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Phuket rains fail to dampen Baba Wedding Festival
Phuket rains fail to dampen Baba Wedding Festival
PHUKET: Minister of Culture Itthiphol Khunpluem was in Phuket yesterday (Sept 3) to officiate the Baba Wedding Festival, which saw three couples marry in full costume and following local Peranakan traditions.
GRIP IT sets sights on clean drinking water
GRIP IT sets sights on clean drinking water
After many successful projects in the past year, GRIP IT, a charitable organisation based in the south of Phuket that consists of friends from around the world who want to do good for the community, came up with a new exciting project. And this time, it’s about the most important element of life: clean drinking water.
Governor expedites flood assistance
Governor expedites flood assistance
PHUKET:  Phuket officials led by Governor Narong Woonciew are expediting assistance to more than 800 people whose homes were directly affected by the flash floods that struck areas in Thalang yesterday (Sept 3).
Phuket Opinion: All the right moves
Phuket Opinion: All the right moves
PHUKET: Even despite the flooding in areas across northern Phuket this week, many people on the island have good reason to believe that brighter days are coming.
Phuket sailing duo impress at Inclusion World Championship
Phuket sailing duo impress at Inclusion World Championship
PARA SAILING: Thailand was represented for the first time on the international inclusion sailing stage recently and the Phuket-based team managed a highly credible eighth place finish in a world-class field of 25 teams.
Disaster officials on flood standby
Disaster officials on flood standby
PHUKET: Disaster officials have been ordered on 24-hour standby across Phuket following the flash floods that battered parts of northern Phuket yesterday (Sept 2).
Food, water distributed as Phuket flights resume
Food, water distributed as Phuket flights resume
PHUKET: Much of the flood waters have dissipated across many of the main roads in northern Phuket, allowing motorists to slowly resume their journeys, while flights at Phuket International Airport have resumed in full, officials have announced.
Floods batter northern Phuket
Floods batter northern Phuket
PHUKET: Disaster officials were deployed across northern Phuket this morning (Sept 2) as large areas of Thalang became swamped after hours of heavy downpours saw more than 210mm of rainfall recorded at Phuket International Airport.
Phuket FantaSea to re-open with B6.6bn expansion
Phuket FantaSea to re-open with B6.6bn expansion
PHUKET: Well-known Phuket tourism attraction Phuket FantaSea is set to re-open on Sept 20 with a B6.6 billion expansion covering more than 100 rai, CEO Kittikorn Kewkacha has announced.
Phuket Petanque Royal Cup opens registration
Phuket Petanque Royal Cup opens registration
PETANQUE: Officials have confirmed Phuket will be hosting a Royal Cup Petanque Tournament under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn next month.
Minimum wage hike to have little effect in Phuket, say business figures
Minimum wage hike to have little effect in Phuket, say business figures
PHUKET: Kittichai Leelaanantawong, Vice President of the Federation of Thai Industries Phuket chapter, claims that the minimum wage rise to come into effect on Oct 1 will not affect Phuket business operators.
Phuket welcomes inaugural Vietnam Airlines flight
Phuket welcomes inaugural Vietnam Airlines flight
PHUKET: The inaugural flight by Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City to Phuket was welcomed at the island’s international airport earlier today (Sept 1).
Return of the ‘Heartbreak Hill’ Mini-Marathon
Return of the ‘Heartbreak Hill’ Mini-Marathon
FITNESS: It has been announced that the Accor Hotels ‘Heartbreak Hill’ 2022 Mini-Marathon will return for its 5th edition this month.
Phuket readies to host Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
Phuket readies to host Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL: Phuket is gearing up for the start of the 2021 Men’s Under-23 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship which tips off at Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Phuket Campus on Wednesday (Sept 7).
‘Food poisoning’ at Darasamuth blamed on dirty drinking water
‘Food poisoning’ at Darasamuth blamed on dirty drinking water
PHUKET: An investigation into “food poisoning” of children at Darasamuth Phuket School two weeks ago has finally been traced to untreated drinking water.
Kata Hill lane closure results in Rawai detour
Kata Hill lane closure results in Rawai detour
PHUKET: Chalong Traffic Police have issued a notice to remind motorists that the westbound lane over Kata Hill will be closed today (Wednesday, Aug 31) so that workers can remove the roadside power poles as part of the road repairs and road-safety improvement project.
Phuket businesses reminded of human rights
Phuket businesses reminded of human rights
PHUKET: Pitikan Sithidej of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand was in Phuket yesterday (Aug 29) to lead a seminar held to explain to local business operators the necessity of upholding human rights in business operations.
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 Mai Khao tomorrow (Aug 31) so that repairs and maintenance can be carried out on high-voltage cables in the area.
Officials target Soi Paniang flooding
Officials target Soi Paniang flooding
PHUKET: Ratsada Municipality has installed a pump to help drain the Soi Paniang community just north of Samkong so that residents can access their homes and to help alleviate fears of more homes being flooded.
Phuket readies for Veg Fest
Phuket readies for Veg Fest
PHUKET: The annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival this year, to be held from Sept 26 - Oct 4, will maintain its COVID-19 prevention measures, officials have confirmed.