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Fist fight over food delivery
Fist fight over food delivery
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police today responded to calls for action made online after it was reported that a fist fight had broken out over a food delivery in Chalong.
Phuket Veg Fest processions set to take to the streets
Phuket Veg Fest processions set to take to the streets
PHUKET: Phuket officials have advised motorists to be ready for the street processions to be held as part of this year’s Vegetarian Festival, with the first of the street processions taking place tomorrow morning (Sept 27).
Weather warning for Andaman coast
Weather warning for Andaman coast
PHUKET: The Marine Department has issued a weather warning as the fallout from Typhoon Noru coupled with the southwest monsoon prevailing over the Andaman Sea is expected to intensify adverse weather in the region.
Go Teng poles raised at Chinese temples as Phuket Vegetarian Festival gets underway
Go Teng poles raised at Chinese temples as Phuket Vegetarian Festival gets underway
PHUKET: The Phuket Vegetarian Festival got underway today (Sept 25) as every Chinese shrine taking part in the event held the traditional ceremony to raise the Go Teng poles, welcoming the Jade Emperor and the Nine Emperor Gods to descend from the heavens.
Power outage to affect Wiset Rd in Rawai
Power outage to affect Wiset Rd in Rawai
PHUKET: The Chalong branch of the Phuket Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in a part of Rawai on Monday (Sept 26) as work is carried out on high-voltage cables.
‘Goodbye, honey ‒ and thanks for the house!’
‘Goodbye, honey ‒ and thanks for the house!’
Whether to give expensive cars or mansions to a Thai ‘friend’ is a dilemma typically brought up over beers and in online forums. Regardless of whether the giver is a blue-collar worker or a millionaire, gifting can sometimes lead to interesting stories where they give away more than they imagined.
Phuket Opinion: Stopping the sprawl
Phuket Opinion: Stopping the sprawl
PHUKET: The idea of building a seven-story hotel in the middle of a quiet, undeveloped neighbourhood in Bang Tao has shone a light on a critical issue bubbling away in Phuket for years, but has yet to receive any recognition from local officials: urban sprawl.
Woman injured in single-vehicle motorcycle accident in Kamala
Woman injured in single-vehicle motorcycle accident in Kamala
PHUKET: A female motorcyclist was rushed to hospital after her motorcycle fell down on a road in Kamala yesterday (Sept 23).
Phuket ready to expand Surakul to host 2025 SEA Games opening
Phuket ready to expand Surakul to host 2025 SEA Games opening
PHUKET: Thailand’s Andaman provinces are getting ready to make a joint bid to host the 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in 2025. The stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies should have at least 20,000 seats, and Phuket authorities are ready to upgrade Surakul Stadium to offer it as a venue for the events.
Water supply outages to affect areas in Mai Khao, Wichit
Water supply outages to affect areas in Mai Khao, Wichit
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in parts of Mai Khao and Wichit on Tuesday (Sept 27).
Tourists in trouble in Patong surf, saved by parasailing operators
Tourists in trouble in Patong surf, saved by parasailing operators
PHUKET: The Patong Surf Life Saving Club has called for Patong beach to be supervised by qualified lifeguards all day and night after three foreign female tourists got in trouble when swimming after dark.
Phuket residents fight to stave off seven-story hotel in quiet street
Phuket residents fight to stave off seven-story hotel in quiet street
PHUKET: Residents in Bang Tao, Cherng Talay, are waiting with bated breath to learn whether or not a seven-story hotel will be built on their small street, with direct impact on the quiet neighbourhood and affecting property prices of high-end villas in the area.
Officials silent on Phuket police review
Officials silent on Phuket police review
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew met with top-ranking police on the island earlier this week as part of the Phuket Provincial Police Administration and Monitoring Committee, yet details of the meeting have yet to become public.
Lot 20 cheap goods fair arrives in Patong
Lot 20 cheap goods fair arrives in Patong
PHUKET: The ‘Lot 20’ cheap goods fair by the Phuket Commerce Office has arrived in Patong, where it will offer more than 80 essential household goods at discounted prices to help alleviate financial stress on people during the current economic situation.
Kata Hill lane to close again, resulting in detour
Kata Hill lane to close again, resulting in detour
PHUKET: The Phuket Highways Office has announced that the westbound lane over Kata Hill will be closed again next Tuesday (Sept 27) so that workers can continue to remove the roadside power poles as part of the road repairs and road-safety improvement project.
Power outage to affect part of Cherng Talay
Power outage to affect part of Cherng Talay
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced a power outage in part of Cherng Talay today (Sept 23).
Officials targeted in helmet use, safe crosswalks campaign
Officials targeted in helmet use, safe crosswalks campaign
PHUKET: Local officials have launched yet another road safety campaign, this one called ‘Safe crosswalks, good discipline’ and is coupled with a campaign to encourage people to observe “100%” helmet use.
Asia Long Drive a big hit at Laguna Phuket
Asia Long Drive a big hit at Laguna Phuket
GOLF: Phuket hosted the latest round of the Asia Long Drive Championship 2022 at Laguna Phuket Golf Club last weekend (Sept 16-18).
Phuket Veg Fest gains momentum
Phuket Veg Fest gains momentum
PHUKET: The Phuket Tourist Association, the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), the Phuket chapter of the Thai Federation of Industries and the local Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) office have all thrown their weight into promoting the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, which starts this weekend.
Phuket officials move to protect ‘Buffalo Orange’ brand identity
Phuket officials move to protect ‘Buffalo Orange’ brand identity
PHUKET: Provincial officials are moving to have the ‘Som Kwai Phuket’, or “Phuket Buffalo Orange”, registered with the Department of Intellectual Property as a product under Geographical Indication (GI) protection.