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Phuket gears up for Chinese New Year tourism surge
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 11/02/2026
» Phuket is preparing to welcome a surge of visitors during the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations, with a month-long programme of events beginning today aimed at stimulating early-year tourism and generating more than 600 million baht in revenue.
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.
Search on for source of Phuket oil slicks
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/08/2023
» Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has ordered authorities to track down those responsible for the oil slicks and tar balls found on several beaches in Phuket last Friday.
Agreement signed to tackle Phuket labour shortage
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 12/03/2023
» PHUKET: An agreement has been signed between representatives of the business sector and the Office of Vocational Education Commission (OVEC) for vocational institutes to provide graduates and part-time students to work in tourism and service industries, which are now in need of about 30,000 workers in this southern island resort province.
New rules spook tourists
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/01/2023
» Tourism business associations in Phuket, Phangnga and Krabi are calling on the government to relax the Covid-19 restrictions for incoming air passengers, which were abruptly announced on Saturday in response to China's decision to reopen its borders and are due to come into effect today.
Floods sow weekend chaos in Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/10/2022
» PHUKET: Many parts of this southern island resort province have been flooded, causing traffic chaos, following heavy downpours from early Saturday night to yesterday.
Phuket hosts global ice skating event
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/06/2022
» Phuket this week hosts the International Skating Union's 58th Ordinary Congress which should bring in more than 60 million baht to the island province.
Patong cops chief, deputies shunted over party video
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/04/2022
» Phuket: The chief of Patong police and four of his deputies have been transferred to the provincial head office after celebrity lawyer Sittra Biebangkerd posted a video clip on Facebook showing a pub in the Patong Bay Hill resort open past legal hours.
4,000 a day applying to visit Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 12/01/2022
» Phuket remains a popular travel destination among international arrivals as over 4,000 applicants are submitting forms to enter the resort island via the Thailand Pass system each day, the Phuket Tourism Association (PTA) said on Tuesday.
Phuket to establish third field hospital
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 10/08/2021
» Phuket will establish a third field hospital at the site of the former provincial prison to cope with the rising number of Covid-19 patients on the tourist island.