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Phuket Apple distributor responds after staff leak private image
Phuket Apple distributor responds after staff leak private image
PHUKET: Studio7, an official Apple distributor in Thailand, has issued a public apology and confirmed legal action against six employees involved in a serious breach of customer privacy at its Central Phuket branch, where a private image from a customer’s device was improperly accessed and shared.
Into the light: Highways Dept to spend B50mn on underpass lighting
Into the light: Highways Dept to spend B50mn on underpass lighting
PHUKET: The Phuket Highways Office has confirmed it will install new lights to improve visibility in the Darasamut Underpass, which police have rated the most dangerous underpass for accidents on the island.
Highways Dept moves ahead with new ‘Koh Kaew Flyover’
Highways Dept moves ahead with new ‘Koh Kaew Flyover’
PHUKET: The final public meeting for a new major road linking Pa Khlok to Kathu via a ‘Koh Kaew Flyover’ was held earlier this week, as the Phuket Highways Department prepares to finalise its feasibility study and submit the project for official approval.
Officials push zoning to end Bang Khanun protected forest land dispute
Officials push zoning to end Bang Khanun protected forest land dispute
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy and Phuket provincial authorities have agreed to move forward with creating a zoning plan to resolve the long-standing issue of land encroachment in the Bang Khanun national forest reserve in Thalang.
Plans afoot for Thailand’s first suspension bridge to serve Phuket
Plans afoot for Thailand’s first suspension bridge to serve Phuket
PHUKET: Thailand could soon see its first-ever suspension bridge, linking Phuket to the mainland province of Phang Nga, as part of a major infrastructure upgrade to the region’s key highway.
No agreement yet over Big Buddha reopening conditions
No agreement yet over Big Buddha reopening conditions
PHUKET: The Abbott of Wat Kata and the local residents still living in the shadow of the deadly landslide below the Big Buddha Viewpoint that struck in August last year have both yet to agree on a set of conditions set out by Phuket branch of Royal Forest Department (RFD Phuket) ‒ which legally owns the land the Big Buddha sits on ‒ in order for teh Big BUddha Viewpoint to reopen to tourists.
Disaster chief silent on ‘lessons learned’ on Phuket road safety
Disaster chief silent on ‘lessons learned’ on Phuket road safety
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office (DDPM Phuket) has yet to reveal any “lessons learned” in its analysis of road accidents in Phuket despite the number of fatalities in Phuket road accidents this year falling greatly.
Frenchman faces charges for burying dog alive
Frenchman faces charges for burying dog alive
PHUKET: A French national living in Rawai claims he believed his Siberian husky was already dead before burying it in his garden ‒ only for the animal to be found alive, with its head still above ground.
Land clearings underway for Patong Tunnel
Land clearings underway for Patong Tunnel
PHUKET: The long-awaited Kathu-Patong expressway project ‒ better known locally as the Patong Tunnel project ‒ is progressing with a budget of B16.76 billion. With land expropriation already completed, Patong Municipality, assigned by the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT), has begun clearing the land, and is expected to finish by Sept 7.
Big Buddha operator claims tourist viewpoint to reopen soon
Big Buddha operator claims tourist viewpoint to reopen soon
PHUKET: The popular Big Buddha viewpoint atop the Nakkerd Hills between Chalong and Kata is preparing to reopen to the public, with the operator of the site, the Phraphutthamingmongkhol Sattha 45 Foundation, claiming to have reached a “settlement” with the Phuket office of the Royal Forest Department (RFD Phuket) in a long-running land encroachment dispute.
Police defend bar closures over alcohol ban
Police defend bar closures over alcohol ban
PHUKET: Phuket police have defended their closing of selected bars and restaurants across the island, saying that only service establishments with valid licenses are allowed to sell alcohol during the Buddhist holidays.
Patong nightlife boss moves forward as Council President
Patong nightlife boss moves forward as Council President
PHUKET: Weerawit Kreuasombat, longstanding President of the Patong Entertainment Business Association (PEBA), which represents hundreds of nightlife venues in Phuket's main party town, is outlining his plans now that he has also been selected to serve as President of the Patong Municipality Council.
NACC Phuket publishes income, asset declarations of local officials
NACC Phuket publishes income, asset declarations of local officials
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC Phuket) has publicly released the official income and asset declarations of key municipal leaders who either retained their positions or lost their seats in the May local elections.
Phuket Islamic leader calls for unity
Phuket Islamic leader calls for unity
PHUKET: Komol Damluk, President of the Phuket Islamic Council, has called for heightened vigilance and full cooperation with authorities to protect the province from ill-intentioned individuals following a series of coordinated bomb scares that have shaken the island.
Phuket cannabis players brace for impact of Health Ministry controls
Phuket cannabis players brace for impact of Health Ministry controls
PHUKET: The Phuket cannabis industry is facing a sharp downturn following the new announcement from the Ministry of Public Health that tightens restrictions on cannabis use and sales across Thailand.
Officials balk at taking action against illegal nurseries
Officials balk at taking action against illegal nurseries
PHUKET: Panna Phromwichian, Chief of the Phuket Provincial Education Area Office (PPEAO) has confirmed to The Phuket News that her office has no intention of shutting down all nurseries operating illegally in Phuket ‒ as she says it is only a “technicality” and that doing so would disrupt young children’s education.
NACC Phuket dodges questions over Deputy Mayor corruption jail sentence
NACC Phuket dodges questions over Deputy Mayor corruption jail sentence
PHUKET: Suwat Saowaran, Chief of the National Anti-Corruption Commission Phuket office (NACC Phuket) has deflected from answering questions about a Phuket Town deputy mayor being jailed for corruption, with four others currently appealing the initial guilty verdict handed down against them.
Phuket’s pink ‘Pho Thong’ are gone
Phuket’s pink ‘Pho Thong’ are gone
PHUKET: The iconic pink ‘Pho Thong’ buses that for decades trundled along the streets of Phuket Town have now all gone ‒ replaced with 24 new ‘EV’ electric buses bought from China costing more than B5 million each.
Phuket police target unlicensed drivers
Phuket police target unlicensed drivers
PHUKET: Phuket police have pivoted their efforts to make the island’s roads safer by targeting unlicensed drivers, both foreign and Thai ‒ even fining those who apply to renew their licence but are not allowed to renew it before the licence expires.
Police drop probe into deadly Kata landslide
Police drop probe into deadly Kata landslide
PHUKET: Illegal construction at the Big Buddha viewpoint is no longer considered a primary cause of the deadly landslide in Kata in August last year, which killed 13 people, and does not meet the criteria for a negligence charge, Pol Lt Col Ekkasak Kwanwan, Senior Inspector (Investigation) at Karon Police Station, has told The Phuket News.