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Loy Krathong parade to affect traffic in Phuket Town
Loy Krathong parade to affect traffic in Phuket Town
PHUKET: Phuket City Traffic Police are urging motorists to avoid any unnecessary travel into the heart of Phuket Town this evening while a parade makes its way from Sanam Chai, opposite Phuket Provincial Hall, to Saphan Hin for the Loy Krathong festivities tonight (Nov 11).
Phuket Town founder Phraya Wichit Songkham to be honoured with B8.7mn statue
Phuket Town founder Phraya Wichit Songkham to be honoured with B8.7mn statue
PHUKET: A statue of Phraya Wichit Songkhram rising to nearly three metres tall will be installed in the heart of Phuket Town as a monument to honour and remember the achievements of the man regarded as the founding father of Phuket Town.
Phuket food-delivery boom raises concerns of disposable waste explosion
Phuket food-delivery boom raises concerns of disposable waste explosion
PHUKET: The fast-rising popularity of food-delivery services in Phuket has raised serious concerns over the volume of plastics and other non-environmentally friendly packaging used by the companies delivering food across the island by motorbike.
Phuket Opinion: Can we please have a moratorium on stupidity, shame?
Phuket Opinion: Can we please have a moratorium on stupidity, shame?
PHUKET: This week’s confirmation that the volume of water released into the island’s mains supply network from the Bang Wad Reservoir has been already drastically reduced by 25% is a real eye-opener.
Tourist ‘beach bus’ crashes on way to Paradise Beach, no serious injuries say police
Tourist ‘beach bus’ crashes on way to Paradise Beach, no serious injuries say police
PHUKET: Tourists travelling in a small truck converted to carry people in the back escaped serious injury on Saturday afternoon (Nov 9) as one of the front wheels “failed”, sending the pickup truck into a roadside ditch on the road to Paradise Beach, south of Patong.
Traffic Police warn of Phuket road closures for Phukethon
Traffic Police warn of Phuket road closures for Phukethon
PHUKET: Phuket City Traffic Police are urging motorists to avoid certain roads and areas that will be affected by this weekend’s Phukethon event, with a half-marathon and a full marathon to be completed along major roads on Sunday (Nov 10).
Laguna Golf Phuket, Banyan Tree shine at World Golf Awards
Laguna Golf Phuket, Banyan Tree shine at World Golf Awards
GOLF: Laguna Golf Phuket’s 18-hole championship course and Banyan Tree Group’s flagship Banyan Tree Phuket have been named Thailand’s Best Golf Course 2019 and Thailand’s Best Golf Hotel 2019 at the 6th Annual World Golf Awards held in Abu Dhabi.
Save Water! Water flow from Phuket’s Bang Wad reservoir already cut by 25%, to be halved from New Year
Save Water! Water flow from Phuket’s Bang Wad reservoir already cut by 25%, to be halved from New Year
PHUKET: Water supply from Bang Wad reservoir, the island’s main water source, was reduced by 25% last Friday (Nov 1), and will be reduced to half its regular flow from Jan 1, the busiest week for tourism on the island for the whole year.
Darasamut Underpass to close overnight for electrical maintenance
Darasamut Underpass to close overnight for electrical maintenance
PHUKET: Both lanes through the Darasamut Underpass will be closed from 9pm tomorrow (Saturday, Nov 9) to 5am Sunday (Nov 10) while the Provincial Electricity Authority carries out repairs and maintenance to the electrical lighting and fans in the tunnel.
Phuket Sikhs to honour birth anniversary of founder Guru Nanak
Phuket Sikhs to honour birth anniversary of founder Guru Nanak
The Sri Guru Singh Sabha Association and Thai-Sikh community of Phuket will celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of the Sikh religion, with a programme of events on Sunday, November 10 from 9:30am to 12:30pm at the Sikh gurdwara on Suthat Road.
Phuket's Kata Group launches B1.75bn Pamookkoo Resort
Phuket's Kata Group launches B1.75bn Pamookkoo Resort
PHUKET: Kata Group, the long-established Thai local hotel operator that began with the opening of its first hotel on Phuket’s southwest coast 40 years ago, has launched its eighth resort, Pamookkoo Resort, representing an investment of B1.75 billion.
Phuket health office launches project to provide free state-paid medications at local pharmacies
Phuket health office launches project to provide free state-paid medications at local pharmacies
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) has announced that patients suffering from certain illnesses and conditions can now collect their state-paid medications from approved pharmacies across the island instead of having to wait at their local hospital.
Patong, Karon, Kata to suffer week-long daily mains water-supply outages
Patong, Karon, Kata to suffer week-long daily mains water-supply outages
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be affected in parts of Patong, Karon and Kata from next Friday (Nov 15) to Saturday (Nov 23) while maintenance work is carried out at the reverse-osmosis plant between Patong and Karon.
Fireworks, fire lanterns banned near airport, boat safety order issued for Loy Krathong
Fireworks, fire lanterns banned near airport, boat safety order issued for Loy Krathong
PHUKET: Local officials and hotel operators have been reminded that the setting off of fireworks or the launching of khom loy (airborne fire lanterns) near Phuket International Airport is banned during the Loy Krathong festival and throughout the New Year celebrations.
Russian-Swiss woman in coma after pulled from surf at Patong Beach
Russian-Swiss woman in coma after pulled from surf at Patong Beach
PHUKET: A Russian-Swiss dual national remains comatose in care at Vachira Phuket Hospital after she was pulled form the water unconscious at Patong Beach early yesterday morning (Nov 6).
Wolves Academy youth football camp back in Phuket
Wolves Academy youth football camp back in Phuket
FOOTBALL: World-class youth football coaching is coming back to Phuket as two full-time coaches from the Wolves Academy – of the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth academy – will be leading a training camp on the island this December.
Booking.com launches third ‘Booking Heroes’ competition
Booking.com launches third ‘Booking Heroes’ competition
Booking.com has announced the launch of its third Booking Heroes competition, which invites its customers to tell their stories of accommodation providers that made their trip unforgettable.
Patong police arrest knife-point robber
Patong police arrest knife-point robber
PHUKET: Patong Police have arrested a man wanted for a theft and robbery, most notably for robbing a hotel staffer in Phuket Town at knife-point.
Indian cuisine comes to Kata Sea Breeze Resort and The SIS Kata Phuket
Indian cuisine comes to Kata Sea Breeze Resort and The SIS Kata Phuket
Kata Sea Breeze Resort and The SIS Kata Phuket have announced their partnership with a university in New Delhi, India and will be welcoming chef apprentices to come and teach their Thai chefs the methods and exotic flavours of Indian cuisine.
Phuket police launch anti-crime campaign ahead of Loy Krathong Festival
Phuket police launch anti-crime campaign ahead of Loy Krathong Festival
PHUKET: More than 480 police, military officers and volunteers assembled at Phuket City Police Station at 6pm yesterday evening (Nov 5) for a grandstand show of strength and to receive the order from Region 8 Police Deputy Commander Maj Gen Teeraphol Thipjaroen to ramp up their efforts for the upcoming Loy Krathong Festival, to be celebrated next Monday (Nov 11).