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Body of retired police officer, 79, found pinned under tree in Patong
Body of retired police officer, 79, found pinned under tree in Patong
PHUKET: The body of a 79-year-old retired police officer was found pinned under a fallen tree in the jungle just north of the intersection of Phra Baramee Rd and Rath-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd in Patong yesterday afternoon (Sept 15).
Thailand’s tsunami-warning buoys both out of action
Thailand’s tsunami-warning buoys both out of action
PHUKET: The two tsunami-warning buoys deployed west of Phuket that Thailand is responsible for maintaining are both out of action, the National Disaster Warning Centre (NDWC) in Bangkok has confirmed.
Hunt continues for crocodile at Saphan Hin
Hunt continues for crocodile at Saphan Hin
PHUKET: Phuket Fisheries officials today (Sept 14) continued their hunt for a crocodile spotted among mangroves near Klong Koh Pee Rd, at Saphan Hin, on the weekend.
Still only two Phuket ASQ hotels, two more waiting to be approved by Bangkok
Still only two Phuket ASQ hotels, two more waiting to be approved by Bangkok
PHUKET: Two more hotels in Phuket have been inspected and approved by local health officials to serve as Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) venues, and are now waiting for approval from Bangkok, Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Thanit Sermkaew has confirmed.
Governor confirms four French ‘VIPs’ allowed through Phuket
Governor confirms four French ‘VIPs’ allowed through Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has confirmed that four French nationals were allowed to land in Phuket and spend 14 days at a hotel designated as an Alternative State Quarantine venue, then allowed to continue their journey to Cambodia.
Tsunami-evacuation drill in Kamala today
Tsunami-evacuation drill in Kamala today
PHUKET: The tsunami-warning sirens in Kamala will sound the alarm at 10am this morning, instead of 9am as previously organised, as the tsunami-evacuation drill in the Phuket west-coast town gets underway today (Sept 9).
Phuket airport to hold COVID-clearance tourist arrival exercise
Phuket airport to hold COVID-clearance tourist arrival exercise
PHUKET: Phuket International Airport will stage its ‘Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) and fast-track passenger’ exercise tomorrow (Sept 8) to boost confidence in that Phuket is prepared to receive international tourists.
Phuket hotels scramble to register as ALSQ venues
Phuket hotels scramble to register as ALSQ venues
PHUKET: Hotels in Phuket are scrambling to be inspected and approved as Alternative Local State Quarantine (ALSQ) venues so that they may receive guests under the ‘Safe and Sealed’ travel campaign.
Safety First: Caution vital as Phuket becomes testbed for international tourists
Safety First: Caution vital as Phuket becomes testbed for international tourists
PHUKET: Safety is the key priority in opening Phuket to receive ‘travel bubble’ tourists from Oct 1 under the government policy ‘Safe and Sealed’, the Director of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MoTS) Phuket Office, Jaroon Kaewmukdakul, has told The Phuket News.
Hunger pangs: Concerns rise over elephant welfare as camps struggle without tourism income
Hunger pangs: Concerns rise over elephant welfare as camps struggle without tourism income
PHUKET: Four months after the lockdown began, preventing any tourists from entering the country, concerns are rising for the welfare of elephants across the island as some camps are now relying on donations in order to keep their pachyderms fed.
Phuket beach cleanup nets 1.5 tonnes of trash
Phuket beach cleanup nets 1.5 tonnes of trash
PHUKET: More than 1.5 tonnes of marine debris and trash was recovered from Nai Yang and Mai Khao beaches and the areas immediately offshore in a mass cleanup today (Aug 21).
Student, 20, dies in Phuket cheerleading ‘hazing’
Student, 20, dies in Phuket cheerleading ‘hazing’
PHUKET: A 20-year-old female first-year student at Phuket Rajabhat University has died after what is believed to have been a “hazing” incident while practicing with the university’s cheerleading squad.
Projects to boost Phuket water supply stall in Bangkok
Projects to boost Phuket water supply stall in Bangkok
PHUKET: The main public water supply reservoirs in Phuket have been healthily replenished by the ample rainfall we have had since the long dry season broke in May, but the security of having enough water to supply businesses and residents on the island is likely to be short-lived, says Phuket’s water supply chief.
New Phuket prison set to open in new year
New Phuket prison set to open in new year
PHUKET: The new B789 million Phuket Provincial Prison being built in Srisoonthorn, Thalang, is expected to be fully completed next month, but prisoners at the long overcrowded prison in Phuket Town will not be transferred to the new facility until at least January.
Trash fire near Phuket Town raises public health, safety alarm
Trash fire near Phuket Town raises public health, safety alarm
PHUKET: Disaster officials responding to an illegal trash site on fire north of Phuket Town earlier today (Aug 11) have voiced their concerns about trash being illegally dumped across the island.
Tipping point: Banks recalling loans pose long-term threat to Phuket’s tourism recovery
Tipping point: Banks recalling loans pose long-term threat to Phuket’s tourism recovery
Bhuritt Maswongssa, who serves as the Southern Thailand representative on the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT), has called for government intervention on banks now calling in business loan repayments, warning that lack of action will send many hotels and other tourism-related businesses into bankruptcy and cause damage that will take the tourism industry years to recover from.
Two snakes, one venomous, caught at Nai Harn
Two snakes, one venomous, caught at Nai Harn
PHUKET: Lifeguards at Nai Harn Beach are urging people to beware any snakes seen in the water and on the beach after two large serpents were caught on the sand and near the local lake today (July 30)
Long weekend brings B95mn boost for Phuket
Long weekend brings B95mn boost for Phuket
PHUKET: The King’s Birthday four-day long weekend saw some 16,000 tourists come to Phuket, bringing a much-welcomed B95 million boost to the island’s economy, reports Napassorn Kakai, Director of the Phuket office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Time to put Phuket on show, no price gouging, Governor urges
Time to put Phuket on show, no price gouging, Governor urges
PHUKET: Phuket will be on show in the coming week as medical workers and volunteers start to arrive unde the government-subsidised domestic tourism campaign, so be nice hosts, welcome tourists and do not take advantage of them was the strong message delivered by Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew this morning (July 29).
Rising sea temperatures suspected of causing ‘off-season’ turtle nests
Rising sea temperatures suspected of causing ‘off-season’ turtle nests
PHUKET: Experts at the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) have started a research project to investigate whether rising sea temperatures are a major factor in the recent spate of turtle nests laid out of their usual egg-laying season.