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Electricity outage to affect Kathu, Koh Kaew
Electricity outage to affect Kathu, Koh Kaew
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Kathu and Koh Kaew next Tuesday (June 21).
Green Thoughts: Selecting containers for your plants
Green Thoughts: Selecting containers for your plants
Your choice of pots is as crucial as your choice of plants. Any professional horticulturalist will tell you that flexible black grow-bags are the cheapest plant containers available. They are light, durable and easy on the pocket. Substantial ones can even be buried in the soil wherein small palms and large shrubs can be contained and yet still draw on the surrounding nutrients and moisture.
Doubles pair’s good run in Jakarta ends in semis
Doubles pair’s good run in Jakarta ends in semis
BADMINTON: Women’s doubles stars Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai lost in the semi-finals of the US$1.2 million (B42mn) Indonesia Open badminton tournament yesterday (June 18).
Navy holds sea rescue exercise in Krabi
Navy holds sea rescue exercise in Krabi
KRABI: The Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command, based on Cape Panwa in Phuket, held a sea rescue exercise in the waters of Koh Lanta in Krabi earlier this week to reinforce confidence among local residents and tourists during the monsoon season.
Zelensky hails EU backing as fierce battles rock Donbas
Zelensky hails EU backing as fierce battles rock Donbas
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Brussels’ support for Kyiv’s European Union bid as a historic achievement, as “fierce battles” raged again in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region.
Verstappen beats Alonso to Canada pole
Verstappen beats Alonso to Canada pole
FORMULA ONE: Max Verstappen beat Fernando Alonso to pole position in the wet at the Canadian Grand Prix qualifying yesterday (June 18), while Charles Leclerc will start from the back of the grid with engine penalties.
Navy seizes illegal Indonesian fishing boat off Phuket
Navy seizes illegal Indonesian fishing boat off Phuket
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command, based in Phuket, has seized an Indonesian fishing boat for illegally entering Thai economic fishing zone waters off Phuket.
Thank you, Donna Toon!
Thank you, Donna Toon!
As you may have heard, after more than 12 years in our community, Donna is packing up her Toons and heading back to the motherland. For a woman who has given her entire heart to Phuket for over a decade, it seems an impossible task to articulate how much she means to us… and frankly, it is. I’m not even sure her husband Scot himself can keep track of all her charities, events, committees, sports or Prime Minister’s besties.
Kathu kids offered prizes for best anti-drug campaign slogan
Kathu kids offered prizes for best anti-drug campaign slogan
PHUKET: The Kathu District Office has announced a new anti-drug campaign and invited local kids to come up with slogans for it. The best suggested mottos will be awarded with prizes from the district office and Patong Development Foundation.
Phuket Opinion: Phuket’s B10bn question – trams or buses?
Phuket Opinion: Phuket’s B10bn question – trams or buses?
PHUKET: According to an announcement by local officials earlier this week, representatives from the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) apparently were to arrive on the island on Wednesday (June 15) to promote an online survey asking Phuket residents their opinion about the light rail project that is now gaining momentum.
Kla Party calls to scrap ban on alcohol sales from 2-5pm
Kla Party calls to scrap ban on alcohol sales from 2-5pm
BANGKOK: The government should scrap the ban on alcohol sales from 2pm to 5pm to support the tourism recovery, says Atavit Suwannapakdee, secretary-general of the Kla Party.
Phuket marks 15 new COVID cases, no deaths
Phuket marks 15 new COVID cases, no deaths
PHUKET: The latest Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) daily COVID situation report has marked 15 new local infections confirmed across the island yesterday (June 18), bringing the total number of infections recorded since Jan 1 to 53,255.
Three charges pressed against Lithuanian man in trans murder case
Three charges pressed against Lithuanian man in trans murder case
SURIN: Police have pressed three charges against a Lithuanian man in connection with the death of his transgender girlfriend whose body was found in a locked room at her house in Prasat district.
Top bands rock the beach in Patong
Top bands rock the beach in Patong
PHUKET: Patong Beach is welcoming visitors of the ‘Rock on the Beach Music Festival’ which started yesterday (June 17) at Loma Park and will continue through Sunday (June 19).
Scheduled blackout to hit Cherng Talay
Scheduled blackout to hit Cherng Talay
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in part of Cherng Talay on Monday (June 20) as work is carried out on upgrading high-voltage cables.
Phuket airport holds fire drill
Phuket airport holds fire drill
PHUKET: Phuket International Airport employees took part in a fire drill at the airport office building yesterday morning (June 16) to refresh their knowledge of how to respond to a real emergency.
WTO agrees to lift COVID vaccine patents, but is it ‘too late’?
WTO agrees to lift COVID vaccine patents, but is it ‘too late’?
GENEVA: The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed yesterday (June 17) to temporarily lift patents on COVID-19 vaccines after two years of bruising negotiations, but experts expressed scepticism that the deal will have a major impact on global vaccination inequality.
Anti-COVID nasal spray ready soon
Anti-COVID nasal spray ready soon
BANGKOK: A locally developed nasal spray for preventing COVID-19 will be available for public use by September.
Lightyear: A real Buzz for fans
Lightyear: A real Buzz for fans
‘Lightyear’ is perhaps the origin story that you never knew you needed. When you consider that the now famous Buzz Lightyear was in fact one of the original toys in the ‘Toy Story’ you would have to wonder how Disney and Pixar could make an origins story for him.
Firms cheer easing of tourism rules
Firms cheer easing of tourism rules
BANGKOK: After more than two years of severe hardships brought about by COVID-19 outbreaks, tourism-related businesses are seeing a glimpse of hope after the government agreed on Friday (June 17) to abandon the pre-registration process for foreign visitors and the requirement for face masks to be worn in public.