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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.
Phuket's image 'marred by rampant cannabis use'
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 19/09/2025
» People's Party (PP) MP Chalermpong Saengdee has called on the newly formed government to urgently address the widespread use of cannabis in Phuket, warning the province's image as a world-class tourist destination is at risk, especially ahead of the high season.
‘72 Beaches’ project honours King
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/08/2024
» The government on Thursday launched its 72 Beaches Conservation Project in Phuket to celebrate the 6th cycle (72nd) birthday of His Majesty the King last month.
Caterpillars attack palm trees on Laem Phromthep
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 05/04/2024
» Phuket is battling the spread of black-headed caterpillars, which are threatening to decimate the iconic palmyra palm trees that grow around Laem Phromthep, a famous sunset lookout.
Phuket covets low-carbon island image
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/08/2023
» PHUKET: The island province aims to achieve the status of a low-carbon destination to promote eco-tourism.
Vaccination reducing severity of Phuket Covid cases, health chief says
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 30/07/2021
» PHUKET: The number of Covid-19 patients had risen since the island province reopened to foreign visitors under the Phuket Sandbox project, but mass vaccination had limited the severity of their symptoms, according to the provincial health chief.
Phuket governor orders entire island sealed off
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 30/07/2021
» The Phuket governor has ordered the entire island sealed off, with travellers from other provinces not allowed to enter Phuket starting from Aug 3, while the fate of the Phuket Sandbox scheme is yet to be determined.
Two more Covid cases in Phuket, bars closed
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/04/2021
» PHUKET: Two more Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Phuket, both patients infected at a local bar, leading to the immediate temporary closure of three pubs, and all others from Friday.
Speed boat fire injures 5 crewmen in Phangnga
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/11/2020
» PHANGNGA: Five crewmen were injured, three seriously, after a speed boat went up in flames in Thai Muang district of this southern coastal province on Sunday.
10 curfew violators caught in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 05/05/2020
» PHUKET: Ten men were arrested on Monday night for breaking the 10pm-4am nationwide curfew, in Muang district of this southern island province.