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Foul stench of sewage in black-water canal spurs Phuket hotel wastewater inspections
Foul stench of sewage in black-water canal spurs Phuket hotel wastewater inspections
PHUKET: Outcry by local residents has spurred Phuket officials into dredging a canal in Kamala, on Phuket’s west coast, that has turned stagnant with the black water reeking of the foul stench of sewage so it can flow freely into the sea.
Disaster officials on alert amid heavy rain warning
Disaster officials on alert amid heavy rain warning
PHUKET: Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Director-General Chayapol Thitisak has ordered all emergency branches through the North and the South to be on alert as heavy rain is forecast for the coming days.
Phuket law office raided over nominee land deals for foreigners
Phuket law office raided over nominee land deals for foreigners
PHUKET: Officers from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and Thailand’s Board of Investment (BoI) raided a legal consultancy in Phuket on Wednesday (Aug 15) on suspicion of using nominee shareholders and breach of the Foreign Business Act by transacting land transfers.
Phuket Town ‘unofficial parking crew’ cleared by police to collect ‘tips’
Phuket Town ‘unofficial parking crew’ cleared by police to collect ‘tips’
PHUKET: Police have pulled in for questioning a motley crew of four men who have been collecting money from people parking their cars and motorbikes near the Robinson department store in Phuket Town, but say they the men at this stage have done nothing wrong.
Phuket heavy weather warning extended
Phuket heavy weather warning extended
PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department has extended its heavy weather warning for Phuket and the Andaman coast through to Monday (Aug 20), with waves two to three metres tall reaching up to four metres in height in thunderstorm areas.
Phoenix Rising: Wind and waves delay refloating sunken tour boat
Phoenix Rising: Wind and waves delay refloating sunken tour boat
PHUKET: Strong winds and large waves have continued to delay the refloating of the sunken tour boat Phoenix, which sank in a storm on July 5 with 89 tourists on board. In total, 47 Chinese tourists were killed in the disaster.
Russian Phuket expat hunted as mastermind of B100mn crypto fraud
Russian Phuket expat hunted as mastermind of B100mn crypto fraud
PHUKET: A Russian expat living in Phuket is believed to be the mastermind behind the online foreign-currency exchange (‘Forex’) trading scam operated through the SiamOption.com website that has lured 1.4 million people to invest hundreds of millions of baht.
First Chevrolet 2S Service Centre opens in Phuket
First Chevrolet 2S Service Centre opens in Phuket
PHUKET: Chevrolet Thailand held the grand opening of its first new Chevrolet ‘2S’ Service Centre of Thailand in Phuket today (Aug 16) with its dealer, TK Automobile.
ACST to celebrate 50th event in Chiang Mai
ACST to celebrate 50th event in Chiang Mai
CRICKET: This forthcoming November, the Asian Cricket Sixes (ACST), will be staging their 50th anniversary tournament. The Siam International Cricket Sevens will take place in Chiang Mai at the magnificent Gymkhana Ground from Friday Nov 16 to Sunday Nov 18.
Body found floating off Kata Beach
Body found floating off Kata Beach
PHUKET: Officials are hoping to identify the body of a man found floating off Kata beach earlier today (Aug 15).
DNA tests on Phuket’s ‘beach croc’ to take two weeks
DNA tests on Phuket’s ‘beach croc’ to take two weeks
PHUKET: Species experts from Mahidol University arrived in Phuket today (Aug 15) to take blood samples and record the physical features of the crocodile caught at Layan Beach late last month in order to determine the exact type of crocodile the reptile is.
Patong, Karon, Kata power, water supply to be affected by electricity mains upgrade
Patong, Karon, Kata power, water supply to be affected by electricity mains upgrade
PHUKET: The main popular tourism Phuket beach areas of Patong, Karon and Kata will be affected by power and mains water supply outages tomorrow (Aug 16) as the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) installs a new mains cable connection serving the areas.
Shot Bar on shot in Rawai Pool League
Shot Bar on shot in Rawai Pool League
POOL: The Rawai Pool League (RPL) is up and running for its 14th season, with a newly introduced dual-division format where the six newcomer bars participate in Division B along with the lower-ranked teams, while Division A includes last season’s top 12 teams.
B20bn Central Phuket to open Sept 10
B20bn Central Phuket to open Sept 10
PHUKET: Central Pattana Co Ltd (CPN), the development arm of the Central Group, today announced that the grand opening of ‘Central Phuket’ will be held on Sept 10, marking the formal opening of the B20 billion project.
Water shutoff for repairs to affect ‘whole of Chalong’
Water shutoff for repairs to affect ‘whole of Chalong’
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) have announced that there will be no water supply for what at this stage has been announced as “the whole of Chalong” tomorrow (Aug 16) from 9am until the necessary works are complete.
Phuket officials concerned over tourist drug users, ‘epidemic’ in Patong
Phuket officials concerned over tourist drug users, ‘epidemic’ in Patong
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Snith Sriwihok has expressed his concern over the growing number of tourists in Patong that are drug users.
Wind, wave, flood warning in effect of Phuket, Andaman
Wind, wave, flood warning in effect of Phuket, Andaman
PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) this morning issued a warning of strong wind and waves with heavy rain for Phuket and other areas along the Andaman Coast for tomorrow and Friday (Aug 16-17).
Water shut-offs announced for Wichit on Aug 16
Water shut-offs announced for Wichit on Aug 16
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that there will be no water supply on Thursday (Aug 16) at certain areas of Wichit sub-district.
New Phuket Governor announced, starts role Oct 1
New Phuket Governor announced, starts role Oct 1
PHUKET: Thailand’s Council of Ministers announced this morning that a new Phuket Governor will take over from outgoing Governor Norraphat Plodthong on October 1.
Phuket tour boat fire investigation underway
Phuket tour boat fire investigation underway
PHUKET: Officials have confirmed that an investigation is underway into the fire that destroyed a tour boat during an island day trip off Phuket yesterday (Aug 13).