PHUKET: An 18-year-old man was arrested last night (Oct 23) in Paklok when over 2,000 methamphetamine pills were seized. Lt Col Krisana Channit, Deputy Chief of Thalang police led officers to arrest Krisada Kokyai at 8.40pm at his residence of Moo 10, Thepkrasattri subdistrict, in Thalang. Full story: thephuketnews.com By Eakkapop Thongtub The Phuket News
PHUKET: About 700 of people gathered at Suan Luang yesterday (Oct 18) to stage their own anti-government rally in support of the protests held in Bangkok over the weekend. The rally, which began at 4pm and concluded at 6:30pm, was held as other similar rallies were held in some 18 other provinces throughout the country. […]
PHUKET: The damage to Phuket’s tourism industry by the COVID-19 prevention measures has already been done, and will take years to recover from, Phuket Chamber of Commerce President Thanusak Phungdet told The Phuket News this week.. Worse, if a moratorium on loan repayments for tourism businesses is not extended beyond the end of this month, […]
PHUKET: Police are urging motorists to exercise caution while driving over Patong Hill this morning (Oct 12) after heavy rains overnight caused a landslip covering the eastbound lane on the hill. No people were injured in the landslide, police confirmed. Full story: thephuketnews.com By The Phuket News
PHUKET: Chalisa Amanda Obdam, a 27-year-old Thai-Canadian model from Phuket, has been crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2020. She will represent Thailand at the 69th Miss Universe 2020. The judges’ decision was announced at the final round of the Miss Universe Thailand pageant, held at the True Icon Hall (ICONSIAM) in Bangkok last night (Oct 10). […]
PHUKET: The heavy rains that soaked Phuket today are set to continue over the weekend, the Southern Meteorological Center, West Coast, based near Phuket International Airport, has warned. The heavy weather is forecast to continue through Sunday (Oct 9-11), Rungrawee Oankhot, Director of the Southern Meteorological Center, West Coast, warned in an announcement earlier today. […]
BANGKOK, Oct 7 (TNA) – The resort island of Phuket has postponed reopening to foreign tourists until the end of the Vegetarian Festival to create confidence among local tourists. Deputy Director-General of the Department of Disease Control Dr. Kajornsak Kaewcharat said the first group of 150 Chinese tourists, earlier scheduled to arrive in Phuket on […]
PHUKET: Phuket officials today (Oct 5) would neither confirm or deny whether the first tourists to enter the country would land at Phuket International Airport this Thursday (Oct 8), as announced by Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn just last week. Speaking to the press in Bangkok last Thursday (Oct 1), Minister Phiphat confirmed […]
