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  • Mass tourism market blamed for degradation of Phuket

    Mass tourism market blamed for degradation of Phuket

    PHUKET: The Senate Standing Committee on Tourism yesterday highlighted a series of issues plaguing Phuket due to the rapid development of the province into a major center for mass tourism in Thailand.

  • Phuket flood, landslide warning issued as weekend deluges forecast

    Phuket flood, landslide warning issued as weekend deluges forecast

    PHUKET: An island-wide flood and landslide warning has been issued as heavy rains continue to soak Phuket. The warning was issued to all local authorities across the island, San Jantharawong, chief of the Phuket office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket), confirmed to the Phuket Gazette this morning. “There has been heavy rain every day for days now.

  • VIDEO Report: Phuket officials unveil ‘drive-thru’ preview of Patong Tunnel

    VIDEO Report: Phuket officials unveil ‘drive-thru’ preview of Patong Tunnel

    PHUKET: The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT), commissioned to roll out the Patong Tunnel project, has released a video highlighting the preferred route the tunnel will take through the Phuket hills separating the Kathu valley from the beachside resort town of Patong.

  • Phuket event encourages mindful consumption for World Environment Day

    Phuket event encourages mindful consumption for World Environment Day

    PHUKET: Taking part in a global initiative to increase awareness about environmental concerns, Phuket held an event in line with the theme of World Environment Day (WED) this year: Think. Eat

  • Phuket white mask protest to take place Sunday at Saphan Hin

    Phuket white mask protest to take place Sunday at Saphan Hin

    PHUKET: The anti-Pheu Thai “V for Thailand” group who have been using the Guy Fawkes white mask to obscure the identity of their supporters across the Kingdom plan to stage a protest in Phuket on Sunday. The protest, slated for 5pm at the Milestone in Saphan Hin, is one of nine nationwide rallies the group has planned, extending from Chiang Mai in the north to Hat Yai in the south. The new series of protests comes in the wake of Abhisit Vejjajiva, the leader of the opposition, demanding the government take the protesters seriously after about 700 people wearing the iconic masks protested last Sunday in Bangkok.

  • Phuket lifeguards warn tourists of dangerous surf at beaches

    Phuket lifeguards warn tourists of dangerous surf at beaches

    PHUKET: The lifeguards stationed at Phuket’s popular beaches have urged tourists to beware the dangerous surf and rip tides brought on by the return of the annual southwest monsoon. Strong winds and swirling currents together with big tides are creating dangerous swimming conditions at Phuket’s key tourist beaches, Phuket Lifeguard Club President Prathaiyut “Nut” Chuayuan explains. “I urge all visitors to be especially cautious during this period.

  • Phuket taxi driver continues to deny sexual assault charges

    Phuket taxi driver continues to deny sexual assault charges

    PHUKET: In Phuket Prison since May 20, illegal taxi driver Paitoon Kruain continues to deny that he sexually assaulted a Chinese tourist whom he picked up at Phuket International Airport on May 17 and drove around in his car for five hours (story

  • Thai suspects claim innocence in Phuket attack on Kedah royal bodyguard

    Thai suspects claim innocence in Phuket attack on Kedah royal bodyguard

    PHUKET: The two Thai men arrested for their involvement in the attack on a Kedah royal family bodyguard at a hotel in Patong on Tuesday night claim that though they were at the scene, they had no prior knowledge that the attack would occur. The bodyguard, Mohd Sobri Bin Said, suffered bruising to his body and a serious wound to his head that left him bleeding profusely when he arrived at Patong Hospital (story

  • Phuket tourist safety, security tops Chinese ambassador’s agenda

    Phuket tourist safety, security tops Chinese ambassador’s agenda

    PHUKET: The Chinese Ambassador to Thailand has placed tourists’ safety and security at the top of his agenda for his visit to Phuket tomorrow, the Phuket Gazette has learned. Ambassador Guan Mu will meet with Phuket Vice Governor Sommai Prijasilpa to discuss a range of issues affecting tourists and expats

  • Phuket illegal taxi driver charged with sexual assault

    Phuket illegal taxi driver charged with sexual assault

    PHUKET: The illegal taxi driver accused of holding a 19-year-old Chinese tourist captive in his vehicle for five hours has been charged with sexual assault, the Phuket City Police chief confirmed. Paitoon Kruain, 32, who operated an illegal taxi picking up tourists at Phuket International Airport, presented himself to police for questioning last Saturday (story