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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.
Hurdles remain for sustainable tourism in Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 26/11/2025
» Phuket aims to become a sustainable tourism city, but there is still room for improvement in terms of tax, infrastructure, waste management and traffic, according to Bhummikitti Ruktaengam, president of the Sustainable Tourism Development Foundation.
Phuket prepares for anti-terror crisis management drill
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 12/06/2025
» PHUKET - Authorities in Phuket are preparing for an anti-terrorism emergency response exercise that will be staged on the tourist island later this month.
Phuket to tackle food waste crisis
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 01/12/2024
» Phuket has introduced a food waste management initiative aimed at reducing waste by 15 tonnes daily as part of its effort to become a low-carbon destination.
Indian arrivals increase to 1.5m this year due to visa-free policy
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/12/2023
» About 1.5 million Indian tourists have so far visited Thailand this year, surpassing the target, following the introduction of a tourist visa exception scheme, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said on Friday.
Phuket bounces back
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/07/2023
» Phuket is targeting over 14 million international and domestic tourists with tourism-related revenue expected to exceed 200–300 billion baht by the end of this year, according to Phuket Tourist Association (PTA).
Phuket tourism on road to recovery
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 03/01/2023
» Having endured the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic for more than two years, Phuket's tourism is bouncing back, welcoming more than 2.3 million visitors and raking in at least 127 billion baht in tourism revenue during the first ten months of 2022.
Phuket Covid cases stable
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/07/2022
» PHUKET: The number of new Covid-19 cases in this southern island province remains steady with a daily average of 20-25 from RT-CPR tests and 200-250 from antigen tests, health office chief Kusak Kukiatikul said on Monday.
Most Covid vaccination centres in Phuket closed
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 28/05/2022
» Four out of five Covid-19 vaccination centres in Phuket are now closed, with many people on the resort island having already received their doses and demand for vaccines declining.
Phuket boy's blindness due to sinusitis, not Pfizer jab
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 10/05/2022
» A 12-year-old boy in Phuket did not lose his sight because of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine but due to severe complications from sinusitis, medical experts on the island province said.