Tri Augkaradacha, Phuket’s 43rd governor will set tourism promotion as his prime policy objective. It would also focus on the unregistered hotels issue. As per September 12th statistics showed that there are 279 hotels with total of 31,014 rooms legally registered with the province. Meanwhile, for hotel with no permission so far known are 117 of them. Read the rest of this entry …

President of Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (OrBorJor), Paiboon Upatising announced that the light and music fountain at Saphan Hin in Phuket Town, which is under construction, would stage its premier performance next Wednesday. This news itself was delivered at a meeting with Kathu Municipality on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry …

The success of Worldwide Photo Walk last year has triggers the same event to be held once again this year. The event invited all photographers in Phuket, both pro and amateur, into its 4th annual Photo Walk on Sunday, October 2nd. Read the rest of this entry …

Near completion, the Big Buddha image in the Nakkerd Hills is scheduled finished by next month, nationally-televised prayer ceremony in honor of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej and HM Queen Sirikit to take place in November, its builders say. Read the rest of this entry …

Very bad flooding problem faces by Patong Hospital has come to the point of constructing emergency dike and pedestrian footbridge to keep out flood water and allow patients to access the facility during periods of heavy rainfall. Read the rest of this entry …

Local fishermen at Palai Beach on Phuket’s east coast finally won the right to use a section of the beach for their longtail boats landing and repairing. Marched 20 local fishermen led by Jirapat Phum arrived a the beach to meet Phuket Marine Office Chief, Phuripat Theerakulpisut and officers from related organization in order to inspect the site. Read the rest of this entry …

Finally, after many several mobile phones smuggling cases, Phuket prison will get its modern technology to counter the criminality often conducted by drug dealers to keep their networks alive. Security cameras are to be set up 12 points along the prison walls and inside prisoners’ dormitories. The officials hope the cameras will help control smuggling of mobile phones and drugs, of which there have been increasing instances over the past six months. Read the rest of this entry …