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Disaster centre opens after decade-long delay
Disaster centre opens after decade-long delay
Tuesday 19 May 2026 10:47 AM
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO) has opened the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Centre building at Tha Chatchai, bringing into use a long-delayed government facility that had remained unused for almost a decade.
Collision train driver on drugs, unlicensed
Collision train driver on drugs, unlicensed
Monday 18 May 2026 12:11 PM
BANGKOK: The driver of the freight train that hit a passenger bus and other vehicles on a congested Bangkok level crossing on Saturday (May 16) tested positive for drug abuse and did not have a rail transport licence, according to the rail transport chief.
Japan issues warning after 7.7-magnitude quake hits north
Japan issues warning after 7.7-magnitude quake hits north
Tuesday 21 April 2026 09:02 AM
TOKYO: Japan issued a special advisory yesterday (Apr 20) warning of an increased risk of earthquakes at magnitude 8.0 or stronger, after a powerful jolt rattled the country’s north and prompted a tsunami warning.
Karon landslide risk prompts evacuation drill
Karon landslide risk prompts evacuation drill
Saturday 11 April 2026 09:00 AM
PHUKET: Authorities have ordered full-scale evacuation drills in Karon next month as part of urgent measures to strengthen landslide preparedness ahead of the rainy season, following a high-level meeting held earlier this week.
SAO details structural failures that caused tower’s collapse
SAO details structural failures that caused tower’s collapse
Monday 23 March 2026 09:30 AM
BANGKOK: A year after its new headquarters tower crumpled during an earthquake, the State Audit Office (SAO) has outlined four critical structural and construction failures that led to the collapse.
Big Buddha reopens
Big Buddha reopens
Tuesday 3 March 2026 10:00 AM
PHUKET: Phuket’s Big Buddha viewpoint officially reopens to the public today (Mar 3), coinciding with Makha Bucha Day, with management of the site now placed solely under Wat Kittisangharam.
Big Buddha to reopen to visitors
Big Buddha to reopen to visitors
Sunday 1 February 2026 11:00 AM
PHUKET: The Big Buddha viewpoint on the hills between Chalong and Kata is expected to reopen to visitors this month, according to the abbot of Wat Kittisangkharam, though an exact reopening date has yet to be confirmed.
Fifteen dead, 28 missing as ferry sinks in southern Philippines
Fifteen dead, 28 missing as ferry sinks in southern Philippines
Monday 26 January 2026 10:31 AM
MANILA: A ferry with more than 350 people onboard sank this morning (Jan 26) in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 15 dead and 28 still missing, the coast guard said.
Phuket confirms full coverage in disaster alert test
Phuket confirms full coverage in disaster alert test
Wednesday 21 January 2026 08:47 AM
PHUKET: Phuket officials have confirmed that Thailand’s nationwide test of the Cell Broadcast emergency alert system yesterday (Jan 20) successfully delivered simultaneous alerts across the province, including both land-based areas and surrounding maritime zones.
Public told not to panic in cell broadcast disaster alert test
Public told not to panic in cell broadcast disaster alert test
Tuesday 20 January 2026 09:00 AM
PHUKET: Phuket officials have urged the public not to panic as Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) conducts its first nationwide test of its cell broadcast disaster warning system at 2pm today (Jan 20)
Boat fire wreckage cleared from Chalong Bay
Boat fire wreckage cleared from Chalong Bay
Thursday 15 January 2026 11:28 AM
PHUKET: Authorities have completed the clearance of fire-damaged boat wreckage at Chalong Bay following last week’s major blaze that destroyed dozens of tour vessels, with final access works continuing this morning (Jan 15) to ensure the area is fully safe for emergency services, navigation and tourism.
Rescuers face Thai train crash havoc
Rescuers face Thai train crash havoc
Thursday 15 January 2026 10:16 AM
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Residents and workers were confronted with a scene of carnage yesterday (Jan 14) as they rushed to try and rescue passengers after one of Thailand’s worst rail accidents in decades.
Train collides with collapsed crane in Korat, 12 killed
Train collides with collapsed crane in Korat, 12 killed
Wednesday 14 January 2026 01:05 PM
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A Bangkok-Ubon Ratchathani train collided with a collapsed construction crane in Sikhio district this morning (Jan 14), killing 12 passengers and injuring about 30 others.
‘Hectic’ bushfires threaten rural towns in Australian heatwave
‘Hectic’ bushfires threaten rural towns in Australian heatwave
Friday 9 January 2026 01:26 PM
SYDNEY: Bushfires threatened dozens of rural towns in southeast Australia today (Jan 9), firefighters said as hot winds fanned “hectic” conditions in the tinder-dry countryside.
Phuket Big Buddha site remains closed after New Year opening
Phuket Big Buddha site remains closed after New Year opening
Tuesday 6 January 2026 05:53 PM
PHUKET: The Abbot of Wat Kittisangkharam (Wat Kata) has confirmed that the Big Buddha viewpoint now remains closed to the public, following a brief reopening over the New Year.
Remembrance services held for tsunami victims
Remembrance services held for tsunami victims
Saturday 27 December 2025 08:30 AM
PHUKET: Communities across Phuket and Phang Nga held solemn ceremonies yesterday (Dec 26) to mark the 21st anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, honouring thousands of Thai and foreign victims while reinforcing the importance of disaster preparedness and resilience along Thailand’s Andaman coast.
Bangkok Hospital Phuket remembers tsunami victims
Bangkok Hospital Phuket remembers tsunami victims
Friday 26 December 2025 05:23 PM
PHUKET: Bangkok Hospital Phuket has marked the 21st anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami with a commemorative event highlighting the life-saving lessons learned from the disaster and reinforcing the importance of preparedness, collaboration and resilience in emergency medical care.
Rayong oil spill lawsuit dismissed
Rayong oil spill lawsuit dismissed
Wednesday 24 December 2025 10:03 AM
BANGKOK: A lawsuit seeking environmental rehabilitation and B5 billion in compensation from Star Petroleum Refining Plc and PTT Global Chemical Plc over a crude oil spill that occurred in waters off Rayong in early 2022 has been dismissed.
Phuket Police, Immigration silent on Luthra brothers arrest
Phuket Police, Immigration silent on Luthra brothers arrest
Monday 15 December 2025 11:50 AM
PHUKET: Phuket Police and Phuket Immigration have remained silent on the arrests of the brothers Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, wanted by Indian authorities over a fire that killed 25 people at their ‘Birch By Romeo Lane’ club in Goa.
Owners of Goa 'Birch' bar flee to Phuket after deadly fire
Owners of Goa 'Birch' bar flee to Phuket after deadly fire
Wednesday 10 December 2025 11:04 AM
BANGKOK: The owners of an Indian nightclub fled to Phuket hours after a fire ripped through a nightclub in the western state of Goa, killing 25, authorities in India say.

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