UPON arriving in Phuket this afternoon (Sep. 29) for a briefing on the construction of a key interchange on this tourist island Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin also received some complaints from local residents which he said he will look into and legally try to resolve, Naewna newspaper said. While heading for the briefing on
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Swiss tourist dies in jump at Phuket Airport; more heavy rain today
A SWISS MAN who jumped from the third floor of Phuket Airport last evening and was rushed to the hospital died this morning (Sep. 23) while the Meteorological Department warned the tourist island faces more torrential rain today after yesterday’s downpour led to Patong beach being heavily flooded, Phuket Times online news service said.
Read morePatong flooded after heavy rain lashes Phuket
AFTER TORRENTIAL rain battered Phuket today (Sep. 22) several parts of Patong beach got badly flooded with some residents using boats to go through flooded roads that had turned into a river, Naewna newspaper quoted Phuket Times online news service as saying. With floodwaters having risen to half-wheel level small vans could no longer
Read morePhuket resident calls for help in clearing huge garbage pile
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PHUKET Facebook user called for help from local authorities and the island’s MPs in clearing a huge pile up of as much as 100 tons of garbage in the middle of a community that is harming human health, the environment and the image of world-renowned tourist destination. The Facebook
Read moreSrettha off to Phuket to resolve tourism woes
NEWLY-APPOINTED Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin flew to Phuket from Suvarnabhumi Airport early this morning (Aug. 25) to resolve problems hindering the growth of tourism on the island, particularly the expansion of its airport, Amarin TV said. He was accompanied by Dr. Prommin Lertsuridej, head of Pheu Thai Party’s policy working group, Mr. Jakkaphong Sangmanee
Read morePhuket landlord shocked at damage caused by foreign tenant
A YOUNG THAI man who had rented his house in Phuket to a Ukrainian man was shocked to discover today (Aug. 24) that the tenant had removed all the built-in furniture with the leaky roof almost collapsing and mould growing on the walls, Sanook.com said. The landlord, Facebook user Mercedes P. BenzZaa, told Phuket
Read moreVarawut orders probe after oil slicks wash up on Phuket beaches
CARETAKER MINISTER OF Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa today (Aug. 6) ordered an investigation of the source of oil slicks and tar balls that have washed up on some Phuket beaches while a large team of officials and volunteers have been removing the large amount of the dark oil since Friday (Aug. 4),
Read moreSerbia not Phuket to host Specialised Expo 2027
By Thai Newsroom Reporters and Matichon newspaper AFTER FOUR rounds of voting member states of Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) today (June 21) selected Serbia as host of Specialised Expo 2027, taking place from May 15 to August 15, 2027, with Phuket being among four other candidates that lost out. Aside from Serbia, where
Read moreMove Forward declares war on drugs, graft in Phuket
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER/PRIME minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat today (June 9) declared an all-out war against narcotics trading and corruption in Phuket. During today’s visit to Phuket and celebrations for the Move Forward victory over all three constituencies of the island province in the May 14 election, Pita confirmed that Move Forward
Read morePita tells cheering crowd Phuket to be “The Pearl of the World”
MOVE Forward leader and prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat told a big crowd of around a thousand people attending a thank you rally at a football field in front of Phuket’s Kathu district office that he wants the island to soar higher and become “The Pearl of the World,” Matichon newspaper said this afternoon
Read moreDiarrhoea outbreak spreads across Phuket
PHUKET Governor Narong Woonciew issued a health alert today (June 8) that a diarrhoea outbreak has spread across the island with the suspected cause being contaminated drinking water and ice, TV Channel 7 said this evening. Accompanied by Dr. Kusak Kukiatkul, the provincial public health doctor, and other officials Narong said Phuket has a
Read morePita heading for Phuket to thank local people after big victory
MOVE FORWARD leader and prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat will be visiting Phuket tomorrow (June 9) to thank the local residents after his party swept all three seats for the island in the May 14 general election, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (June 8). Accompanied by Move Forward MP-designates Mr. Somchat Techaworncharoen for Phuket’s
Read moreMilitary setting up base at Phuket rerserved forest: Move Forward
MOVE FORWARD Party said today (June 3) that the military had seized 3,700 rai at Bang Khanun National Reserved Forest in Phuket and intends to evict the people farming and residing there this month while requesting temporary halt of their action until a new government is set up, Sanook.com said. The party’s MP-designate Thitikan
Read morePhuket’s Kathu district chief transferred after raid on 2 pubs
STEMMING from a raid on two unlicensed pubs in Phuket’s Kathu district by the Department of Provincial Administration amid complaints that they are noisy and stay open past the 2 a.m. closing time the Interior Ministry today (June 2) transferred this district chief together with three others in the southern region, Matichon newspaper said.
Read moreExtradited Canadian man charged over gangster’s murder in Phuket
By AFP – published by The Peninsular Qatar and MNG Online POLICE said today (May 29) they have charged a Canadian man they described as a mercenary with the murder of a Canadian-Indian gangster in the resort island of Phuket. Officers launched an investigation after Jimi “Slice” Sandhu — whose nickname came from a
Read moreRussian tourist drowns at Patong beach
A RUSSIAN tourist drowned in front of his wife while swimming in the sea off Patong beach this morning (May 27) with the lifeguard who quickly rescued him and administered first aid failing to revive him, Matichon newspaper said. Pol.Lt.Col. Chayakorn Tangsakul, an inspector at Patong police station, received a report of the tourist
Read moreAussie TikTok influencer tests Phuket fruit vendor’s generosity
AUSTRALIAN social media star Luke Erwin shared a short video on TikTok where he tested the generosity of a Phuket vendor by asking for free fruit as he was hungry but did not have any money to pay and was immediately given one, Sanook.com said this afternoon (May 18). The generous fruit vendor who
Read moreDeported Nigerian who sneaked back to Thailand nabbed in Phuket
A NIGERIAN man who had been deported upon being arrested on a cocaine possession charge was arrested in Phuket today (May 10) after sneaking back into the country through natural channels, Thai Rath newspaper said. A Phuket Immigration and Chalong police station team arrested Mr. Harrison Shinonzo Onyema, 40, for illegal entry. Found in
Read moreRussian man dies in fall from Phuket shopping mall car park
A RUSSIAN MAN fell from the third floor of a car park building at a well-known Phuket shopping mall and died on the spot this morning (Apr.27) with surveillance camera clips showing he went in there alone, Matichon newspaper said. At 8.20 a.m. Pol. Lt. Wuthichai Chanphai, a deputy inspector at Vichit police station
Read moreThai woman caught smuggling cocaine at Phuket Airport
A THAI woman was arrested at Phuket Airport with a box containing 2.35 kg of cocaine worth over 10 million baht hidden in her modified suitcase and was taken to Sakhu police station for further legal action, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Apr. 6). Acting on a tip-off by the Office of Narcotics Control
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