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Phuket water resources capacity gets a bump
Phuket water resources capacity gets a bump
PHUKET: Sarawut Chevaprasert, Deputy Secretary-General of the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) was in Phuket yesterday (Sept 19) to officiate the launch of three projects that will expand the total capacity at Phuket’s three main reservoirs by a total of 850,000 cubic metres of water.
Over 1,700 runners take on ‘Heartbreak Hill’
Over 1,700 runners take on ‘Heartbreak Hill’
RUNNING: The 6th Accor Hotels ‘Heartbreak Hill’ 2022 Mini-Marathon took place in Phuket on Sunday (Sept 18), helping raise much needed funds to support education opportunities for local children.
Foreigners vote in support of Patong 4am closing
Foreigners vote in support of Patong 4am closing
PHUKET: Two-thirds of people responding to an online poll by The Phuket News agree that the closing time of nightlife venues in Patong should be extended to 4am.
Power outage to affect part of Chao Fa East Rd in Chalong
Power outage to affect part of Chao Fa East Rd in Chalong
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 Chalong on Tuesday (Sept 20) as work is carried out on high-voltage cables.
Power outage to affect Mai Khao area
Power outage to affect Mai Khao area
PHUKET: The Thalang branch of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced a power outage to affect a section of Thepkrasattri Rd in the northern part of Phuket tomorrow (Sept 20) so that improvement can be made on high-voltage cables in the area.
Khao Lak killer road claims another life
Khao Lak killer road claims another life
PHUKET: Members of the local community in Khao Lak, about an hour’s drive north of Phuket, are calling for measures to be introduced to reduce motorists’ speed along the main highway through the tourist-popular town after a second foreigner was killed trying to cross the recently expanded road last night (Sept 18).
Patong Police ordered to arrest Bangla drug dealer
Patong Police ordered to arrest Bangla drug dealer
PHUKET: A man arrested for intimidating foreign tourists with a gun loaded with blanks on Bangla Rd in Patong earlier this year has been arrested again, this time for selling marijuana and the opioid painkiller Tramadol.
Tourist injured in ATV accident
Tourist injured in ATV accident
PHUKET: A woman tourist from Saudi Arabia was injured when the ATV she was in struck a power pole in a small street in Chalong yesterday (Sept 18).
Phuket honours National Youth Day
Phuket honours National Youth Day
PHUKET: A ceremony to celebrate this year’s National Youth Day was held at Sirinath National Park earlier today (Sept 18).
Kathu road safety campaign launched
Kathu road safety campaign launched
PHUKET: A campaign promoting road safety was launched in Kathu yesterday (Sept 17) as officials strive to raise awareness and encourage good discipline to prevent unnecessary accidents, injury and loss of life.
Phuket Opinion: The passport jam
Phuket Opinion: The passport jam
PHUKET: People looking to travel to Phuket by year’s end but need to renew their passports better hurry. The delays in passports being issued in the UK and Australia might upset their end-of-year holiday plans.
Satree School students receive scholarships
Satree School students receive scholarships
PHUKET: A total of 418 scholarships amounting to almost B1.5 million were distributed to students at Satree Phuket School yesterday (Sept 16).
Phuket shrines ready for Veg Fest
Phuket shrines ready for Veg Fest
PHUKET: Chinese shrines began their preparations for the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival yesterday (Sept 16) with mass cleaning of the temples, their altars and their surrounds
IMT-GT keeps trade flowing
IMT-GT keeps trade flowing
PHUKET: Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith chaired the conclusion of the 28th Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Ministerial Meeting in Phuket today (Sept 16), praising the three countries involved for paving the way for economic development in the region.
Building walls in communities
Building walls in communities
PHUKET: A Phuket expat has raised the issue of the lack of protection against neighbours’ building imposing walls along boundaries with adjacent properties after a wall standing 3.2 metres tall was built right beside his house, blocking even sunlight from shining into his son’s room.
Phuket Commerce Office launches mobile cheap goods fair
Phuket Commerce Office launches mobile cheap goods fair
PHUKET: The Phuket Commerce Office has launched a series of mobile markets offering household necessities at cheap prices to help people cope with the impact of high inflation on essential consumables.
Phuket readies for IMT-GT meeting
Phuket readies for IMT-GT meeting
PHUKET: Final preparations were being made today (Sept 15) ahead of the 28th Indonesia–Malaysia–Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Ministerial Meeting, which is taking place at the Saii Laguna Hotel in Phuket tomorrow.
Darasamut Underpass to close for new water pumps
Darasamut Underpass to close for new water pumps
PHUKET: The Darasamut Underpass on the bypass road will be closed from 8:30am to 4:30pm next Wednesday (Sept 21) so that workers can install new pumps inside the tunnel.
Phuket Central Mosque rises near airport
Phuket Central Mosque rises near airport
PHUKET: Komol Dumlak, Chairman of the Phuket Islamic Committee, has called on people to not criticise the construction of the project now branded as the ‘Phuket Central Mosque’, and has denied claims that the mosque is being built using government funds.
Education office probes child assault claims against school director
Education office probes child assault claims against school director
PHUKET: The Phuket Education Area Office has launched its investigation into allegations that the director of a private school in Phuket Town struck a student at the school and repeatedly pushed his head against a wall.