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Darasamut Underpass to close this Sunday
Darasamut Underpass to close this Sunday
PHUKET: The Darasamut Underpass will be closed to traffic from 9am to 3:30pm this Sunday (Nov 22) while the Phuket Highways Office carries out its regular inspections and maintenance to the electrical control, water pump and light systems in the tunnel.
Phuket artists launch ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ for COVID food-security drive
Phuket artists launch ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ for COVID food-security drive
PHUKET: Leading Phuket singers, musicians and music students are keeping the beat with their food security drive to help families on the island still in need of food staples and basic household supplies due to the COVID crisis.
Thailand’s two tsunami-warning buoys re-deployed from Phuket
Thailand’s two tsunami-warning buoys re-deployed from Phuket
PHUKET: The MV SEAFDEC departed Phuket today on a 14-day round-trip to repair and reinstall Thailand’s two tsunami-warning buoys located west of Phuket.
Ambassadors continue Phuket ‘fam trip’
Ambassadors continue Phuket ‘fam trip’
PHUKET: The ambassadorial visit to Phuket in the hope of boosting tourism to the island continued yesterday (Nov 15) with a tour of Phuket Town.
Govt offices to close for ‘tourism boost’ long weekend
Govt offices to close for ‘tourism boost’ long weekend
PHUKET: Government offices will close this Thursday and Friday (Nov 19-20) as both days have been declared special public holidays to help boost domestic tourism throughout the country.
Phuket Opinion: Opening the floodgates
Phuket Opinion: Opening the floodgates
PHUKET: In one fell swoop the Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) has swept away crimes stretching back decades and opened the floodgates for mass deforestation across the country – and unveiled an opportunity for some people to become overnight baht-billionaires through property development centred around Patong.
Ambassadors arrive for Phuket test trip
Ambassadors arrive for Phuket test trip
PHUKET: Diplomats and spouses from 15 countries arrived in Phuket today (Nov 14) to begin a three-day visit that is hoped to build confidence among tourists to holiday on the island.
Phuket election candidates warned of campaign rules
Phuket election candidates warned of campaign rules
PHUKET: Candidates who have entered the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) election to be held on Dec 20 were yesterday (Nov 13) warned not to breach any of the campaign rules or else face being disqualified.
Countdown on for the 2nd annual Phuket Yacht Club ‘Jai-Dee’ Regatta
Countdown on for the 2nd annual Phuket Yacht Club ‘Jai-Dee’ Regatta
SAILING: There is much anticipation among the island’s sailing fraternity as they await the start gun to signal the 2nd Phuket Yacht Club ‘Jai-Dee’ Regatta next Friday (Nov 20).
Phuket Smart Bus to ride again
Phuket Smart Bus to ride again
PHUKET: The Phuket Smart Bus will resume rolling from Phuket International Airport on Monday (Nov 16) and continue along its standard route down the west coast to Rawai Pier at the southern end of the island.
Police probe into Phuket student’s death drags to a silent halt
Police probe into Phuket student’s death drags to a silent halt
PHUKET: Approaching three months after police said they expected the investigation into the death of 19-year-old student Pornpiphat “Mint” Iaddam at Phuket Rajabhat University in August should be completed “soon”, the officer tasked with overseeing the case today (Nov 13) confirmed that the investigation still has yet to conclude.
Ambassadors’ trip to Phuket hoped boost tourism image
Ambassadors’ trip to Phuket hoped boost tourism image
PHUKET: Local tourism figures are hoping that a visit to Phuket by ambassadors and representatives from some 30 countries will help boost tourism to the island, and hence help to provide some relief to the Phuket’s devastated tourism industry.
E-ferry developer vies for Andaman ‘Smart Pier’ project
E-ferry developer vies for Andaman ‘Smart Pier’ project
PHUKET: Following the presentation of Thailand’s first electric-powered ferry in Phuket this week, Somrudee Chaimongkon, CEO of the ‘e-ferry’ project developer Banpu Next Co Ltd, presented her company to be heavily involved in the government project to roll out technology-based upgrades to key tourism piers along the Andaman seaboard.
Qatar Airways to reinstate flights to Phuket
Qatar Airways to reinstate flights to Phuket
PHUKET: Qatar Airways has announced that it will resume two weekly Phuket-Doha flights beginning Dec 4. The airline hopes to increase the service to seven weekly flights from Dec 10, depending on Thai government approval.
Tonino Lamborghini to launch luxury hotel in Phuket
Tonino Lamborghini to launch luxury hotel in Phuket
PHUKET: Tonino Lamborghini, the Italian brand famous for its luxurious products and designs, has unveiled plans to launch its inaugural hotel project on Phuket as part of a landmark collaboration with Utopia Corporation. 
Vagabonds offer complimentary rugby clinic for kids
Vagabonds offer complimentary rugby clinic for kids
RUGBY: The Phuket Vagabonds and the Alan Cook Cricket Ground are pleased to invite boys and girls aged 8 to 16 from across the island to a complimentary Junior Rugby Coaching Clinic this Saturday. November 14th from 10:30am to 12:00pm.
Ao Por confirmed as location to receive overseas yachts
Ao Por confirmed as location to receive overseas yachts
PHUKET: The Phuket Marine Department yesterday (Nov 11) revealed the area where overseas yachts carrying tourists will be permitted to moor and serve on-board quarantine measures.
Phuket health officials break silence on Dutch COVID case
Phuket health officials break silence on Dutch COVID case
PHUKET: Phuket health officials today publicly recognised the 38-year-old Dutch national confirmed as infected with COVID-19 in Phuket, saying that the man arrived on the island after being infected in his home country.
Thailand’s first ‘e-ferry’ arrives in Phuket
Thailand’s first ‘e-ferry’ arrives in Phuket
PHUKET: The first electric-powered ferry to be brought into service in Thailand was presented in Phuket yesterday (Nov 10), at Ao Por Pier on the island’s east coast, where the new ‘e-ferries’ will provide services to 10 islands in Phang Nga Bay, including ‘James Bond island’ and Phi Phi Island.
Phuket COVID case blanked amid mass focus on Krabi patient
Phuket COVID case blanked amid mass focus on Krabi patient
PHUKET: Health officials’ aspirations of using the ‘Phuket Model’ of preventing and handling COVID-19 infections in other provinces has taken a heady blow this week after an intensive ‘track and trace’ campaign successfully hunted down some 290 people suspected of infection after close contact with one COVID-positive man who travelled through Phuket, while a 38-year-old Dutchman confirmed as infected in Phuket just days after entering the country remains entirely unexplained.