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Electricity outage to hit Pa Klok
Electricity outage to hit Pa Klok
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Pa Klok on Friday (Feb 7) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Splash Beach Resort accredited as five-star Thailand MICE venue
Splash Beach Resort accredited as five-star Thailand MICE venue
PHUKET: Splash Beach Resort, Maikhao Phuket has been accredited five-star resort standard by the Thailand Hotel Standard Foundation.
Phuket Town road to close for resurfacing
Phuket Town road to close for resurfacing
PHUKET:Phuket City Municipality has announced that Virapong Hongyok Rd in Phuket Town will be closed to traffic on Friday (Feb 7) and Sunday (Feb 9) as work is carried out on renewing the road surface.
Electricity outage to hit areas near Dowroong
Electricity outage to hit areas near Dowroong
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off around Dowroong Wittaya School on Friday (Feb 7) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Health officials debunk reports of ‘100 suspected virus patients’ in Krabi
Health officials debunk reports of ‘100 suspected virus patients’ in Krabi
PHUKET: The Krabi Provincial Public Health Office (KPHO) has denied reports that 100 people in Krabi are being held in isolation on suspicion of being infected with the Wuhan coronavirus.
Thailand’s hotel investment volume declines in 2019
Thailand’s hotel investment volume declines in 2019
THAILAND: The total hotel investment volume in Thailand declined to B3.7 billion in 2019 from the record year of B20.5bn in 2018, reports International property consultancy and brokers JLL Hotels and Hospitality Group.
3,000 tour guides in Phuket out of work as Chinese arrivals plunge
3,000 tour guides in Phuket out of work as Chinese arrivals plunge
PHUKET: Some 3,000 Chinese-speaking tour guides in Phuket are out of work and need financial assistance to pay their living expenses, Phuket Professional Guide Association Deputy Chief Natthakorn Ruengrote revealed yesterday (Feb 3).
Officials give blanket assurances over impact of virus in Phuket
Officials give blanket assurances over impact of virus in Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana yesterday (Feb 3) at Phuket Provincial Hall told a meeting of key figures in Phuket’s tourism industry that the government was already supporting the local businesses by implementing control measures to curtail the spread of the virus and apparently by still promoting tourism to Phuket.
Phuket confirmed as future venue for Amazing Thailand Marathon
Phuket confirmed as future venue for Amazing Thailand Marathon
Bangkok: Phuket has been confirmed as one of the five pilot venues to host the Amazing Thailand Marathon, Thailand’s biggest and most popular road race.
Alcohol sales ban for Makha Bucha day
Alcohol sales ban for Makha Bucha day
PHUKET: The Buddhist religious day Makha Bucha this Saturday (Feb 8) will be observed as a public on Monday (Feb 10), bringing a long weekend for all government offices and many workers across the country.
Khao Lak stands apart
Khao Lak stands apart
PHUKET: Increasing hotel supply in Khao Lak with stable tourism growth reflects a destination market entering a new cycle while the upcoming second gateway Greater Phuket airport is expected to push the destination to diversify offering in a more mature tourism scenario, reports Bill Barnett, founder and Managing Director of hospitality consultancy C9 Hotelworks.
Phuket Opinion: For a bunch of brunches
Phuket Opinion: For a bunch of brunches
PHUKET: The recent move by Patong Municipality last week to fine a resort just south of the major resort town for releasing untreated wastewater into a public drain does come with some misgivings. To be clear about one thing: it wasn’t a B10,000 fine for releasing untreated wastewater, it was a B10,000 fine for being caught.
China virus hits Phuket tourism
China virus hits Phuket tourism
PHUKET: Phuket’s tourism industry is reeling from travel bans in place in the hope of containing the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus.
Phuket task force targets virus fake news, police asked to press charges over ‘virus death at airport’ post
Phuket task force targets virus fake news, police asked to press charges over ‘virus death at airport’ post
PHUKET: Airports of Thailand management at Phuket International Airport (AoT Phuket) has filed a formal complaint with police to press charges under the Computer Crimes Act for a post online that claimed a foreigner infected with the Wuhan coronavirus had died at the airport.
Phuket officials warn over face mask price gouging
Phuket officials warn over face mask price gouging
PHUKET: The chief of the Commercial Affairs Phuket office, Sasiwimon Mongkhon, has warned all people and businesses selling face masks to clearly have prices marked on face masks for sale, and to not stockpile face mask supplies, or else face legal action.
Six more tourists suspected of infection in Phuket
Six more tourists suspected of infection in Phuket
PHUKET: Six more tourists in Phuket are under observation on suspicion of being infected with the Wuhan coronavirus, local officials have announced.
Don’t Panic: Governor urges calm, issues warning as fake news of Wuhan flu spirals out of control
Don’t Panic: Governor urges calm, issues warning as fake news of Wuhan flu spirals out of control
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana this week struck out at false reports online about people in Phuket being infected with the Wuhan coronavirus, with one post even claiming that a foreign woman at Phuket International Airport had died from the disease.
Phuket charity golf event confirmed to aid victims of the Australian bushfire disaster
Phuket charity golf event confirmed to aid victims of the Australian bushfire disaster
PHUKET; The devastation caused by the bushfires raging across Australia shows no sign of abating. The effects on the natural landscape, wildlife and human population are profound and heart-breaking. At time of press 34 people have lost their lives, more than 5,900 buildings, including 2,779 homes, have been destroyed and it's estimated over 1 billion animals have perished.
Three new tourists in Phuket suspected of carrying Wuhan virus under observation
Three new tourists in Phuket suspected of carrying Wuhan virus under observation
PHUKET: Three more tourists in Phuket are suspected of carrying the Wuhan coronavirus and are now in isolation at Vachira Phuket Hospital, Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol announced today (Jan 30).
Electricity outage to hit Kata-Karon
Electricity outage to hit Kata-Karon
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Kata-Karon tomorrow (Jan 31) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.