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Online storm over Phuket ceramics shop's B40 entry fee
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/02/2026
» PHUKET - The owner of a ceramics shop at the centre of an online drama after charging Chinese tourists a 40 baht entry fee had properly displayed the details of the service charge, which was legal, the Phuket Provincial Commercial Office said on Monday.
Illegal shisha seller busted near Phuket school
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/11/2025
» PHUKET - Authorities have arrested a shop owner for illegally selling shisha and smoking equipment near a school in Kathu district on this tourist island following a raid on Wednesday night.
Woman made B80k a day delivering unordered junk goods to the gullible
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/11/2025
» PHUKET - A 30-year-old woman was arrested at a warehouse in Muang district for allegedly delivering unsolicited, substandard goods to people who had not ordered them and collecting an estimated 80,000 baht a day from those who paid.
Diversity to become new selling point
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 21/07/2025
» Recognising Phuket's rich multicultural identity, the Ministry of Justice is investing in language and ethics education to promote social harmony and expand economic opportunities, particularly for the local Muslim community.
Phuket park assesses coral after Myanmar ship sinks
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/06/2025
» PHUKET - Park and navy divers are surveying coral off Mu Ko Surin National Park amid concern it could be damaged by a sunken vessel from Myanmar.
Phuket hosts forum on sustainable island tourism
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 25/09/2024
» PHUKET - Sustainable tourism plays an important role in strengthening local communities, especially in the face of climate-induced emergencies such as floods and storms that have affected Phuket, governor Sophon Suwannarat said on Wednesday.
Phuket court responds to surge in tourist-related cases
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/04/2024
» The Phuket Provincial Court will reopen its tourist section to help visitors to the province settle court cases following a recent surge in litigation linked to tourists.
Phuket pushes health hub plan
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/09/2023
» Phuket's tourism and property development sectors have urged Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to quickly consider their proposal for an Andaman Wellness Economic Corridor (AWC) to keep pace with the global trend in wellness and boost related investment and the tourism industry.
Sea gypsies urge govt to save 'sacred' beach from developer
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 14/08/2023
» Phuket: Local activists are calling on the government to take back sea-gypsy ancestral land being leased to a hotel on Mai Khao beach.
Phuket tourism sector seeks B5bn pledge to fuel recovery
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 11/10/2021
» Phuket tourism operators are banking on a five-billion-baht fund being created to finance a full-scale effort to salvage the province's battered tourism sector, the local tourist chief said on Sunday.