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Traffic Police warn of road closures for Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Traffic Police warn of road closures for Phuket Vegetarian Festival
PHUKET: The Phuket City Traffic Police are urging motorists to avoid certain roads and areas that will be closed to traffic this week while street processions are held for this year’s Phuket Vegetarian Festival.
Phuket’s oldest private hospital rebrands as Bangkok Hospital Siriroj
Phuket’s oldest private hospital rebrands as Bangkok Hospital Siriroj
PHUKET: Phuket’s oldest private hospital has rebranded from its former name Siriroj International Hospital to Bangkok Hospital Siriroj. The news was made formal at an event held at the hospital yesterday (Sept 26).
Tourist Police officially open service centre at Karon Beach
Tourist Police officially open service centre at Karon Beach
PHUKET: Tourist Police Division 3 Commander Maj Gen Angkoon Klaiklueng presided over the official opening of the “Tourist Service Centre” at Karon Beach yesterday (Sept 26).
Phuket airport to be ‘more strict’ on beach-going photo-takers over safety
Phuket airport to be ‘more strict’ on beach-going photo-takers over safety
PHUKET: Airports of Thailand (AoT) President Nitinai Sirismatthakarn has warned that officials at Phuket International Airport will be “stricter” on people on the beach taking photos of aircraft flying overhead while landing over safety concerns as the airport enters its busy “winter” flight schedule.
Culture Minister Itthiphol, not PM Prayut, to join Phuket Vegetarian Festival opening event
Culture Minister Itthiphol, not PM Prayut, to join Phuket Vegetarian Festival opening event
PHUKET: Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha will not be arriving in Phuket to join a ceremony marking the start of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival on Monday** (Sept 30), the Chief of the Phuket office of the Ministry of Culture has confirmed.
Royal Phuket Marina first in Thailand for International Clean Marina accreditation
Royal Phuket Marina first in Thailand for International Clean Marina accreditation
PHUKET: The multi-award-winning Royal Phuket Marina has become the first and only marina in Thailand to achieve environmental accreditation under the International Clean Marina Program, helping position Phuket as a centre of yachting in Asia.
Darasamut Underpass to close for drain cleaning
Darasamut Underpass to close for drain cleaning
PHUKET: The southbound lanes of the Darasamut Underpass will be closed this Saturday night (Sept 28) until early Sunday morning while workers clear the drains, the Phuket Highways Office has announced.
Phuket ramps up campaign to remove ugly, unused overhead cables
Phuket ramps up campaign to remove ugly, unused overhead cables
PHUKET: Workers started removing unsightly tangles of unused telecommunications cables along Mae Luan Rd in Phuket Town yesterday (Sept 25) as the Phuket office of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) rolled out the next major stage of its campaign to tidy up roadside overhead cables.
Laguna Phuket raises B1.55 million for Children First Fund
Laguna Phuket raises B1.55 million for Children First Fund
Celebrating Banyan Tree Group’s 25th anniversary this month, Asia’s premier destination resort Laguna Phuket, home of the world’s first Banyan Tree resort, in collaboration with the award-winning Laguna Golf Phuket and Kao Kon La Kao Foundation, hosted a series of fundraising activities.
Investor focus moves to resort property: CBRE
Investor focus moves to resort property: CBRE
PHUKET: Resort properties have sprung back to popularity, according to leading international property consultant CBRE. Sales performance of resort properties has risen, deriving from the pent-up demand for projects in the luxury and super-luxury segments, the agency suggests.
Phuket start line for 'Tour de Andaman' road cycling event
Phuket start line for 'Tour de Andaman' road cycling event
CYCLING: PHUKET: Recognising the rise of “Sports Tourism”, officials are gearing up for next months' “Tour de Andaman 2019” cycling event which includes both tour and race stages.
Electricity outage to hit Kamala
Electricity outage to hit Kamala
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Kamala tomorrow (Sept 26) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.
Three young female students injured in motorbike fall
Three young female students injured in motorbike fall
PHUKET: Phuket City Police have said they are yet to decide what action – if any – three young teenage female students will face after they were injured in a motorbike accident in Phuket Town yesterday afternoon (Sept 24).
Phuket to be unaffected by Thomas Cook collapse, says local TAT chief
Phuket to be unaffected by Thomas Cook collapse, says local TAT chief
PHUKET: The collapse of the world’s oldest travel firm, Thomas Cook, into bankruptcy this week will have little effect on Phuket’s tourism industry, the chief of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket office has announced.
Two tons of marine trash collected on Patong Beach in two hours
Two tons of marine trash collected on Patong Beach in two hours
PHUKET: Two tons of marine trash were collected from Patong Beach in just two hours, the Patong Municipality Chief of Sanitation has confirmed.
B71mn deal inked to solve landslides along Phuket runway road
B71mn deal inked to solve landslides along Phuket runway road
PHUKET: Airports of Thailand (AoT), which operates Phuket International Airport, has signed a B71.32 million agreement for upgrades to route 4031, which parallels the airport runway, to prevent future landslides along the road.
Phuket Vegetarian Festival schedule of events announced
Phuket Vegetarian Festival schedule of events announced
PHUKET: The Phuket Vegetarian Festival will get underway at sunset this Sunday (Sept 29) with participating Chinese shrines across the island raising Go Teng poles so that the Jade Emperor and the Nine Emperor Gods can descend from the heavens to take part in this year’s festival.
Phuket PHIST sees 1,000 join cry for action on climate change
Phuket PHIST sees 1,000 join cry for action on climate change
PHUKET: PHIST 2019, Asia’s largest travel and tourism sustainability event, was held in Phuket on Monday (Sept 23), as Southeast Asia’s hospitality industry came together in a spirit of collaboration to tackle the critical environmental issues facing resort destinations across the region.
Russian woman seriously injured in Chalong Underpass motorbike accident
Russian woman seriously injured in Chalong Underpass motorbike accident
PHUKET: A Russian woman is in serious condition at Vachira Phuket Hospital after a motorbike accident inside the Chalong Underpass on Friday evening (Sept 20)
Phuket tourism officials forge Vietnam links
Phuket tourism officials forge Vietnam links
PHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) offices from Phuket and Ho Chi Minh City have joined forces to help promote travel between Phuket and Vietnam.