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Phuket officials mark just one road accident in a day
Phuket officials mark just one road accident in a day
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) reported this morning (Jan 3) that for the 24-hour period for Jan 2, Day 5 of the Seven Days of Danger campaign for New Year 2021, Phuket suffered just one single accident on the roads.
What does it take to win an election in Phuket?
What does it take to win an election in Phuket?
Phuket last month saw its first President of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) elected in six years. But voter turnout was very low, and a winner announced. Here, the chief of the Phuket office of the Election Commission of Thailand explains how.
Phuket Opinion: A long way to go
Phuket Opinion: A long way to go
PHUKET: The Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for New Year 2021 is nearly over, and it feels like Phuket has already lost. Not for the number of people being reported as killed or injured, but for what appears to be a plain lack of effort to prevent any accidents at all.
Phuket Red Cross calls for donations to help COVID afflicted
Phuket Red Cross calls for donations to help COVID afflicted
PHUKET: With the annual Phuket Red Cross Fair cancelled this year due to concerns over COVID-19, Wandee Woonciew, President of the Thai Red Cross chapter in Phuket, has called for donations to help the organisation continue with its community outreach projects.
Leatherback turtle lays eggs on Phuket’s Kata beach
Leatherback turtle lays eggs on Phuket’s Kata beach
PHUKET: For the first time in decades, a large leatherback turtle came ashore at Kata Beach in Phuket to lay eggs yesterday (Jan 1).
Phuket suffers first death in New Year road-safety campaign
Phuket suffers first death in New Year road-safety campaign
PHUKET: Phuket suffered its first death from a road accident for the New Year when a pickup truck struck a motorbike on Chao Fa West Rd in Wichit early yesterday morning (Jan 1), killing the 54-year-old rider.
Phuket enters New Year with zero road deaths
Phuket enters New Year with zero road deaths
PHUKET: Phuket began the New Year with zero deaths on the roads overnight, and concluded the third day of the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the New Year (Dec 31) with zero deaths since the campaign began at midnight on Monday night.
All clear after Samut Sakhon shrimp truck scare, says Phuket health chief
All clear after Samut Sakhon shrimp truck scare, says Phuket health chief
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief Thanit Sermkaew has reported that no people who had close proximity to a shrimp delivery truck or its driver who had recently returned from Samut Sakhon have been found infected with COVID-19.
Phuket teen couple arrested with over 200kg of kratom
Phuket teen couple arrested with over 200kg of kratom
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have arrested two teenagers found in possession of more than 200 kilograms of kratom leaves.
Phuket road deaths hold at zero
Phuket road deaths hold at zero
PHUKET: Phuket has concluded the second day of Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the New Year with zero deaths from midnight to midnight yesterday (Dec 30).
Phuket nightlife venues face COVID compliance crackdown
Phuket nightlife venues face COVID compliance crackdown
PHUKET: Vice Governor Vikrom Jakthee last night led a sweep of nightlife venues in Phuket Town to ensure strict compliance with COVID-19 prevention measures ahead of expected New Year celebrations tonight (Dec 31).
New Phuket Provincial Hall to be finished by July
New Phuket Provincial Hall to be finished by July
PHUKET: More than six years after the contract was signed to build the B546 million new Phuket Provincial Hall, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew this morning (Dec 30) announced that the decades-in-coming project is now expected to be finished in July 2021.
Cabinet adds new eight new public holidays for 2021
Cabinet adds new eight new public holidays for 2021
PHUKET: The Cabinet has approved four new national public holidays and four new “regional” public holidays for next year in the hope of the extra public holidays will help boost domestic tourism throughout the country.
Phuket reports zero deaths in first day of Seven Days of Danger 
Phuket reports zero deaths in first day of Seven Days of Danger 
PHUKET: Phuket has concluded the first day of Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the New Year with zero deaths from midnight to midnight yesterday (Dec 29). 
Rewat sets sights on helping COVID unemployed, people without incomes
Rewat sets sights on helping COVID unemployed, people without incomes
PHUKET: Rewat Areerob, who has been unofficially named president-elect of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) following the election held on Dec 20, has announced that helping people subsisting on incomes heavily affected by the COVID-19 outbreak among his top priorities.
Second nest of baby leatherback turtles hatch at Bang Khwan Beach
Second nest of baby leatherback turtles hatch at Bang Khwan Beach
PHUKET: A total of 47 baby leatherback turtles hatched and successfully made their way into the sea from a nest on Bang Khwan Beach last night (Dec 28), the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has reported.
Small New Year events still allowed in Phuket
Small New Year events still allowed in Phuket
PHUKET: Small events organised by private parties to celebrate the New Year are still allowed, the Phuket office of the Public Relations Department of Thailand (PR Phuket) confirmed to The Phuket News today.
Royal Thai Army warns against online scam
Royal Thai Army warns against online scam
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Army have issued a warning against a bogus campaign where a group of impersonators have been selling goods online in the Army’s name while claiming to raise funds for children charities.
Phuket readies for Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the New Year
Phuket readies for Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the New Year
PHUKET: Police and safety officers have started setting up main checkpoints across the island ahead of the annual ‘Seven Days of Danger’ road-safety campaign for the New Year getting underway at midnight tonight (00:01am, Dec 29).
Soi Dog Foundation celebrates half-a-million sterilisations
Soi Dog Foundation celebrates half-a-million sterilisations
Soi Dog Foundation has shared the incredible news that it has surpassed half-a-million dogs and cats neutered and vaccinated since its founding in 2003 – more than any other organisation in the world.