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Owners of burnt-out Phuket speedboats say they've been ignored
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 10/02/2026
» PHUKET – A group of speedboat operators are deeply concerned that a month after a fire at Chalong pier destroyed their livelihood there is still no progress in the investigation and no sign of the assistance and compensation they were promised.
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.
Phuket lifeguards treating many tourists for jellyfish stings
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/10/2025
» PHUKET - Lifeguards at Patong Beach on this southern resort island have reported a significant increase in jellyfish stings among tourists, with several cases requiring hospital treatment.
33 Chinese tourists saved from sinking catamaran off Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 13/01/2025
» PHUKET: Thirty-three Chinese tourists were safely rescued from a sinking catamaran off this southern tourist province on Monday afternoon.
Phuket airport prepares to expand capacity
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/10/2024
» Phuket International Airport aims to increase flights from 20 to 25 per hour to accommodate 18 million passengers in 2025, while Airports of Thailand (AoT) is accelerating Phase 2 of the airport’s development to support its growth.
Phuket Airport eyes new terminal
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/06/2024
» Phuket Airport is planning to invest 6 billion baht to build a new terminal for international flights to expand its passenger handling capacity from 12.5 million a year to 18 million.
Whale sighting near Phuket could be world first: biologist
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/01/2024
» A white Omura's whale has been spotted near Koh He in Phuket in an unprecedented sighting, possibly marking the first sighting of this very rare mammal in Thailand and even the world, according to Assoc Prof Thon Thamrongnawasawat, a marine biologist and lecturer at Kasetsart University.
Phuket tourism office aims to banish low-season blues
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/01/2024
» Phuket: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)'s Phuket office will continue promoting the province as a year-round destination with no official low season, according to office director Lertchai Wangtrakuldee.
Few callers to Russian-Ukrainian tourist help centre
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 14/03/2022
» PHUKET: Most Russian tourists seem to be coping with being stranded in Phuket by flight cancellations resulting from the Russian war on Ukraine, according to the local tourism office.
'Test and Go' freeze could hit Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 23/12/2021
» The suspension of the "Test & Go" scheme could affect foreign tourists arriving in Phuket via its sandbox scheme, the island's tourist association said on Wednesday.