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Phuket tsunami evacuation routes under full review
Phuket tsunami evacuation routes under full review
PHUKET: Tsunami evacuation routes for the popular tourist beaches at Patong, Kamala, Kata and Karon, and elsewhere in Phuket’s main coastal areas, are undergoing a full review. The move comes in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Sept 28, leaving nearly 2,000 people dead, some 5,000 believed missing and more than 74,000 homeless.
Keep Maya Bay closed to tourism, says DNP online poll
Keep Maya Bay closed to tourism, says DNP online poll
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.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: You don’t have to drown! Salvage death probe sinks! Central fire drill || Oct. 12
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: You don’t have to drown! Salvage death probe sinks! Central fire drill || Oct. 12
PHUKET XTRA - October 12 The most obvious warning ever |:| Salvage death probe sinks |:| B1.2 million fake goods done-zo |:| Two more arrested in shootout |:| Central Festival fire drill Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
More suspects in Bangkok gang shootout arrested
More suspects in Bangkok gang shootout arrested
BANGKOK: Two more suspects have been arrested over last Sunday’s (Oct 7) street shootout that took the life of an Indian tourist and left four other bystanders wounded in the Pratunam area of Bangkok, bringing the total number in detention to 11.
Phuket Vegetarian Festival takes to the streets
Phuket Vegetarian Festival takes to the streets
The street processions began on Wednesday (Oct 10) with the first ‘Yew Keng’ procession held at the Choor Su Gong Shrine (Naka Shrine) in Wichit, followed by the devotees and Mah Song spirit mediums leading the procession from the Sapam Shrine, on Thepkrasattri Rd, north of Phuket Town, yesterday. This morning, starting at 7:09am, people lined the streets to observe as devotees and Mah Song departed the Lim Hu Tai Su Shrine in Samkong. Dressed in traditional white of purity, participants lit firecrackers to keep evil spirits away while assistants guided possessed Mah Song along the course of the procession. Among the piercings featured in today’s procession were swords, skewers and other traditional implements that had been blessed before being used to impale the faces of their carriers, as well as an assortment of more modern furnishings, including wrenches, a ceremonial teapot and even a fishing rod. Although many local residents lined the streets to observe today’s procession, the number of tourists not present to witness the event was noticeably evident this year. The processions will continue tomorrow through next Wednesday (Oct 17), as follows: Oct 13 6.00 am – Tai Seng Pud Jor (Chalong) 6.30 am – Jeng Ong Shrine (opposite Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town) 6.45 am – Sheng Leng Tong Shrine (Muang Mai) 7.00 am – Ban Tha Rue Shrine (near Heroine’s Monument in Thalang) 7.15 am – Tae Gun Tai Tae Shrine (Baan Pasak) 4.45 pm – Hun Jong and Choor Su Gong Shrines (Naka Shrine, Wichit) 6.45 pm – Kuan Te Kun Shrine (near Phuket Rajabhat University in Rassada)   Oct 14 6.00 am – Bang Neow Shrine (Phuket Town) 6.30 am – Gim Tsu Ong Shrine (Baan Don) 7.00 am – Sam Ong Hoo Shrine (Cherng Talay) 7.09 am – Jong Khee Tong Shrine (near Ton Sai Waterfall, Thalang) 3.00 pm – Tai Huad Tong Hun Shrine (Surin Beach) and Kuan Tae Kun (Rassada)   Oct 15 9.00 pm - Tai Huad Tong Hun Shrine (Surin Beach) 9.00 pm – Boo Seng Tong Shrine (Baan Kien)   Oct 16 2.00 pm – Gim Tsu Ong Shrine (Baan Don) 8.00 pm – Bang Neow Shrine (Phuket Town) and Tae Gun Tai Tae Shrine (Baan Pasak) 8.09 pm – Jong Khee Tong Shrine (near Ton Sai Waterfall, Thalang) 8.15 pm – Sheng Leng Tong Shrine (Muang Mai) 8.30 pm – Sam Ong Hoo Shrine (Cherng Talay) 8.30 pm – Tai Seng Pud Jor (Chalong)   Oct 17 3.00 pm – Kathu Shrine 7.30 pm – Sa Pai Kong Shrine (Bang Khu)
Lifeguards warn of continued danger at Phuket beaches
Lifeguards warn of continued danger at Phuket beaches
PHUKET: The chief of the Phuket Lifeguard Service (PLS) has today told The Phuket News that beachgoers should still be on alert for the dangers at Phuet beaches and should only enter the water were lifeguards are stationed.
Kingdom’s racers sweep 1,500m titles
Kingdom’s racers sweep 1,500m titles
ASIAN PARA GAMES: Thai wheelchair racers reigned supreme in the men’s 1,500-metre T53/54 competition at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta yesterday (Oct 11).
Central Festival Phuket holds fire drill
Central Festival Phuket holds fire drill
PHUKET: Over 600 participants took part if a fire drill at Central Festival Phuket yesterday morning (Oct 11).
Phuket Customs officials destroy pirated goods worth B1.2mn
Phuket Customs officials destroy pirated goods worth B1.2mn
PHUKET: More than 2,500 contraband items, including fake brand-name goods and illegally imported cigarettes, were destroyed at the Saphan Hin incinerator yesterday (Oct 11).
Thai man, 59, in alleged suicide over personal, health issues
Thai man, 59, in alleged suicide over personal, health issues
PHUKET: A 59-year-old Thai man is alleged to have committed suicide yesterday over what police believe were personal and health issues.
Ethnic man says he was ordered to take officials hunting
Ethnic man says he was ordered to take officials hunting
KANCHANABURI: A forest temple caretaker accused of poaching has told park rangers that two Thai men claiming to be government officials ordered him to take them bearcat hunting in Sai Yok National Park.
Parents slam school bullying response
Parents slam school bullying response
PHAYAO: The parents of an autistic 4th grader at Ban Dong School in Dok Kham Tai district of Phayao province, who was videotaped being bullied and assaulted by a group of 8th graders, has demanded harsher punishment for her daughter’s attackers.
Probe into Phoenix salvage death sinks
Probe into Phoenix salvage death sinks
PHUKET: The investigation into the death of a diver working on the project to salvage the sunken Phoenix tour boat last week has stalled, with police accepting the official cause of death as a ‘lack of oxygen”.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Inmates steal truck! Floater found! Tiger bones, meat! || Oct. 11
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Inmates steal truck! Floater found! Tiger bones, meat! || Oct. 11
PHUKET XTRA - October 11 Inmates on the loose on hijacked truck! |:| Phuket to investigate body floating in sea |:| Trying to smuggle tiger bones, meat |:| Hunting Asian bearcat at national park |:| Cave rescue chief presented award Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket
King Bhumibol Memorial Day brings long weekend
King Bhumibol Memorial Day brings long weekend
PHUKET: Many Thais will have a three-day weekend as the nation commemorates the second anniversary of the passing of the deeply revered late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama 9 of the Chakri dynasty, who reigned over the Kingdom for seven decades.
Chained inmates escape through court’s gate
Chained inmates escape through court’s gate
CHUMPHON: At least five chained inmates have fled the Lang Suan court, three on a stolen prison truck which ran over another escapee.
Phuket Governor meets Chinese Vice Consul-General, ‘Phoenix’ salvage discussed
Phuket Governor meets Chinese Vice Consul-General, ‘Phoenix’ salvage discussed
PHUKET: The Governor of Phuket on Monday (Oct 8) met with the Vice Consul-General of the Phuket Chinese Consular Office to discuss a number of topics including the raising of the ‘Phoenix’ tour boat which sank on July 5 killing 47 Chinese tourists.
GoAir launches first-ever Phuket-India direct flights
GoAir launches first-ever Phuket-India direct flights
PHUKET: GoAir, one of India’s fastest growing airlines, landed its first-ever direct flight into Phuket from New Delhi this morning (Oct 11). The flight also marked the first-ever direct flight from India to Phuket.
Caddy Shack favourites to take Patong Pool League title
Caddy Shack favourites to take Patong Pool League title
POOL: With just two weeks now remaining in the latest season of the Patong Pool League (PPL), Caddy Shack are now favourites to take home the winner’s title.