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Officials give Phuket small hotels ‘last chance’ to join licensing drive
Officials give Phuket small hotels ‘last chance’ to join licensing drive
PHUKET: Phuket officials have urged hundreds of small hotels and accommodation operators to seize what they described as a “last chance” to join a government-backed licensing programme aimed at resolving long-running legal obstacles that have left thousands of businesses unable to operate legally.
New Phuket governor surveys beaches, forests from the air
New Phuket governor surveys beaches, forests from the air
PHUKET: Newly appointed Phuket Governor Chotinrin Kerdsum has conducted an aerial inspection of the island's beaches, forests and public land as part of a province-wide effort to strengthen the management of natural resources and tackle land encroachment.
Phuket revives Japan tourism push
Phuket revives Japan tourism push
PHUKET: Phuket tourism operators have stepped up efforts to revive the lucrative Japanese tourism market, completing its first tourism roadshow in Japan in more than a decade and securing 675 business meetings with travel industry partners across three major cities.
Mobile blood donation clinics set for July
Mobile blood donation clinics set for July
PHUKET: The Phuket Regional Blood Centre (PRBC), in collaboration with Vachira Phuket Hospital, will continue holding blood donation drives across Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi throughout July.
Heavy rain, rough seas warning for Phuket
Heavy rain, rough seas warning for Phuket
PHUKET: Residents and visitors are being urged to beware heavy rain and dangerous sea conditions today (July 1), with the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) warning that 70% of Phuket is expected to experience thunderstorms and isolated heavy downpours.
Rungruang now accused of illegal land dealing
Rungruang now accused of illegal land dealing
PHUKET: Former Phuket Provincial Palad (Chief Administrative Officer) Rungruang Thimabut has now been accused of extortion following a multi-agency investigation that uncovered an alleged money trail in an extortion case in Phuket to a separate local government recruitment exam bribery case in Southern Thailand.
Officials probe illegal road cut through Kamala hills
Officials probe illegal road cut through Kamala hills
PHUKET: Authorities have seized a backhoe and launched an investigation after discovering an illegally constructed mountain road and concrete paving inside a national forest reserve on the Kamala hills bordering Mueang and Kathu Districts.
New Phuket Governor gets to work
New Phuket Governor gets to work
PHUKET: New Phuket Governor Chotinrin Kerdsum has ordered authorities to intensify efforts against crime, drugs, illegal labour and traffic offences after police reported 4,987 criminal cases, more than 100,000 traffic arrests and 2,297 drug cases during the current fiscal year.
New Phuket governor officially begins duties
New Phuket governor officially begins duties
PHUKET: New Phuket Governor Chotinrin Kerdsum officially began his duties yesterday (June 29), arriving at Phuket Provincial Hall to take up the province's top administrative post.
Ex-cop arrested over Phuket attempted murder
Ex-cop arrested over Phuket attempted murder
PHUKET: A 54-year-old former riot police officer with previous convictions in notorious kidnapping cases has been arrested in Bangkok by Crime Suppression Division (CSD) officers on a Phuket court warrant charging him with attempted murder.
Deputy Minister of Transport inspects Phuket jet-skis, airport taxis, piers
Deputy Minister of Transport inspects Phuket jet-skis, airport taxis, piers
PHUKET: Deputy Minister of Transport Sanphet Bunyamanee over the weekend inspected some jet-ski operations, some taxi services, and Chalong Pier, pledging to strengthen safety standards and modernise the island's transport network to support its tourism industry.
House Committees visit Old Town, Phuket Pearl, talk waste
House Committees visit Old Town, Phuket Pearl, talk waste
PHUKET: While a huge delegation of MPs from no less than five House of Representatives committees visited Phuket over the weekend, three of the committees went visiting areas of the island to “examine issues ranging from hotel licensing and the pearl industry to the island's mounting waste crisis”, as the MPs gathered information they say will “help shape future legislative reforms”.
House committees hit the beaches
House committees hit the beaches
PHUKET: Five House of Representatives committees carried out a sweeping series of inspections across Phuket over the weekend, targeting land encroachment, illegal development, blocked beach access, unlicensed businesses and conservation issues as part of a nationwide crackdown ordered by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Rungruang arrested in national exam corruption probe
Rungruang arrested in national exam corruption probe
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Palad Rungruang Thimabut has been arrested by anti-corruption police over allegations that he acted as a middleman in a bribery scheme linked to local government recruitment examinations, just hours after returning to his post following a temporary transfer to Bangkok.
Police Committee Chairman conducts ‘study visit’ Phuket City Police Station
Police Committee Chairman conducts ‘study visit’ Phuket City Police Station
PHUKET: Members of the House of Representatives Police Committee visited Phuket City Police Station on Saturday (June 27) to assess traffic management, crime prevention and public safety operations, while pledging to help seek a solution to the long-running traffic bottleneck at Koh Kaew.
Phuket hotel operators take legal vacuum fight to Parliament
Phuket hotel operators take legal vacuum fight to Parliament
PHUKET: Small and medium-sized hotel operators in Phuket have taken their long-running licensing dispute to Parliament, warning that a legal vacuum has left more than 5,600 hotels unable to apply for or renew hotel business licences despite years of efforts to bring operators into the legal system.
House committee talks nominees, but not corruption
House committee talks nominees, but not corruption
PHUKET: A House committee tasked with investigating corruption and official misconduct has visited Phuket to examine illegal encroachment on public land and the use of foreign nominee companies, but an official report of the meeting made no reference to the corruption allegations currently engulfing the province.
Phuket Pride paints a rainbow in Old Town
Phuket Pride paints a rainbow in Old Town
PHUKET: More than 2,000 people filled the streets of Phuket Old Town on Saturday (June 27) as Phuket City Pride 2026 transformed the historic district into a sea of rainbow colours, celebrating diversity, equality and inclusion under the theme ‘We Are One: United in Love’.
Phuket finally confirms governor's transfer after two-week limbo
Phuket finally confirms governor's transfer after two-week limbo
PHUKET: The transfer of former Phuket Governor Nirat Pongsitthaworn to Bangkok has finally been formally confirmed by Phuket provincial officials, bringing an end to nearly two weeks of uncertainty that effectively left one of Thailand's most economically important provinces without an active governor.
Phuket holds ‘United Against Drugs’ event
Phuket holds ‘United Against Drugs’ event
PHUKET: More than 400 officials, students and community representatives gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall on Friday (June 26) to reaffirm the province's commitment to tackling drug abuse during activities marking World Anti-Drug Day 2026.