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All safe in Ratsada fire
All safe in Ratsada fire
PHUKET: Ratsada Municipality turned out a full-response to a fire at a four-storey dormitory located in Soi Bang Chi Liao yesterday (Jan 21).
Heavyweights weigh in for PPAO election
Heavyweights weigh in for PPAO election
PHUKET: The two main candidates contesting the seat of President of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO) in the elections to be held on Feb 1 have held major rallies to garner support, and votes, for their respective causes.
Phuket Rajabhat Fair gets underway
Phuket Rajabhat Fair gets underway
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat on Saturday (Jan 18) presided over the official opening of the annual Phuket Rajabhat University fair, this year held under the theme ‘The Charm of Peranakan’.
Phuket Yunnan Association celebrates 30th anniversary
Phuket Yunnan Association celebrates 30th anniversary
PHUKET: The Phuket Yunnan Association hosted a vibrant celebration marking its 30th anniversary on Saturday (Jan 18), and celebrated the coming of Chinese New Year, this year to be observed on Jan 29.
Phuket Town readies for Chinese New Year
Phuket Town readies for Chinese New Year
PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality has kicked off its annual community cleaning initiative, ‘Sweep the House to Welcome Chinese New Year’.
Phuket strengthens dugong conservation efforts
Phuket strengthens dugong conservation efforts
PHUKET: The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) this week convened a special meeting at Tha La Beach in Pa Khlok to discuss measures to protect dugongs and seagrass habitats in Phuket.
Disaster-response exercise hailed a success
Disaster-response exercise hailed a success
PHUKET: A comprehensive Command Post Exercise (CPX) conducted by Phuket officials this week to strengthen disaster preparedness and response coordination has been praised a success.
Phuket honours good teachers for ‘Wai Khru Day’
Phuket honours good teachers for ‘Wai Khru Day’
PHUKET: Phuket officials marked the 69th Teachers' Day (Wai Khru Day) with an event at Phuket Wittayalai School yesterday (Jan 16) to honour educators whose dedication shapes the future of Thai education.
Phuket police bolster traffic, security measures for EDC
Phuket police bolster traffic, security measures for EDC
PHUKET: Cherng Talay Police have confirmed that more than 250 police officers, supported by an additional 300 security personnel from the event organisers, will be deployed for the EDC Thailand 2025 event in Cherng Talay.
Man arrested in Phuket for serial sex abuse of young boys
Man arrested in Phuket for serial sex abuse of young boys
PHUKET: Phuket authorities have successfully apprehended a 43-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy, recording the acts and distributing the footage online. 
Woman arrested in Rawai for role in B36mn investment scam
Woman arrested in Rawai for role in B36mn investment scam
PHUKET: The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), working with the Highway Police Division, has apprehended a 36-year-old woman in Rawai accused of facilitating a large-scale investment scam that defrauded victims of over B36 million.
Dates for Phuket Heroines Festival announced
Dates for Phuket Heroines Festival announced
PHUKET: The annual Phuket Heroines Festival, honouring Thao Thepkrasattri and Thao Srisoonthorn, who led Phuket’s defense against Burmese invaders in 1785, this year will be held from Mar 8-22.
Karon authorities step up safety measures after fatal parasailing accident
Karon authorities step up safety measures after fatal parasailing accident
PHUKET: Authorities in Karon are ramping up safety measures for water sports operators following a parasailing staff member falling to his death earlier this month.
Darasamut Underpass to close to install safety sign
Darasamut Underpass to close to install safety sign
PHUKET: The Darasamut Underpass, in front of the Central shopping malls on the bypass road, will be closed temporarily tonight (Jan 15) while workers install a ‘Beware Rear-End Collision’ sign in the tunnel.
Campaign against counterfeit products targets Patong
Campaign against counterfeit products targets Patong
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Commerce Office has launched a campaign in Patong using slogans including ‘Stop Piracy!’ and ‘Buy Original Now!’ to combat counterfeit products and violations of intellectual property rights.
Phuket officials ready for disaster-response exercise
Phuket officials ready for disaster-response exercise
PHUKET: Phuket provincial officials are readying for a comprehensive disaster-response exercise to be held on Thursday (Jan 16).
Governor reviews plans for ‘Phuket City Pillar’ tourism project
Governor reviews plans for ‘Phuket City Pillar’ tourism project
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat recently visited the site of the ‘City Pillar Shrine Tourist Service Center’, to be built in the Bang Khanun Protected Forest Area, to assess the development project’s progress.
Cyber Police arrest scam gang mule in Koh Kaew
Cyber Police arrest scam gang mule in Koh Kaew
PHUKET: Police have arrested a man in Phuket accused of creating mule accounts for a scam gang that defrauded victims out of B22 million by one of the gang members claiming to be a well-known politician.
New beginnings in Rawai
New beginnings in Rawai
As people across Phuket were readying for the New Year, Hindus on the island celebrated the grand opening of the Lord Shrimant Ganpati Bappa Davalai in Rawai, a small temple dedicated to Ganesha, one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon.
Phuket airport defends ‘Subway’ prices
Phuket airport defends ‘Subway’ prices
PHUKET: The Phuket branch of Airports of Thailand (AoT Phuket), which operates  Phuket International Airport, has defended prices charged by the Subway out at the International Terminal in response to posts and comments online.