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Ukrainian arrested as illegal tour guide
Ukrainian arrested as illegal tour guide
PHUKET: Tourist Police have arrested two foreigners for working illegally as tour guides, one of them a Ukrainian national.
Jellyfish wash ashore at Patong Beach
Jellyfish wash ashore at Patong Beach
PHUKET: Lifeguards at Patong Beach have urged beach-goers to avoid contact with jellyfish that have started washing ashore since yesterday (Feb 21).
Fresh market vendors appeal against Go Wholesale delay tactics
Fresh market vendors appeal against Go Wholesale delay tactics
PHUKET: Fresh market vendors in Phuket Town gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Feb 21) to submit formal request for the Phuket Damrongtham Centre (Phuket Provincial Ombudsman’s Office) to expedite its investigation into the issue of the Go Wholesale shopping mall opening in direct competition to the Phuket City Municipality Fresh Market 2 on Ong Sim Phai Rd.
Over 1,500 runners take on Rawai Mini Marathon
Over 1,500 runners take on Rawai Mini Marathon
RUNNING: This year’s Rawai Mini Marathon has been declared a huge success by organisers after it was confirmed that over 1,500 people participated.
Move Forward to announce candidate for next Phuket PAO president
Move Forward to announce candidate for next Phuket PAO president
PHUKET: Pita Limjaroenrat will be in Phuket this Saturday (Feb 24) to announce the Move Forward Party’s candidate for President in the next Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO) election.
Celebrating the life of Thomas Moore
Celebrating the life of Thomas Moore
(The following is from several close friends of Thomas Moore, who very sadly passed away recently).
Probe ordered into expensive Bangkok-Phuket airfares
Probe ordered into expensive Bangkok-Phuket airfares
PHUKET: Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit has ordered the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) to investigate complaints of airfares on domestic flights between Phuket and Bangkok being too expensive.
Kratom juice vendor arrested
Kratom juice vendor arrested
PHUKET: A task force organised by Phuket Provincial Police and Thalang District officials have arrested one man in Thalang for selling kratom juice.
Call to join final public hearing on Phuket airport expansion
Call to join final public hearing on Phuket airport expansion
PHUKET: Airports of Thailand has issued a notice inviting people to take part in the final public hearing on Phase 2 of the expansion of Phuket International Airport
Navy project eyes mooring buoys to protect Andaman reefs
Navy project eyes mooring buoys to protect Andaman reefs
PHUKET: Royal Thai Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Adung Phan-iam was in Phuket yesterday (Feb 20) to officiate the launch of a project to repair and install mooring buoys to help protect coral reefs.
Chinese restaurants raided for illegal labour
Chinese restaurants raided for illegal labour
PHUKET: A task force comprising officials from 15 government agencies inspected six Chinese restaurants in the Naka Market area in Wichit yesterday (Feb 19), and found three “cases” of laws being broken, including one restaurant operating illegally.
Phuket officials warn of heat stroke
Phuket officials warn of heat stroke
PHUKET: People have been urged to beware signs of heat stroke following temperatures across the island consistently reaching above 35°C, far above the 30-year average.
Makha Bucha holiday brings alcohol ban
Makha Bucha holiday brings alcohol ban
PHUKET: The main Phuket Immigration Office in Phuket Town, has announced that it, along with all other government offices, will be closed for the Makha Bucha national Buddhist holiday next Monday (Feb 26), which brings a nationwide 24-ban on the sale of alcohol on Saturday (Feb 24).
Landfill fire spurs warning
Landfill fire spurs warning
PHUKET: Officials have called for local residents to separate trash, and especially to remove flammable liquids, after a landfill fire near the Phuket City Municipality Incinerator over the weekend.
Cherng Talay bar raided for hookahs
Cherng Talay bar raided for hookahs
PHUKET: A team comprising no less than 10 Thalang District officials have raided a hookah bar in Cherng Talay and charged the venue operator.
Phuket boats caught fishing in prohibited area
Phuket boats caught fishing in prohibited area
PHUKET: Officers from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) and the Marine Police have arrested two boat operators for commercial fishing in a prohibited area off the shores of Phuket and for operating an unlicensed fishing vessel.
Russian man nabbed for overstay in Phuket
Russian man nabbed for overstay in Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration and Patong Police officers have arrested a Russian man for staying in Thailand with expired permission (overstay). The man now faces a five-year-long ban on re-entering the country.
Ratsada Music Festival underway in Phuket
Ratsada Music Festival underway in Phuket
PHUKET: The hugely popular three-day Ratsada Music Festival has returned for its third year and is taking place this weekend (Feb 16-18 inclusive) at Siray Beach in Ratsada.
Landfill fire spurs health warning in Phuket Town
Landfill fire spurs health warning in Phuket Town
PHUKET: Local officials have issued a health warning for the southern part of Phuket Town tonight (Feb 17) following a fire at the municipal garbage landfill in Saphan Hin.
Leatherback turtle lays eggs in Phuket
Leatherback turtle lays eggs in Phuket
PHUKET: Officials at Sirinat National Park have confirmed the first visit of a leatherback turtle to Phuket’s shores since the beginning of this turtle laying season, which began in November. After a three-month-long wait, a leatherback turtle nest was discovered in Mai Khao on Valentine’s Day (Feb 14).