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Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 1st Michelin star in Phuket! Beach access fee? Plain cigarette packaging! || Nov. 15

Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 1st Michelin star in Phuket! Beach access fee? Plain cigarette packaging! || Nov. 15

Phuket van driver falls asleep at the wheel, slams into street lamp

Phuket van driver falls asleep at the wheel, slams into street lamp

Thais arrested for charging ‘access fees’ to Freedom Beach

Thais arrested for charging ‘access fees’ to Freedom Beach

Aussie safe after yacht catches ablaze off Patong Beach

Aussie safe after yacht catches ablaze off Patong Beach

Czech tsunami victim searching for Thais who saved her

Czech tsunami victim searching for Thais who saved her

Pru @ Trisara wins Phuket’s first Michelin star

Pru @ Trisara wins Phuket’s first Michelin star

Boxing age limit under review again

Boxing age limit under review again
Half a ton of underwater garbage collected at Patong Beach
Half a ton of underwater garbage collected at Patong Beach
Wednesday 7 November 2018, 05:31PM
PHUKET: The mass underwater and beach cleanup held at Patong Beach on Monday (Nov 5) saw half of ton garbage of discarded debris collected from the waters off Phuket’s busiest tourism town, Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup confirmed today (Nov 7).
Phuket’s beach-touring croc still waiting for a new home
Phuket’s beach-touring croc still waiting for a new home
Wednesday 7 November 2018, 10:06AM
PHUKET: The female crocodile caught offshore from Layan Beach, on Phuket’s west coast, in July remains held at the marine life research centre in Thalang, now more than a month after experts confirmed that the reptile is a saltwater species.
Truck caught refuelling Phuket speedboats at Rawai Beach – again
Truck caught refuelling Phuket speedboats at Rawai Beach – again
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 05:23PM
PHUKET: The Chief of the Phuket office of the Ministry of Energy and Rawai Municipality have both vowed to track down and fine the driver of a fuel truck that continues to refuel speedboats directly from the Rawai beach road.
Amari Phuket organises the first Green and Natural Market
Amari Phuket organises the first Green and Natural Market
Thursday 1 November 2018, 03:00PM
Amari Phuket’s management were proud to open the first Green and Natural Market, organised at the beachfront area of Rim Talay Restaurant.
Officials deny ‘irregularities’ in artificial coral reef project
Officials deny ‘irregularities’ in artificial coral reef project
Sunday 28 October 2018, 04:15PM
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning (DPT) has denied any wrongdoing in the multi-million-baht project to create artificial reefs around Phuket amid a court case that officials are hesitant to explain.
Phuket Opinion: Avoiding the tourism meltdown
Phuket Opinion: Avoiding the tourism meltdown
Sunday 28 October 2018, 09:00AM
PHUKET: The announcement this week that GoAir will provide direct flights from 10 major cities in India to Phuket by the end of next year is move that may well change the face of Phuket’s tourism industry.
Similans limited: Tourist quota shakes tour operators
Similans limited: Tourist quota shakes tour operators
Saturday 20 October 2018, 09:00AM
PHUKET: In a move to prevent more environmental damage by heavy ‘overtourism’, the number of tourists allowed to enter Mu Ko Similan National Park, a key natural tourist attraction just over 80km northwest of Phuket, has been halved with a quota brought into effect on Monday (Oct 15).
Conservationists win reprieve against Phuket marina project
Conservationists win reprieve against Phuket marina project
Friday 19 October 2018, 06:07PM
PHUKET: The company that filed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the B450 million Ao Kung Marina and Sports Complex planned to be built in Pa Khlok, on Phuket’s east coast, has retracted its EIA application, The Phuket News has confirmed today (Oct 19).
New entry limit causes ticketing chaos
New entry limit causes ticketing chaos
Thursday 18 October 2018, 08:54AM
PHUKET: Chaos erupted at the Similan Islands ticket office after the area was re-opened for a limited number of visitors, according to local authorities.
Similan Islands tourist number quota to stay: DNP
Similan Islands tourist number quota to stay: DNP
Tuesday 16 October 2018, 08:55AM
BANGKOK: The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has rejected a request by tour business operators to postpone a quota system for tourists entering the Similan Islands National Park in Phang Nga, north of Phuket.
Keep Maya Bay closed to tourism, says DNP online poll
Keep Maya Bay closed to tourism, says DNP online poll
Friday 12 October 2018, 06:00PM
PHUKET: An overwhelming 99.1% of people voting in an online poll by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) have called for the department to keep both Maya Bay and Loh Samah Bay closed to tourism.
Anantara Layan Resort goes greener with vehicle charging stations
Anantara Layan Resort goes greener with vehicle charging stations
Thursday 11 October 2018, 09:00AM
Anantara Layan Phuket Resort proudly announces it will be among the first Anantara properties to feature Mercedes-Benz charging stations for Mercedes-Benz plug-in hybrid vehicles. Anantara Hotels & Resorts is partnering with Mercedes Benz in this initiative as part of an all-encompassing campaign to promote an eco-conscious luxury lifestyle at all properties, including Anantara Layan.
Phuket Opinion: Stand up and be counted
Phuket Opinion: Stand up and be counted
Sunday 7 October 2018, 10:16AM
PHUKET: After years of local groups raising environmental issues, and the efforts of many individuals across the island to clean up our beaches, it seems that the tide is finally changing with the much needed, but rather tardy support from local government officials and the tourism authorities to address a sustainability program and future for Phuket’s groaning land mass and reefs.
#fight4Phuket
#fight4Phuket
Sunday 7 October 2018, 10:00AM
Travel and tourism have grown immensely and will continue to do so. The travel industry is in a new paradigm where it must be controlled and not just promoted. Examples of extreme environmental degradation, overcrowding, and public outcry among residents are emerging across the world as a tourism backlash.
Parks officials propose options in lieu of Maya Bay
Parks officials propose options in lieu of Maya Bay
Saturday 6 October 2018, 09:21AM
PHUKET: National parks officials say tourists upset by the indefinite closure of Maya Bay in Krabi can choose from three other equally attractive options.
MaAnn admits Surin wastewater failure, but now has resolution
MaAnn admits Surin wastewater failure, but now has resolution
Friday 5 October 2018, 03:13PM
PHUKET: The Chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), MaAnn Samran, yesterday (Oct 5) admitted to the new Phuket Governor his failure in attempting to resolve the wastewater issue at Surin Beach.
Tour firms up in arms over Maya Bay closure
Tour firms up in arms over Maya Bay closure
Wednesday 3 October 2018, 09:11AM
PHUKET: The indefinite closure of Maya Bay, which was confirmed to The Phuket News yesterday (Oct 2), has drawn immediate protests from tour operators according to the Bangkok Post.
Phuket Governor visits flood damaged Kamala
Phuket Governor visits flood damaged Kamala
Tuesday 2 October 2018, 06:35PM
PHUKET: Following today’s downpours, which seriously affected Patong and Kamala, Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana went to inspect the worst hit area on the Patong – Kamala Road (route 4233).
Norwegian marine research ship arrives in Phuket
Norwegian marine research ship arrives in Phuket
Monday 1 October 2018, 11:22AM
PHUKET: A Norwegian research vessel, working for the EAF-Nansen Program of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), will start exploring marine resources in Thai waters today (Oct 1).
Phuket Opinion: A New Hope
Phuket Opinion: A New Hope
Sunday 30 September 2018, 09:00AM
PHUKET: Norraphat Plodthong concludes his term as Governor of Phuket today (Sept 30) as he enters his retirement. Stepping in to take his place as the leading government official on the island from tomorrow (Oct 1) will be Pakkapong Tawipat, who is arriving from his previous post as Governor of Phitsanulok.
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