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Baby turtles hatch at Nai Yang Beach
Baby turtles hatch at Nai Yang Beach
PHUKET: Nai Yang beach witnessed 79 baby turtles hatch from their eggs on Tuesday (Mar 3), with 43 strong enough to be released into the natural environment and 36 still under care observation.
Russian tourists rescued after blown offshore on inflatable rings
Russian tourists rescued after blown offshore on inflatable rings
PHUKET: Two Russian women on holiday in Phuket were rescued some three kilometres from Karon Beach yesterday afternoon (Mar 2) after the women were blown offshore on pink inflatable rings at Freedom Beach earlier in the day.
Outrage as tourist leaves his mark on Nai Thon rocks
Outrage as tourist leaves his mark on Nai Thon rocks
PHUKET: A tourist has been lambasted for graffiting a section of rocks at Nai Thon beach which went viral over social media yesterday (Feb 27) and alerted police to the crime.
Phuket speedboat drivers, tour operators get safety training
Phuket speedboat drivers, tour operators get safety training
PHUKET: A total of 75 speedboat drivers and representatives of tour operators who use the Koh Kaew channel underwent some basic training on Monday (Feb 24), being reminded of the speed limit in the channel and who has right of way.
Phuket officials confirm four dead from New Year road accidents, but official Seven Days tally will remain at one fatality
Phuket officials confirm four dead from New Year road accidents, but official Seven Days tally will remain at one fatality
PHUKET: Four people died as a result of accidents in Phuket during the Seven Days of Danger national road-safety campaign over the New Year, local officials have finally admitted.
Surin Beach sea wall project sunk by Phuket residents
Surin Beach sea wall project sunk by Phuket residents
PHUKET: An attempt by Cherng Talay Tambon Administration (OrBorTor) Chief MaAnn Samran to refloat a project to build a sea wall on Surin Beach to prevent beach erosion was sunk by strong opposition among local residents at a public meeting yesterday (Feb 24).
Phuket unemployment jumps 34% as virus fallout bites
Phuket unemployment jumps 34% as virus fallout bites
PHUKET: The number of people in Phuket looking for work has jumped 34% year on year since late January in the fallout of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), the Phuket Provincial Employment Office (PPEO) has confirmed.
Patong officials target more wastewater released at Merlin Beach
Patong officials target more wastewater released at Merlin Beach
PHUKET: Patong health officials are trying to track down those responsible for releasing untreated wastewater into a public drain that emptied onto Merlin Beach, south of Patong, late last week.
Kamala canal runs black despite new B58mn wastewater-treatment plant coming online
Kamala canal runs black despite new B58mn wastewater-treatment plant coming online
PHUKET: The Deputy Chief of the Kamala Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), Nopporn Karuna, claims that the black water in the Pak Bang Canal that runs through Kamala is clean after it has been passed through the wastewater-treatment plant that has now been installed across the canal.
Phuket street racers busted
Phuket street racers busted
PHUKET: Wichit Police have confirmed the arrest of street racing gang of 12 youths and one adult who were taken into custody in a raid near the Dowroong intersection south of Phuket Town last Sunday (Feb 9).
Phuket tour bus operators’ crisis deepens amid virus fallout
Phuket tour bus operators’ crisis deepens amid virus fallout
PHUKET: More than 1,200 tour buses in Phuket now lay idle as operators and drivers yesterday appealed to the Phuket Governor for assistance as the island struggles with the plunge in international tourist arrivals, mostly those from Mainland China, due to the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus.
Unsafe conditions ahead: Phuket Rajabhat University student project runner up for road safety goals
Unsafe conditions ahead: Phuket Rajabhat University student project runner up for road safety goals
Phuket Rajabhat University student project was selected as one of ten finalists in a Creative Ideas competition in order to reduce the number of car accidents in Thailand. The competition was hosted by Roojai.com, Thailand’s leading online car insurance provider.
Turkish tourist acquitted as Patong ladyboy death ruled ‘accidental’
Turkish tourist acquitted as Patong ladyboy death ruled ‘accidental’
PHUKET: The Turkish tourist that was being held as a suspect in the death of a Phuket ladyboy who fell from a seventh-floor hotel balcony in Patong has been cleared of any charges.
New turtle nest found at Mai Khao Beach
New turtle nest found at Mai Khao Beach
PHUKET: Officers at the Phuket Marine National Park Operation Center 2 have confirmed reports of a new leatherback turtle nest on Mai Khao beach this morning (Feb 7).
Phuket remains coronavirus-free, report officials
Phuket remains coronavirus-free, report officials
PHUKET: Vice Governor Pichet Panapong today (Feb 6) confirmed that there have been no confirmed cases of people infected with the Wuhan coronavirus in Phuket.
Vachira Hospital centre for virus checks aims to stifle Phuket panic
Vachira Hospital centre for virus checks aims to stifle Phuket panic
PHUKET: Vachira Phuket Hospital has set up a “Respiratory disease screening point” where people can be checked to see if they have contracted the Wuhan coronavirus after the hospital was inundated with more than 100 people presenting themselves each day to see if they had been infected.
Three men charged with the murder of 20-year-old university student
Three men charged with the murder of 20-year-old university student
PHUKET: Police confirmed yesterday (Feb 5) that they have apprehended all three assailants involved in the fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old university student at a Saphan Sarasin New Year party and charged them with the murder.
Cherng Talay water shutoff hits private estates, condo projects
Cherng Talay water shutoff hits private estates, condo projects
PHUKET: Cherng Talay Municipality has finally confirmed that water supply to a slew of residential projects and businesses in the municipality’s area of administration has been shut off entirely.
Cherng Talay Municipality enforces nightly water shut-off to conserve supply
Cherng Talay Municipality enforces nightly water shut-off to conserve supply
PHUKET: Cherng Talay Municipality* has shut off mains water supply in its area from 10pm to 5am each day while it struggles to find an alternative source of water to supply local residents.
Chalong’s Land & Houses Park experiences wastewater problems again
Chalong’s Land & Houses Park experiences wastewater problems again
PHUKET: The Land & Houses Park residential community project in Chalong is once again experiencing complications with its wastewater system.