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Phuket honours Chulalongkorn day
Phuket honours Chulalongkorn day
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew this morning led local officials to honour the life and achievements of King Chulalongkorn, Rama V.
Phuket officials to allow crossing Patong Hill on foot
Phuket officials to allow crossing Patong Hill on foot
PHUKET: Officials in Phuket are expediting temporary repairs of the damaged section of the road over Patong Hill, technically Phra Barami Rd (Route 4029), which was closed to all traffic after the landslide on Wednesday (Oct 19). The plan includes allowing using the road by foot as soon as it is safe.
Field hospital to serve Kathu people while Patong Hill road is closed
Field hospital to serve Kathu people while Patong Hill road is closed
PHUKET: A field hospital will be open in Kathu in order to serve patients who cannot reach Patong Hospital due to the collapse of the road over Patong Hill on Wednesday (Oct 19).
Search for missing Russian tourist continues
Search for missing Russian tourist continues
PHUKET: The search for missing Russian tourist Elena Radchenko continues today (Oct 23) with officers from various agencies checking both land and sea in the northern part of Phuket.
Phuket Opinion: Blame it on the rain
Phuket Opinion: Blame it on the rain
PHUKET: “Work without engineering, Thai style,” was just one of the comments posted, in English, by a Thai national under an image of one of the many landslides across Phuket roads this past week – highlighting the fact that officials are not fooling anyone with their claims regarding safety when to comes to road building.
Phuket flood victims receive Royal donations
Phuket flood victims receive Royal donations
PHUKET: Deputy Secretary-General of the Royal College of Chulabhorn Wanlop Thammadamrong visited Phuket yesterday (Oct 22) to hand over survival bags to Phuket flood victims on behalf of the Royal Family.
Water levels in Phuket reservoirs stabilise as weather improves
Water levels in Phuket reservoirs stabilise as weather improves
PHUKET: The island’s three main reservoirs are still full to the brim with water, but the situation gradually improves due to less rainfall, the Phuket office of the Public Relations Department (PR Phuket) reported today (Oct 22).
Living in the shadow of a Phuket landslide
Living in the shadow of a Phuket landslide
PHUKET: A Phuket expat is looking to file a complaint with the Damrongtham Center (Ombudsman’s Office) after two years of warning officials about the danger of a landslide on a plot along the Kathu-Koh Kaew Rd, which became a reality in the latest flooding to hit Phuket.
Phuket readies for Chulalongkorn Day
Phuket readies for Chulalongkorn Day
PHUKET: Thais in Phuket as elsewhere throughout the country are getting ready to celebrate the Chulalongkorn Day this Sunday (Oct 23).
Motorists warned of road collapse in Phang Nga
Motorists warned of road collapse in Phang Nga
PHANG NGA: A section of a rural road linking tambon Lo Yung and tambon Khlong Khian in Phang Nga province collapsed yesterday (Oct 21) due to heavy rains. The road is known as a route to popular Samet Nangshe Viewpoint.
Man drowns in Phuket canal
Man drowns in Phuket canal
PHUKET: Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers have managed to find and retrieve the body of an unnamed Myanmar man who fell down in a canal in Chalong and drowned last Thursfay (Oct 19).
Search launched for missing Russian tourist in Phuket
Search launched for missing Russian tourist in Phuket
PHUKET: Police and rescue workers are looking for a female Russian tourist who went missing after visiting Naithon Beach in the northern part of the Island on Oct 20.
PSU joins island-wide drive to provide food relief to flood victims
PSU joins island-wide drive to provide food relief to flood victims
PHUKET: Prince of Songkla University (PSU) Phuket Campus has set up a coordination center to receive donations for victims of natural disasters in Phuket, joining forces with many other government and non-government organisations helping people in need.
Safety first in Patong Hill landslide site repairs, says Phuket Governor
Safety first in Patong Hill landslide site repairs, says Phuket Governor
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has called for officials to exercise ‘safety first’ as the top priority when carrying out repairs to roads affected by landslides, including the now-closed road over Patong Hill.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Building collapses in Phuket as the island tries to recover from the heavy rains || October 21
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Building collapses in Phuket as the island tries to recover from the heavy rains || October 21
PHUKET XTRA - October 21 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: Chris Howson || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Landslide-hit section of bypass road to be closed until further notice
Landslide-hit section of bypass road to be closed until further notice
PHUKET: The northbound section of bypass road, which suffered two landslips on Oct 19 and Oct 20, will remain closed for traffic until further notice. All vehicle will continue the southbound lanes for traveling in both directions, according to an order, signed by Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew.
More rains forecast while Phuket reservoirs stay full to the brim
More rains forecast while Phuket reservoirs stay full to the brim
PHUKET: Despite some nice sunshine in Phuket earlier today (Oct 21), the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) says people should expect more heavy rain and be ready to protect themselves from possible floods and landslides. 
Kamala - Patong road reopens, minor flooding persists
Kamala - Patong road reopens, minor flooding persists
PHUKET: The landslide site on Khuan Yak hill in Kamala has reopened to traffic, restoring one of the two remaining ways for vehicles to access Patong.
Rain blamed for building collapse in Phuket Town
Rain blamed for building collapse in Phuket Town
PHUKET: No people were injured when a large section of a two-story dormitory building in Phuket Town collapsed last night (Oct 20) due to rain-soaked earth beneath the building giving way.
Phuket Governor hosts Kazakh Ambassador
Phuket Governor hosts Kazakh Ambassador
PHUKET: Governor Narong Woonciew welcomed the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Thailand Arman Issetov to Phuket yesterday (Oct 20).