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Phuket surf drowning victim on life support
Phuket surf drowning victim on life support
PHUKET: The chief of the Tha Chatchai Police has confirmed that the man pulled from the surf unconscious at Mai Khao Beach yesterday remains comatose and now depends on life support.
Thai and Malaysian anti-corruption commissions meet in Phuket
Thai and Malaysian anti-corruption commissions meet in Phuket
PHUKET: The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and its Malaysian counterpart, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, gathered in Phuket yesterday at the start of a two-day event titled ‘The 4th Working Group Meeting between MACC and NACC’.
Mai Khao beach declared ‘not safe’ after Chinese tourist in coma post-rescue
Mai Khao beach declared ‘not safe’ after Chinese tourist in coma post-rescue
PHUKET: The Chief of the Mai Khao Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), Sarawut Srisakukam, has declared Mai Khao Beach not safe for swimming after a Chinese tourist was pulled form the water unconscious yesterday (Sept 19).
Royal Thai Navy leads marine rescue exercise in Phuket
Royal Thai Navy leads marine rescue exercise in Phuket
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command yesterday (Sept 19) led a marine rescue exercise and tabletop exercises which were also participated in by officials from the Phuket Provincial Office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket), Phuket Marine Office and other officials at Chalong Pier.
Patong, Karon face week-long water-supply outages
Patong, Karon face week-long water-supply outages
PHUKET: Residents and business in areas of Patong and Karon will be subjected to mains water supply outages over six days starting this weekend as work is carried out on the reverse-osmosis water-treatment plant between the two tourism towns on Phuket’s west coast.
Scheduled blackout to affect airport area
Scheduled blackout to affect airport area
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) Thalang Office has announced that electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Thalang tomorrow (Sept 21), including areas around Phuket International Airport.
Major water shutoff to hit from Phuket Town to Rawai
Major water shutoff to hit from Phuket Town to Rawai
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the water supply will be shut off across huge areas of southern Phuket tomorrow (Sept 20), from Phuket Town to Rawai and all the way to Cape Panwa.
Canadian emergency consular services now offered at Aussie Consulate-General in Phuket
Canadian emergency consular services now offered at Aussie Consulate-General in Phuket
PHUKET: Canadians living or travelling in Phuket, Krabi and Phang Nga can now contact the Australian Consulate-General in Phuket for emergency assistance services following the addition of the three provinces to the Canada-Australia Shared Consular Services Agreement.
Traffic safety raises concerns in Phuket light-rail plans
Traffic safety raises concerns in Phuket light-rail plans
PHUKET: With just 12 days to go until the end of his tenure as Governor of Phuket, Norraphat Plodthong yesterday (Sept 18) said that construction of the Phuket light-rail project was expected to commence in 2020.
GoAir to launch India’s first direct Phuket flights
GoAir to launch India’s first direct Phuket flights
PHUKET: GoAir, one of India’s fastest growing airlines, will launch its international flight operations on Oct 11 with India’s first-ever direct service to Phuket, flying from from Delhi and Mumbai.
Rawai Pool League mourns loss of Kevin Bayard
Rawai Pool League mourns loss of Kevin Bayard
POOL: The players of the Rawai Pool League are deeply saddened by the sudden death of Kevin Bayard. Kevin, aged 30, was a long-term resident of Rawai and Phuket. His death was announced by his father Franck Bayard at 11:59am last Friday (Sept 14).
Major power blackout to affect Karon
Major power blackout to affect Karon
PHUKET: The Provincial Electrical Authority (PEA) Patong office has announced a scheduled blackout in Karon from 9am to 5pm tomorrow (Sept 20).
Phuket beach-touring croc a ‘saltie’, DNA tests confirm
Phuket beach-touring croc a ‘saltie’, DNA tests confirm
PHUKET: The crocodile caught at Layan Beach in July has been confirmed by DNA tests to be a saltwater species, Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong announced today (Sept 18).
Tourists stranded as Phuket weather, Typhoon Mangkhut affects flights
Tourists stranded as Phuket weather, Typhoon Mangkhut affects flights
PHUKET: Ministry of Tourism & Sports (MoTs) Permanent Secretary Pongpanu Svetarundra has ordered the Tourist Assistance Centre in Phuket to provide him with daily updates on the flight situation at Phuket International Airport after 19 flights were cancelled on Sunday (Sept 16).
Phuket-bound mules busted with 780kg of kratom
Phuket-bound mules busted with 780kg of kratom
PHUKET: Police and military personnel arrested a man at the Phuket Checkpoint yesterday (Sept 16) as he tried to smuggle onto the island more than half a ton of kratom leaves jammed into a Toyota Fortuner.
Rising investor interest in private education sector in Asia-Pacific
Rising investor interest in private education sector in Asia-Pacific
BANGKOK: The private education market in Asia-Pacific is a rising investment segment, driven by the region’s demand for high-quality international schools with a focus on English curriculums, says a report by property consultancy JLL.
Go Eco Phuket clean-up nets a ton of rubbish at Coral Island
Go Eco Phuket clean-up nets a ton of rubbish at Coral Island
PHUKET: A mass underwater and beach clean-up by Go Eco Phuket, local tour operators, students and officials on Saturday (Sept 15) saw literally a ton of rubbish removed from the popular dive sites around Koh Hei (Coral Island) alone.
Patong PEA announces electricity shut-off for tomorrow
Patong PEA announces electricity shut-off for tomorrow
PHUKET: The Provincial Electrical Authority (PEA) Patong office has today announced an electricity shut-off from between 9am and 5pm tomorrow (Sept 18).
Travelodge to open Phuket hotel next to Central Festival by 2020
Travelodge to open Phuket hotel next to Central Festival by 2020
PHUKET: UK-based hotel operator Travelodge has announced it will open a 159-room hotel in Phuket, opening in 2020.
Amid ‘overtourism’ scourge, global survey questions happiness of residents in major tourism destinations
Amid ‘overtourism’ scourge, global survey questions happiness of residents in major tourism destinations
PHUKET: A new global survey of local residents’ happiness in World Heritage sites has been launched to address the issue. In an age of escalating overtourism, the initiative aims to show that measuring community wellbeing and happiness is, arguably, a more important metric than GDP, money, and perpetually growing visitor numbers.