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Royal Rainmakers on standby in Phuket despite three failed attempts
Royal Rainmakers on standby in Phuket despite three failed attempts
PHUKET: After three failed attempts, Royal Rainmakers will again be deployed in Phuket as soon as the required weather and air traffic conditions coincide, according to Wiraphon Sudchada, Director of the Southern Royal Rainmaking Operation Center in Surat Thani.
Luxury mansion amid Phuket protected forest to be removed
Luxury mansion amid Phuket protected forest to be removed
PHUKET: A luxury mansion being built in the hills above the Bang Wad reservoir in Kathu will be ordered to be removed for violating the ban on all construction more than 80 metres above sea level, The Phuket News has confirmed
Chalong Underpass road surfacing to cause delays, project on target for end of May finish
Chalong Underpass road surfacing to cause delays, project on target for end of May finish
PHUKET: The project engineer overseeing the construction of the long-awaited Chalong Underpass has warned motorists that surfacing of the roads through the critical junction will begin next Tuesday (Apr 30).
Army starts rolling in emergency water supply to Phuket
Army starts rolling in emergency water supply to Phuket
PHUKET: Lt Gen Pornsak Poonsawat, Commander of the Fourth Army Region base in Nakhon Sri Thammarat, which is the leading Army base in all of Southern Thailand, has ordered his troops to provide emergency relief water to water-starved communities across Phuket – starting with an initial delivery of 45,000 litres that is to arrive today (April 24).
Phuket residents flame Governor over water shortages
Phuket residents flame Governor over water shortages
PHUKET: Just hours after the Phuket Governor this morning (Apr 23) held a press conference to specifically explain that Phuket is not suffering a drought crisis, about 80 residents from Rassada staged a protest in front of Phuket Provincial Hall over the lack of water supply to their community.
Huge fire at Samui waste site
Huge fire at Samui waste site
PHUKET: Firefighters on Samui are sifting through piles of garbage this morning to make sure that a blaze that broke out at the Samui waste incinerator in Tambon Maret, on the northeast corner of the island, does not flare up again.
Mains water supply outage announced
Mains water supply outage announced
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in several areas across Phuket on Tuesday (Apr 23).
Second fire in three days breaks out in Rawai
Second fire in three days breaks out in Rawai
PHUKET: Rawai Deputy Mayor Teerapong Taodang urged people to beware of fire hazards after a blaze broke out on Soi Saiyuan 16 today (April 20).
Patong police, taxi drivers meet to discuss service, behaviour
Patong police, taxi drivers meet to discuss service, behaviour
PHUKET: Patong Police and officials from relevant government offices held their first meeting with taxi drivers to talk about drivers’ behaviour and find ways to improve service quality in order to “make tourists more impressed”.
Residents, hotels blamed for Nai Yang canal pollution
Residents, hotels blamed for Nai Yang canal pollution
PHUKET: Sirinath National Park Chief Vitoon Dechpramualpol responded to online complaints over polluted, stinky canal running through Nai Yang area and threatening to empty into the sea.
Inspectors suspect foul play from Patong resorts
Inspectors suspect foul play from Patong resorts
PHUKET: Patong Deputy Mayor Boonma Aeapsap on Wednesday (Apr 17) told The Phuket News that inspections are still ongoing in the search for the source of the wastewater flowing onto Merlin Beach in Patong.
Patong Police call for calm after foreigner outburst over motorbike collision goes viral
Patong Police call for calm after foreigner outburst over motorbike collision goes viral
PHUKET: Patong Police have issued a statement asking for all motorists to keep their cool after a foreigner was recorded delivering angry outbursts over a motorbike collision in the town on Wednesday (Apr 17).
King cobra female caught in Patong, 30 eggs missing from nest
King cobra female caught in Patong, 30 eggs missing from nest
PHUKET: Patong firefighters are concerned that a male king cobra remains at large in a residential area at the northern end of the busy tourism town after catching a female king cobra in Kalim this morning (Apr 18).
Nong Bank, 8, honoured as model citizen for cleaning Patong canal
Nong Bank, 8, honoured as model citizen for cleaning Patong canal
PHUKET: An 8-year-old boy has been honoured as a role model citizen for helping to clean the filthy Pak Bang Canal at the southern end of Phuket’s busiest tourism town.
Local residents dive in to clean filthy Patong canal
Local residents dive in to clean filthy Patong canal
PHUKET: Tired of no action from officials, one local resident in Patong has spearheaded a campaign to carry out his own ongoing clean-up of the Pak Bang Canal, which empties into Patong Bay at the southern end of the beach.
Phuket Town road repairs from installing cables underground to finish in October
Phuket Town road repairs from installing cables underground to finish in October
PHUKET: The work to install power and communications cables underground and make new footpaths along Phang Nga Rd and Rassada Rd in Phuket Town will be complete by the end of October, Phuket City Municipality has announced.
Officials inspect black water flowing onto Merlin Beach
Officials inspect black water flowing onto Merlin Beach
PHUKET: Banyad Horpetch, an officer from the Patong Municipality Sanitation Division, went to inspect Merlin Beach in Patong on Wednesday (Apr 10) after a complaint was made by a woman who posted a video on Facebook showing black water flowing onto the beach and into the sea.
Phuket police get tough on drunk drivers
Phuket police get tough on drunk drivers
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Col Pakin Na Ranong has made it plain that his officers will be cracking down on drunk drivers over the Songkran Thai New Year holidays, including filing murder charges against drunk drivers deemed responsible for accidents resulting in death.
Vachira Phuket Hospital to start charging ‘after-hours’ service fee
Vachira Phuket Hospital to start charging ‘after-hours’ service fee
PHUKET: Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town, which serves as the main government hospital on the island, will start charging non-emergency patients B100 each for after-hours treatment starting May 1.
No action on illegal construction at Ao Sane luxury villa as deadline passes
No action on illegal construction at Ao Sane luxury villa as deadline passes
PHUKET: The contractor of a luxury villa project at Ao Sane, on the coastal road north of Nai Harn Beach, has failed to make any corrections to the project after being given 30 days to remove the parts of the building that exceeded the building permit.