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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.
'Gangs of foreigners' accused of stealing jobs from locals in Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 19/02/2023
» The hospitality sector in Phuket is urging the government to solve the issue of foreign mafia on the resort island.
Phuket seeing 500 Covid cases a day
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 26/01/2022
» Phuket is reporting an average daily caseload of about 500 Covid-19 infections, with roughly one-quarter coming from tourists, said Dr Koosak Kookiatkul, the provincial public health chief.
Phuket urges extra caution after spike
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/01/2022
» Phuket's Public Health Office is urging tourism business operators on the island to strictly comply with Covid-19 control measures, particularly the regular use of antigen test kits (ATKs) to screen for possible cases, after 144 Omicron variant infections were detected in the province.
Covid measures in place for Phuket's NY countdown
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 31/12/2021
» At least 3,000 antigen test kits will be on hand for those attending the "Amazing Thailand Countdown 2022" event in Phuket on Friday night, as part of efforts to suppress the spread of Covid-19, especially the Omicron variant.
3 Russians held for art theft
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/09/2021
» Three Russian suspects have been arrested for allegedly stealing a 50-million-baht painting from a Swiss art dealer in Pattaya last November, before fleeing to Phuket.
Russians arrested, accused of theft of B50m painting
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/09/2021
» PHUKET: Three Russians were arrested on Wednesday by immigration police on charges of assaulting a Swiss national and stealing a painting worth 50 million baht from him in Pattaya in 2020.
Phuket records first Covid case since reopening
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/07/2021
» A man from the United Arab Emirates who arrived on the southern island province of Phuket in a tour group on Tuesday was found to be infected with Covid-19, governor Narong Woonciew said yesterday.
Fresh virus outbreak in struggling Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/04/2021
» Phuket, which has been battling to rebound from its Covid-triggered economic doldrums, has been hit by a new bunch of infections, many linked to bars both locally and one in the Thong Lor area of Bangkok.