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Special status call for Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 28/07/2025
» Local leaders are calling for Phuket to receive special administrative status, similar to Bangkok and Pattaya, to improve infrastructure and control over budget management and local administration.
Australian arrested in Pattaya after compatriot robbed of B21m
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/05/2025
» An Australian man wanted for robbing a compatriot of 21 million baht in Phuket and Samui has been arrested in Pattaya, police say.
Phuket cabaret seen as lucrative cash cow
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/12/2024
» Phuket cabaret is a "soft power" of the province that can generate over 200 million baht in revenue a year, according to provincial governor Sophon Suwanrat.
New Phuket direct flights to bring more Kazakhstani tourists
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 28/10/2024
» Phuket is looking to an increase in tourists from Kazakhstan following the start of direct flights to and from the central asian country's remote capital, Astana.
Special status sought for Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 27/04/2024
» The governor of Phuket has proposed designating the island province as a special administrative area to gain more authority over taxation and budget allocation so it can be developed in line with Bangkok and Pattaya in terms of its administrative frameworks.
'Gangs of foreigners' accused of stealing jobs from locals in Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 19/02/2023
» The hospitality sector in Phuket is urging the government to solve the issue of foreign mafia on the resort island.
Foreign gangs accused of stealing local jobs in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/02/2023
» The hospitality industry in Phuket is urging the government to solve the issue of foreign mafia groups getting increasingly involved in business on the resort island.
Nightspots lobby for 4am licence
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 10/09/2022
» PHUKET: The Sports and Tourism Ministry will soon propose that the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) ease opening restrictions on night entertainment venues to increase earnings and attract tourists.
Phuket seeing 500 Covid cases a day
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 26/01/2022
» Phuket is reporting an average daily caseload of about 500 Covid-19 infections, with roughly one-quarter coming from tourists, said Dr Koosak Kookiatkul, the provincial public health chief.
Phuket urges extra caution after spike
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/01/2022
» Phuket's Public Health Office is urging tourism business operators on the island to strictly comply with Covid-19 control measures, particularly the regular use of antigen test kits (ATKs) to screen for possible cases, after 144 Omicron variant infections were detected in the province.