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Phuket police ready for Songkran
Phuket police ready for Songkran
PHUKET: Phuket police are ready to take care of local people and tourists during the upcoming Songkran festival, Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Col Pakin Na Ranong told The Phuket News yesterday (Apr 5).
Taxi causes nine-vehicle carnage on Patong Hill
Taxi causes nine-vehicle carnage on Patong Hill
PHUKET: A taxi driver carrying tourists from the UAE was involved in a multi-vehicle crash yesterday morning (Apr 4) on Patong Hill.
Rawai firefighters warn of wildfires
Rawai firefighters warn of wildfires
PHUKET: Rawai Municipality firefighters are calling for people to be careful about wildfires amid the dry conditions in the southern part of the island after a small fire was contained at Phromthep Cape on Wednesday (Apr 3).
Urgent works to start after officials humiliated online over Phuket Town roads
Urgent works to start after officials humiliated online over Phuket Town roads
PHUKET: Emergency temporary repairs to roads in Phuket Town will begin tonight after local officials suffered a heavy public backlash spurred by a series of comical alter images posted online yesterday (Apr 4).
Phuket’s iconic ‘Po Thong’ buses get GPS upgrade
Phuket’s iconic ‘Po Thong’ buses get GPS upgrade
PHUKET: The fleet of iconic blue ‘Po Thong’ buses serving routes across the island have been upgraded with GPS location trackers linked to a mobile phone app so that passengers can track where their bus is, and have a better idea of when it will pass by so they can board it.
Kamala officials defend canal water released onto beach
Kamala officials defend canal water released onto beach
PHUKET: Officials in Kamala have defended their efforts to clear the black wastewater in the Pak Bang Canal from being released across the beach, saying that the water is now “better” and “clearer”, but admit that contaminants still line the waterway as it crosses the sand.
Patong underground cable project hits delays
Patong underground cable project hits delays
PHUKET: A lack of information provided by state-owned internet and communications company CAT Telecom has forced the project to install power and communication cables along the Patong beachfront to be delayed.
Darasamut Underpass to close for maintenance
Darasamut Underpass to close for maintenance
PHUKET: Phuket Highways Office has announced that the Darasamut Underpass will be closed tomorrow night while workers carry out scheduled maintence on the lighting and ventilation systems.
Phuket PEA chief debunks election slurs over rising power bills
Phuket PEA chief debunks election slurs over rising power bills
PHUKET: The chief of the Phuket office of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) today responded to a slew of complaints online over higher electricity bills although the standard rate charged per unit had not increased, with some people blaming the utility price hike on political machinations.
Patong Police to create LINE group with rental shops to monitor tourist bike riders
Patong Police to create LINE group with rental shops to monitor tourist bike riders
PHUKET: Having set up a LINE group to collect information about disruptive behaviour on the roads from local residents, Patong Police are now planning to create a similar group specifically for vehicle rental operators.
Gun brandishing Pole appears in court
Gun brandishing Pole appears in court
PHUKET: A Polish hotel owner who threatened his staff with a gun at his hotel in Patong on Tuesday (Mar 19) has appeared in court.
High Phuket voter turnout expected for national election
High Phuket voter turnout expected for national election
PHUKET: Nearly 300,000 people will be on the move in Phuket this Sunday (Mar 24) as they head to polling stations set up across the island to cast their votes in the national election.
Protect Andaman mass beach cleanup at Layan nets 92kg of trash
Protect Andaman mass beach cleanup at Layan nets 92kg of trash
PHUKET: About 200 volunteers, hotel workers local residents and officials collected a total of 92.5kg of trash from Layan Beach, on Phuket’s west coast, yesterday (Mar 20).
Polish hotel owner charged after threatening staff with gun
Polish hotel owner charged after threatening staff with gun
PHUKET: Police have arrested a Polish man who operates a hotel in Patong after he was accused of threatening his hotel manager with a gun.
Kamala doubles up on ozone wastewater-treatment for filthy canal
Kamala doubles up on ozone wastewater-treatment for filthy canal
PHUKET: A second ozone generator water-treatment machine is being installed at the Pak Bang Canal in Kamala and will come online this Friday (Mar 22) in the hope of cleaning the filthy water that now runs through the channel.
Official inspects elephant camps after Big Buddha complaint
Official inspects elephant camps after Big Buddha complaint
PHUKET: The Acting Chief of the Phuket Provincial Livestock Office has acted on a complaint sent to The Phuket News by a reader about a very young elephant being used to make money from tourists at the side of the road that leads to Big Buddha.
Island woes hurting investment, Phuket infrastructure needs urgent attention, says new PCC President
Island woes hurting investment, Phuket infrastructure needs urgent attention, says new PCC President
PHUKET: Thanusak Phungdet, the newly installed President of the Phuket Chamber of Commerce, has placed poor infrastructure development among the top issues concerning the island’s tourism industry.
SPECIAL REPORT: PM orders probe into Phuket Kata condo project
SPECIAL REPORT: PM orders probe into Phuket Kata condo project
PHUKET: Lt Gen Kittisak Boonsuk, Deputy Director of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Operations Coordination Center 4, led a team of military officers from Bangkok to Phuket yesterday (Mar 14) to inspect the construction of The Peaks Residence project on the hillside overlooking Kata Noi Beach.
Baby elephants at shopping plaza raise concerns
Baby elephants at shopping plaza raise concerns
PHUKET: Two baby elephants seen outside a shopping plaza in Mai Khao, at the northern end of the island, are in good care, but their legal status has yet to be confirmed, the Phuket livestock chief has told The Phuket News.
Phuket police wait as Greek murder suspect remains at large abroad
Phuket police wait as Greek murder suspect remains at large abroad
PHUKET: The Chief of the Cherng Talay Police today confirmed that he has yet to be informed of any updates on the international hunt for Greek national Dimitrios Chairopoulos, who is wanted for the murder of local beautician Niramon Aewkaew in Phuket last month.