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Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Cop son arrests dad’s killer! Alleged rapist arrested! Hero diver statue almost ready! || Nov. 12

Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Cop son arrests dad’s killer! Alleged rapist arrested! Hero diver statue almost ready! || Nov. 12

Wildlife officials arrest slow loris tout at Bang Tao Beach

Wildlife officials arrest slow loris tout at Bang Tao Beach

Headless turtle found behind Phuket Town dump site

Headless turtle found behind Phuket Town dump site

Blood is thicker than water: Rookie investigator arrests the man who murdered his father

Blood is thicker than water: Rookie investigator arrests the man who murdered his father

Nations unite in fight against drugs

Nations unite in fight against drugs

La Trattoria at Dusit Thani Laguna relaunched

La Trattoria at Dusit Thani Laguna relaunched

Big guns primed for Faldo Series Thailand Championship – South

Big guns primed for Faldo Series Thailand Championship – South
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.
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).
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