PHUKET: Wiwat Chitchertwong, the Acting Chief of the Phuket Marine Office, has issued a weather warning for all vessels in Phuket and operating in Phang Nga Bay and other nearby areas along the Andaman Coast. The warning follows the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) earlier today (Dec 14) issuing a weather warning for all of Southern […]
PHUKET: Local health officials are rolling out a campaign to prevent an outbreak of Chikungunya after a spike in the number of infections on the island. Phuket Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief Tanit Sermkaew confirmed to The Phuket News today (Dec 12) that government hospitals across Phuket had reported 47 confirmed cases in November and […]
PHUKET: Police have ruled in their investigation that a 27-year-old man committed suicide by hanging himself after seeing his long-term partner, who is the mother of his three children, with another man at an entertainment venue in Kathu last night (Dec 7). Lt Col Somkid Onjan of the Phuket City Police was notified of the […]
PHUKET: A simple stop-and-search of a car coming onto the island at the Phuket Checkpoint has led to three arrests and the seizure of 142,022 pills of ya bah (methamphetamine) and three kilograms of ya ice (crystal meth). The series of arrests began with officers taking into custody Kitti Phenrak, 28, from Phang Nga, at […]
A man has been caught on camera while masturbating in front of his room at a condominium in Phuket Town. Facebook user “Lebsuay Phuket” has posted two videos with a message reading, “Please share this to warn other women.” Full story: The Nation By The Nation
Tourist arrivals in the famous resort town of Phuket have increased by 10 percent, with more visitors from India though Chinese arrivals have not picked since the Phoenix tourist boat tragedy in mid-July. The increase of tourist arrivals during the current high season was due mainly to the government’s decision to waive visa fee for […]
Phuket’s Nai Han Beach turned into a bustling fish market on Sunday night after a bumper harvest of at least 3,000 hardtail scad, a kind of mackerel, were netted just off the shore and put up for sale at Bt100 for three. The vast catch was not, despite rumours emerging on social media, a sign […]
PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) Thalang office announced today (Nov 19) that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Thalang next Tuesday (Nov 27) while works are carried out on installing new high-voltage power cables. Areas to be affected by the power outage, from 9am to 4:30pm, are along Thepkrasattri […]
