PHUKET: There will be no flooding in Patong this year, Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup told the Phuket Gazette last week following approval of a 420-million-baht budget for flood prevention in densely developed Patong. Ms Chalermluck said she was confident that the implementation of several short-and-long-term flood prevention measures currently underway will ensure that Patong is not inundated with runoff during the monsoon rains, as it has been over the past 20 years.
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SONGKHLA: Four border policemen and a civilian were injured in a double bombing attack in Saba Yoi in Songkhla yesterday morning.
PHUKET: Tueanjai Subanjong is a Phuket native who has spent more than 20 years volunteering for local projects. She is a community representative of Srisoonthorn sub-district and is also involved in many Corporate Social Responsibility projects, such as saving preserved forests and volunteering for the National Human Rights Commission, among others. Here, she talks about the problem of lack of local involvement in politics and country development, and offers some suggestions to improve the situation.
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PHUKET: The pilot of a small plane was killed and four others were injured in a crash in Bangkok yesterday morning.
PHUKET: A new residential project was launched in Chalong last month, revealed Wanthwa Phuengchai, marketing manager of the Phuket Exclusive Development Company Limited. The project will be called Aticha Villa Town, and will be suitable for residents who want to live in Phuket in a modern, loft-style villa, close to the amenities of urban living, but within the atmosphere of a holiday home or villa
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada is fed up. After years of talking and planning a province-wide light rail project, Governor Chamroen is ready for officials to put up or shut up.