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Help Phuket Today brings COVID food relief to families in Kata-Karon
Help Phuket Today brings COVID food relief to families in Kata-Karon
PHUKET: A special joint-effort drive led by Phuket COVID-crisis food charity Help Phuket Today has delivered much-needed food necessities to 400 families in Kata-Karon suffering without any income due to the lack of tourism brought about by COVID-19 protection measures.
Phuket Carnival hoped to help local businesses
Phuket Carnival hoped to help local businesses
PHUKET: Officials are hoping that the Phuket Carnival, the festival held in Patong each year traditionally to mark the beginning of the tourism high season, will lure some 15,000 to 30,000 people to the island, and generate at least B120 million for the local economy.
Weather warning re-issued as Phuket lashed by wind, rain
Weather warning re-issued as Phuket lashed by wind, rain
PHUKET: Disaster officials in Phuket have been ordered on alert after strong wind and rain lashed the island overnight, with a warning for more heavy weather reissued this morning (Oct 29) as tropical depression Molave makes its way across Northeastern Thailand.
Phuket OrBorJor election candidate registration to open
Phuket OrBorJor election candidate registration to open
PHUKET: Registration for candidates to contest the upcoming Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) election will be open next week, the Phuket office of the Election Commission of Thailand (PEC) has announced.
Phuket police confirm new traffic fines to start Nov 1
Phuket police confirm new traffic fines to start Nov 1
PHUKET: The raft of new traffic fines approved by Cabinet earlier this year will come into effect this Sunday* (Nov 1), Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Col Santat Layangkul has confirmed.
Phuket weather warning as Category 5 Molave moves towards Vietnam
Phuket weather warning as Category 5 Molave moves towards Vietnam
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Phichet Panaphong has warned island residents to prepare for heavy weather and possible flash floods and landslides today through Friday (Oct 28-30) following a weather warning issued by the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD).
Workers suffer electric shock while retrieving Vegetarian Festival flags
Workers suffer electric shock while retrieving Vegetarian Festival flags
PHUKET: Two men suffered electric shocks while collecting Vegetarian Festival flags at the intersection of Soi Palai and Chao Fa East Rd in Chalong yesterday (Oct 26).
Electricity outage to hit area near airport
Electricity outage to hit area near airport
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off near Phuket International Airport on Thursday (Oct 29) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Non-Phuket natives asked to change registered address to Phuket to boost island budgets
Non-Phuket natives asked to change registered address to Phuket to boost island budgets
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has called for people from other provinces who live and work on the island to officially change their registered address to Phuket in order to boost budgets approved to improve the island’s infrastructure.
Overnight water-supply outages to affect parts of Thalang, Chalong
Overnight water-supply outages to affect parts of Thalang, Chalong
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in parts of Thalang and Chalong tomorrow night and Wednesday night (Oct 27-28) as workers continue to carry out tests to determine to determine leaks in the water-supply network.
Agility key to business survival, warns expert
Agility key to business survival, warns expert
PHUKET: The pandemic and economic crisis have pushed businesses to the absolute limit of their endurance. For a great number of companies, survival has meant severe cost-cutting and on-the-fly adjustments to stay relevant in a heavily disrupted market, reports Chris Cracknell, Chairman of international accounting and business consultants Grant Thornton.
Phuket Vegetarian Festival draws to a close
Phuket Vegetarian Festival draws to a close
PHUKET: Thousands of devotees turned out for the final night of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival last night (Oct 25), with all the major shrines taking part in the festival converging on Saphan Hin for the traditional final ceremonies, the presentation of offerings and the burning of written prayers and blessings for the gods.
Missing COVID-19 extra duty payments for Patong Police just a money transfer ‘error’
Missing COVID-19 extra duty payments for Patong Police just a money transfer ‘error’
PHUKET: A top general from the Royal Thai Police Office of the Inspector-General in Bangkok, which investigates the “performance” of police divisions throughout the country, has dismissed missing payments to Patong Police officers for extra work due to the COVID-19 pandemic as nothing more than a clerical error.
Phuket Green Day removes 2 tonnes of rubbish from beach and parklands
Phuket Green Day removes 2 tonnes of rubbish from beach and parklands
PHUKET: The Phuket Hotels Association’s Environmental & Sustainability Working Group launched the first ever Phuket Green Day island-wide cleanup on Oct 21 which saw a huge drive to clean discarded rubbish from the island.
Phuket Opinion: Vegetarian Festival goes back to basics
Phuket Opinion: Vegetarian Festival goes back to basics
PHUKET: Without the usual hordes of tourists lining the streets, the Phuket Vegetarian Festival this year seems to have become more traditional than we have seen for many years. Gone are the spectacular face piercings of guns, beach umbrellas, pot plants and even bicycles.
Gathering of 2,000 at Saphan Hin to support monarchy
Gathering of 2,000 at Saphan Hin to support monarchy
PHUKET: More than 2,000 people dressed in yellow attire united and gathered to express their support for the monarchy at Saphan Hin last night (Oct 23).
Phuket prepares for Loy Krathong festival
Phuket prepares for Loy Krathong festival
PHUKET: Local administration organisations across the island are making preparations for the annual upcoming Loy Krathong Festival, to be held on Oct 31 this year.
Frenchwoman on Samui confirmed COVID-positive
Frenchwoman on Samui confirmed COVID-positive
PHUKET: A 57-year-old woman from France has been confirmed as having contracted  COVID-19 on Koh Samui, Dr Sophon Iamsirithaworn, Director of the Bureau of General Communicable Diseases, told the public at a press conference today (Oct 23).
Patong residents join call to support the monarchy
Patong residents join call to support the monarchy
PHUKET: Local residents in Patong today joined the call to support the monarchy with a gathering at the Ratchapatanusorn Monument on Phisit Korani Rd, built specifically to commemorate King Bhumibol’s visit to Patong on March 11, 1959.
Phuket officials honour King Chulalongkorn, Rama V
Phuket officials honour King Chulalongkorn, Rama V
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew this morning led the official ceremony to honour the life and achievements of HM King Chulalongkorn the Great – or Rama V – King of Thailand from 1868 to 1910.