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Phuket looks to resort model to tackle waste
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/01/2026
» Authorities in Phuket plan to adopt a wastewater and waste management model used by a local resort to address the island’s worsening environmental problems, including more than 1.2 million tonnes of accumulated waste.
Phuket City sounds alarm over mounting waste
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 05/12/2025
» PHUKET - Officials in Phuket City are alarmed by the increasing amount of waste that now exceeds its capacity to handle, urging other local administrations to abandon their complacency and join the fight against garbage.
Phuket real estate market booming
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/04/2025
» Phuket's property market has seen rapid growth after the Covid-19 pandemic, with the province making 400 billion baht in tourism revenue last year. However, concerns persist concerning wastewater issues.
Group rejects 'slum' label for Myanmar community
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/03/2025
» The director of a Catholic-run school in Phuket denies that a Myanmar community in the province is living in a "slum", as labelled by a foreign YouTuber.
Special status sought for Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 27/04/2024
» The governor of Phuket has proposed designating the island province as a special administrative area to gain more authority over taxation and budget allocation so it can be developed in line with Bangkok and Pattaya in terms of its administrative frameworks.
Phuket aims to become ‘safest city’
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/07/2023
» PHUKET: An effort is under way to make Phuket the safest city in Southeast Asia following a number of incidents involving tourists.
Child hurt in Kamala 'shark' bite
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 03/05/2022
» An eight-year-old was mauled by what experts believed to be barracuda or a shark while swimming off Kamala beach in Phuket on Sunday.
Ukrainian-Thai boy, 8, wounded in suspected shark attack
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/05/2022
» PHUKET: An eight-year-old boy of mixed Thai and Ukrainian heritage was attacked by a big fish, possibly a shark, while playing in the sea off Kamala beach in Kathu district on Sunday, a rescue unit of the Kamala tambon administration organisation (TAO) reported.
7 illegal job seekers from Myanmar caught in Ranong
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/03/2022
» RANONG: Seven illegal job seekers from Myanmar were arrested near the border in Muang district of this southern province in the early hours of Thursday.
Indonesians in dock over fishing trip
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 29/01/2022
» Nineteen crew members from two Indonesian fishing vessels have been arrested and charged with fishing in Thai waters illegally after being caught off Phuket on Thursday.