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Phuket officials turn to satellites for marine safety
Phuket officials turn to satellites for marine safety
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Supoj Rotreuang Na Nongkhai this week held a meeting with the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) to discuss the development of an information system that will gather data to assist with marine activity in a bid to prevent future marine disasters.
Patong Pool League: Kwan’s Birdie, Caddy Shack battle for top
Patong Pool League: Kwan’s Birdie, Caddy Shack battle for top
POOL: The 17th round of Patong Pool League (PPL) sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables and Genius 2 Garden and Restaurant was played on Thursday (Mar 14).
Above and beyond: Northern boys’ 24hr drive for Phuket tournament
Above and beyond: Northern boys’ 24hr drive for Phuket tournament
Last weekend, the Care 4 Thai Kids Foundation, Phuket Soccer Schools and Thanyapura teamed up to help a group of underprivileged boys from the Mukdahan region in northeast Thailand to have a special experience through football.
Hunt begins after Ukrainian passport used in B450k rental motorbike theft
Hunt begins after Ukrainian passport used in B450k rental motorbike theft
PHUKET: A motorbike rental company in Rawai is offering a reward for information that leads the recovery of Honda CB 1000 that was rented and not returned by a man who presented a Ukrainian passport, which the company now believes may be fake.
Laguna Phuket Marathon: The leading destination marathon in Southeast Asia
Laguna Phuket Marathon: The leading destination marathon in Southeast Asia
PHUKET: The award-winning Laguna Phuket Marathon returns for its 14th year to the “Best Sport Event Venue In Thailand” and organisers are expecting a bumper field of over 13,000 participants from more than 50 countries.
Patong, Kata, Karon to face week-long daily water outages
Patong, Kata, Karon to face week-long daily water outages
PHUKET: Areas of Patong, Kata and Karon will have reduced pressure in their mains water supply for a week starting next Monday (Mar 25) which will leave some residents and businesses without water, the Phuket office of the Provincial Waterworks Authority office has announced.
Phuket, Andaman coast issued ‘Summer Storm Warning’
Phuket, Andaman coast issued ‘Summer Storm Warning’
PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department Southern Meteorological Center (West Coast), based near Phuket International Airport, has issued as “Summer Storm Warning” for all provinces along the Andaman coast.
Scheduled blackout for Baan Manik, Thalang
Scheduled blackout for Baan Manik, Thalang
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) Thalang office has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts along Srisoonthorn Rd in Thalang on Friday (Mar 15) as works are carried out on high-voltage power operation
Phuket police mobilise in pre-election security campaign
Phuket police mobilise in pre-election security campaign
PHUKET: A total of 245 Phuket police, law-enforcement officers and volunteers assembled at Phuket City Police Station in Phuket Town yesterday evening (Mar 11) to receive their orders to suppress crime and keep the peace as the country goes to the polls on March 24.
Phuket superyacht arrivals set record in Thailand
Phuket superyacht arrivals set record in Thailand
PHUKET: The growing number of superyachts visiting Phuket has set a new record, with 36 superyachts occupying berths at Yacht Haven Marina just last month. The news comes as Phuket’s marine industry continues to expand with facilities and services for the high-end marine market.
Dedication: In honour of the Rawai Municipality emergency team
Dedication: In honour of the Rawai Municipality emergency team
In nearly every emergency, accident or otherwise, The Phuket News notes the good, unfaltering work done by the teams of rescue workers who are on standby to assist at any time of day, in any kind of emergency situation. Here, The Phuket News reprints a letter received from a reader in Rawai, marking the outstanding contribution the Rawai Municipality emergency team made in assisting his friend. The letter readers as follows:
 ‘No security fears in Phuket,’ says island’s Army chief
 ‘No security fears in Phuket,’ says island’s Army chief
PHUKET: Col Santi Sakuntanark, the commanding officer of the Royal Thai Army contingent stationed in Phuket, has assured that Phuket is believed to not be a target following the bomb attacks in Satun and Phattalung yesterday (Mar 10).
Rawai Pool League: More clear air in Division A
Rawai Pool League: More clear air in Division A
PHUKET: Kicking off week three, the pretty Pita Bar boys welcomed all-girl team Pink Sheep. The home side took the first two games but Aey played some very good pool to beat Julien 0-2 to pull back a game for the girls.
Le Meridien Phuket wins global ‘associate health and well-being care’ award
Le Meridien Phuket wins global ‘associate health and well-being care’ award
Last month, Marriott Interna­tional Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, Bill Marriott, and President and Chief Executive Officer, Arne Sorensen, announced Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort as recipient of the ‘Debbie Mar­riott Harrison TakeCare Award of Ex­cellence’ for 2019.
Phuket Sailors Regatta: Uminoko wins on countback, Twin Sharks too quick
Phuket Sailors Regatta: Uminoko wins on countback, Twin Sharks too quick
SAILING: There were three tight starts in the IRC class in the final day of racing in the Phuket Yacht Club (PYC) Sailors’ Regatta yesterday (Mar 10), with Megazip and Uminoko pushing each other to achieve an advantage at the start line.
SilkAir boosts Phuket-Singapore flights
SilkAir boosts Phuket-Singapore flights
PHUKET: SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will add a sixth daily service between Phuket and Singapore from May to meet growing demand for travel between Singapore and Thailand.
Patong Pool League: Caddy Shack back on top
Patong Pool League: Caddy Shack back on top
POOL: The 16th round of Patong Pool League (PPL) sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables and Genius 2 Garden and Restaurant was played on Thursday (Mar 7).
More Blue Skies: Phuket Sailor’s Regatta Day Two
More Blue Skies: Phuket Sailor’s Regatta Day Two
SAILING: More fine weather blessed the Phuket Yacht Club’s 2019 Sailing Regatta, being held in Ao Chalong, yesterday (Mar 9). After a short delay due to lack of wind, the PYC race committee and PRO Matt McGrath got off three windward-leeward races in a light breeze of five to eight knots.
Phuket Law: Misunderstandings regarding the new foreign worker law
Phuket Law: Misunderstandings regarding the new foreign worker law
PHUKET: Last year we explained how Thailand’s Foreigners’ Working Management (No.2) (2018) (ED2), which came into force on 28 March 2018, has significantly liberalized restrictions on foreign workers.
Phuket Opinion: Gone swimming
Phuket Opinion: Gone swimming
PHUKET: This week The Phuket News Life section features an excellent article explaining how the Rotary Club of Patong Beach took its outstanding programme of teaching children to swim to the Banya Literacy Centre, where 68 Myanmar children were taught essential self-survival skills in the water.