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Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: US gov’t shutdown affecting Phuket? Sunscreen affecting coral! More South Thai bombings! || Jan. 18

Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: US gov’t shutdown affecting Phuket? Sunscreen affecting coral! More South Thai bombings! || Jan. 18

Phuket officials, Soi Dog continue anti-rabies campaign

Phuket officials, Soi Dog continue anti-rabies campaign

Man slain in Saphan Hin street shooting

Man slain in Saphan Hin street shooting

Snorkelling: safe or dangerous? It’s up to you

Snorkelling: safe or dangerous? It’s up to you

Two monks slain in latest southern attack

Two monks slain in latest southern attack

SEC punishes top Bangkok Airways shareholders

SEC punishes top Bangkok Airways shareholders

China penalty sends Thailand home

China penalty sends Thailand home
Sunscreen among contributing factors killing Phuket’s coral reefs
Sunscreen among contributing factors killing Phuket’s coral reefs
Friday 18 January 2019, 08:30AM
PHUKET: The impact of harmful contaminants in sunscreen as a contributing factor in the deaths of coral reefs around Phuket will be presented to Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan and other high-ranking officials at a Cabinet meeting in Bangkok today (Jan 18).
Phuket Opinion: The year of living feebly
Phuket Opinion: The year of living feebly
Sunday 6 January 2019, 09:00AM
Let’s face it, 2018 wasn’t a great year for Phuket. We ended the last high season with the island overrun with tour buses brimmed with Chinese tourists on so-called “zero-baht tours”, jamming the roads and piers, but business operators finally admitting that some independent Chinese travellers were finally arriving free from the package tours.
Leopard sharks return to ‘East of Eden’ Similan Islands dive site
Leopard sharks return to ‘East of Eden’ Similan Islands dive site
Monday 17 December 2018, 06:14PM
PHUKET: A inspection of the Similan Islands Marine National Park north of Phuket has confirmed that that marine environment at popular dive sites in the archipelago are recovering well, national parks officers have reported.
Hunt for Phuket oil spill perpetrator underway
Hunt for Phuket oil spill perpetrator underway
Monday 17 December 2018, 12:21PM
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Thanyawat Chanpinit has called on the Phuket Marine Office to identify where the oil spill that washed ashore and coated that waterline black at Tungken Beach at Cape Panwa yesterday (Dec 16) and process the ‘highest legal case’ against them.
National parks fees waived for New Year – for Thais
National parks fees waived for New Year – for Thais
Saturday 1 December 2018, 09:46AM
BANGKOK: The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has announced free admission to wildlife sanctuaries for Thais and their vehicles during the New Year.
Phuket beach seawall ordered moved ‘off the sand’
Phuket beach seawall ordered moved ‘off the sand’
Friday 23 November 2018, 06:23PM
PHUKET: The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has ordered Karon Municipality to move its incomplete seawall – under construction to counter coastal erosion at the popular tourist beach.
Low water levels at Phuket reservoir spur concerns for drastic water-saving measures
Low water levels at Phuket reservoir spur concerns for drastic water-saving measures
Sunday 18 November 2018, 11:00AM
PHUKET: Water levels at Bang Neow Dum reservoir in Srisoonthorn, in central Phuket, are so low that officials are calling for residents to use water sparingly and hope that enough rain falls by the end of December to stave off drastic water-saving measures.
Officials deny ‘irregularities’ in artificial coral reef project
Officials deny ‘irregularities’ in artificial coral reef project
Sunday 28 October 2018, 04:15PM
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning (DPT) has denied any wrongdoing in the multi-million-baht project to create artificial reefs around Phuket amid a court case that officials are hesitant to explain.
Phuket Opinion: Avoiding the tourism meltdown
Phuket Opinion: Avoiding the tourism meltdown
Sunday 28 October 2018, 09:00AM
PHUKET: The announcement this week that GoAir will provide direct flights from 10 major cities in India to Phuket by the end of next year is move that may well change the face of Phuket’s tourism industry.
Similans limited: Tourist quota shakes tour operators
Similans limited: Tourist quota shakes tour operators
Saturday 20 October 2018, 09:00AM
PHUKET: In a move to prevent more environmental damage by heavy ‘overtourism’, the number of tourists allowed to enter Mu Ko Similan National Park, a key natural tourist attraction just over 80km northwest of Phuket, has been halved with a quota brought into effect on Monday (Oct 15).
Conservationists win reprieve against Phuket marina project
Conservationists win reprieve against Phuket marina project
Friday 19 October 2018, 06:07PM
PHUKET: The company that filed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the B450 million Ao Kung Marina and Sports Complex planned to be built in Pa Khlok, on Phuket’s east coast, has retracted its EIA application, The Phuket News has confirmed today (Oct 19).
Keep Maya Bay closed to tourism, says DNP online poll
Keep Maya Bay closed to tourism, says DNP online poll
Friday 12 October 2018, 06:00PM
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.
Parks officials propose options in lieu of Maya Bay
Parks officials propose options in lieu of Maya Bay
Saturday 6 October 2018, 09:21AM
PHUKET: National parks officials say tourists upset by the indefinite closure of Maya Bay in Krabi can choose from three other equally attractive options.
It’s not that bad! Science, tourism clash on Great Barrier Reef
It’s not that bad! Science, tourism clash on Great Barrier Reef
Friday 28 September 2018, 09:31AM
AUSTRALIA: A row is raging over Australia’s warming-damaged Great Barrier Reef, with firms worried that scientists’ apocalyptic warnings are scaring visitors out of the water.
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.
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