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Pickup truck goes swimming at Yanui Beach
Pickup truck goes swimming at Yanui Beach
PHUKET: People visiting Yanui Beach on Phuket’s southwest coast are being urged to engage the handbrake on their vehicles when they park after a pickup truck rolled across the beach and into the water this afternoon (July 28).
Phuket Vegetarian Festival takes a COVID hit
Phuket Vegetarian Festival takes a COVID hit
PHUKET: Fire-walking, bladed-ladder climbing, hot oil bathing and crossing “bridges of nails” have all been banned at this year’s Phuket Vegetarian Festival following a directive from the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee.
Governor takes Phuket’s water woes to the Cabinet
Governor takes Phuket’s water woes to the Cabinet
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew is to attend a meeting with a Cabinet committee today (July 22) to help gain momentum in resolving Phuket’s crippling water-supply situation.
Bang Tao beach broken glass warning as monsoon brings tide of trash
Bang Tao beach broken glass warning as monsoon brings tide of trash
PHUKET: Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor) Chief MaAnn Samran today (July 20) warned people not to visit Bang Tao Beach amid fears people may be injured by broken glass among the slew of trash and debris that washed up onto the beach over the weekend.
The Long Run: Concerns raised as Phuket welfare payments stop, unemployment hits highest on record
The Long Run: Concerns raised as Phuket welfare payments stop, unemployment hits highest on record
PHUKET: Grave concerns have been raised for the welfare of people across the island left jobless by the COVID-19 pandemic, with fears that crime and suicide rates will rise as people struggle to get by.
New turtle nest found near Khao Lak
New turtle nest found near Khao Lak
PHUKET: A new leatherback turtle nest has been found at Khao Lak, north of Phuket, with nearly 100 fertilised eggs that are expected to produce younglings.
Patong entertainment president pleas for government assistance
Patong entertainment president pleas for government assistance
PHUKET: While the pubs and bars along Bangla Road in Patong yesterday were readying to open their doors for the first time since Phuket went under lockdown in early April, key figures in Patong’s nightlife industry were presenting to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Tourism in Bangkok an official request for assistance to help nightlife venue owners in Patong.
Phuket tourism industry told to ‘ready for beach holiday tourists’
Phuket tourism industry told to ‘ready for beach holiday tourists’
PHUKET: Operators in Phuket’s tourism industry have been urged to prepare to receive the first international tourists in months in August as the Ministry of Tourism & Sports pursues its strategy of restarting the country’s economy, Phuket Chamber of Commerce President Thanusak Phungdet told The Phuket News today (July 1).
Bangla readies for soft reopening
Bangla readies for soft reopening
PHUKET: The reopening of bars along Patong’s famed Bangla Rd tomorrow (July 1) will be a slow start, Patong Entertainment Business Association (PEBA) President Weerawit Kreuasombat has said, with only some 20% of venues in the area taking the plunge to see if opening now is feasible, or opening out of pure necessity.
COVID lockdown fails to curtail Phuket road deaths
COVID lockdown fails to curtail Phuket road deaths
PHUKET: Tens of thousands of people left out of work leaving Phuket to go home, no tourists, a nightly curfew for nearly three months, an alcohol ban and the deadly Songkran holidays being “postponed” has not stopped 34 people from dying on Phuket’s roads since the start of  the year.
Phuket airport chief: More flights coming in July
Phuket airport chief: More flights coming in July
PHUKET: More airlines will launch domestic flights arriving at Phuket International Airport starting next month, Phuket International Airport General Manager Thanee Chuangchoo confirmed to The Phuket News today (June 16).
Foreigners in Phuket now allowed to travel on interprovincial buses
Foreigners in Phuket now allowed to travel on interprovincial buses
PHUKET: Foreigners are now allowed to travel on interprovincial buses, the chief of Phuket Bus Terminal 2 has confirmed. The rule change was announced on Saturday and came into effect today (June 15).
Patong’s Bangla nightlife area faces darkest hour
Patong’s Bangla nightlife area faces darkest hour
PHUKET: As daily life edges towards resembling normality, bars, pubs and entertainment venues yesterday were not included in Phase 4 of the government’s lifting of COVID-19 related restrictions.
Russian arrested in Patong for tour-ticket fraud
Russian arrested in Patong for tour-ticket fraud
PHUKET: A Russian man has been arrested in Patong for selling fake tour vouchers to Russian nationals to the tune of more than B100,000, Patong Police have reported.
Phuket’s 24 piers get green light as all tourism-related businesses allowed to reopen
Phuket’s 24 piers get green light as all tourism-related businesses allowed to reopen
PHUKET: Phuket Marine Office Director Wiwat Chitchertwong has confirmed that ferries and tour boats, including dive and island tours, can start resuming operations as of today (June 1), following the provincial order issued last night that lifted a slew of travel restrictions on Phuket.
Phuket commerce president surprised, but welcomes move to reopen hotels
Phuket commerce president surprised, but welcomes move to reopen hotels
PHUKET: Phuket Chamber of Commerce President Thanusak Phungdet today welcomed the silent move by provincial officials to allow hotels across the island to reopen.
Phuket officials report zero new COVID-19 cases for fifth day
Phuket officials report zero new COVID-19 cases for fifth day
PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee in its daily report for today (May 30) marked zero new cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus. As such, the total number of people in Phuket officially recognised as infected with the virus since the outbreak began still stands at 227.
Phuket beach cleanup nets 40kg of trash
Phuket beach cleanup nets 40kg of trash
PHUKET: A small cleanup by just seven people at Mai Khao yesterday (May 25) saw some 40kg of marine debris and trash recovered from the beach in just two hours.
Phuket businesses reopening much welcomed, but a long way to go
Phuket businesses reopening much welcomed, but a long way to go
PHUKET: The easing of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions that came into effect last Saturday (May 17), allowing scores of businesses across the island to reopen, has brought welcome respite to the suffering being endured by business operators and thousands of people left without any income due to the COVID crisis.
Only urgent matters will allow passage onto island: Phuket Police Chief
Only urgent matters will allow passage onto island: Phuket Police Chief
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Rungrote Thakurapunyasiri has warned that only people attending to “urgent matters” are being allowed onto the island.