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Phuket New Year road deaths hit six
Phuket New Year road deaths hit six
PHUKET: Phuket’s road-accident tally for the New Year holidays has reached six** dead and 47 injured following two more lives lost on New Year’s Day yesterday.
Phuket heavy rain warning for the weekend
Phuket heavy rain warning for the weekend
PHUKET: Phuket and other provinces along the Andaman Coast have been issued a weather warning, with torrential downpours and waves reaching up to three metres high forecast from tomorrow (Jan 3) through Saturday (Jan 5) with up to 70% of the island expected to be hit with heavy rain.
Thalang power cut announced
Thalang power cut announced
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) Thalang office has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Thalang on Friday (Jan 4) as works are carried out on installing new high-voltage power cables.
Phuket enters New Year
Phuket enters New Year
PHUKET: Phuket entered New Year 2019 with a host of celebrations across the island and fireworks displays lighting up the sky despite heavy clouds and patches of rain in some areas.
Phuket suffers first deaths of Seven Days campaign for New Year 2019
Phuket suffers first deaths of Seven Days campaign for New Year 2019
PHUKET: Phuket has marked its first two deaths of the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for New Year 2019.
Phuket Opinion: Unlicensed to kill
Phuket Opinion: Unlicensed to kill
PHUKET: Phuket is amid a four-day weekend for one of the biggest – and most dangerous – holidays of the year. Twice a year the government stages its “Seven Days of Danger” road-safety campaign to coincide with the Songkran Thai New Year in April and the Jan 1 New Year holiday periods.
Phuket Transport office launches free check safety checks for New Year
Phuket Transport office launches free check safety checks for New Year
PHUKET: The Phuket Land Transportation office and local technical colleges have set up car and motorbike safety-check centres as part of the national road-safety campaign for the New Year holidays.
Phuket police ramp up vigilance after Songkhla bombings
Phuket police ramp up vigilance after Songkhla bombings
PHUKET: Police across Phuket have been ordered to ramp up security inspections and to report any suspicious activities during the New Year holidays in the wake of the two co-ordinated bombings at Samila Beach in Songkhla on Wednesday night (Dec 25).
Phuket reports zero deaths in first day of Seven Days of Danger
Phuket reports zero deaths in first day of Seven Days of Danger
PHUKET: Phuket has escaped the first day of Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the New Year with zero deaths from midnight to midnight yesterday (Dec 27).
Phuket snake wranglers snare cobra bare-handed
Phuket snake wranglers snare cobra bare-handed
PHUKET: Rescue workers from the Phuket Ruamjai Rescue Foundation captured with their bare hands a cobra measuring 1.5 meters long at a house in Chalong yesterday evening (Dec 26).
Patong beach road to close for New Year party
Patong beach road to close for New Year party
PHUKET: The Patong beach road will close for one hour as Phuket’s party town ushers in the New Year 2019, police have confirmed.
Bragging rights: Southern Hemisphere wins thriller at the ACG
Bragging rights: Southern Hemisphere wins thriller at the ACG
CRICKET: After a two-year hiatus, the ‘annual’ North vs South cricket match came back with a bang at the ACG Cricket and Sports Facility (ACG) last Sunday (Dec 23). The South was made up of 10 South Africans and a Kiwi, while the North had a far more balanced mix of players from the sub-continent and the UK.
No ‘Light Up Phuket’ to be held as part of annual Patong Tsunami Memorial event
No ‘Light Up Phuket’ to be held as part of annual Patong Tsunami Memorial event
PHUKET: The flame has flickered out on the annual ‘Light Up Phuket’ tsunami memorial event – held at Patong Beach on the night of Dec 26 each year to commemorate the lives lost to the Asian Tsunami 14 years ago.
A Christmas Carol Quiz
A Christmas Carol Quiz
A little quiz specifically about ’A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens to keep you busy on Christmas Day…
Phuket open for Christmas, but gearing up for four-day New Year weekend
Phuket open for Christmas, but gearing up for four-day New Year weekend
PHUKET: As holidaymakers and expats across the island celebrate Christmas today, government offices and many businesses on Phuket will remain open.
Phuket Excise Chief denies alcohol sales tax jump, warns of possible ‘fake officials’
Phuket Excise Chief denies alcohol sales tax jump, warns of possible ‘fake officials’
PHUKET: The Chief of the Phuket office of the Excise Department has warned that ‘fake officials’ might be visiting visiting businesses in Patong, Karon and Kata, explaining to operators that the levy on alcohol sales will rise by 10% next month.
Red Cross Fair top-prize house on show
Red Cross Fair top-prize house on show
PHUKET: The President of the Phuket chapter of the Red Cross, Sitthinee Tavipatana, who is also the wife of the current Phuket Governor, Phakaphong Tavipattana, on Friday (Dec 21) visited the semi-detached house that is the top prize in the popular lucky draw at the upcoming Red Cross Fair to be held at Saphan Hin from Dec 27 to Jan 6.
32 Phuket candidates register for Senate selection
32 Phuket candidates register for Senate selection
PHUKET: A total of 32 people in Phuket on Saturday (Dec 22) registered their candidacy to become Senators in the national selection process that is to be finalised in Bangkok this Thursday (Dec 27).
Experience triumphs in Old vs Older bowls tourney
Experience triumphs in Old vs Older bowls tourney
BOWLS: Formerly known as the Over 60 versus Under 60 tournament but renamed this year to Old versus Older owing to the unavailability of some junior members and the remaining bowlers well into their “salad” years the annual inter club fixture took place at Kamala Lawn Bowling Club on Saturday (Dec 22) for the Donald Moore trophy.
Patong Pool League: Caddy Shack Xmas Champions 2018
Patong Pool League: Caddy Shack Xmas Champions 2018
POOL: The fifth round of Patong Pool League (PPL) sponsored by Thailand Pool Tables and Genius 2 Garden and Restaurant was played on Thursday (Dec 20).