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More than 200kg of fishing nets collected from Shark Point
More than 200kg of fishing nets collected from Shark Point
PHUKET: More than 200 kilograms of fishing nets were collected from Shark Point, also called Hin Musang, off Koh Yao Yai, east of Phuket, in an underwater drive cleanup by Thais and foreigners yesterday (Dec 1).
Phuket rain set to continue, flash flood warning issued
Phuket rain set to continue, flash flood warning issued
PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department has issued a weather warning for Phuket and other provinces along the Andaman coast as the wet weather is set to continue through Friday (Dec 4). As a precaution, the TMD warned of heavy rain and flash floods in the region.
Main water supply outage in Koh Kaew
Main water supply outage in Koh Kaew
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut-off in Koh Kaew tomorrow (Dec 2) while works are carried out on the main connection at in the Koh Kaew intersection.
Arrivals from Myanmar targeted amid COVID-19 fears
Arrivals from Myanmar targeted amid COVID-19 fears
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong has ordered officials to ramp up their efforts to ensure all migrant workers returning from Myanmar are checked for COVID-19 following a Thai woman returning from Myanmar testing positive for the virus in Chiang Mai, sparking fears of an outbreak there, and three Thai women testing positive for the virus in Chiang Rai.
Do not eat blue-ringed octopus, Phuket marine life experts warn
Do not eat blue-ringed octopus, Phuket marine life experts warn
PHUKET: Marine life experts in Phuket have repeated a warning by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) in Bangkok for people not to eat any blue-ringed octopus they may find for sale by local street food vendors.
Phuket readies for Father’s Day
Phuket readies for Father’s Day
PHUKET: Officials across Phuket are making preparations to honour the birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej this coming Saturday (Dec 5), a day long celebrated throughout the country as Father’s Day and now also celebrated as Thailand’s National Day.
Thai teak seized in SorPorKor raid north of Patong
Thai teak seized in SorPorKor raid north of Patong
PHUKET: Officers from the Special Operations Division Royal Forestry Department Region 12 Office in Krabi raided a plot of SorPorKor land in Kalim, north of Patong, on Friday (Nov 27) where takian “Thai teak” was being harvested.
Phuket Opinion: Seeing the wood for the trees
Phuket Opinion: Seeing the wood for the trees
PHUKET: The slow-burn success of the Medical Cannabis Clinic at Vachira Phuket Hospital bodes well for Phuket on several fronts, not only in leaving behind the cloud of conservative scepticism which for decades asserted that medical treatments derived through cannabis offered no real medical value, but also in providing another economic opportunity for the island to grow from other than tourism.
Three foreign yachts dock in Phuket
Three foreign yachts dock in Phuket
PHUKET: Three foreign yachts entered Phuket waters and anchored about 6km from Ao Por Pier on the island’s east coast yesterday (Nov 27) before public health teams administered the necessary COVID-19 testing and quarantine proceedures on the crew.
Go home and vote, or lose some civic rights, warns Phuket election office
Go home and vote, or lose some civic rights, warns Phuket election office
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Election Commission (PEC) has issued a notice “reminding” Phuket non-natives to go back to their hometown to vote in the upcoming for Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO, or OrBoJor) elections to be held nationwide on Dec 20 – as there will be no advance or distance voting held.
Phuket officials look to install animal shelters at all municipalities
Phuket officials look to install animal shelters at all municipalities
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Government is looking to have animal shelters for stray dogs installed at every municipality and tambon administration organisation (OrBorTor) on the island as a way of helping to ease overcrowding at the Phuket Stray Dog Shelter in Thalang.
DSI confirms discrepancies in land used by Thalang Technical College
DSI confirms discrepancies in land used by Thalang Technical College
PHUKET: The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has found discrepancies between the land the Thalang Technical College is occupying and the land it is entitled to occupy.
Phuket touch rugby returns in style at the ACG
Phuket touch rugby returns in style at the ACG
TOUCH RUGBY: Last Saturday (Nov 21) saw the welcome return of touch rugby on the island as a one day tournament was held at the Alan Cooke Cricket Ground (ACG) in Thalang.
Patong Police Chief promoted to Provincial Police Deputy Commander
Patong Police Chief promoted to Provincial Police Deputy Commander
PHUKET: Patong Police Chief Col Aganit Danpitaksat has been promoted to the post of Deputy Commander of the Phuket Provincial Police.
Power aim to tame Tigers in AFL Andaman Cup
Power aim to tame Tigers in AFL Andaman Cup
AFL: There is much anticipation as the Phuket Power Australian Rules Football (AFL) team make their debut next Saturday (Dec 5th) against the Thailand Tigers in the 2020 Thai Expat Club AFL Andaman Cup.
‘New Normal’ doubles cost of Phuket election
‘New Normal’ doubles cost of Phuket election
PHUKET: The cost of holding the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) election on Dec 20 will be double what is normally required due to the COVID-19 ‘New Normal’ social-distancing requirements.
Overnight water supply outages to affect parts of Chalong, Rawai, Rassada
Overnight water supply outages to affect parts of Chalong, Rawai, Rassada
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut-off in two areas from tomorrow night (Nov 26) to Saturday night (Nov 28) while tests are carried out to determine leaks in the supply mains.
Phuket ranks 5th cheapest in Asia for international school prices
Phuket ranks 5th cheapest in Asia for international school prices
PHUKET: New research of international school prices worldwide has ranked Phuket as the fifth cheapest location in Asia, though due to high-end schools in China, Asia has been ranked as the most expensive region in the world for international school fees for a full year.
Police arrest suspect for robbing elderly Phuket Town man
Police arrest suspect for robbing elderly Phuket Town man
PHUKET: Police have arrested a 37-year-old man wanted for robbing an elderly man in Phuket Town last Saturday (Nov 1).
Fresh graduates encouraged to join ‘co-payment’ hiring campaign
Fresh graduates encouraged to join ‘co-payment’ hiring campaign
PHUKET: Phuket officials are hoping that the national government’s salary ‘co-payment’ scheme for new graduates will provide jobs for some 2,700 new workers by year’s end.