PHUKET: Phukets renowned animal welfare charity Soi Dog Foundation has opened the islands first facility dedicated to providing medical treatment to cats. The new Cat Hospital, which cost more than a million baht to build and equip, opened quietly last week and already has 10 cats in its care
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PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued another weather advisory for Phuket, the second in as many days.
PHUKET: Children of all ages are flocking to the Kathu Kids Street Fair, which is on through Sunday in Phukets Kathu subdistrict. The three days of fun activities include stage performances, contests, games and a wide variety of other entertainments put on by children from local schools. The event is being held on Wichit Songkram Road, near the entrance to Soi Chumchon Ketho
PHUKET: Authorities in Phuket have yet to be consulted on whether or not the minimum wage hike to 300 baht a day should be implemented here.
PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality in conjunction with the Pollution Control Department, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, is calling for people to donate all old items containing heavy metals.
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PHUKET: A website report this morning of a „dramatic near miss“ involving two aircraft on the ground at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport has come as a surprise to at least two of the pilots. Contacted by telephone in Taiwan early this afternoon, South African pilot James Pitman was clearly astounded by the report, saying that at no time was his aircraft anywhere near the China Airlines jet that had aborted its takeoff on Friday afternoon. „We were not even on the same runway,“ Mr Pitman told the Phuket Gazette, adding that after landing he was in routine contact with ground control and proceeded to the tarmac „completely normally“
PHUKET: FC Phuket lost 1-0 at Phattalung FC in the first leg of their quarterfinal pairing with the Division Two side last night. The two teams appeared to be headed for a scoreless draw until Phattalung scored in the 80th minute on a long shot by Anukon Sangrum that was deflected into the net by FC Phuket keeper Jonathan Matijas
PHUKET: FC Phuket take on Pattalung FC this evening in a highly anticipated first-leg quarter final for the 2011 Toyota League Cup football tournament.