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TANYALUK 'MANGO' SAKOOT
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‘Let’s Go Halves’ campaign a boon for Phuket
‘Let’s Go Halves’ campaign a boon for Phuket
PHUKET: Local vendors operating small stalls are reporting that the government’s “Khon La Khreung” (Let’s Go Halves) campaign, whereby the government pays 50% of the bill for items charged by registered vendors, has greatly boosted small-item sales.
Popular candidates register for Phuket provincial election
Popular candidates register for Phuket provincial election
PHUKET: Incumbent Acting Chief of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) Watcharin Patomwatthanapong has announced that he will not register his candidacy to contest the position of PPAO President in the upcoming PPAO election.
Phuket post-COVID recovery must be more than tourism: Deputy PM
Phuket post-COVID recovery must be more than tourism: Deputy PM
PHUKET: Deputy Prime Minister Don Pramudwinai, who also serves as Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, has called for Phuket’s post-COVID recovery to target key areas other than tourism.
Phuket police, protesters play down risk of disruptive rallies during Prime Minister’s visit
Phuket police, protesters play down risk of disruptive rallies during Prime Minister’s visit
PHUKET: Police have assigned a high-security detail to ensure that the visit to Phuket by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Cabinet ministers next Tuesday (Nov 3) will be unaffected by any major disruptions.
Maya Bay dugong dies from suspected boat propeller wound
Maya Bay dugong dies from suspected boat propeller wound
PHUKET: A young female dugong found at Maya Bay died while being transported back to the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) yesterday (Oct 27).
Popular Phi Phi reef area where karst collapsed sealed off for two years
Popular Phi Phi reef area where karst collapsed sealed off for two years
PHUKET: The area around where a large section of a karst in Phang Nga Bay collapsed, sending some 30,000 tonnes of rock onto a popular coral reef below, will remain sealed off for safety for at least two years, Chief of the Hat Noppharat Thara – Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, Prayoon Phongphan, told The Phuket News today (Oct 28).
Phuket Immigration office closed on visa amnesty deadline
Phuket Immigration office closed on visa amnesty deadline
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration is urging foreigners to make sure they have filed applications to extend their permits-to-stay before its offices close at 4:30pm this Friday (Oct 30), as the current ‘visa extension’ is set to expire this coming Saturday (Oct 31).
Concerns raised as Veg Fest attendees lax on COVID protection measures
Concerns raised as Veg Fest attendees lax on COVID protection measures
PHUKET: The key organiser for the Phuket Vegetarian Festival has expressed his relief for the lack of large crowds joining events at this year’s festival as social distancing and the enforcement of wearing face masks during the street processions has been found wanting.
Island collapse dumps 30,000 tonnes of rock onto Phi Phi national park reef
Island collapse dumps 30,000 tonnes of rock onto Phi Phi national park reef
PHUKET: National park officers will seal off the area at one end of Koh Mae Urai, located between Phi Phi Island and the Krabi mainland, for safety after a large chunk of the island splintered off and collapsed into the sea, onto a coral reef.
Phuket Immigration confirms retirement ‘visa’ income combo still accepted
Phuket Immigration confirms retirement ‘visa’ income combo still accepted
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration has confirmed that retirees applying for a one-year permit-to-stay by providing proof of at least B400,000 kept in a Thai bank account plus an income that brings the total funds available to at least B800,000 a year is still being accepted.
Four metre King Cobra caught in Kathu
Four metre King Cobra caught in Kathu
PHUKET: Rescue workers from The Kusoldham Foundation managed to successfully capture a four metre king cobra at a residential property in Kathu this morning (Oct 16).
Out for blood: Phuket Police to use hospital tests to confirm drunk driver charges
Out for blood: Phuket Police to use hospital tests to confirm drunk driver charges
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Col Arayapan Pukbuakhao has warned that police across the island will continue to arrest and charge drunk drivers even without using roadside tests. Instead, police will rely on blood tests conducted by hospitals to prosecute drunk drivers.
Snake warning issued as king cobra caught in Rawai
Snake warning issued as king cobra caught in Rawai
PHUKET: Rescue workers at Rawai Municipality are urging people to beware snakes around their homes after a king cobra nearly three metres long was safely caught at a local resident’s home yesterday (Oct 2).
More flights for Vegetarian Festival, says Phuket TAT
More flights for Vegetarian Festival, says Phuket TAT
PHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket office is coordinating with local airlines to provide more flights to Phuket during the coming Vegetarian Festival from Oct 17-25, with the hope of boosting the number of tourists coming to the island.
Phuket’s ‘missing’ tsunami-warning buoy now recovered
Phuket’s ‘missing’ tsunami-warning buoy now recovered
PHUKET: The tsunami-warning buoy left adrift after presumably being struck by a boat has been recovered and is now in Phuket under inspection to determine which parts need repair.
Experts called in to hunt for missing Phuket crocodile
Experts called in to hunt for missing Phuket crocodile
PHUKET: Local officials have called in the ‘Kraithong Lumnamtapi’ team of marine wildlife experts to help catch the crocodile spotted in mangroves near Saphan Hin, on the outskirts of Phuket Town, last week.
Phuket Immigration overwhelmed as foreigners race to extend stay in Thailand
Phuket Immigration overwhelmed as foreigners race to extend stay in Thailand
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration Office will be open this Saturday (Sept 26), the last day of ‘visa amnesty, to process any last-minute applications to extend permits-to-stay.
Russian woman killed in motorbike accident on Rawai beachfront
Russian woman killed in motorbike accident on Rawai beachfront
PHUKET: Chalong Police are investigating the death of a 36-year-old Russian woman in a collision between a car and motorbike on the Rawai beachfront on Friday (Sept 18).
Phuket beaches closed as foreigner rescued from storm surf
Phuket beaches closed as foreigner rescued from storm surf
PHUKET: Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos has declared all beaches in the Rawai area, including Nai Harn and Yanui beaches, closed for safety reasons after a foreign man was rescued at Ao Sane this morning (Sept 19).
Phuket motorists urged to slow down during heavy weather
Phuket motorists urged to slow down during heavy weather
PHUKET: Phuket rescue workers are uging motorists to slow down and drive carefully during the current heavy downpours and strong winds across Phuket today (Sept 18).