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  • Phuket TB outbreak prompts call for ‘better migrant worker tracking’

    Phuket TB outbreak prompts call for ‘better migrant worker tracking’

    PHUKET: An outbreak of tuberculosis in Phuket that has hospitalized nearly 60 Burmese workers has prompted the Phuket Immigration chief to call for a more integrated approach to tracking their growing numbers on the island. Phuket Immigration Superintendent Panuwat Ruamrak called for more comprehensive tracking of migrant workers during a fact-finding visit to Phuket by the House Committee on Labor last Friday. The committee, headed by Pheu Thai Party member Nithas Srinont, was in Phuket to learn more about issues related to low-wage foreign workers on the island and the planned hike in the provincial minimum wage to 300 baht a day.

  • Phuket parties as Patong Carnival gets underway

    Phuket parties as Patong Carnival gets underway

    PHUKET: Heavy downpours stopped just in time last night as thousands of people lined the streets of Patong to watch the parade and opening ceremonies of Phuket’s annual Patong Carnival. The colorful parade comprised of floats from 23 Phuket organizations along with countless more people who joined in the celebrations at the last moment. “Phuket has many beautiful tourist attractions and the Patong Carnival is the official way to let the world know that the high season for tourism in Phuket has already started, and will run for the next six months,” Governor Tri Augkaradacha said during the opening ceremony after the parade.

  • Phuket Media Watch – dengue outbreak; alcohol update; New York woman crushed by lift

    Phuket Media Watch – dengue outbreak; alcohol update; New York woman crushed by lift

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Dengue fever outbreak in western Indonesia kills 27 Phuket Gazette An ongoing outbreak of dengue fever in western Indonesia has killed at least 27 people in the past two months, officials said on Thursday. Hundreds more have been affected

  • Phuket Media Watch – Six bombs defused in eastern Bangkok, man arrested

    Phuket Media Watch – Six bombs defused in eastern Bangkok, man arrested

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Six bombs found and defused in eastern Bangkok Phuket Gazette / The Nation Thai police found and defused six home-made explosive devices at three separate locations in Bangkok, officials said. One suspect has been arrested

  • Superyachts arrive for Phuket Rendezvous

    Superyachts arrive for Phuket Rendezvous

    PHUKET: Superyacht spotters in Phuket are in for treat this weekend as some of the finest luxury yachts in Asia ply Phuket’s west coast as part of the annual Asia Superyacht Rendezvous. The Rendezvous, now in its 11th year, is the longest-running superyacht event in Asia and boasts the largest gathering of superyachts in the region, explained Nina Larsson, Public Relations and Event Manager for the Rendezvous

  • Tesco launches ‚green bag‘ project in Phuket

    Tesco launches ‚green bag‘ project in Phuket

    PHUKET: Leading retail chain Tesco Lotus launched a pilot project at its new Thalang branch in Phuket yesterday with the aim of reducing plastic bag use nationwide. The project is intended to encourage customers at all its stores in Phuket to use fewer plastic bags in order to help preserve the island’s natural beauty for future generations.

  • FC Phuket scramble to score funding

    FC Phuket scramble to score funding

    PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (OrBorJor) will cease its financial support of the island’s professional football club, FC Phuket, starting next season, one of the club’s managers confirmed today. Narubas “Ko Lek” Aryupong told the Phuket Gazette that the team is now seeking new sponsorship channels to pay for players’ salaries and training allowances. He confirmed that Thailand’s Auditor-General’s Office had conducted an investigation of Phuket OrBorJor affairs about three weeks ago, and concluded that its sponsorship of the team is illegal.

  • World Vision rolls out anti-polio campaign in Phuket

    World Vision rolls out anti-polio campaign in Phuket

    PHUKET: The Phuket office of the World Vision Foundation in Thailand, operating under the Supanimit Foundation, yesterday stepped up its anti-polio campaign, in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) push to eradicate the disease. Supanimit Foundation workers, joined by Phuket Provincial Public Health Office officials, targeted Burmese communities in and around Phuket Town and elsewhere around Phuket

  • Phuket businesses agree to minimum wage hike: survey

    Phuket businesses agree to minimum wage hike: survey

    PHUKET: More than 70 per cent of business owners in Phuket agree to the minimum wage being raised to 300 baht per day, according to a recent survey by the Phuket Provincial Labor Office. The news was announced today at a high-level meeting of Phuket officials to discuss the rollout of the minimum wage hike.

  • Phuket police defuse hostage situation

    Phuket police defuse hostage situation

    PHUKET: After a 30-minute standoff, Phuket Police on Tuesday rescued a woman held hostage by a knife-wielding glue addict at a local gas station.