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Phuket residents left powerless as fallen tree downs power poles
Phuket residents left powerless as fallen tree downs power poles
PHUKET: Residents living close to Saphan Hin Park in Phuket Town were without electricity for around eight hours when a fallen tree brought down three electricity poles.
Chinese tourism arrivals hold despite Phoenix tour boat disaster
Chinese tourism arrivals hold despite Phoenix tour boat disaster
PHUKET: The number of Chinese tourists visiting Thailand is beginning to recover following the Phoenix boat disaster on July 5, which killed 47 Chinese tourists, Ministry of Tourism and Sports Permanent Secretary Pongpanu Svetarundra reported yesterday (Aug 20).
Phuket pushes to splash B508mn on marine safety
Phuket pushes to splash B508mn on marine safety
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong will request a budget of more than half a billion baht from the national government to splash out on improving marine safety.
Onyx marks ‘topping off’ of OZO Phuket
Onyx marks ‘topping off’ of OZO Phuket
PHUKET: ONYX Hospitality Group executives led by Italthai Group Chief Executive Officer Yuthachai Charanachitta last week joined a ceremony to commemorate the ‘topping off’ of 255-room OZO Phuket hotel under construction at Kata, on Phuket’s southwest coast.
Phuket Opinion: Passing the baton
Phuket Opinion: Passing the baton
PHUKET: Come October, Phuket will have a new Provincial Governor, the 10th Governor that Phuket will have had in the past years 10 years – a ‘Perfect 10’.
Phuket Tasty Fest set to shine
Phuket Tasty Fest set to shine
PHUKET: A teaser promotional event for the upcoming Tasty Food Fest 2018 was held at Queen Sirikit Park in Phuket Town on Thursday, with dozens of stalls selling local delicacies from Phuket and elsewhere throughout Southern Thailand.
Phuket Governor to appeal to Cabinet for B108mn to improve marine safety
Phuket Governor to appeal to Cabinet for B108mn to improve marine safety
PHUKET: The Phuket Governor will make a special request to the mobile Cabinet meeting this coming week for an additional ‘emergency budget’ of B108.2 million to improve marine safety in Phuket and the facilities at Chalong Pier, reports state news agency NNT.
Phuket to hold mass merit-making event for Phoenix victims
Phuket to hold mass merit-making event for Phoenix victims
PHUKET: A special two-day mass merit-making event will be held in Phuket next week for the 47 Chinese tourists who died in the Phoenix tour boat disaster, which capsized and sank off Koh Hei (Coral Island) on July 5.
Foul stench of sewage in black-water canal spurs Phuket hotel wastewater inspections
Foul stench of sewage in black-water canal spurs Phuket hotel wastewater inspections
PHUKET: Outcry by local residents has spurred Phuket officials into dredging a canal in Kamala, on Phuket’s west coast, that has turned stagnant with the black water reeking of the foul stench of sewage so it can flow freely into the sea.
Disaster officials on alert amid heavy rain warning
Disaster officials on alert amid heavy rain warning
PHUKET: Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Director-General Chayapol Thitisak has ordered all emergency branches through the North and the South to be on alert as heavy rain is forecast for the coming days.
Phuket law office raided over nominee land deals for foreigners
Phuket law office raided over nominee land deals for foreigners
PHUKET: Officers from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and Thailand’s Board of Investment (BoI) raided a legal consultancy in Phuket on Wednesday (Aug 15) on suspicion of using nominee shareholders and breach of the Foreign Business Act by transacting land transfers.
Phuket Town ‘unofficial parking crew’ cleared by police to collect ‘tips’
Phuket Town ‘unofficial parking crew’ cleared by police to collect ‘tips’
PHUKET: Police have pulled in for questioning a motley crew of four men who have been collecting money from people parking their cars and motorbikes near the Robinson department store in Phuket Town, but say they the men at this stage have done nothing wrong.
Phuket heavy weather warning extended
Phuket heavy weather warning extended
PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department has extended its heavy weather warning for Phuket and the Andaman coast through to Monday (Aug 20), with waves two to three metres tall reaching up to four metres in height in thunderstorm areas.
Phoenix Rising: Wind and waves delay refloating sunken tour boat
Phoenix Rising: Wind and waves delay refloating sunken tour boat
PHUKET: Strong winds and large waves have continued to delay the refloating of the sunken tour boat Phoenix, which sank in a storm on July 5 with 89 tourists on board. In total, 47 Chinese tourists were killed in the disaster.
Russian Phuket expat hunted as mastermind of B100mn crypto fraud
Russian Phuket expat hunted as mastermind of B100mn crypto fraud
PHUKET: A Russian expat living in Phuket is believed to be the mastermind behind the online foreign-currency exchange (‘Forex’) trading scam operated through the SiamOption.com website that has lured 1.4 million people to invest hundreds of millions of baht.
First Chevrolet 2S Service Centre opens in Phuket
First Chevrolet 2S Service Centre opens in Phuket
PHUKET: Chevrolet Thailand held the grand opening of its first new Chevrolet ‘2S’ Service Centre of Thailand in Phuket today (Aug 16) with its dealer, TK Automobile.
ACST to celebrate 50th event in Chiang Mai
ACST to celebrate 50th event in Chiang Mai
CRICKET: This forthcoming November, the Asian Cricket Sixes (ACST), will be staging their 50th anniversary tournament. The Siam International Cricket Sevens will take place in Chiang Mai at the magnificent Gymkhana Ground from Friday Nov 16 to Sunday Nov 18.
Body found floating off Kata Beach
Body found floating off Kata Beach
PHUKET: Officials are hoping to identify the body of a man found floating off Kata beach earlier today (Aug 15).
DNA tests on Phuket’s ‘beach croc’ to take two weeks
DNA tests on Phuket’s ‘beach croc’ to take two weeks
PHUKET: Species experts from Mahidol University arrived in Phuket today (Aug 15) to take blood samples and record the physical features of the crocodile caught at Layan Beach late last month in order to determine the exact type of crocodile the reptile is.
Patong, Karon, Kata power, water supply to be affected by electricity mains upgrade
Patong, Karon, Kata power, water supply to be affected by electricity mains upgrade
PHUKET: The main popular tourism Phuket beach areas of Patong, Karon and Kata will be affected by power and mains water supply outages tomorrow (Aug 16) as the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) installs a new mains cable connection serving the areas.