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Oil slick threatens tourism, triggers marine life worries
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 28/02/2026
» The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has reiterated concerns over ongoing environmental damage around Mu Koh Racha in Phuket after large quantities of oil washed ashore following the sinking of the Panama-flagged cargo vessel SEALLOYD ARC on Feb 7.
Governor backs call for special status
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/08/2025
» Phuket governor Sophon Suwannarat is calling for the province to be upgraded into a special administrative area, saying the move is necessary to tackle the island's critical infrastructure and environmental issues.
Phumtham warns over bomb talk
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 27/06/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai yesterday urged the public not to link the Phuket airport bomb scare to unrest in the deep South, warning that premature conclusions could damage the nation's image.
PM backs Phuket medical hub push
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 29/03/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has thrown her weight behind Phuket's drive to become a world-famous medical hub and premium destination for sustainable tourism.
Cops nab 4 extortionists
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 25/02/2025
» PHUKET: Four men have been arrested while allegedly trying to extort money from two Vietnamese men at gunpoint in a van parked outside a hotel in Muang district.
Crackdown nets 2 foreign criminals
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/02/2025
» A Turkish and a Nigerian national have been arrested separately in Phuket.
Russian attacked, robbed
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/01/2025
» PHUKET: A Russian man has told police he was attacked and robbed of US$700 (24,237 baht) in cash by another man speaking Russian in his hotel room on Sunday night.
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.
Phuket doc to appeal Swiss case
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 31/10/2024
» Phuket: The lawyer of the woman doctor who claimed she was kicked in the back by a Swiss man while she was sitting in front of his villa in Phuket in February has appealed against the court's decision to dismiss the case.
Beach plot in Phuket open to everyone
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 11/05/2024
» A 172-rai plot of land on Le Phang and Layan beaches in Thalang district of Phuket is now open to everyone after the local government won a long-running court battle and recently redesignated the area as being public access.