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Phuket beaches ‘safe’ for public
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 22/02/2026
» Seawater quality around Phuket remains safe for the public, with no oil contamination detected at five major beaches following the sinking of the Panama-flagged cargo ship SEALLOYD ARC earlier this month, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) says.
UAE tourist fined for driving car on Phuket beach
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 15/06/2025
» PHUKET - A tourist from the United Arab Emirates has been penalised for driving a car on a beach.
Chiang Mai, Phuket, Khon Kaen to vie for 2025 InterPride meet
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/06/2024
» Chiang Mai, Phuket and Khon Kaen will compete to host the 2025 InterPride World Conference, according to Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) president Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya.
Five foreigners caught gambling in Phuket house
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/03/2024
» PHUKET: Five foreigners were arrested and gambling chips worth over 600,000 baht seized during a raid on house in Muang district in the early hours of Wednesday.
Authorities say ‘polluted’ Phuket water is just sediment
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/01/2024
» PHUKET: The mayor of the Karon municipality has denied that a black stream running from Karon beach into the sea is polluted water, saying it is the colour of sediment while the water is actually crystal clear.
Race is on to clean up large oil spill
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/08/2023
» Phuket: At least three tonnes of oil from a slick suspected to have come from a ship, have been removed from Sirinan National Park and Koh Racha Yai after being washed ashore.
Oil slick spurs beach clean-up
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/08/2023
» PHUKET: Authorities are leading the effort to clean up an oil slick, which has washed up on the shore of Koh Racha Yai off the coast of Muang district.
Police chief in Phuket to investigate Indian gangster's murder
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/02/2022
» PHUKET: National police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk arrived in Phuket on Monday morning to supervise the investigation into the murder of an Indian gangster at a rented villa at Rawai beach in Muang district of this island province on Friday night.
Leatherback turtle eggs moved to safer spot inside national park
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/11/2019
» PHUKET: Eighty-five fertile eggs laid at a beach by a rare visitor to the Andaman coast, a leatherback turtle, have been relocated to a spot further along the coast inside the boundary of the national park in Phangnga province, to ensure their safety.
Old Town Phuket earns praise
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 21/09/2019
» CNN's Travel edition in August revealed something which has gone under-reported in the foreign media about Phuket.