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New app spotlights Phuket’s buses
New app spotlights Phuket’s buses
Saturday 19 July 2025 09:00 AM
PHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is promoting ‘Phuket OneMap’, a digital platform aimed at improving access to public transport across the island. The smart mobility service consolidates live route data and bus schedules into a single, user-friendly portal, supporting trip planning for both tourists and local residents.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Tourism Gets Off-Season Boost, Phuket Road Safety Under Fire, Senate Scandal || July 18
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Phuket Tourism Gets Off-Season Boost, Phuket Road Safety Under Fire, Senate Scandal || July 18
Friday 18 July 2025 07:22 PM
PHUKET XTRA - July 18 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
No agreement yet over Big Buddha reopening conditions
No agreement yet over Big Buddha reopening conditions
Friday 18 July 2025 06:28 PM
PHUKET: The Abbott of Wat Kata and the local residents still living in the shadow of the deadly landslide below the Big Buddha Viewpoint that struck in August last year have both yet to agree on a set of conditions set out by Phuket branch of Royal Forest Department (RFD Phuket) ‒ which legally owns the land the Big Buddha sits on ‒ in order for teh Big BUddha Viewpoint to reopen to tourists.
Australian man found dead at Patong hotel
Australian man found dead at Patong hotel
Friday 18 July 2025 12:50 PM
PHUKET: An Australian man was found dead inside his hotel bathroom in Patong this morning (July 18), in what police believe to be a case of natural causes.
Disaster chief silent on ‘lessons learned’ on Phuket road safety
Disaster chief silent on ‘lessons learned’ on Phuket road safety
Friday 18 July 2025 12:34 PM
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office (DDPM Phuket) has yet to reveal any “lessons learned” in its analysis of road accidents in Phuket despite the number of fatalities in Phuket road accidents this year falling greatly.
Woman killed after truck hits motorbike
Woman killed after truck hits motorbike
Friday 18 July 2025 10:47 AM
PHUKET: A woman riding pillion on a motorbike died after being hit by a six-wheeled truck on Wiset Rd in Rawai yesterday afternoon (July 17).
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Rawai dog rescued from being buried alive, Phuket tourist caught with 6.6 kg heroin  || July 17
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Rawai dog rescued from being buried alive, Phuket tourist caught with 6.6 kg heroin  || July 17
Thursday 17 July 2025 06:24 PM
PHUKET XTRA - July 17 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Frenchman faces charges for burying dog alive
Frenchman faces charges for burying dog alive
Thursday 17 July 2025 05:27 PM
PHUKET: A French national living in Rawai claims he believed his Siberian husky was already dead before burying it in his garden ‒ only for the animal to be found alive, with its head still above ground.
Phuket Governor honoured with ‘Outstanding Governor’ award
Phuket Governor honoured with ‘Outstanding Governor’ award
Thursday 17 July 2025 12:56 PM
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat has been recognised with the prestigious ‘Outstanding Governor’ award for his leadership in advancing the ‘To be Number One’ anti-drug campaign at the provincial level.
Teens arrested with homemade ‘grenades’
Teens arrested with homemade ‘grenades’
Thursday 17 July 2025 11:06 AM
PHUKET: Two 15-year-old boys have been arrested in Wichit after police found them in possession of four homemade ‘grenades’, which they allegedly planned to use in a revenge attack on rivals.
American arrested at Phuket Airport with 6.6kg of heroin
American arrested at Phuket Airport with 6.6kg of heroin
Thursday 17 July 2025 10:48 AM
PHUKET: An American man has been arrested at Phuket International Airport attempting to smuggle more than six kilogrammes of heroin out of Thailand, following a joint investigation involving the Tourist Police, Customs officers and narcotics authorities.
Dog rescued after buried alive in Rawai garden
Dog rescued after buried alive in Rawai garden
Wednesday 16 July 2025 09:17 PM
PHUKET: A foreign resident is under investigation after a Siberian husky was found buried alive in a garden in Rawai, with only its head exposed above ground in a shocking case that has sparked public outrage online.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Monk mistress arrested, Phuket gets paltry stimulus share, Suspended PM on ropes || July 16
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Monk mistress arrested, Phuket gets paltry stimulus share, Suspended PM on ropes || July 16
Wednesday 16 July 2025 06:49 PM
PHUKET XTRA - July 16 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Jellyfish, Portuguese man o’ war warning at Kata Noi
Jellyfish, Portuguese man o’ war warning at Kata Noi
Wednesday 16 July 2025 06:14 PM
PHUKET: Marine life officials have issued a warning after several venomous marine creatures, including Portuguese man o’ war (also called ‘bluebottles’) were found washed up along Kata Noi Beach.
Phuket MP slams government over ‘insulting' stimulus budget
Phuket MP slams government over ‘insulting' stimulus budget
Wednesday 16 July 2025 01:13 PM
PHUKET: Phuket MP Chalermpong Saengdee has blasted the government over its economic stimulus allocation, calling it “deeply unfair” and “a betrayal” of a province that contributes some of the highest tax revenues in the country but has been handed the lowest share of funding.
Thief with mental illness caught after bag snatched from hospital
Thief with mental illness caught after bag snatched from hospital
Wednesday 16 July 2025 11:36 AM
PHUKET: A man suffering from mental illness was apprehended by police yesterday evening (July 15) after allegedly stealing a shoulder bag belonging to a member of the medical staff at Vachira Phuket Hospital.
Uzbek man arrested for assaulting girlfriend, and theft
Uzbek man arrested for assaulting girlfriend, and theft
Wednesday 16 July 2025 08:56 AM
PHUKET: Wichit Police have arrested a 41-year-old Uzbek man on charges of theft, property damage and assault after an arrest warrant was issued against him for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and stealing her belongings.
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Patong Tunnel Land Clearing Begins, Phuket Traffic Changes, Shark Boom at ‘The Beach’ || July 15
PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Patong Tunnel Land Clearing Begins, Phuket Traffic Changes, Shark Boom at ‘The Beach’ || July 15
Tuesday 15 July 2025 06:37 PM
PHUKET XTRA - July 15 || Brought to you by @PVC Phuket Hosted by: JP Mestanza || #Phuket #PhuketNews #Thailand
Police make major traffic changes at Koh Kaew
Police make major traffic changes at Koh Kaew
Tuesday 15 July 2025 09:19 AM
PHUKET: Authorities have agreed on a set of measures aimed at reducing traffic congestion at the notoriously busy Koh Kaew Intersection, following a collaborative meeting between police, local leaders, and transport officials yesterday (July 14).
Land clearings underway for Patong Tunnel
Land clearings underway for Patong Tunnel
Tuesday 15 July 2025 08:58 AM
PHUKET: The long-awaited Kathu-Patong expressway project ‒ better known locally as the Patong Tunnel project ‒ is progressing with a budget of B16.76 billion. With land expropriation already completed, Patong Municipality, assigned by the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT), has begun clearing the land, and is expected to finish by Sept 7.

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