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Officials sink claims fishermen arriving from international waters allowed into Phuket unchecked
Officials sink claims fishermen arriving from international waters allowed into Phuket unchecked
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panapong this afternoon (July 14) sunk claims posted online that a Thai fisherman had returned from Indonesia and was allowed to come ashore in Phuket without serving a 14-day quarantine.
Body of man swept off rocks found near Freedom Beach
Body of man swept off rocks found near Freedom Beach
PHUKET: Search teams this afternoon located and recovered the body of the Myanmar man who was swept off rocks by a large wave at Paradise beach on Sunday (July 12).
Six months after Thailand’s first COVID case, Phuket holding strong, says island health chief
Six months after Thailand’s first COVID case, Phuket holding strong, says island health chief
PHUKET: Six months since Thailand recorded its first confirmed case of a person infected with COVID-19, Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief Thanit Sermkaew today (July 13) said that efforts across the island to prevent the spread of the disease have worked well, but urged people to keep practicing the ‘new normal’ rules to help stave off a resurgence of the disease.
DSI pursuing corruption charges over The Peaks condo project, says MP Sira
DSI pursuing corruption charges over The Peaks condo project, says MP Sira
PHUKET: Bangkok MP Sira Jenjaka, who also serves as the Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights, yesterday revealed that the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has filed a formal request with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to prosecute Phuket officials over the construction of The Peaks Residences condo project in Kata, on Phuket’s southwest coast.
Phuket Opinion: Ghost of Phuket past rears its ugly head
Phuket Opinion: Ghost of Phuket past rears its ugly head
PHUKET: This past week saw two separate incidents that highlighted golden opportunities for those holding the reins of the national economy to take strides towards their espoused goal of correcting critical issues besieging Thailand’s, and especially Phuket’s, tourism industry.
Senior MPs visit Phuket to assess COVID fallout and hear resident’s requests
Senior MPs visit Phuket to assess COVID fallout and hear resident’s requests
PHUKET: More than a hundred people gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (July 10) to share an array of requests and concerns with a delegation of senior MPs visiting from Bangkok.
Phuket Immigration clarifies minimum income requirement for permit to stay for foreigners with multiple employers
Phuket Immigration clarifies minimum income requirement for permit to stay for foreigners with multiple employers
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration Deputy Chief Col Nareuwat Putthawiro today clarified that foreigners with multiple employers listed on their work permits need to satisfy the minimum income from the major employer only in order to qualify for a one-year extension to a permit to stay.
Phuket villagers rally to save 300-year-old tree from road expansion
Phuket villagers rally to save 300-year-old tree from road expansion
PHUKET: Local villagers in Pa Khlok have rallied together to save a tree they believe is 300 years old from being felled as part of the road expansion of the main route through the subdistrict.
Feeding Friends Patong COVID food relief campaign draws to a close
Feeding Friends Patong COVID food relief campaign draws to a close
PHUKET: The food relief and basic supplies drive by the Feeding Friends Patong campaign came to an end today (July 9) after providing more than 20,000 meals to people in Patong left without any form of income to support themselves due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bangla workers plea to health ministry for help
Bangla workers plea to health ministry for help
PHUKET: Ministry of Public Health Deputy Permanent Secretary Dr Phisit Sriprasert was surrounded by workers pleading for help during his inspection of the entertainment venues on Bangla Rd in Patong last night (July 8).
Thai hotels transform under the ‘New Normal’
Thai hotels transform under the ‘New Normal’
BANGKOK: The changes being brought into effect in the tourism and hospitality sectors as a result of COVID-19 pandemic may well remain in place long after the “short-term” effects of the pandemic have gone, says a leading figure at the international property consultancy CBRE.
Power outage to affects parts of Patong
Power outage to affects parts of Patong
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Patong tomorrow (July 9) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Worried about visa status? Then come and see us, advises Phuket Immigration Chief
Worried about visa status? Then come and see us, advises Phuket Immigration Chief
PHUKET: The Chief of the Phuket Immigration Office in Phuket Town is inviting foreigners who are concerned about their visa status ahead of the July 31 amnesty expiring to visit his office and have their extensions to stay renewed, or even have their 90 day reports filed.
Key Phuket tourism figures slam ’worst is over’ claim as food donations drive continue
Key Phuket tourism figures slam ’worst is over’ claim as food donations drive continue
PHUKET: Key Phuket tourism figures have outrightly dismissed the claim by a senior Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) marketing official that the “worst is over” for economic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that it will take a year for the island’s tourism industry to recover.
Phoenix, stranded and forgotten two years later
Phoenix, stranded and forgotten two years later
PHUKET: Two years after the Phoenix tour boat overturned and sank in storm conditions south of Phuket, killing 47 Chinese tourists in Thailand’s worst maritime disaster in modern times, the recovered wreck remains at Rattanachai Shipyard on the east side of Phuket Town, alone and forgotten.
Impact of COVID-19 on Entrepreneurship in Thailand – Lessons from the Past
Impact of COVID-19 on Entrepreneurship in Thailand – Lessons from the Past
Ulrike Guelich, a professor at Bangkok University and the leader of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Thailand team, gives her opinion on how long the COVID-19 crisis is going to last, and what it will take to put Thailand back on the road to recovery.
MP Sira cleared of allegations of interfering in Phuket officials’ ‘handling’ of condo project probe
MP Sira cleared of allegations of interfering in Phuket officials’ ‘handling’ of condo project probe
PHUKET: Bangkok MP Sira Jenjaka has been acquitted of allegations of “interfering with officials duties” over his campaign against The Peaks Residences condo project, which sits uncompleted on a steep hillside overlooking Kata Noi on Phuket’s west coast.
The worst is over, says TAT Deputy Governor
The worst is over, says TAT Deputy Governor
BANGKOK: Tanes Petsuwan, Deputy Governor for Marketing Communications, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), has told a panel discussion that the worst of the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis is over.
Phuket observes Asarnha Bucha, Khao Phansa religious holidays
Phuket observes Asarnha Bucha, Khao Phansa religious holidays
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Pichet Panaphong led the congregation at Wat Tha Ruea, Srisoonthorn, Thalang, yesterday (July 5) to observe the morning ceremony to honour the Buddhist religious day Asarnha Bucha.
Electricity outage to hit Pa Khlok, Yao islands
Electricity outage to hit Pa Khlok, Yao islands
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Pa Khlok and both of the Yao islands off Phuket’s east coast on Thursday (July 9) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.