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Phuket airport screening Wuhan arrivals for coronavirus
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 14/01/2020
» PHUKET: The Phuket international aiport has been equipped with a machine to screen all passengers arriving from Wuhan, China for a new strain of coronavirus, according to Rewat Areerob, assistant secretary to Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha.
'Hackers' blamed for editing Laem Promthep map pin
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 03/01/2020
» PHUKET: Many visitors relying on Google Maps to go to Laem Promthep, a popular sightseeing spot on Phuket island, have ended up in a wrong place after the map pin had been moved by what local authorities called "hackers".
Missing crewman's body found in Phangnga
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 21/12/2019
» PHANGNGA: The body of a missing crew member has been found floating near the site of a speedboat-yacht collision in which the captain died and 12 tourists were injured four days earlier.
Polish tourist, Thai woman missing at sea off Phuket
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/12/2019
» PHUKET: A search has been launched for a male Polish tourist and a Thai woman who went missing while kayaking in the sea off this southern resort province on Saturday afternoon.
5 Turkish tourists injured in Phuket road accident
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 01/12/2019
» PHUKET: Five Turkish tourists and a Thai driver were injured when a van they were travelling was hit by a pick-up truck on a road in Kathu district of this southen island resort province on Saturday afternoon.
Cruise ship limps into Phuket after hitting a reef
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 25/11/2019
» PHUKET: The 4,000 ton cruise ship La Belle des Océans arrived safely in Phuket on Monday after running aground on a reef in the Andaman Sea overnight and being escorted into port by a Thai navy vessel.
Leatherback turtle eggs moved to safer spot inside national park
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/11/2019
» PHUKET: Eighty-five fertile eggs laid at a beach by a rare visitor to the Andaman coast, a leatherback turtle, have been relocated to a spot further along the coast inside the boundary of the national park in Phangnga province, to ensure their safety.
Old Town Phuket earns praise
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 21/09/2019
» CNN's Travel edition in August revealed something which has gone under-reported in the foreign media about Phuket.
Phuket featured on CNN Travel's latest list
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/09/2019
» Phuket's Old Town has been listed among Asia's 13 most picturesque towns by CNN Travel.
Prosecutors implicated in bribery scam
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 22/08/2019
» Phuket: Two prosecutors based in the province have been transferred after they were accused of pocketing payouts in return for dropping an indictment, according to a source in the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG).