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Marine missions see twenty arrested
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 13/03/2026
» Authorities have arrested a Myanmar national and detained 19 Indonesian fishermen in separate maritime operations targeting fuel smuggling and illegal fishing in the Andaman Sea.
Two Indonesian trawlers seized off Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/05/2025
» PHUKET - Two Indonesian fishing trawlers were seized and the 18 crew members arrested off this island province for illegally fishing in Thai waters on Tuesday morning.
Tourists, guide injured when speedboat explodes off Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 01/04/2025
» PHUKET — Three tourists and a guide were injured while swimming near a speedboat that exploded in flames near Koh Mai Thon, off the coast of Phuket, on Tuesday morning.
49 'danger' spots named in Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/09/2024
» PHUKET: Old Phuket town is among 49 places deemed vulnerable to flash floods or landslides, the Mineral Resources Department said on Tuesday as the tourist island battened down for another dose of bad weather.
Phuket 'safety sandbox' set to begin
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/11/2023
» PHUKET: The so-called "Safety Phuket Island Sandbox" will officially begin on Nov 26 at Pa Tong beach and Walking Street in Muang district as part of a Public Health Ministry pilot scheme to promote health and safety for tourists.
Indonesian trawlers seized, 40 crew arrested
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/10/2023
» Three Indonesian fishing boats were seized and the 40 crewmen arrested after they were caught fishing in Thai territorial waters west of Phuket on Sunday.
Malfunctioning tsunami-warning buoy recovered
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/08/2023
» PHANG-NGA: Tsunami-warning buoy 23461, which stopped transmitting data on July 31, has been recovered by a navy vessel, having drifted away from its original station about 340 kilometres northwest of Phuket in the Andaman Sea, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported.
Bangkok Airways suspends services, closes offices
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 22/04/2021
» Bangkok Airways said on Thursday it was suspending services on the Phuket-Hat Yai, Bangkok-Sukhothai and Bangkok-Trat routes, and postponing the introduction of the planned Bangkok-Mae Sot service.
Speed boat fire injures 5 crewmen in Phangnga
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/11/2020
» PHANGNGA: Five crewmen were injured, three seriously, after a speed boat went up in flames in Thai Muang district of this southern coastal province on Sunday.
Cruise ship limps into Phuket after hitting a reef
Achadthaya 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.