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  • Night vision: No more faulty infrared sensors for Phuket speed cameras

    Night vision: No more faulty infrared sensors for Phuket speed cameras

    PHUKET: Speed cameras which had faulty infrared sensors are now in full working order on the bypass road in Phuket. “After installing cameras to monitor speeds on several major roads on the island, we found that the cameras on the bypass road were not reading speed levels at night,” Lt Col Rungrit Rattanapagdee of the Phuket City Traffic Police told the Phuket Gazette

  • Phuket bus drivers test positive for ya bah

    Phuket bus drivers test positive for ya bah

    PHUKET: Two Phuket bus drivers tested positive for ya bah (methamphetamine) yesterday afternoon during an anti-drug blitz led by Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut. “We tested 33 bus drivers from two companies: Je-Siam Holiday Phuket and MKR Transportation,” Muang District Chief Administrative Officer (palad) Suthee Sirianan said. “Natthapong Chimree and Udon Sainate, both from MKR Transportation, tested positive for ya bah.

  • Yingluck pushes for elections, Phuket prepares for booze ban

    Yingluck pushes for elections, Phuket prepares for booze ban

    PHUKET: Phuket will face an alcohol ban starting on February 1 as caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pushes ahead with the February 2 national elections (story

  • Phuket Airport Terminal X on target to open in February

    Phuket Airport Terminal X on target to open in February

    PHUKET: The new terminal at Phuket International Airport is on track to open on February 5, boosting the capacity of the island’s critical tourism portal by 4,000 people per hour.

  • Phuket resort raided over beach beautification project

    Phuket resort raided over beach beautification project

    PHUKET: National park officers yesterday raided the Anantara luxury resort in Phuket and filed a police complaint for alleged encroachment on park land. The Mai Khao resort stands accused of clearing swathes of sea morning glory from the beach and planting palm trees as part of a beach beautification project. Sirinath Marine National Park Chief Cheewapap Cheewatham, who led the raid, was accompanied by officers from the Cherng Talay Police.

  • Phuket Vice Governor, other officials, join anti-government protesters [Video Report]

    Phuket Vice Governor, other officials, join anti-government protesters [Video Report]

    PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Sommai Prijasilpa, along with three mayors and one district chief, joined the crowd of protesters gathered in front of Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday evening. The protesters vowed to provide their full support should the officials face criticism later.

  • Too fast to be furious: Phuket speed cameras can’t keep up

    Too fast to be furious: Phuket speed cameras can’t keep up

    PHUKET: Drivers on Phuket moving at reckless speeds of over 200km/hr are outpacing the ability of the island’s new speed cameras to capture clear images of them. “In Thalang, the cameras are set to photograph cars travelling in excess of 120km/hr. However, the images of the licenses plates on cars going extremely fast are too blurry to read,” Thalang Police Deputy Superintendent Sarayuth Meeboon told the Phuket Gazette yesterday.

  • Fatal accident on Kata Hill raises concerns about Patong Hill bus ban

    Fatal accident on Kata Hill raises concerns about Patong Hill bus ban

    PHUKET: Yet another bus accident, this time killing a motorcyclist on the Kata Hill road yesterday morning, has raised concerns about increased bus traffic in the area after the controversial Patong Hill bus ban takes effect. Worrapong Chaichomphu, 25, was travelling downhill toward Chalong when a bus travelling uphill crossed the center line and struck him in front of the Baan Kata School.

  • Phuket protest forces Provincial Hall to remain closed

    Phuket protest forces Provincial Hall to remain closed

    PHUKET: Police today closed Surin Road in Phuket Town after anti-government protesters expanded their camp and forced Provincial Hall to remain closed for a second consecutive day. The protesters, led by former Rassada Mayor Suratin Lian-udom, compelled officials to close Provincial Hall (map

  • Phuket Employment Office closed due to anti-government protests

    Phuket Employment Office closed due to anti-government protests

    PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Employment Office (PPEO), the island’s sole agency for issuing and renewing work permits for foreigners, has closed its doors today. “We are following a request from protesters yesterday asking for all government offices to close. We are afraid that if we open, they will blockade our office,” PPEO Chief Yaowapa Pibulpol told the Phuket Gazette.