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Strategies unveiled to help resolve Phuket’s hotel labour crisis
Strategies unveiled to help resolve Phuket’s hotel labour crisis
PHUKET: The Department of Employment will promote job vacancies in Phuket to poorer provinces in the Northeast as part of its strategy to resolve the crippling labour crisis in Phuket’s tourism industry.
Officials launch ‘Seven Days of Danger’ campaign
Officials launch ‘Seven Days of Danger’ campaign
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew led a ceremony at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Dec 27) to herald the ‘Seven Days of Danger’ safety campaign for New Year 2023, to be held from Dec 29 to Jan 4.
Fireworks allowed at Phuket New Year events
Fireworks allowed at Phuket New Year events
PHUKET: New Year events in Phuket are allowed to feature fireworks, but organisers must have specific permission from authorities to do so and must comply with strict safety measures, an official order has announced.
Baby croc caught in Rawai
Baby croc caught in Rawai
PHUKET: Officials from the Phuket Provincial Fisheries Office were called out to a residential area in Rawai today (Dec 27) after local residents spotted a baby crocodile at a lotus pond in the area.
Tsunami victims remembered at Mai Khao
Tsunami victims remembered at Mai Khao
PHUKET: A small gathering was held at the Mai Khao Cemetery in Thalang yesterday (Dec 26) to remember those who died in Phuket in the Asian Tsunami of 2004.
Phuket agencies ready for New Year unrest
Phuket agencies ready for New Year unrest
PHUKET: Rear Admiral Nattapong Yanothaikhachit, Deputy Director of Phuket Internal Security Office, held a meeting yesterday (Dec 26) to assess strategies for dealing with any unrest that may arise during the festivities to celebrate the New Year.
Tourism Minister leads Baan Nam Khem tsunami remembrance memorial
Tourism Minister leads Baan Nam Khem tsunami remembrance memorial
PHUKET: Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn was in Baan Nam Khem in Phang Nga, just north of Phuket, this morning to lead the official ceremony to remember those killed in the Asian Tsunami 18 years ago today (Dec 26).
Warning issued over illegal fireworks, sky lanterns on Phuket beaches
Warning issued over illegal fireworks, sky lanterns on Phuket beaches
PHUKET: Phuket officials have issued another reminder that setting off fireworks or setting alight sky lanterns in public areas, namely beaches, remains illegal and is punishable by fines, or worse.
Lard Yai doubles New Year fun with two consecutive street fairs in Phuket Old Town
Lard Yai doubles New Year fun with two consecutive street fairs in Phuket Old Town
PHUKET: The Phuket Old Town Community has invited local residents and tourists to feel the New Year spirit at the renowned Lard Yai street fair on Thalang Rd. Instead of one weekend event, there will be two markets on both the last Saturday of 2022 (Dec 31) and the following first Sunday of 2023 (Jan 1).
Kata beach festival underway in Phuket on Christmas Day
Kata beach festival underway in Phuket on Christmas Day
PHUKET: Thousands of local residents and tourists gathered at Kata beach yesterday (Dec 24) to enjoy the Dern Rim Lay @ Kata festival, the first in the series of Christmas and New Year events in Phuket. The beach festival in Karon continues today (Dec 25)
Phuket Opinion: Christmas by any other name
Phuket Opinion: Christmas by any other name
PHUKET: The rains have finally stopped, the sky has cleared and more than 200,000 people have arrived from afar this month to enjoy the Christmas and New Year festivities on Phuket, the island’s so-called ’tourism high season’.
HRH Prince Dipangkorn to visit Phuket
HRH Prince Dipangkorn to visit Phuket
PHUKET: Officials are ramping up their efforts to ensure the visit to Phuket by His Royal Highness Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti on Dec 28 is as smooth, safe and secure as possible.
On Campus: A celebration of learning
On Campus: A celebration of learning
I have to admit that in retrospect, and irrespective of any assignment or given job title, it seems that I’ve spent my entire career in international education as I learned early on that what is commonly called comprehensive internationalism in academe is really an integral component of any dynamic and proactive educational environment.
Phuket motorbike accidents on the rise fueling safety concerns amid tourism revival
Phuket motorbike accidents on the rise fueling safety concerns amid tourism revival
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation’s (PPAO, or OrBorJor) emergency patrol team provided assistance to two Thai and two foreign victims of motorcycle accidents on Dec 22 and five Thais and two foreigners on Dec 21, according to two separate PPAO reports published yesterday (Dec 23). Meanwhile, the number of fatalities in Phuket road crashes since Jan 1 has already reached 103 which is 45% more than the death toll for 2021.
Tourist arrivals to beat target by 15% as Phuket leads recovery
Tourist arrivals to beat target by 15% as Phuket leads recovery
BANGKOK: Foreign arrivals to Thailand in 2022 are expected to reach 11.5 million exceeding the government’s target by 15%, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said yesterday (Dec 23).
No changes for Phuket so far as Pattaya calls off New Year fireworks
No changes for Phuket so far as Pattaya calls off New Year fireworks
PHUKET: Pattaya Municipality has announced the cancellation of fireworks planned as part of its New Year countdown activities from Dec 29-31. Phuket authorities have not announced any changes of plans for the main Phuket Countdown 2023 event at Saphan Hin which has been promised to include “bigger than ever” fireworks.
New Year alcohol measures stay
New Year alcohol measures stay
BANGKOK The National Alcoholic Beverage Policy Committee has continued its drink don’t drive campaign to promote safe driving and to reduce the number of accidents caused by drunk driving over the coming New Year holidays.
Enforcement of anti-smoking laws to be ramped up in Phuket
Enforcement of anti-smoking laws to be ramped up in Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket health officials are targetting ways to reduce the rising incidence of residents on the island becoming habitual smokers.
Phuket school leavers must be dual-linguals to ‘break inequality’
Phuket school leavers must be dual-linguals to ‘break inequality’
PHUKET: Phuket school-leavers must speak at least two languages in order to land a good job. That was the understanding announced at a meeting of leading education figures in the province yesterday (Dec 22).
Five-year MoU inked to keep Patong Beach clean
Five-year MoU inked to keep Patong Beach clean
PHUKET: The director of the Phuket Natural Resources and Environment Office (MNRE Phuket) has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 15 local organisations, including the Patong Development Foundation, to keep Patong Beach clean.