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Phuket reopens ports, road link
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 01/06/2020
» PHUKET: All entry and exit points by land and water reopened on this southern island province on Monday after Covid-19 lockdown measures were relaxed under an order signed by governor Pakapong Tawipat on Sunday.
Govt quells fears over exodus
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/05/2020
» The Interior Ministry on Sunday gave assurances that the thousands of people leaving Phuket for their homes in other provinces have already been screened for Covid-19.
Residents seal off Phuket community
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/04/2020
» PHUKET: Residents of Bang Thao village have sealed off their community to outsiders in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19.
New Phangnga airport plan welcomed
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 05/08/2019
» PHUKET: Airports of Thailand (AoT)'s plan to construct a new international airport in Phangnga will help ease passenger traffic at nearby airports and boost tourism in the "Andaman Triangle" of Krabi, Phangnga and Phuket, say local tourism business associations.
Phuket seeks tram bidders
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/01/2019
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has launched a campaign to invite the private sector and local administrative bodies to invest in a mass-transit project in Phuket worth almost 35 billion baht.
B14bn road tipped to cut isle accidents
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 19/09/2018
» A 13.9-billion-baht expressway project linking tambon Kathu and Patong beach in Phuket is on the cards to further boost tourism and serve as an alternative to an accident-prone route that connects the east of the island to the popular beach, Phuket governor Norapat Plodthong said yesterday.
Phuket soars into high season mode
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 31/10/2017
» PHUKET: The resort island's airport has switched to its "winter schedule" to accommodate an increased number of flights as local businesses and authorities brace themselves for the tourist high season.
Phuket tram service to start in 2021
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 29/01/2017
» The governor of Phuket has confirmed that the resort island will get a light rail tram service in 2021.
More overhead wires buried in old Phuket
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/09/2016
» PHUKET — Yaowarat Road in the popular Phuket Old Town has joined other major roads in having unsightly overhead power lines and cables buried underground.
Angry residents set vehicles ablaze in Phuket riot
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 11/10/2015
» About 300 angry residents laid siege to the Thalang police station in Phuket in a riot on Saturday night and set fire on a number of vehicles to demand justice after two young men were killed when their motorbike crashed with a police vehicle going after them in hot pursuit.