The Phuket News
Window on Phuket Phuket News TV Phuket Live 89.5 Where to Eat
The Phuket News Novosti Phuket Khao Phuket

Login | Create Account | Search

Window on Phuket
Phuket News TV
The Phuket News
Where to Eat
Phuket Live 89.5
Login | Create Account      The Phuket News Novosti Phuket Khao Phuket
Poll | Currency | Weather | Facebook | Youtube | Search
Phuket monkey mass sterilisation Round 2 begins!
Phuket monkey mass sterilisation Round 2 begins!
PHUKET: Cages have been put in place at Rang Hill and Toh Sae Hill in Phuket Town to catch more monkeys for sterilisation as ‘Round 2’ of the wild monkey mass-sterilisation campaign begins.
Phuket Town thief nabbed after stealing B30k in lottery tickets
Phuket Town thief nabbed after stealing B30k in lottery tickets
PHUKET: Phuket City Police yesterday confirmed that they had arrested a suspect for stealing more than B30,000 of lottery tickets for the draw to be held this Sunday (Sept 16).
Phuket gets own Administrative Court
Phuket gets own Administrative Court
PHUKET: Phuket will gets its own Administrative Court for hearing cases between government agencies and private citizens when the Administrative Court of Phuket opens in Mai Khao on Oct 1.
More Phuket monkeys to be sterilised next month
More Phuket monkeys to be sterilised next month
PHUKET: The Director of the Natural and Wildlife Education Centre at Khao Phra Theaw has today confirmed that a further 250 monkeys will be sterilised as part of an ongoing project aimed at limiting the island’s growing monkey population.
Five face charges for Phoenix, Serenata sinkings, Phuket Police Chief confirms
Five face charges for Phoenix, Serenata sinkings, Phuket Police Chief confirms
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Teeraphol Thipjaroen today confirmed that five people are currently facing criminal charges of negligence for the Phoenix tour boat disaster on July 5 that killed 47 Chinese tourists. The Phoenix capsized and sank off Koh Hei (Coral Island) in a storm squall on July 5 while carrying 89 tourists on board.
Patong Police Chief debunks Panya surrenders myths, confirms cold cases reopened
Patong Police Chief debunks Panya surrenders myths, confirms cold cases reopened
PHUKET: Patong Police Chief Col Anotai Jindamanee has met the press to debunk rumours that Panya ‘Sia Auan’ Yingdang, the 39-year-old bar owner in Patong wanted for his role in the slaying of Paweena Namuangrak and Anantachai Jaritram in Chonburi on July 29, had been in hiding in Phuket and had now surrendered to police.
Phuket light aircraft crash survivor making progress, investigation yet to conclude
Phuket light aircraft crash survivor making progress, investigation yet to conclude
PHUKET: Adel Samae, the 19-year-old Aerospace Engineering student who suffered serious injuries in the deadly light aircraft crash in Pa Khlok on March 10, is recovering well, his parents have reported.
Navy search continues for Phuket fishermen missing since ‘disaster storm’
Navy search continues for Phuket fishermen missing since ‘disaster storm’
PHUKET: Officials at the Disaster Command Centre confirmed to The Phuket News today that Navy vessels and other boats are still searching for two fishermen who disappeared in the same storm that sank the Phoenix and Serenata tour boats last Thursday (July 5).
Phuket residents protest CPF pork-processing plant
Phuket residents protest CPF pork-processing plant
PHUKET: Local residents in Mai Khao, at the northern end of the island, yesterday (June 26) staged a protest against a pork processing plant from being built in their neighbourhood, saying that it will directly affect the local environment and their community.
Flights redirected as heavy rains belt Phuket Airport
Flights redirected as heavy rains belt Phuket Airport
PHUKET: Heavy rain and strong winds late yesterday afternoon (June 26) saw 11 flights unable to land at Phuket International Airport for safety reasons.
Fundraiser organised for Phuket light aircraft crash survivor
Fundraiser organised for Phuket light aircraft crash survivor
PHUKET: A fundraiser has been organised for this Sunday (June 16), with funds raised being donated to one of the two students injured in the light air aircraft crash in Pa Khlok in March.
Phuket monkeys to be neutered, some to be moved
Phuket monkeys to be neutered, some to be moved
PHUKET: Monkeys among the five wild troupes in areas affecting local residents in Phuket will be sterilised, with monkeys from two specific troupes to be moved to separate islands offshore.
Phuket remains highest dengue contracting province
Phuket remains highest dengue contracting province
PHUKET: Phuket still has the highest per capital infection rate of dengue fever in the country a report issued by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) yesterday (June 5) has confirmed.
Phuket official blames ‘official processes’ for lifeguard fiasco
Phuket official blames ‘official processes’ for lifeguard fiasco
PHUKET: Pressed by the media over the ongoing lifeguard debacle at Phuket’s beaches, a leading local official at the centre of the fiasco today blamed “official processes” for causing the current state of lifeguard coverage at Phuket’s beaches.
Blackout, lane closures as Chalong Underpass construction gains ground
Blackout, lane closures as Chalong Underpass construction gains ground
PHUKET: An all-day power blackout will affect the area around the Chalong Underpass as workers move high-voltage power cables along Chao Fa West Rd north of Chalong Circle on Sunday (May 13).
Phuket Police ramp up Songkran safety campaign after 30% jump in road-accident deaths
Phuket Police ramp up Songkran safety campaign after 30% jump in road-accident deaths
PHUKET: Drunk drivers will be high on the list of offenders targeted by police during the Songkran holidays following the news that road-accidents deaths in Phuket jumped by more than 30% last year, with alcohol playing a crucial, deadly factor.
Pregnant woman injured in Patong bus crash safe
Pregnant woman injured in Patong bus crash safe
PHUKET: The pregnant woman injured in the Patong bus crash on Sunday (Feb 25) is safe from harm and has been discharged from hospital, police have confirmed.
Pregnant woman injured as tour bus crunches cars on Patong Hill
Pregnant woman injured as tour bus crunches cars on Patong Hill
PHUKET: A tour bus carrying Russian tourists failed to brake in time to avoid hitting the back of a pickup truck carrying a seven-month-pregnant woman on Patong Hill yesterday afternoon (Feb 25)
Accidents put Phuket traffic lights in spotlight
Accidents put Phuket traffic lights in spotlight
PHUKET: Phuket Highways Office Chief Somwang Lohanut has ordered officials to install warning signs for the traffic lights at the “Kuan Dindaeng Intersection” on Thepkrasattri Rd in Rassada
Phuket court issues arrest warrant for man who cut off wife’s hand
Phuket court issues arrest warrant for man who cut off wife’s hand
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Court on Monday (Feb 19) issued an arrest warrant for a man who last Friday cut off his wife’s hand during a heated argument.