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Phuket camp ordered to stop using baby elephant as tourist-cash bait
Phuket camp ordered to stop using baby elephant as tourist-cash bait
PHUKET: A baby elephant that was being used as a tourist attraction at a safari camp in Chlaong on the road up to the Big Buddha viewpoint has been moved to a corral and is no longer being used as tourist-cash bait.
New Work Permit rules confirmed by Phuket Employment Office Chief
New Work Permit rules confirmed by Phuket Employment Office Chief
The Chief of the Phuket Provincial Employment Office, Kattiya Pandech, has confirmed to The Phuket News this week that new provisions issued by Royal Decree in March are in effect, allowing foreigners with work permits to legally work in any field, anywhere in the country, for any employer as long as the work being done in not on the list of occupations prohibited to foreigners.
Phoenix tour boat salvage efforts move ahead slowly
Phoenix tour boat salvage efforts move ahead slowly
PHUKET: Preparations continued to raise the sunken wreck of the Phoenix tour boat yesterday (Aug 30), though Acting Director of the Phuket Marine Office Wiwat Chitchertwong told The Phuket News that he does not expect any effort to refloat the boat to be carried out for another week.
Maya Bay coming back to life, says marine expert
Maya Bay coming back to life, says marine expert
PHUKET: Coral reefs at Phi Phi Island’s Maya Bay are already coming back to life since closing the area to tourists on June 1, says marine biologist Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat.
Army steps in to clean Surin Beach, police helicopter landing ‘for convenience’
Army steps in to clean Surin Beach, police helicopter landing ‘for convenience’
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Army has stepped in over the appalling state of Surin Beach, with it piles of rubbish growing higher and litter strewn along the sand, and dilapidated food stalls creating an eyesore for tourists.
Hunt for Kamala wastewater dumping heads upstream
Hunt for Kamala wastewater dumping heads upstream
PHUKET: Inspections of a beachfront business and two workers’ camps that were issued formal warnings last week for dumping untreated wastewater into a canal at Kamala Beach have been conducted, with officials saying they are not satisfied with the results and will continue to search upstream for other polluters.
Overcrowded Vachira Phuket Hospital to refuse non-critical patients due to bed shortage
Overcrowded Vachira Phuket Hospital to refuse non-critical patients due to bed shortage
PHUKET: Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town, which is the main government hospital on the island, from Oct 1 will begin refusing to treat non-critical inpatients from other areas across the island unless they have been referred by a medical specialist due to a bed shortage.
Kamala beachfront business, workers’ camps warned over illegal wastewater dumping
Kamala beachfront business, workers’ camps warned over illegal wastewater dumping
PHUKET: One beachfront business and two worker’s camps have been issued formal warnings over illegally releasing untreated wastewater into a canal in Kamala, officials confirmed today (Aug 24).
Patong Police chief assures corruption officer suspects in exile, dissolves police volunteers unit
Patong Police chief assures corruption officer suspects in exile, dissolves police volunteers unit
PHUKET: Patong Police Chief Col Anotai Jindamanee today confirmed that none of the officers transferred out of Patong while under investigation for alleged corruption have returned to their posts in Phuket’s busiest tourism town.
Wildlife officials arrest slow loris tout off Phuket
Wildlife officials arrest slow loris tout off Phuket
PHUKET: The Chief of the Khao Phra Thaew Non-Hunting Area Conservation Centre in Thalang has today confirmed that a slow loris tout was arrested by officials at Koh Naka Yai yesterday afternoon (Aug 15) after the tout was reported by tourists.
All Clear: Maya Bay ‘zero tolerance’ protection kicks into force with immediate effects
All Clear: Maya Bay ‘zero tolerance’ protection kicks into force with immediate effects
PHUKET: The “zero tolerance” environmental protection measures for world-renowned Maya Bay, with no access for any persons other than national park officers until Oct 1, came into force last Friday (June 1).
Phuket officials ponder ‘Traffy Fondue’ for complaints tracking
Phuket officials ponder ‘Traffy Fondue’ for complaints tracking
PHUKET: Phuket officials are looking into using a mobile phone app called “Traffy Fondue” as a way of providing local residents with a way of filing complaints about waste pollution, traffic and other issues and being able to see progress by officials in dealing with the problem.
Use Phuket beaches with caution, say lifeguards
Use Phuket beaches with caution, say lifeguards
PHUKET: Lifeguards stationed at beaches along the west coast are warning members of the public to be cautious if visiting any of the beaches following a weather warning issued by Thai Meteorological Department earlier this morning.
Bombs Away: Dangerous refuelling of speedboats directly from Phuket beaches comes under fire
Bombs Away: Dangerous refuelling of speedboats directly from Phuket beaches comes under fire
PHUKET: Pickup trucks and even song­thaew buses fully loaded with drums of fuel being pumped into speedboats at Rawai Beach will cease this coming week as the Phuket office of the Ministry of Energy starts enforcing public safety laws banning the dangerous practice.
Let monkeys stay on Phuket Town hill, local residents vote
Let monkeys stay on Phuket Town hill, local residents vote
PHUKET: Residents in Phuket Town have voted to allow the wild monkeys to stay on Rang Hill, overlooking the town. The vote came at a public-feedback meeting held on Monday (May 28) asking residents what to do with the troupes of wild monkeys in their respective areas.
Phuket Airport underpass steams ahead
Phuket Airport underpass steams ahead
PHUKET: Construction of the B500-million underpass being built at the busy turn-off to head toward Phuket International Airport is well ahead of schedule for completion, the Project Manager at the Phuket office of the Highways Department has confirmed.
Phuket’s ‘whale shark boats’ banned from leaving port
Phuket’s ‘whale shark boats’ banned from leaving port
PHUKET: The two Phuket fishing boats under investigation after one of the boats was caught with a protected whale shark strung up on deck last Friday (May 18) have been banned from leaving port while the investigation continues.
Phuket public hearing calls for wild monkey population control, relocation
Phuket public hearing calls for wild monkey population control, relocation
PHUKET: The first public meeting to gain feedback from local residents on what to do with the ever-growing populations of wild monkeys on Phuket was held yesterday (May 22), with residents calling for “population control” steps to be taken as well as forced relocation of the main troupes to other areas.
Boats banned from passing under Phuket bridges as water mains installed
Boats banned from passing under Phuket bridges as water mains installed
PHUKET: All boats have been banned from passing under the bridges joining Phuket to the mainland while workers install a water mains pipe from Phang Nga to the small community of Baan Tha Chatchai on the shores of the northernmost tip of the island.
Phuket Governor orders public vote on marina project amid concerns over coral damage
Phuket Governor orders public vote on marina project amid concerns over coral damage
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong has called for new a public hearing to be held on a marina project on Phuket’s east coast after dire concerns have been raised over the devastating effect dredging a channel there may have on an aquatic field of corals nearby.