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Phuket dump blaze finally extinguished
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 13/04/2026
» PHUKET – Firefighters have finally extinguished the blaze at the Phuket City municipal landfill after a battle lasting 30 hours .
Phuket dump still burning, garbage deliveries halted
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 12/04/2026
» PHUKET – Firefighters were still battling persistent flare-ups at the Phuket City municipal landfill on Sunday, more than 24 hours after the blaze erupted.
Locals' deaths renew old waste crisis concerns
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/12/2025
» Phuket vows to tackle a growing waste crisis after residents near a landfill and incinerator warned of serious health and environmental impacts.
Phuket lifeguards treating many tourists for jellyfish stings
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/10/2025
» PHUKET - Lifeguards at Patong Beach on this southern resort island have reported a significant increase in jellyfish stings among tourists, with several cases requiring hospital treatment.
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.
Luxury yacht levelled by fire in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 21/05/2024
» PHUKET: Marine officials are investigating the cause of a fire that extensively damaged a luxury yacht moored in Chalong Bay on Monday afternoon.
Swedish driver helped out of burning car
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 03/10/2022
» PHUKET: An injured Swedish driver was helped safely from his burning car after crashing into a roadside signpost in Thalang district on Sunday evening.
Norwegian man rescued from burning house in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/05/2022
» PHUKET: An elderly Norwegian man was rescued from a burning house early on Monday, police said.
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.
Confiscated tuna trawler gutted by fire
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/04/2020
» PHUKET: One of seven unregistered fishing trawlers confiscated three years ago was destroyed by a fire at its mooring in a mangrove forest along Tha Chin canal on Thursday night.