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Phuket police bust Belarusian-run illegal car rental business
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/01/2026
» PHUKET - Police have arrested two Belarusian nationals for operating an unlicensed car rental business using Thai nominees, following a series of traffic accidents involving foreigners driving without valid licences.
Phuket shifts to targeting 'quality' tourists
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/12/2025
» Phuket is looking to strengthen its standing as a high-quality destination, with projected tourist revenue expected to surpass 500 billion baht this year, says Thanet Tantipiriyakit, president of the Phuket Tourist Association.
Whiffy Phuket urges cannabis crackdown
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 19/10/2025
» Phuket is calling for stricter cannabis regulations following a surge in incidents involving foreign tourists whose erratic behaviour has tarnished its tourism image.
Uzbek beauty clinic operator arrested in Phuket
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/06/2025
» PHUKET: An Uzbek woman was arrested for illegally operating a beauty clinic in Phuket following a raid on a commercial building in this island province on Friday.
Phuket bar raided for allegedly procuring minors
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 16/03/2023
» PHUKET: Administrative officials raided a bar on Bangla Walking Street in Kathu district on Wednesday night, arrested two women for allegedly procuring girls for visitors and saved six girls from the illicit business.
Phuket hastens assistance for 900 illegally built small hotels
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 14/07/2022
» Phuket is speeding up help to more than 900 small hotel operators affected by closure due to their illegal construction on public land.
Phuket favours home isolation for most
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 25/02/2022
» PHUKET: Some 1,100-1,200 new Covid-19 cases per day have been reported this week in this southern island province where local health authorities are now advising the vast majority of those infected to self-isolate and be treated at home.
Phuket calls for 'endemic' designation
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 21/02/2022
» Phuket is offering itself as the first province to declare the spread of Covid-19 as an endemic despite a growing number of infections among tourists, according to an official.
Phuket tourism sector seeks B5bn pledge to fuel recovery
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 11/10/2021
» Phuket tourism operators are banking on a five-billion-baht fund being created to finance a full-scale effort to salvage the province's battered tourism sector, the local tourist chief said on Sunday.
Phuket faces clinic bed shortage crisis
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/09/2021
» Phuket is facing a critical bed shortage as Covid-19 spreads throughout the island, said Wachira Phuket Hospital yesterday.