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Phuket businesses seek B50bn in help
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 18/02/2020
» PHUKET: Businessmen are making an urgent call on the government to allocate 50 billion baht in soft loans as part of financial assistance to shore up tourism in Phuket, currently left reeling by a sharp drop in Chinese tourists as a result of the widening Covid-19 outbreak.
Minors rescued in Phuket raids
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/02/2020
» PHUKET: A Cambodian man and a Thai woman were detained and 17 minors believed to be Cambodian and Vietnamese nationals were rescued in anti-human trafficking raids carried out at four spots in Patong area of Krathu district on Sunday.
50,000 set to leave Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 05/05/2020
» PHUKET: Officials continue to thoroughly screen individuals who have registered to leave the resort island as an estimated 50,000 people are expected to leave for other provinces after it ended lockdown restrictions on April 30.
Phuket pleads to reopen all access
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 14/05/2020
» PHUKET: The nation's biggest tourist island is seeking permission from Bangkok to reopen its airport, ports and permanent road access to the mainland after several days with no new Covid-19 infections detected.
Phuket beaches set to reopen as virus cases ease
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/06/2020
» Phuket: The island will reopen its beaches from Tuesday as it eases its lockdown following the decline in local coronavirus infections across the country.
Korean man found dead in Phuket parking lot
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/08/2020
» PHUKET: The body of a South Korean executive was found with his head wrapped in plastic inside a pickup truck in Muang district on Friday, according to police.
Tram route modified to lessen impact on traffic
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/08/2020
» PHUKET: A revised design of the 41.7km light rail system running from Phuket airport to Chalong intersection was debated at a public hearing on Monday with the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) hoping to get a cabinet nod by the middle of next year.
Senior charged over hazing death
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 24/08/2020
» PHUKET: A senior at Phuket Rajabhat University has admitted to subjecting a freshman to gruelling punishment during a cheerleading practice which may have contributed to her death, the Royal Thai Police said.
More locals fly to Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 10/09/2020
» PHUKET: More Thais are flying to the southern island resort province for holidays, providing a boost for local tourism, Phuket international airport director Thani Chuangchu said.
Phuket governor: Sri Panwa resort land ownership legal
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 30/09/2020
» PHUKET: The owner of Sri Panwa Phuket resort has legal title to the land, the provincial governor said on Wednesday, after the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) agreed to investigate the resort.