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Rawai Municipality starts providing free emergency water
Rawai Municipality starts providing free emergency water
PHUKET: Rawai Municipality has begun offering free emergency water for residents suffering from reduced pressure in the mains water supply, which has left many households without running water.
National Ombudsman rails on Phuket Airport security over thefts from luggage
National Ombudsman rails on Phuket Airport security over thefts from luggage
PHUKET: The Chief Ombudsman for Thailand has called for better security measures to be introduced at Phuket International Airport to prevent the theft of valuables from passengers’ luggage in the security-controlled areas at the airport.
Taihei at Banyan Tree Phuket appoints new Japanese chef
Taihei at Banyan Tree Phuket appoints new Japanese chef
Culinary excitement and innovation continues at Banyan Tree Phuket with the arrival of experienced Japanese chef Shiga Takahiro.
Mains water supply to be shut off in Rassada
Mains water supply to be shut off in Rassada
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has today announced that the mains water supply will be shut-off in Rassada on Wednesday (Apr 3) for necessary pipe repairs.
Power outage scheduled in Cherng Talay
Power outage scheduled in Cherng Talay
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) Thalang office has announced that the electricity supply will be shut off in parts of Cherng Talay on Friday (Apr 5).
Roadworks cause traffic delays in Phuket Town
Roadworks cause traffic delays in Phuket Town
PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality have asked road users to avoid certain roads in Phuket Town whilst construction work is carried out during the month of April.
Singer Will Young sells BRIT Awards, donates funds to Soi Dog
Singer Will Young sells BRIT Awards, donates funds to Soi Dog
PHUKET: British singer-songwriter Will Young has told UK Chris Evans Virgin Radio Breakfast show that he sold his Brit Awards for charity and gave the money to Phuket’s Soi Dog Foundation.
Alcohol areas in question as beach club defends minors on premises
Alcohol areas in question as beach club defends minors on premises
PHUKET: A popular beach club in Patong is under investigation after it was accused of allowing minors (under the age of 20) into the venue and for allegedly holding an event without obtaining the relevant licence.
AirAsia to launch Phuket-Phnom Penh direct flights
AirAsia to launch Phuket-Phnom Penh direct flights
PHUKET: AirAsia will launch direct flights between Phuket and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, four times a week starting June 1.
Nicobar earthquakes no cause for alarm
Nicobar earthquakes no cause for alarm
PHUKET: The two minor earthquakes that struck east of the Nicobar Islands this morning (April 1) are no cause for alarm the chief of the Phuket office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) has confirmed.
Phuket water reclamation for Songkran underway
Phuket water reclamation for Songkran underway
PHUKET: Water trucks across the island today began reclaiming any fresh water available from residents with enough to spare so that Songkran Thai New Year celebrations can go ahead unimpeded, despite the failing mains water supply that has plagued parts of Phuket over the past two months.
Patong Pool League: Caddy Shack cling on to their lead
Patong Pool League: Caddy Shack cling on to their lead
PHUKET: The nineteenth round of Patong Pool League (PPL) sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables and Genius 2 Garden and Restaurant was played Thursday, March 28.
WCGC Thailand welcomes new Bronze sponsor
WCGC Thailand welcomes new Bronze sponsor
GOLF: The Blue Horizon World Corporate Golf Challenge Thailand welcomes Monroe Consulting Group as Bronze sponsor for 2019.
Phuket Opinion: A matter of trust
Phuket Opinion: A matter of trust
When Nutthawat Wongitsaraphap, Director of the Phuket office of the Election Commission (PEC), said on the eve of the national election last Saturday (Mar 23), “If you don’t trust the system, there will be no trust in anything,” he wasn’t wrong.
BISP launches 3-on-3 indoor soccer league
BISP launches 3-on-3 indoor soccer league
FOOTBALL: After an incredibly successful Champions League held by Cruzeiro Soccer Schools, a new indoor 3-on-3 league is commencing on Saturday May 4. It will run for a period of six Saturdays between May and June.
Over B33mn of title deeds returned to creditors of informal debt
Over B33mn of title deeds returned to creditors of informal debt
PHUKET: Phuket’s Region 8 Police held a ceremony on Friday (Mar 29) in which over B33 million worth of title deeds were transferred back to creditors of informal debts due to failed repayments.
Rawai Pool League: An evening of upsets
Rawai Pool League: An evening of upsets
PHUKET: If week five of the Rawai Pool League teaches one thing it’s that no team is unbeatable. Whether is it Division A or B, upsets happen every week in the RPL.
Power cut to hit Cherng Talay
Power cut to hit Cherng Talay
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) Thalang office has announced that the electricity supply will be shut off in Cherng Talay tomorrow (Mar 30) as works are carried out on operation system
Patong tuk-tuk, motorbike taxi drivers charged for violent attack on tourists
Patong tuk-tuk, motorbike taxi drivers charged for violent attack on tourists
PHUKET: Five people in total – comprising tuk-tuk drivers and at least one motorbike taxi driver – have been charged with the vicious beating of two tourists in Patong last night (Mar 28).
Tourist transport vehicle parking woes in Phuket Old Town bring more changes
Tourist transport vehicle parking woes in Phuket Old Town bring more changes
PHUKET: The issue of taxis, tuk-tuks and buses commandeering parking spaces and causing traffic congestion around Wat Mongkol Nimit on Dibuk Rd in the Phuket Old Town area came to ahead again this week, with local officials now forcing drivers of transport vehicles to either park inside the temple, or just drop of for pick up their passengers in front of the temple and then move on.