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Recycling warehouse caretaker sells 20 tonnes of secondhand steel without boss knowing
Recycling warehouse caretaker sells 20 tonnes of secondhand steel without boss knowing
PHUKET: A 41-year-old Myanmar man has been arrested for selling an estimated 20 tonnes of discarded steel items from a recycling warehouse that he was hired to look after while the company remains closed due to the ongoing economic crisis.
New names on the Phuket Pairs Bowling honours board
New names on the Phuket Pairs Bowling honours board
BOWLS: In steaming hot weather on Monday (Mar 15) a full complement of 16 bowlers battled it out to become this year’s Phuket Pairs Bowls Champions.
Chinese fishing boats abandoned in Phuket catch fire
Chinese fishing boats abandoned in Phuket catch fire
PHUKET: Five Chinese-flagged commercial fishing boats left abandoned in Phuket more than 10 years ago caught fire while moored off Laem Nga Cape in Rassada, north of Phuket Town, yesterday (Mar 18).
New Krabi airport terminal to open in October
New Krabi airport terminal to open in October
KRABI: A third terminal at Krabi Airport is expected to open in October to double the airport’s passenger handling capacity, according to the Department of Airports (DoA).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Patong Beach wastewater key in sea urchin infestation! || March 18
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Patong Beach wastewater key in sea urchin infestation! || March 18
PHUKET XTRA - March 18 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket |1 new COVID death in Thailand :| Charter rejected in 3rd reading |:| Patong wastewater a factor in rise of red sea urchins |:| Warning over Phuket wildfires Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Officers hunt suspects for slashing open dolphin
Officers hunt suspects for slashing open dolphin
PHUKET: Sirinath National Park officers have launched an investigation to prosecute the person or persons responsible for slashing open a spotted dolphin whose body was found on rocks in the Sakhu section of the national park yesterday evening (Mar 17). 
Warning issued over Phuket wildfires
Warning issued over Phuket wildfires
PHUKET: The Phuket Governor has issued a general burnoff ban and a general fire warning as dry conditions continue across the island. The warning comes as fighters in Rawai were called to douse a blaze at a snake show storeroom yesterday (Mar 17).
Patong wastewater a factor in rise of red sea urchins, says expert
Patong wastewater a factor in rise of red sea urchins, says expert
PHUKET: Phuket marine life expert Kongkiat Kittiwatanawong has identified wastewater released into the sea as among the key contributing factors leading to red sea urchins being washed ashore at Patong Beach.
Woman dies after head run over by van
Woman dies after head run over by van
PHUKET: A 48-year-old woman from Phang Nga died after she fell from her motorbike and her head was run over by a van at a busy intersection on the outskirts of Phuket Town yesterday evening (Mar 17).
Japan’s Momota wins at All England, Indonesians out after virus fears
Japan’s Momota wins at All England, Indonesians out after virus fears
BADMINTON: World number one Kento Momota made a winning return to international action at the COVID-affected All England Open yesterday (Mar 17), but Indonesia’s team were forced to withdraw after a passenger on their flight to Britain tested positive for the coronavirus.
Sniffer dogs could be used to detect COVID-19
Sniffer dogs could be used to detect COVID-19
THAILAND: Sniffer dogs could soon be employed at major transport hubs to detect COVID-19 in humans, the head of a pilot project at Chulalongkorn University has confirmed.
WHO experts say countries should keep using AstraZeneca jab
WHO experts say countries should keep using AstraZeneca jab
WORLD: World Health Organization (WHO) experts yesterday (Mar 17) recommended countries continue to use the AstraZeneca vaccine, but said they were looking into the jab’s safety after a slew of countries suspended its use over health fears.
‘Big Joke’ gets advisory job at RTP
‘Big Joke’ gets advisory job at RTP
THAILAND: Surachate ‘Big Joke’ Hakparn will work in an advisory position, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday (Mar 17), confirming speculation that he would be assigned to a new post at the Royal Thai Police (RTP).
Detained migrants infected
Detained migrants infected
THAILAND: A police investigation is under way because 77 illegal migrants, most of them from Myanmar, appear to have contracted COVID-19 while being detained at an Immigration Bureau centre.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Another low-key Songkran! || March 17
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Another low-key Songkran! || March 17
PHUKET XTRA - March 17 || Brought to you by PVCPhuket.com Water splashing unlikely at Songkran |:| Cabinet reshuffle imminent |:| Villager banned from returning to national park |:| 1 new Covid death Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
Phuket moves to help vulnerable families, children
Phuket moves to help vulnerable families, children
PHUKET: A total of 320 families with young children in Phuket and nearby provinces considered to be ‘vulnerable’ during the current economic crisis have received direct assistance from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security under a project that has also assigned funds to support 30 shelters for homeless people in provinces along the Andaman coast.
Kathu Municipality and Soi Dog Foundation team up to offer free rabies vaccinations
Kathu Municipality and Soi Dog Foundation team up to offer free rabies vaccinations
Kathu Municipality’s Public Health and Environment Division together with Soi Dog Foundation has set up its free annual rabies vaccination service for dogs and cats under the project “Dogs and Cats Population Control in Kathu Municipality Area”. 
PEC reminds people to return home to vote in municipal elections
PEC reminds people to return home to vote in municipal elections
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Election Commission of Thailand (PEC) has issued a notice “reminding” Phuket non-natives to go back to their hometowns to vote in the upcoming for municipal elections to be held nationwide on March 28 – as there will be no advance or distance voting held.
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Pla Wan out of coma, reveals Vachira Phuket hospital chief
Pla Wan out of coma, reveals Vachira Phuket hospital chief
PHUKET: Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol today (Mar 17) revealed that Vorasit ‘Pla Wan’ Issara, the 40-year-old owner of the upscale Sri Panwa resort who was injured when his car hit a power pole south of Phuket Town on Sunday night, has regained consciousness from a coma.