seized for failed finance ‘ownership’, forged plates
Cars seized for failed finance ‘ownership’, forged plates
PHUKET: Region 8 Police have seized five cars and a pickup truck that the “owners” were using forged ownership documents for after failing to make finance payments.
Power outage to affect Saiyuan, Rawai
Power outage to affect Saiyuan, Rawai
PHUKET: The Chalong branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA Chalong) has announced a power outage that will affect part of the Saiyuan area in Rawai tomorrow (Feb 10).
More illegal taxis caught
More illegal taxis caught
PHUKET: Officers from the Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) together with Sakhu Police have caught four more drivers using vehicles illegally as taxis in Phuket.
Governor meets Chinese consul over tourist slashed
Governor meets Chinese consul over tourist slashed
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew met with Li Chenglong, the regional consular representative of the Chinese government, today (Feb 7) to discuss the action taken by officials over the incident that saw a Chinese tourist slashed by a Phuket tour agency owner.
Phuket labour shortage easing
Phuket labour shortage easing
PHUKET: The critical labour shortage in Phuket, especially in the hotels and hospitality sector, is easing, with only about 3,000-4,000 positions vacant remaining to be filled, Kongsak Khoopongsakorn of the Phuket Chamber of Commerce has revealed.
‘Engine surge’ likely cause of Azur Air incident
‘Engine surge’ likely cause of Azur Air incident
PHUKET: A retired expat with 50 years’ experience in the aviation industry has suggested that an ‘engine surge’ was the most likely cause of the Incident that saw a fully loaded flight bound for Moscow abort takeoff at Phuket International Airport last Saturday (Feb 4).
Chinese tour group flights arrive in Phuket
Chinese tour group flights arrive in Phuket
PHUKET: The first group tour direct flight from Mainland China to Phuket landed yesterday (Feb 6), the first day that group tour companies were allowed by the Chinese government to provide full-package tours to 20 countries.
Tour agency fined B500k, suspended 6 months
Tour agency fined B500k, suspended 6 months
PHUKET: A female tour agent in Kata who slashed a Chinese tourist with a knife will have her company fined the maximum B500,000 and have her company’s tourism business licence suspended for six months.
Power outages to affect Thepkrasattri Rd, Tambon Thepkrasattri
Power outages to affect Thepkrasattri Rd, Tambon Thepkrasattri
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA Thalang) has announced power outages that will affect a section of Thepkrasattri Rd in Thalang as well as key residential areas in Tambon Thepkrasattri tomorrow (Feb 7)
Navy defends efforts to find missing fishing crew
Navy defends efforts to find missing fishing crew
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command, based at Cape Panwa, has defended its efforts to locate a fishing boat and three crew on board that have been missing for 18 days.
‘Sudden braking’ blamed for Azur Air incident
‘Sudden braking’ blamed for Azur Air incident
PHUKET: The aborted takeoff by an Azur Air flight at Phuket International Airport on Saturday (Feb 4) has been attributed to a ‘sudden braking’ fault with the wheels under the right side of the aircraft’s fuselage.
Hotels, condos warned of B1mn fine for failing to submit environmental reports
Hotels, condos warned of B1mn fine for failing to submit environmental reports
PHUKET: Hotels, condominiums, large housing projects and other accommodation establishments face fines of up to B1 million if they fail to provide their required annual environmental impact reports, the Phuket Provincial Natural Resources and Environment Office (MNRE Phuket) has warned.
Fighting flesh-eating bacteria
Fighting flesh-eating bacteria
Long-term expat Ed Olieslagers is on a mission to raise awareness about necrotizing fasciitis, better known as “flesh-eating bacteria”, after a mosquito bite ended up costing him the lower half of his left leg.
Engine fire aborts takeoff at Phuket airport
Engine fire aborts takeoff at Phuket airport
PHUKET: An engine fire on an Azur Air flight to Moscow saw the Boeing 767-300ER abort takeoff and the passengers and crew safely evacuated from the aircraft at Phuket International Airport late yesterday afternoon (Feb 4).
Phuket Opinion: Power drive
Phuket Opinion: Power drive
PHUKET: The protest by ‘green plate’ taxi drivers on Thursday (Feb 2) calling for action to be taken against illegal taxis was better marked by what was absent from the grandstanding than what was actually presented to the media by the publicity stunt.
Companies line up to build Patong Tunnel
Companies line up to build Patong Tunnel
PHUKET: Companies bidding to complete the B17 billion Patong Tunnel have until 3pm, April 7 to formally enter their bids, Surachet Laopoolsuk, Governor of the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT), has confirmed.
Blue Tree Phuket launches triathlon series for youngsters
Blue Tree Phuket launches triathlon series for youngsters
TRIATHLON: Jan 28 saw Blue Tree Phuket organise the first race of the "I Did It" series 2023, an initiative that strives to encourage the younger generation to get active and enjoy sports through a series of events throughout the year.
Vachira providing pay-for Pfizer jabs for foreigners
Vachira providing pay-for Pfizer jabs for foreigners
PHUKET: Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town is now providing Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination injections to foreigners at B1,380 per dose.
Nigerians in Chalong, Rawai arrested for overstay
Nigerians in Chalong, Rawai arrested for overstay
PHUKET: Officers from Phuket Immigration and the Phuket Tourist Police have arrested four Nigerian men staying Chalong and Rawai for overstaying in the country for more than three years.