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Phuket Opinion: Stopping the sprawl
Phuket Opinion: Stopping the sprawl
PHUKET: The idea of building a seven-story hotel in the middle of a quiet, undeveloped neighbourhood in Bang Tao has shone a light on a critical issue bubbling away in Phuket for years, but has yet to receive any recognition from local officials: urban sprawl.
Woman injured in single-vehicle motorcycle accident in Kamala
Woman injured in single-vehicle motorcycle accident in Kamala
PHUKET: A female motorcyclist was rushed to hospital after her motorcycle fell down on a road in Kamala yesterday (Sept 23).
Sumatra quake felt in southern Thailand
Sumatra quake felt in southern Thailand
SOUTHERN THAILAND: People living in tall buildings in three southern provinces — Songkhla, Phang Nga and Phuket — felt tremors from an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale centred off the northwestern tip of Sumatra in Indonesia early Saturday Sep 24).
Chiang Mai Zoo refutes charges of neglect
Chiang Mai Zoo refutes charges of neglect
CHIANG MAI: Chiang Mai Zoo has addressed accusations of neglect following posts to Twitter depicting animals and grounds at the zoo in what appeared to be a derelict state.
Phuket ready to expand Surakul to host 2025 SEA Games opening
Phuket ready to expand Surakul to host 2025 SEA Games opening
PHUKET: Thailand’s Andaman provinces are getting ready to make a joint bid to host the 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in 2025. The stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies should have at least 20,000 seats, and Phuket authorities are ready to upgrade Surakul Stadium to offer it as a venue for the events.
Water supply outages to affect areas in Mai Khao, Wichit
Water supply outages to affect areas in Mai Khao, Wichit
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in parts of Mai Khao and Wichit on Tuesday (Sept 27).
Tourists in trouble in Patong surf, saved by parasailing operators
Tourists in trouble in Patong surf, saved by parasailing operators
PHUKET: The Patong Surf Life Saving Club has called for Patong beach to be supervised by qualified lifeguards all day and night after three foreign female tourists got in trouble when swimming after dark.
Australian filmmaker leverages shark fear in latest ’Reef’ outing
Australian filmmaker leverages shark fear in latest ’Reef’ outing
Are any other fearsome creatures from the deep as universally feared as sharks? It seems wherever you go in the world you will always find someone that has such a fear of these creatures that they will never venture far into the water at the beach. Certainly cinema has played a big part in that with the master himself, Steven Spielberg, scaring the pants off swimmers and surfers forever with the cinematic classic ‘Jaws’.
Cricket the Winner as Phuket XI host touring Kajang Panthers
Cricket the Winner as Phuket XI host touring Kajang Panthers
CRICKET: After almost a three month break from cricket action at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG), the Phuket XI came together again to host the touring Kajang Panthers of Malaysia for the first match of the new 2022/23 season last Saturday (Sept 17).
Phuket sees 4mn foreign tourists
Phuket sees 4mn foreign tourists
PHUKET: Over four million visitors have arrived in Phuket in the first eight months of 2022, generating at least B66 billion for the resort island, according to Phuket Vice-Governor Pichet Panapong, says Bangkok Post in a report, published on Sept 24.
Phuket residents fight to stave off seven-story hotel in quiet street
Phuket residents fight to stave off seven-story hotel in quiet street
PHUKET: Residents in Bang Tao, Cherng Talay, are waiting with bated breath to learn whether or not a seven-story hotel will be built on their small street, with direct impact on the quiet neighbourhood and affecting property prices of high-end villas in the area.
Officials silent on Phuket police review
Officials silent on Phuket police review
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew met with top-ranking police on the island earlier this week as part of the Phuket Provincial Police Administration and Monitoring Committee, yet details of the meeting have yet to become public.
Phuket seeks to shift from tourism to new revenue areas
Phuket seeks to shift from tourism to new revenue areas
PHUKET: Businesses in Phuket want to pivot the province to gastronomy, international education, marinas, medical services, meetings and conventions, sports, smart city development and tuna exports to reduce dependency on the tourism sector after it was severely hit by the pandemic.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Government lifting state of emergency and dissolve Centre for COVID-19 - Oct 01 || September 23
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Government lifting state of emergency and dissolve Centre for COVID-19 - Oct 01 || September 23
PHUKET XTRA - September 23 || Brought to you by @PVC PhuketHosted by: Chris Howson 1 - End of state of emergency and COVID-19 centre 2 - Kata Hill lane to close again, resulting in detour 3 - Lot 20 cheap goods fair arrives in Patong
Slippery road blamed for motorcyclist’s death in Phuket
Slippery road blamed for motorcyclist’s death in Phuket
PHUKET: Police have warned road users to exercise extra caution while driving on wet roads after a 38-year-old motorcyclist died in a single-vehicle accident in Pa Khlok. 
End of state of emergency and COVID-19 centre
End of state of emergency and COVID-19 centre
BANGKOK: The government will on Oct 1 lift the state of emergency imposed to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and dissolve the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Lot 20 cheap goods fair arrives in Patong
Lot 20 cheap goods fair arrives in Patong
PHUKET: The ‘Lot 20’ cheap goods fair by the Phuket Commerce Office has arrived in Patong, where it will offer more than 80 essential household goods at discounted prices to help alleviate financial stress on people during the current economic situation.
Cambodia Khmer Rouge court upholds conviction in final ruling
Cambodia Khmer Rouge court upholds conviction in final ruling
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes court gave its final verdict yesterday (Sept 22), upholding the genocide conviction and life sentence imposed on the regime’s last surviving leader.
Kata Hill lane to close again, resulting in detour
Kata Hill lane to close again, resulting in detour
PHUKET: The Phuket Highways Office has announced that the westbound lane over Kata Hill will be closed again next Tuesday (Sept 27) so that workers can continue to remove the roadside power poles as part of the road repairs and road-safety improvement project.
Young Thai driver makes karting history
Young Thai driver makes karting history
KARTING: Nong Enzo Tarnvanichkul made Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Karting history last weekend when he became the first ever Thai champion in the sport.