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The revival of Phuket
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/09/2014
» Perhaps more than any other province, Phuket has lived in fear of mafia-style gangs preying on tourists and business operators for several decades.
Job training for Phuket beach vendors
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 23/08/2014
» PHUKET: Poor vendors displaced by the ongoing beach cleanup in Phuket will receive training so that they can find new jobs, says the southern army chief.
Reds to defy army with Kamol rites
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 31/07/2014
» Red-shirt sympathisers plan to defy the junta and go ahead as planned with religious ceremonies to mark 100 days since the death of red-shirt poet Kamol Duangphasuk at Wat Phra Si Mahathat in Bangkhen today.
Tsunami heroine honoured
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/07/2014
» Phuket: Authorities yesterday presented an honorary plaque and a certificate to a Thai woman who helped two British children survive the devastating 2004 tsunami.
Myanmar sinks Thai trawler
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 11/07/2014
» A Myanmar naval patrol boat sank a Thai fishing trawler and towed another boat after the two craft strayed into Myanmar waters on Friday. All crew members survived unharmed.
Patong vendors beg for a chance
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/07/2014
» About 350 vendors and deckchair operators on Patong beach lost their jobs on Wednesday as authorities cleared all structures in the area in an attempt to return the encroached strip to the public.
Court approves suspects’ arrest warrants
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 21/03/2014
» The provincial court of Phuket yesterday approved warrants for the arrest of two foreign men allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a Russian tourist and the disappearance of her boyfriend.
Passport theft victim meets cops
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 10/03/2014
» Phuket: Island police have met Italian national Luigi Maraldi, whose passport was used by a passenger on board the vanished Malaysia Airlines flight.
Phuket airport Terminal X opens Feb 5
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/01/2014
» Phuket International Airport's new Terminal X is complete and will open to passengers on Feb 5, according to Phuket governor Maitree Inthusut.
Super Cheap still trading after blaze
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 19/10/2013
» A makeshift Super Cheap store has been set up behind the fire-gutted discount store complex in Phuket to continue business and prevent thousands of the store's employees from losing their jobs.