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Phuket targets dodgy cabs
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/11/2025
» Fake taxi registrations are a growing problem on ride-hailing applications, putting Phuket's tourism reputation at risk, says its provincial administration.
Fake Russian doctor arrested in Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 14/06/2025
» PHUKET – A Russian woman who claimed to be a doctor and offered medical treatments without a licence has been arrested on this southern tourist island.
Phuket not affected by earthquake: governor
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 30/03/2025
» Phuket has not been effected by Friday's powerful earthquake that rattled Myanmar and Thailand, says the island's provincial governor.
Bumper year expected for Phuket tourism
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 29/10/2024
» Tourism revenue in Phuket this year is likely to exceed the total in 2019, with almost as many visitors as in the year before the Covid pandemic, according to Thanet Tantipiriyakit, president of the Phuket Tourist Association.
Experts to probe deadly landslides
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 27/08/2024
» Phuket: The provincial office is looking to consult with experts to survey a mountaintop area where 13 people, mostly foreign nationals, were killed by landslides last week.
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.
Thai tourist fined for driving on Kamala beach
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 03/04/2024
» PHUKET: A Thai tourist has been fined after reportedly ignoring a lifeguard's warning and driving a rented car along Kamala beach, and sometimes in the water.
Phuket expects a busy Songkran
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/03/2024
» PHUKET: The resort island is anticipated to receive about 264,350 visitors during the Songkran holiday this year, generating at least seven billion baht in revenue, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand's (TAT) forecast.
Two Nigerians, Thai woman arrested in Phuket romance scam
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/02/2024
» PHUKET: Two Nigerian men and a Thai woman were arrested in Thalang district of this resort island province for alleged involvement in a romance scam.
Illegal cannabis dispensaries shut down in Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 22/08/2023
» Thirteen cannabis dispensaries in Phuket have been shut down by authorities after they were found to be operating without a licence, according to the province's Public Health Office yesterday.