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Green Thoughts: Scraping the barrel ‒ A cautionary tale for our times
Green Thoughts: Scraping the barrel ‒ A cautionary tale for our times
Ever since I started to write for the late-lamented ‘Phuket Gazette’, I have endeavoured, from time to time, to address what I consider to be the burning issue de nos jours ‒ namely the continuing and, as I see it, irreversible destruction of our planet’s natural resources.
Liverpool lose at Forest, Haaland hits double for Man City
Liverpool lose at Forest, Haaland hits double for Man City
FOOTBALL: Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge suffered another massive blow in a 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest as Erling Haaland returned Manchester City to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Brighton.
Sustainably Yours: Your part in climate change
Sustainably Yours: Your part in climate change
In our previous article in Sustainably Yours, we looked at things that the government can do to prepare Phuket for Climate Change. In this article, we’ll look at things that you can do in your daily life to help mitigate and adapt to it.
Field hospital to serve Kathu people while Patong Hill road is closed
Field hospital to serve Kathu people while Patong Hill road is closed
PHUKET: A field hospital will be open in Kathu in order to serve patients who cannot reach Patong Hospital due to the collapse of the road over Patong Hill on Wednesday (Oct 19).
Search for missing Russian tourist continues
Search for missing Russian tourist continues
PHUKET: The search for missing Russian tourist Elena Radchenko continues today (Oct 23) with officers from various agencies checking both land and sea in the northern part of Phuket.
A Meal With... the Inspiration Tina Hall
A Meal With... the Inspiration Tina Hall
‘Inspiration’ is a quality many in the Andaman region are seeking in these challenging times. Having recently returned from three months in the UK, my first impression of Phuket was a feeling of rather gloomy resignation to the current difficulties. While the pandemic seemed to be under control and had been officially ‘re-branded’ as a ‘communicable disease’, the touristic life-blood of the island is still very much a hoped-for dream.
Phuket Opinion: Blame it on the rain
Phuket Opinion: Blame it on the rain
PHUKET: “Work without engineering, Thai style,” was just one of the comments posted, in English, by a Thai national under an image of one of the many landslides across Phuket roads this past week – highlighting the fact that officials are not fooling anyone with their claims regarding safety when to comes to road building.
Cabinet will deliberate 4am closing time for night venues
Cabinet will deliberate 4am closing time for night venues
BANGKOK: The Tourism and Sports Ministry will ask the cabinet to consider allowing nightspots in certain tourism spots to stay open until 4am as the COVID-19 pandemic eases along with many virus curbs.
Phuket flood victims receive Royal donations
Phuket flood victims receive Royal donations
PHUKET: Deputy Secretary-General of the Royal College of Chulabhorn Wanlop Thammadamrong visited Phuket yesterday (Oct 22) to hand over survival bags to Phuket flood victims on behalf of the Royal Family.
Water levels in Phuket reservoirs stabilise as weather improves
Water levels in Phuket reservoirs stabilise as weather improves
PHUKET: The island’s three main reservoirs are still full to the brim with water, but the situation gradually improves due to less rainfall, the Phuket office of the Public Relations Department (PR Phuket) reported today (Oct 22).
People warned about fake Thai banknotes
People warned about fake Thai banknotes
UDON THANI: Police are warning the public against counterfeit 1,000-baht banknotes that have been found circulating in northeastern Thailand.
Living in the shadow of a Phuket landslide
Living in the shadow of a Phuket landslide
PHUKET: A Phuket expat is looking to file a complaint with the Damrongtham Center (Ombudsman’s Office) after two years of warning officials about the danger of a landslide on a plot along the Kathu-Koh Kaew Rd, which became a reality in the latest flooding to hit Phuket.
Jonathan Di Bella wins ONE kickboxing world title
Jonathan Di Bella wins ONE kickboxing world title
KICKBOXING: ONE Championship returned to the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with ONE 162: Zhang vs. Di Bella. The card featured a series of all-striking and MMA matchups along with a battle for the ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Title.
Phuket readies for Chulalongkorn Day
Phuket readies for Chulalongkorn Day
PHUKET: Thais in Phuket as elsewhere throughout the country are getting ready to celebrate the Chulalongkorn Day this Sunday (Oct 23).
Motorists warned of road collapse in Phang Nga
Motorists warned of road collapse in Phang Nga
PHANG NGA: A section of a rural road linking tambon Lo Yung and tambon Khlong Khian in Phang Nga province collapsed yesterday (Oct 21) due to heavy rains. The road is known as a route to popular Samet Nangshe Viewpoint.
Man drowns in Phuket canal
Man drowns in Phuket canal
PHUKET: Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers have managed to find and retrieve the body of an unnamed Myanmar man who fell down in a canal in Chalong and drowned last Thursfay (Oct 19).
‘Black Adam’ steals the limelight
‘Black Adam’ steals the limelight
The comic-book juggernaut continues with DC entering back into the game… this time with a character that is very fresh and new to the cinema-going audience. That character of course is ‘Black Adam’, a character that has had a couple of false starts with plans originally to bring him into the universe in either ‘Suicide Squad’ or ‘Shazam!’, but now he enters the arena with his very own film – perhaps because one of the world’s biggest stars publicly declared that he wanted to play the role before he was even cast in it.
Search launched for missing Russian tourist in Phuket
Search launched for missing Russian tourist in Phuket
PHUKET: Police and rescue workers are looking for a female Russian tourist who went missing after visiting Naithon Beach in the northern part of the Island on Oct 20.
PSU joins island-wide drive to provide food relief to flood victims
PSU joins island-wide drive to provide food relief to flood victims
PHUKET: Prince of Songkla University (PSU) Phuket Campus has set up a coordination center to receive donations for victims of natural disasters in Phuket, joining forces with many other government and non-government organisations helping people in need.
Safety first in Patong Hill landslide site repairs, says Phuket Governor
Safety first in Patong Hill landslide site repairs, says Phuket Governor
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has called for officials to exercise ‘safety first’ as the top priority when carrying out repairs to roads affected by landslides, including the now-closed road over Patong Hill.