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Search ongoing for 14 missing
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 09/07/2018
» China has urged Thailand to make an all-out effort to find the 14 people who remained unaccounted for after a tourist boat they were travelling in sank in rough seas off of Phuket on Thursday.
Prosecutors implicated in bribery scam
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 22/08/2019
» Phuket: Two prosecutors based in the province have been transferred after they were accused of pocketing payouts in return for dropping an indictment, according to a source in the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG).
Amlo set to seize assets of operator in tour boat tragedy
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 29/08/2018
» The Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has set out to seize the assets of TC Blue Dream Ltd, the alleged nominee working on behalf of foreign investors to operate a boat that capsized and killed 47 Chinese tourists last month, on suspicion of dubious operations, including money laundering.
Last 'Phoenix' victim still lost at sea
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 13/07/2018
» Authorities failed on Thursday to retrieve the body of the 47th and final victim from the tour boat Phoenix, which sank in the waters off Phuket following a storm last week.
US, Thai navies pool forces
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/04/2019
» Phuket: The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) and the US Navy yesterday kicked off the annual Guardian Sea joint naval exercise in the Andaman Sea to enhance mutual capabilities in anti-submarine warfare while also improving information sharing between the two forces.
Boat tragedy spurs safety overhaul
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/07/2018
» Chinese ambassador Lyu Jian on Monday thanked the Thai government, rescue workers and support teams for their collaborative efforts in rescuing survivors and retrieving the bodies of Chinese victims after two tour boats sank off the coast of Phuket on July 5.
Phuket fights back against rainy season floods
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 10/03/2019
» As the upper region braces for the drought, Phuket City is working against the clock to prepare for the floods that will likely hit when the rainy season starts in June.
Eight more bodies found in Phuket ship capsize
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/07/2018
» >> Eight more bodies were retrieved yesterday from a tourist boat that capsized off Phuket on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 41, as authorities gear up efforts to locate the 15 who are still missing.
Singapore crane to raise Phoenix from Phuket seabed
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/11/2018
» PHUKET: A floating crane is due to arrive from Singapore on Friday to take over the salvage of the tour boat Phoenix, which sank in July and 47 Chinese tourists drowned.
'Phoenix' had serious design flaws, finds initial probe
News, Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 19/11/2018
» Phuket: Police investigators and forensic officials are gearing up for the next phase of investigation now that the Phoenix tour boat that sank and killed dozens of Chinese visitors in July has been pulled from the bottom of the sea.