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Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 1 Injured in Boat Ave. shooting, Small boats to stay ashore, Doctor shortage in Thailand? || June 7

Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: 1 Injured in Boat Ave. shooting, Small boats to stay ashore, Doctor shortage in Thailand? || June 7

Russian man shot outside Boat Avenue bar

Russian man shot outside Boat Avenue bar

Foreign man, unidentified woman killed in Patong road accident

Foreign man, unidentified woman killed in Patong road accident

Crackdown on illegal bars continues

Crackdown on illegal bars continues

Prayut concedes his time as PM is over

Prayut concedes his time as PM is over

Ukraine evacuates thousands after key dam destroyed

Ukraine evacuates thousands after key dam destroyed

Phuket wins National Games golf qualifier

Phuket wins National Games golf qualifier
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Foreign man, unidentified woman killed in Patong road accident
Foreign man, unidentified woman killed in Patong road accident
Wednesday 7 June 2023, 11:39AM
PHUKET: A foreign man and an unidentified woman lost their lives in a road accident that occurred near De Coze Hotel in Patong yesterday evening (June 6). Patong Police are investigating the case.
Two injured in accidents in front of Satree Phuket School within one night
Two injured in accidents in front of Satree Phuket School within one night
Tuesday 6 June 2023, 01:59PM
PHUKET: Two road accidents occurred within a span of two hours in front of Satree Phuket School in Phuket Town last night (June 5-6). A man and a woman were hospitalised, and government property was damaged.
All taxis welcome at Rassada Pier after ’turf war’ hits spotlight
All taxis welcome at Rassada Pier after ’turf war’ hits spotlight
Tuesday 6 June 2023, 09:00AM
PHUKET: Any legally registered taxi is now welcome to pick up passengers at Rassada Pier, Phuket’s main marine gateway to Phi Phi Islands and the location of the most recent episode in the island’s taxi ’turf wars’.
Officials investigate tourists ordered out of van at Phuket pier
Officials investigate tourists ordered out of van at Phuket pier
Monday 5 June 2023, 03:38PM
PHUKET: Officials are investigating a recent incident in the ongoing Phuket taxi ’turf wars’ where foreign tourists were ordered to exit a van they had booked through a mobile app at Rassada Pier on June 3. Although the tourists were eventually allowed to continue their journey, officials are promise to find a long-term solution to the issue, as confirmed by Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) Chief Adcha Buachan to The Phuket News.
Crackdown on illegal taxis enters fifth month in Phuket
Crackdown on illegal taxis enters fifth month in Phuket
Monday 5 June 2023, 09:00AM
PHUKET: The crackdown on illegal taxi drivers in Phuket entered its fifth month as officials made two arrests in Kathu last Friday (June 2).
DLT confirms Bolt as legitimate taxi app in Thailand
DLT confirms Bolt as legitimate taxi app in Thailand
Sunday 4 June 2023, 04:14PM
PHUKET: The Department of Land Transport (DLT), operating under the Ministry of Transport of Thailand, has officially confirmed that the Bolt application and its drivers are now legally authorised to operate in Phuket and throughout Thailand. With this confirmation, the total number of taxi apps available for local residents and tourists to use has reached seven.
Emergency workers showcase skills in Phuket airport fire drill
Emergency workers showcase skills in Phuket airport fire drill
Saturday 3 June 2023, 03:02PM
PHUKET: Phuket International Airport conducted a successful emergency drill on Wednesday (May 31), simulating an oil spill and fire near the airport’s runway. The most recent real hard landing, which luckily did not cause a fire, hasn’t even been publicly reported by the airport’s management team.
Over 230 dead, 850 hurt in horrific train collision in India
Over 230 dead, 850 hurt in horrific train collision in India
Saturday 3 June 2023, 09:56AM
BALASORE: A tragic collision in Odisha state, eastern India, on Friday night (June 2), has resulted in the death of at least 233 people, with more than 850 others injured, according to Pradeep Jena, the state’s Chief Secretary.
Motorists warned of months-long road closure in Samkong
Motorists warned of months-long road closure in Samkong
Friday 2 June 2023, 04:50PM
PHUKET: The westbound section of Yaowarat Rd, spanning from the T-junction with Pracha-Uthit 1 Rd to Lotus’s Extra in Samkong, is set to undergo a complete closure for a duration of nearly eight months starting from June 12.
Aussie fined for road rage incident
Aussie fined for road rage incident
Thursday 1 June 2023, 10:45AM
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have issued a statement regarding a road rage incident on Monday (May 29) that saw two foreigners damage the rear-view mirrors of a passenger van.
Marine officials not worried yet as speedboat driver ‘disappears’
Marine officials not worried yet as speedboat driver ‘disappears’
Wednesday 31 May 2023, 06:59PM
PHUKET: Senior officials at the Phuket Marine Office are not overly concerned that they have been unable to contact the driver of the tour speedboat ‘Thanathip Marine 555’ to answer questions about the boat slamming into a channel marker in Chalong Bay on May 17, injuring 35 tourists.
Airport taxi driver faces reckless driving charge after slamming into tree
Airport taxi driver faces reckless driving charge after slamming into tree
Wednesday 31 May 2023, 05:38PM
PHUKET: A Phuket airport taxi driver will be charged for reckless driving causing damage to government property after he lost control of his ‘green plate’ taxi and slammed into a tree on Thepkrasattri Rd yesterday afternoon (May 30).
Aussie arrested over road-rage incident
Aussie arrested over road-rage incident
Wednesday 31 May 2023, 01:09PM
PHUKET: An Australian man has been arrested for damage done to a passenger van in a road rage incident that saw him damage the van’s rear-view mirrors.
Student, 15, killed in collision with bus
Student, 15, killed in collision with bus
Tuesday 30 May 2023, 04:11PM
PHUKET: Phuket police have confirmed that a 15-year-old student who crashed into a bus on his motorbike this morning (May 30) died of his injuries.
Police chief seeks lorry bribe claim truth
Police chief seeks lorry bribe claim truth
Tuesday 30 May 2023, 08:45AM
BANGKOK: National police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas has ordered highway police to investigate claims that drivers of overloaded lorries are not being arrested because they display special bribe-paid stickers.
Bolt confirmed legal in Phuket
Bolt confirmed legal in Phuket
Monday 29 May 2023, 05:54PM
PHUKET: The global website for ride-sharing app Bolt has confirmed that the app and its drivers are legally entitled to operate in Phuket, bringing to seven the total number of ‘taxi apps’ for people to use on the island.
MP-elect Somchart calls for buses to serve tourist areas
MP-elect Somchart calls for buses to serve tourist areas
Monday 29 May 2023, 01:53PM
PHUKET: Phuket Move Forward MP Somchart Techathavorncharoen has continued his campaign for better public transport in Phuket, this time meeting with Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew to discuss having buses serve tourist areas and introducing more buses to transport students to and from schools as a way of alleviating the ‘school run’ traffic jams on the island.
Car slams into streetlamp on wet bypass road
Car slams into streetlamp on wet bypass road
Monday 29 May 2023, 10:18AM
PHUKET: Rescue workers were called to the bypass road before dawn this morning (May 29) after a car slammed into, and levelled, a streetlamp beside the road.
Phuket Opinion: Facing down the taxi cartels
Phuket Opinion: Facing down the taxi cartels
Sunday 28 May 2023, 09:00AM
PHUKET: Not even sworn into office yet and the Move Forward MPs for Phuket are already asking questions about big issues that have affected tourists and island residents for decades, namely the state of the taxi cartels’ vice-like, and state enforced, grip on which taxis may serve tourists at the airport.
Taxi scam damages expo
Taxi scam damages expo
Saturday 27 May 2023, 09:42AM
BANGKOK: Complaints about taxi scams at the THAIFEX exhibition flooded social media yeserday (May 26) as passengers reportedly were charged B4,000-5,000 for trips from Impact Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi to Bangkok’s city centre.
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