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Phuket Kebaya Festival celebrates Peranakan heritage
Phuket Kebaya Festival celebrates Peranakan heritage
Monday 22 September 2025 10:15 AM
PHUKET: A parade of music, colour and culture marked the grand opening of the ‘Phuket Creative City: Kebaya Festival 2025’ on Saturday (Sept 20), celebrating the island’s Baba and Peranakan heritage while promoting Thailand’s cultural identity on the global stage.
Police seize ‘loud exhaust’ motorbikes
Police seize ‘loud exhaust’ motorbikes
Monday 22 September 2025 10:00 AM
PHUKET: Phuket City Police have seized six modified motorcycles illegally fitted with loud exhaust pipes during a night patrol in Phuket Town
Calf rescued from 5-metre well in Thalang
Calf rescued from 5-metre well in Thalang
Monday 22 September 2025 09:30 AM
PHUKET: Rescue workers in Thalang successfully pulled a young calf to safety last Friday morning (Sept 19) after it fell into a 5-metre-deep well in a grassy field in Srisoothorn.
Worker injured in transformer explosion in Patong
Worker injured in transformer explosion in Patong
Monday 22 September 2025 09:10 AM
PHUKET: A Myanmar construction worker was injured yesterday (Sept 21) when a steel frame he was dismantling struck a power transformer and caused it to explode in the heart of Patong.
Bahraini man missing, presumed drowned at Karon
Bahraini man missing, presumed drowned at Karon
Monday 22 September 2025 08:30 AM
PHUKET: A Bahraini tourist is presumed drowned after being swept away by strong currents at Karon Beach on Friday evening (Sept 19) despite red flags warning swimmers to stay out of the water.
Patong lifeguard rescues continue amid low season
Patong lifeguard rescues continue amid low season
Sunday 21 September 2025 10:30 AM
PHUKET: Lifeguards on Patong Beach carried out dozens of rescues and first aid responses in August, with nearly 100 incidents recorded both during the day and at night, according to figures released by Patong Municipality’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department.
Phuket honours businesses with Human Rights Certificates
Phuket honours businesses with Human Rights Certificates
Sunday 21 September 2025 10:00 AM
PHUKET: Eleven Phuket businesses have been formally recognised for their commitment to respecting human rights in their operations, receiving Certificates of Completion (Business & Human Rights) at a provincial ceremony.
Police arrest call-centre mule suspect on Phuket roadside
Police arrest call-centre mule suspect on Phuket roadside
Sunday 21 September 2025 09:00 AM
PHUKET: A man wanted for opening mule bank accounts for a call-centre fraud gang that swindled victims out of more than B10 million has been arrested by Phuket Highway Police.
Phuket splashing B100mn a day on fuel, with most burned in traffic
Phuket splashing B100mn a day on fuel, with most burned in traffic
Sunday 21 September 2025 09:00 AM
PHUKET: Phuket motorists are burning through more than 1 million litres of fuel every day, and that number is only going to get higher, the Chief of the Ministry of Energy Phuket office has warned.
Phuket MP leads charge for ‘cannabis zones’
Phuket MP leads charge for ‘cannabis zones’
Saturday 20 September 2025 11:30 AM
PHUKET: The House of Representatives Tourism Committee has warned that the liberalisation of cannabis use is harming Thailand’s image as a tourism destination, with strong impacts on health and family tourism.
Phuket Northerners to host ‘Tan Kuai Salak’ merit-making ceremony
Phuket Northerners to host ‘Tan Kuai Salak’ merit-making ceremony
Saturday 20 September 2025 10:30 AM
PHUKET: The Phuket-Andaman Northerners Association will host the traditional Tan Kuai Salak (Salak food offering) merit-making ceremony at Wat Thepwanaram (Wat Manik) in Thalang on Sunday, Sept 28, starting at 9am.
Phuket moves forward with accreditation of drug rehabilitation centres
Phuket moves forward with accreditation of drug rehabilitation centres
Saturday 20 September 2025 09:30 AM
PHUKET: Provincial officials have taken another step toward strengthening Phuket’s drug rehabilitation system, with a working group meeting yesterday (Sept 19) to consider the establishment and accreditation of treatment centres across the province.
More wind turbines, eco-tourism centre planned for Phromthep
More wind turbines, eco-tourism centre planned for Phromthep
Saturday 20 September 2025 09:00 AM
PHUKET: The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has presented plans to install new wind turbines at the football field near Phromthep Cape to be a ‘Renewable Energy Station’ in Rawai.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Brits Caught In ‘Ram & Robbery’ Of Phuket Tourist, Big Plans For Phuket Stadium || Sept 19
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Brits Caught In ‘Ram & Robbery’ Of Phuket Tourist, Big Plans For Phuket Stadium || Sept 19
Friday 19 September 2025 06:09 PM
PHUKET XTRA - September 19 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Brits arrested for ‘ram and rob’ assault in Cherng Talay
Brits arrested for ‘ram and rob’ assault in Cherng Talay
Friday 19 September 2025 12:58 PM
PHUKET: Four British nationals have been arrested in connection with the violent ‘ram and rob’ attack in Cherng Talay yesterday (Sept 18), in which an American tourist knocked off his motorbike and robbed of a luxury watch valued at more than B2.3 million.
Chinese embezzlement fugitive arrested in Phuket
Chinese embezzlement fugitive arrested in Phuket
Friday 19 September 2025 10:12 AM
PHUKET: A Chinese man wanted on an international arrest warrant for embezzlement of state property has been arrested in Phuket after overstaying his visa by 272 days.
American tourist rammed, robbed in Cherng Talay
American tourist rammed, robbed in Cherng Talay
Friday 19 September 2025 09:35 AM
PHUKET: An American tourist was assaulted and robbed in broad daylight yesterday (Sept 18) when two men in a Ford Everest SUV rammed him off his motorbike and robbed him of his B300,000 watch.
Drug tests target Patong nightlife venues
Drug tests target Patong nightlife venues
Friday 19 September 2025 09:01 AM
PHUKET: Six employees working at entertainment venues in Patong tested positive for drugs during a late-night inspection conducted by Kathu District Office.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Cabbies Block Rivals, Struck By Bus And Truck, Fatal Late Night Swim || Sept 18
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Cabbies Block Rivals, Struck By Bus And Truck, Fatal Late Night Swim || Sept 18
Thursday 18 September 2025 06:47 PM
PHUKET XTRA - September 18 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Restaurants caught operating inside Sirinat National Park
Restaurants caught operating inside Sirinat National Park
Thursday 18 September 2025 02:13 PM
PHUKET: Restaurants operating on the Mai Khao beachfront have been confirmed to be operating illegally within the boundaries of Sirinat National Park.

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