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Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Full moon party crackdown! Police shooting probe! Bogus marriage scams! || Sept. 24

Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Full moon party crackdown! Police shooting probe! Bogus marriage scams! || Sept. 24

Back to the drawing board for ‘Phoenix’ salvage

Back to the drawing board for ‘Phoenix’ salvage

Phuket group calls for action over ‘crucial’ oil, gas concessions

Phuket group calls for action over ‘crucial’ oil, gas concessions

Phuket students to be Taiji Cove ‘mini-monitors’

Phuket students to be Taiji Cove ‘mini-monitors’

Brit’s Koh Pha-Ngan rape claim withdrawn

Brit’s Koh Pha-Ngan rape claim withdrawn

Pickup truck found but Aussie, Thai wife still missing

Pickup truck found but Aussie, Thai wife still missing

Thailand football coach Rajevac on the lookout for new skipper

Thailand football coach Rajevac on the lookout for new skipper
Phuket group calls for action over ‘crucial’ oil, gas concessions
Phuket group calls for action over ‘crucial’ oil, gas concessions
Monday 24 September 2018, 04:49PM
PHUKET: Governor Norraphat Plodthong today (Sept 24) received a petition from a local action group calling for the Prime Minister to intervene in the concessions being offered to two “crucial” oil and gas fields in the Gulf of Thailand, and accusing officials of breaching ethics requirements mandated in the Constitution of Thailand.
Go Eco Phuket clean-up nets a ton of rubbish at Coral Island
Go Eco Phuket clean-up nets a ton of rubbish at Coral Island
Monday 17 September 2018, 04:05PM
PHUKET: A mass underwater and beach clean-up by Go Eco Phuket, local tour operators, students and officials on Saturday (Sept 15) saw literally a ton of rubbish removed from the popular dive sites around Koh Hei (Coral Island) alone.
Amid ‘overtourism’ scourge, global survey questions happiness of residents in major tourism destinations
Amid ‘overtourism’ scourge, global survey questions happiness of residents in major tourism destinations
Monday 17 September 2018, 10:13AM
PHUKET: A new global survey of local residents’ happiness in World Heritage sites has been launched to address the issue. In an age of escalating overtourism, the initiative aims to show that measuring community wellbeing and happiness is, arguably, a more important metric than GDP, money, and perpetually growing visitor numbers.
Phuket Opinion: Our Gold Coast soul sister
Phuket Opinion: Our Gold Coast soul sister
Sunday 16 September 2018, 09:00AM
PHUKET: The news of Phuket taking steps to become ‘Sister City’ with the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, heralds an incredible opportunity for Phuket officials to learn from a world class beach tourism destination.
Maya Bay to re-open to tourists, but closed to boats
Maya Bay to re-open to tourists, but closed to boats
Wednesday 12 September 2018, 12:55PM
PHUKET: Maya Bay will re-open tourists on Nov 1, but only to tourists arriving from Loh Samah Bay on the far side of the island. Maya Bay will remain closed to boats, Worapoj Lomlim, Chief of the Hat Nopparat- Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, confirmed to The Phuket News this morning (Sept 12).
Maya Bay reopening muddled in clarity, as corals show signs of life
Maya Bay reopening muddled in clarity, as corals show signs of life
Saturday 8 September 2018, 09:00AM
PHUKET: The Chief of the Hat Nopparat – Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, Worapoj Lomlim, this week was obscure on whether or not boats carrying tourists would be allowed back into Maya Bay off Phi Phi Island after Oct 1, when the four-month closure of the bay to allow corals to recover will conclude.
Tri Trang Beach corals survive Patong Bay wastewater onslaught
Tri Trang Beach corals survive Patong Bay wastewater onslaught
Friday 24 August 2018, 04:51PM
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong ordered officials across the island to ramp up their efforts to clean up pollution in their respective areas today (Aug 24) after hearing a comprehensive report on the close-call survival of corals at Tri Tang Beach that were deluged with wastewater from Patong.
Foul stench of sewage in black-water canal spurs Phuket hotel wastewater inspections
Foul stench of sewage in black-water canal spurs Phuket hotel wastewater inspections
Saturday 18 August 2018, 01:23PM
PHUKET: Outcry by local residents has spurred Phuket officials into dredging a canal in Kamala, on Phuket’s west coast, that has turned stagnant with the black water reeking of the foul stench of sewage so it can flow freely into the sea.
Parks department wins dispute over land on Koh Poda
Parks department wins dispute over land on Koh Poda
Saturday 18 August 2018, 09:44AM
BANGKOK: The Appeal Court has ordered former Krabi Town Mayor to return a large block of land on Koh Poda in Krabi to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).
Phuket fishing fleet operators protest ILO Convention
Phuket fishing fleet operators protest ILO Convention
Thursday 2 August 2018, 10:56AM
PHUKET: More than 200 representatives of Phuket’s fishing industry gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Aug 1) to file a formal letter of protest against the ratification of International Labour Organization Convention No. 188 into Thai law.
DSI honours locals over genuine land claims in Phuket national park
DSI honours locals over genuine land claims in Phuket national park
Friday 29 June 2018, 06:36PM
PHUKET: The chief of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), Thailand’s equivalent to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), honoured three Phuket citizens today (June 29) for their efforts in assisting officials in verifying ownership of – and in some instances reclaiming – land within the boundaries of Sirinath National Park.
Phuket landslide risk areas hit new map
Phuket landslide risk areas hit new map
Saturday 23 June 2018, 09:00AM
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) has created a map available to the public showing landslide risk areas across the island.
Phuket residents happy with wild monkey campaign, says wildlife chief
Phuket residents happy with wild monkey campaign, says wildlife chief
Wednesday 20 June 2018, 12:04PM
PHUKET: The wildlife official tasked with leading the campaign targetting the growing populations of wild monkeys in Phuket has reported a near-instant positive result of the mass sterilsation project in the Rassada area, where the first neutered wild monkeys were released on Monday (June 18).
First of the neutered monkeys released into the Phuket wild
First of the neutered monkeys released into the Phuket wild
Tuesday 19 June 2018, 12:54PM
PHUKET: The first 42 monkeys neutered under the wild-monkey campaign were released back to their home mangrove swamp in Rassada yesterday (June 18), with more neutered-monkey releases to come, wildlife officials assured.
Concerns over Phuket wild monkeys as they risk entering homes to steal food
Concerns over Phuket wild monkeys as they risk entering homes to steal food
Saturday 16 June 2018, 02:50PM
PHUKET: Residents at a worker’s camp in Chalong have expressed their concern over a troupe of wild monkeys that risk entering homes in the camp to steal food.
Phuket’s first ‘Monkey Island’ revealed
Phuket’s first ‘Monkey Island’ revealed
Thursday 14 June 2018, 12:46PM
PHUKET: Officials have revealed that the first of two “Monkey Islands” off Phuket will be Koh Thanan, some 2.2 kilometres off Phuket’s northeast coast.
34 wild Phuket monkeys caught on Day 1 of campaign
34 wild Phuket monkeys caught on Day 1 of campaign
Wednesday 13 June 2018, 02:50PM
PHUKET: The first day of catching monkeys at Baan Yamu in Pa Khlok, on Phuket’s east coast, yesterday (June 12) so that the monkeys can be sterilised saw 34 wild monkeys snared, officials have reported.
Phuket officials ordered to probe alleged mangrove encroachment
Phuket officials ordered to probe alleged mangrove encroachment
Monday 11 June 2018, 04:38PM
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Damrongdhama Centre (Ombudsman’s Office) has been tasked with investigating alleged encroachment in a mangrove forest near Layan Beach in Cherng Talay after local fishermen were blocked off access across land that is now being claimed as private.
Cleaning the ‘sacred lake’
Cleaning the ‘sacred lake’
Sunday 10 June 2018, 11:30AM
BOLIVIA: Under a blazing sun on the arid banks of Lake Titicaca, high in the Andes Mountains, around a dozen indigenous women work tirelessly to collect cans, bottles and plastic bags.
Rainbow Warrior arrives in Phuket with a clear message
Rainbow Warrior arrives in Phuket with a clear message
Saturday 9 June 2018, 02:44PM
PHUKET: The Greenpeace flagship ‘Rainbow Warrior’ has arrived at the Phuket Deep Sea Port, where she will remain until Tuesday, with free tours on board the ship and a series of fun events and serious talks about critical issues affecting the environment in Thailand.
Central Food Hall
Freedom Boardsports
Lofty Phuket
Tile-it
China International Boat Show 2019
Ocean Plastic Intertrade
The Boathouse Phuket
JW Marriott Phuket
Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort
Ocean Marina Pattaya Boat Show 2018
HeadStart International School Phuket
Melbourne Cup 2018