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TANYALUK 'MANGO' SAKOOT
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Phuket light airplane crash victims making progress in recoveries
Phuket light airplane crash victims making progress in recoveries
PHUKET: It has been confirmed that one of the students involved in the light airplane crash near the Phuket Airpark in Pa Khlok Both on Mar 10 is making good progress with her recovery and that she is now getting physiotherapy to help her start walking again.
Maya Bay protection not enough to save corals, says marine expert
Maya Bay protection not enough to save corals, says marine expert
PHUKET: Maya Bay near Thailand’s famed Phi Phi Island, east of Phuket, needs to be closed off to tourists entirely in order for corals and the marine ecosystem to recover comprehensively, marine life expert Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat has told The Phuket News.
Alcohol ban in Phuket this weekend for local election day
Alcohol ban in Phuket this weekend for local election day
PHUKET: For the first time since May 2014, an alcohol ban will be in force in Phuket this weekend as required under laws governing elections as the residents of Moo 1 (“Village 1”) in Chalong vote for a new Phu Yai Baan (“Village headman”).
Rawai Mayor promises action against untreated wastewater releasers
Rawai Mayor promises action against untreated wastewater releasers
PHUKET: The Mayor of Rawai has stated that he is ready to take action against those who are responsible for releasing untreated wastewater into a canal in Rawai resulting in putrid black water being released into Chalong Bay.
Phuket aircraft crash survivor released from ICU, other remains comatose
Phuket aircraft crash survivor released from ICU, other remains comatose
PHUKET: One of the two students seriously ijured in the small aircraft crash near the Phuket Airpark last Saturday (Mar 10) has been discharged from the intensive-care unit (ICU) at Vachira Phuket Hospital. The other, however, remains comatose.
French tourists face Phuket kidnapping charges over €5k death-threat ransom
French tourists face Phuket kidnapping charges over €5k death-threat ransom
PHUKET: Seven French tourists have been arrested for kidnapping a 21-year-old Frenchwoman from Patong on Sunday night (Mar 4) and holding her for a ransom of 5,000 euros (about B194,000), which the victim’s family promptly paid from France after receiving a video threatening the woman’s safety.
The crush is over, says Phuket airport deputy manager
The crush is over, says Phuket airport deputy manager
PHUKET: Senior management at Phuket International Airport has played down the long queues of passengers arriving in Phuket waiting to clear immigration yesterday and today (Feb 26-27).
Untreated wastewater at Patong Bay takes its toll on soft corals
Untreated wastewater at Patong Bay takes its toll on soft corals
PHUKET: It has been confirmed today that untreated wastewater being released into the sea at Patong Bay is starting to bleach the soft corals in the area.
Sinkhole closes small part of Phuket road
Sinkhole closes small part of Phuket road
PHUKET: Officials were forced to close a small section of the southbound lane of Yaowarat Rd in Rassada yesterday afternoon and earlier today after a two-metre deep sinkhole appeared in the road yesterday afternoon.
Relieve Chalong Underpass traffic jams, orders Phuket Governor
Relieve Chalong Underpass traffic jams, orders Phuket Governor
PHUKET: Motorists are expected to have more space on either side of the Chalong Underpass in the coming two months after Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong yesterday ordered that steps be taken to reduce the long traffic jams at the busy intersection construction site.
Slippery road blamed for Phuket tour bus colliding with power pole
Slippery road blamed for Phuket tour bus colliding with power pole
PHUKET: A bus carrying 10 Chinese tourists crashed into an power pole on Chao Fa Tawan Tok Rd southbound close to the Darasamut Underpass yesterday night, with the accident blamed on a slippery road due to rain.
Phuket campaign targets Patong hotels for illegal wastewater discharge
Phuket campaign targets Patong hotels for illegal wastewater discharge
PHUKET: Local environmental officers today (Feb 19) began testing wastewater discharged by hotels in Patong in response to raw sewage flowing into Patong Bay some 11 days ago.
Phuket beachfront businesses at Layan, Leypang ordered: ‘Get out, or be demolished’
Phuket beachfront businesses at Layan, Leypang ordered: ‘Get out, or be demolished’
PHUKET: Vendors who do not vacate the beachfront plots they occupy at Layan and Leypang on Phuket’s west coast in defiance of a Supreme Court judgement face having their businesses demolished after March 5.
Phuket Gov, Patong Major ordered to quickly resolve Patong Bay wastewater issue
Phuket Gov, Patong Major ordered to quickly resolve Patong Bay wastewater issue
PHUKET: The governor of Phuket and mayor of Patong have been ordered to quickly resolve the issue of untreated wastewater being pumped into the sea in Patong Bay.
Annual Phuket scout camp raises ‘no beach access’ in national park concerns
Annual Phuket scout camp raises ‘no beach access’ in national park concerns
However, the campsite has disturbed worried locals. The camp includes a large covered area closed with dark plastic curtains located along the northern reaches of the beach beside the “Layan National Park Office”, within Sirinath National Park.
Russian woman, 20, charged in Phuket for toilet bleaching dead corals
Russian woman, 20, charged in Phuket for toilet bleaching dead corals
PHUKET: A 20-year-old Russian woman faces a fine of up to B20,000 or up to a year in jail, or both, after a neighbour reported seeing her literally trying to bleach pieces of coral with toilet bleach at her rented bungalow in Karon on Wednesday (Jan 31).
Clouds give Phuket observers 10-minute window for ‘blood moon’ lunar eclipse
Clouds give Phuket observers 10-minute window for ‘blood moon’ lunar eclipse
PHUKET: Hundreds of people who turned out at Saphan Hin to observe the “blood moon” full lunar eclipse last night (Jan 31) had a 10-minute window to observe the phenomenon before the rain-bearing clouds obscured the phenomenon.
Phuket officials issue last warning over Patong Beach smoking ban
Phuket officials issue last warning over Patong Beach smoking ban
PHUKET: Officers from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) today reminded people – and especially tourists – that the ban on smoking on Patong Beach will be enforced from tomorrow (Feb 1).
Phuket’s Khaw Sim Bee Rd reopens to motorists
Phuket’s Khaw Sim Bee Rd reopens to motorists
PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality has today announced that Khaw Sim Bee Rd at Rang Hill has been reopened to motorists following months of work to install a retaining wall to prevent land slides in the area.
Phuket industry chiefs say minimum wage hike impact negligible
Phuket industry chiefs say minimum wage hike impact negligible
PHUKET: Leading figures in key Phuket industries have played down the impact of the impending rise in the minimum wage, which is expected to be approved by Cabinet imminently and brought into effect in April.