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Australian Consulate General in Phuket hosts International Women’s Day lunch
Australian Consulate General in Phuket hosts International Women’s Day lunch
PHUKET: Members of several Phuket women’s groups marked International Women’s Day at a lunch hosted by the Australian Consulate-General in Phuket at The Blue Elephant restaurant in Phuket Town yesterday afternoon (Mar 9).
Phuket Town youths face heat for drugs, motorbike street races
Phuket Town youths face heat for drugs, motorbike street races
PHUKET: Phuket City Police have ramped up patrols throughout Phuket Town and Saphan Hin to counter gangs of youths using public areas for taking drugs and holding motorbike street races.
Popular Phuket night market caught selling alcohol – again
Popular Phuket night market caught selling alcohol – again
PHUKET: After a week of warnings issued to vendors across Phuket for illegally promoting and selling alcohol at New Year, Phuket Provincial Health Office have postponed taking any action against vendors at a popular market near Samkong School until next week.
Laguna Phuket host and sponsor of 2018 Asian Development Tour event
Laguna Phuket host and sponsor of 2018 Asian Development Tour event
PHUKET: Laguna Phuket has become the joint title sponsor of an All Thailand Golf Tour professional event to be held on the award-winning course in May.
Phuket Governor order to widen Chalong underpass lanes jeopardises fast lane for ambulances
Phuket Governor order to widen Chalong underpass lanes jeopardises fast lane for ambulances
PHUKET: Work will begin tonight to widen the lanes past the construction site of the Chalong Underpass to relieve huge traffic jams following an order by Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong during an inspection visit this morning (Mar 8).
Oilfield Classic’s 10-year Anniversary
Oilfield Classic’s 10-year Anniversary
GOLF: The first Phuket Oilfield Classic was held in April 2009 and was founded by 18 friends of Mark Cameron who attended his wedding in November 2008. The plan was to have a reunion every year because everyone enjoyed the golf in Phuket so much, then it mushroomed into a full blown organised event for the Oil and Gas Industry professionals in the region.
Information sought on missing 12-year-old Phuket boy
Information sought on missing 12-year-old Phuket boy
PHUKET: The mother of a 12-year-old boy who went missing from his home on Feb 17 has appealed for help from the public for any information on his whereabouts.
PPAO rushes to repair Chalong Pier jetty suspected of being ‘damaged by boat’
PPAO rushes to repair Chalong Pier jetty suspected of being ‘damaged by boat’
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO or OrBorJor) have confirmed that they are responsible for restoring a damaged jetty at Ao Chalong Pier, which officials suspect may have been hit by a fishing boat on Sunday (Mar 4).
Phuket airport aircraft noise rattles residents
Phuket airport aircraft noise rattles residents
PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Thawornwat Kongkaew yesterday agreed to send a letter to Airports of Thailand (AoT) representatives who operate Phuket International Airport to ask them to resolve the issue of aircraft noise disturbing local residents.
Rawai Municipality to dredge putrid canal
Rawai Municipality to dredge putrid canal
PHUKET: The Acting Director of Rawai Municipality’s Public Health and Environment Division has confirmed to The Phuket News today that the putrid canal that dumps black water into Chalong Bay will be dredged in an attempt to resolve the issue.
Wichit water shut-offs announced for tomorrow
Wichit water shut-offs announced for tomorrow
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that there will be no water supply tomorrow (Mar 7) at certain areas of Wichit sub-district.
Aussie Rules Football set for Phuket return
Aussie Rules Football set for Phuket return
AUSSIE RULES: Back in 2015 the Thailand Tigers hosted the Malaysian Warriors in the first ever game of Aussie Rules Football played in Phuket, in a match that saw the Warriors too strong for the Tigers. It was a great day for football, with an entertaining match that was well supported and attended, and a fantastic Auskick session run for children living in Phuket.
Phuket officials stumble in enforcing Supreme Court beach evictions
Phuket officials stumble in enforcing Supreme Court beach evictions
PHUKET: Officials today were confused as who should take the first step in clearing vendors illegally occupying plots within 178 rai of beachfront land and Layan and Leypang beaches, on Phuket’s scenic west coast, in upholding beach evictions ordered by the Supreme Court.
Maliwan takes on mantle as Phuket’s sole Honda auto dealer
Maliwan takes on mantle as Phuket’s sole Honda auto dealer
PHUKET: Honda Automobile (Thailand) has confirmed that the new authorised dealer and service centre in Phuket is the Honda Maliwan showroom on Thepkrasattri Rd in Rassada, just south of Mission Hospital Phuket.
Russian women yet to face Phuket coral charges in court
Russian women yet to face Phuket coral charges in court
PHUKET: The two Russian women charged with illegal possession of corals that they say they bought from a man selling by the pack at a beach in Phuket have yet to have their case heard in court more than a month after their arrest.
Phuket licence plate auction raises B21mn for accident victims
Phuket licence plate auction raises B21mn for accident victims
PHUKET: An auction of special licences plates held over the weekend and organised by the Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) raised more than B21 million for the national Road Safety Fund, which stages road-safety campaigns and provides support for victims of road accidents.
Phuket U13s outed in Thailand Youth League quarter-finals
Phuket U13s outed in Thailand Youth League quarter-finals
FOOTBALL: A group of U13 players who make up the Phuket Sports Association (PSA) football team managed to reach the quarter-finals of the Thailand Youth League 2018 which reached its climax in Bangkok yesterday (Mar 4).
Phuket Marine Office warns of collapsed jetty in Chalong
Phuket Marine Office warns of collapsed jetty in Chalong
PHUKET: Phuket Marine Office Chief Surat Sirisaiyat warned boat operators and sailors that one of the jetties at Chalong Pier collapsed and cannot be used for mooring.
‘Phuket’s Best Burger’ competition 2018: ‘Showcase of the Immortals’
‘Phuket’s Best Burger’ competition 2018: ‘Showcase of the Immortals’
Everyone loves a great burger. The perfect ratio of burger to bun, the selection of choice ingredients and the overall personality of the “Burger Maestro” are all major factors in determining whether any hamburger is worthy of being declared Phuket’s Best Burger.
Singha Estate enters B11bn deal to buy Outrigger hotels, including Outrigger Phuket
Singha Estate enters B11bn deal to buy Outrigger hotels, including Outrigger Phuket
PHUKET: Thai-listed group Singha Estate has entered into an agreement to purchase the 255-room Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort through affiliated entities, reports Bill Barnett of consultancy C9 Hotelworks.