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Crypto pair risk death for new sea state
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/04/2019
» An American man who spent some of the fortune he made wagering on cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to fund a seasteading structure near Phuket is at risk of facing the death penalty for breaking Thai law.
An accident waiting to happen
Spectrum, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 29/07/2018
» Serious efforts to tighten safety standards for foreign tourists scared away by the tragedy of 47 Chinese visitors killed when a boat capsized off the Phuket coastline early this month fail to ease the concerns of deputy Tourist Police Bureau chief Surachate Hakparn about a possible repeat of the tragedy.
Last body retrieved from 'Phoenix' wreck
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/07/2018
» PHUKET: Divers on Sunday were able to retrieve the 47th body of a Chinese national pinned by the Phoenix boat under water since it capsized on July 5.
Phuket 'has the smarts' for hi-tech
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 30/03/2018
» Digital equipment and high-speed internet spots have been set up in Phuket as part of its bid to make the island province a smart city.
Bus app arrives in Phuket
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 12/12/2017
» Bus passengers in Phuket are trying out a new mobile phone application, "Bus Beam", which will enable them to locate buses and estimate when they will arrive.
Phuket islanders told to settle land dispute
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 23/09/2017
» A running conflict between six communities in Phuket and local authorities who rejected their request to live in mangrove forest areas must be resolved by next month, the governor of Phuket said on Friday.
Farmers call on govt to delay navigation law
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/06/2017
» Phuket: A group of farmers in this southern province is calling on the government to have the implementation of the 2017 Act on Navigation through Thai Waters deferred to next year to allow more time for hundreds of affected people to prepare to comply with the new law.
Outdoor museum to be built in Phangnga in memory of tsunami victims
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 25/12/2016
» An outdoor museum is going to be built in Phangnga in memory of the thousands of lives lost in the tsunami that ravaged the province in 2004.
Illicit rubber trees in Phuket face the axe
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/12/2016
» Forestry officials plan to fell rubber trees illegally planted on 112 rai of forest land in Phuket's Thalang district on Monday.
Rawai land developers urge govt to buy land at B500m
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 11/02/2016
» A group of Phuket businessmen who own 19 rai of land around Rawai beach are planning to ask the government to buy their properties for more than 500 million baht and develop the plots to help the local sea gypsy community sort out their long-standing habitation problems.