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Phuket forest fire getting closer to resorts
Phuket forest fire getting closer to resorts
PHUKET: Firefighters are still battling a forest fire north of Nai Harn Beach that has been burning since at least 5pm yesterday (Mar 25) and is getting closer to resorts.
Sirinath National Park chief goes easy on order to close
Sirinath National Park chief goes easy on order to close
PHUKET: Sirinath National Park has been closed effective today (Mar 25) following an order from Bangkok aiming to protect people from the COVID-19 coronavirus – but Park Chief Natthawat Nuisriram will allow people to pass through the park and even walk along and enjoy the beach areas within the park boundaries.
Patong COVID shutdown costing B100mn a day: PEBA President
Patong COVID shutdown costing B100mn a day: PEBA President
PHUKET: Weerawit Kreuasombat, President of the Patong Entertainment Business Association (PEBA), has estimated that the forced 14-day shutdown of entertainment venues in Patong to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus is costing the island an estimated B100 million a day in lost revenues.
Kathu Police confirm closure ruling is being followed
Kathu Police confirm closure ruling is being followed
PHUKET: Kathu Police confirmed today (Mar 19) that it appears local businesses are adhering to Tuesday’s (Mar 17) rule enforcing closure to entertainment venues across the island.
Court still awaiting additional evidence in speedboat collision case
Court still awaiting additional evidence in speedboat collision case
PHUKET: Police have confirmed they are still collecting evidence to support the case of the speedboat collision that killed two Russian children and injured 19 others last month.
Surin beach vendors defy order, face fine
Surin beach vendors defy order, face fine
PHUKET: Beach chair and umbrella operators who have returned to Surin Beach will be fined for ignoring the ban on any trade on the sands at Surin, Chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration (OrBorTor) MaAnn Samran has confirmed.
Step back in time: Patong residents commemorate King Bhumibol visit
Step back in time: Patong residents commemorate King Bhumibol visit
Hidden away at the bottom of the hills at the back of Patong is a treasure of Phuket’s past that most people are simply unaware of. Traffic descends Patong Hill all day, every day, and those looking for a shortcut to the area behind the main roads that run north-south through the town turn left at Wat Patong and continue along the small road that meanders its way to Nanai Rd, and further on to join Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd.
COVID-19 cost Phuket B15bn in February, may cost B70bn in total, say experts
COVID-19 cost Phuket B15bn in February, may cost B70bn in total, say experts
PHUKET: The outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus cost Phuket more than B15 billion in February alone and may cost the island up to B70bn, expert analysts at the Prince of Songkla University (PSU) Phuket campus Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism have reported.
Frenchman faces hefty fines for dropping anchor on protected corals
Frenchman faces hefty fines for dropping anchor on protected corals
PHUKET: A 67-year-old Frenchman is facing serious fines for dropping anchor on protected corals off Koh Racha Yai, south of Phuket.
New turtle nest found on Phuket beach
New turtle nest found on Phuket beach
PHUKET: Officers at Sirinath National Park were called to a small beach just south of Nai Yang early this morning (Mar 11) where a turtle nest was found containing more than 120 eggs.
Emergency water distribution points set up in hard-hit area of Phuket Town
Emergency water distribution points set up in hard-hit area of Phuket Town
PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality has set up 20 emergency water-distribution points in the hard-hit area of Hatchana Niwet, where residents no longer have running water, Phuket City Mayor Somjai Suwansupana has announced.
New batch of baby turtles hatch at Bor Dan Beach
New batch of baby turtles hatch at Bor Dan Beach
PHUKET: Bor Dan Beach witnessed 21 baby turtles hatch from their eggs yesterday (Mar 9), with 14 strong enough to be released into the natural environment and seven still under care observation in Thai Muang, Phang Nga.
Charges to be pressed as DSI investigates pool resort built in protected Phuket forest
Charges to be pressed as DSI investigates pool resort built in protected Phuket forest
PHUKET: Paisarn Noopichai, Director of the Phuket office of the Royal Forest Department (RFD), has confirmed to The Phuket News that a formal complaint has been filed with the police to press charges over 200 rai of protected forest being cleared to make way for construction of a small pool resort.
Expansion of Patong wastewater treatment plant steams ahead
Expansion of Patong wastewater treatment plant steams ahead
PHUKET: Construction of the final phase in the expansion of the Patong Wastewater Treatment Plant is proceeding quickly, and may even be completed ahead of its scheduled deadline Mar 2 next year, Patong officials have confirmed.
Cherng Talay residents’ water supply reduced to four hours a day
Cherng Talay residents’ water supply reduced to four hours a day
PHUKET: Residents in Cherng Talay who rely on Cherng Talay Municipality for running water have had their mains supply reduced to just four hours a day due to the municipality running out of water reserves.
Patong massage shop gutted by fire
Patong massage shop gutted by fire
PHUKET: No people were injured in a fire that broke out in a massage shop at the southern end of Patong this morning (Mar 7), officials have confirmed.
Buoy line installed to protect corals off Kata Beach
Buoy line installed to protect corals off Kata Beach
PHUKET: A 400-metre long line of buoys has been installed to protect corals at the north end Kata Beach.
Phuket Governor announces forced quarantine for arrivals from South Korea, blanks all other risk areas
Phuket Governor announces forced quarantine for arrivals from South Korea, blanks all other risk areas
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana yesterday (Mar 6) presided over a meeting of the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee at which four quarantine zones were announced where South Koreans are to remain for 14 days before being allowed to integrate with the island’s general population.
Patong to commemorate King Bhumibol visit
Patong to commemorate King Bhumibol visit
PHUKET: In light of concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus spreading, the annual festivities planned in Patong this weekend to honour and remember the royal visit to the town by the deeply revered Rama IX, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in 1959 have been scaled down.
Low number of live turtles in latest Phuket hatching raises concern
Low number of live turtles in latest Phuket hatching raises concern
PHUKET: A clutch of leatherback baby turtle eggs hatched at Sai Kaew Beach, in the north of Phuket, yesterday (Mar 5). However, only 25 of the 94 eggs hatched with baby turtles making their way to the sea. The remaining 69 eggs were either infertile or the embryos had died in their shells, Phuket marine experts have explained.