Regional

RDF proposals lead Phuket push to tackle daily rubbish load

Phuket is pursuing waste management reforms including a multi-municipality cluster project and refuse-derived fuel production to reduce landfill dependency and tackle the island's growing garbage crisis.

24 Apr The Phuket News

PHUKET: Proposals for a cluster waste management project involving four municipalities, as well as a refuse-derived fuel (RDF) production initiative designed to reduce reliance on landfill disposal, headlined discussions as Phuket officials moved to address the island’s mounting waste problem.

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Regional

Phuket studies Bangkok’s stray animal, waste systems

Phuket's city mayor led officials to Bangkok to study stray animal control and waste management strategies for potential implementation in the island province.

24 Apr The Phuket News

PHUKET: Phuket City Mayor Suppachoke Laongphet this week led a senior municipal delegation to Bangkok to study urban approaches to stray animal control and waste management, with the aim of applying lessons to improve systems in Phuket.

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Regional

Phuket races to fix underpass lighting before school term

Phuket is conducting emergency repairs on underpass lighting across the island ahead of the May 14 school term start, working around the clock to meet the deadline.

24 Apr The Phuket News

PHUKET: Phuket authorities have ordered urgent, round-the-clock repairs to underpass lighting systems across the island, with a strict deadline to complete all work before the new school term begins on May 14.

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Regional

Half a million books go on sale as Phuket hosts major international fair

Phuket is hosting its fourth International Book Sale Featuring Big Bad Wolf Books, with over 500,000 titles from worldwide publishers available at discounts up to 90%.

24 Apr The Phuket News

PHUKET: More than 500,000 books from around the world are now on offer in Phuket as the island opened its fourth ‘International Book Sale Featuring Big Bad Wolf Books’, with discounts of up to 90% aimed at boosting reading and access to knowledge.

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Regional

Rawai pushes coconut waste into community income scheme

Rawai is converting coconut husk waste into planting soil to create income for residents and reduce environmental damage from accumulated agricultural byproducts.

24 Apr The Phuket News

PHUKET: Rawai Mayor Thames Kraitat is moving ahead with plans to turn mounting coconut husk waste into value-added planting soil, aiming to generate income for local residents while tackling a growing environmental issue.

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Regional

GSTC 2026 in Phuket closes with Bahamas handover

The Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2026 wrapped up in Phuket with a handover ceremony to the Bahamas, concluding three days of discussions on implementing sustainable tourism practices worldwide.

24 Apr The Phuket News

PHUKET: The Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2026 drew to a close in Phuket last night (Apr 23) with a formal handover to the Bahamas for next year’s event, capping three days of high-level discussions on turning sustainability commitments into real-world tourism practices.

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Tourism

Call for more state support for green tourism

Southern Thailand's tourism industry is urging the government to boost incentives for sustainable travel, following Phuket's hosting of an international conference aimed at establishing the region as a global leader in green tourism.

24 Apr The Phuket News

BANGKOK: Southern tourism operators are calling for more government support and incentives for the green transition, as Phuket recently hosted an international sustainable tourism conference in a bid to create global recognition in this sector.

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National

Thai refineries squeezed by diesel price controls

Thailand's oil refineries are struggling with tightening margins as government diesel price controls drive up financial losses and squeeze profitability across the sector.

24 Apr The Phuket News

BANGKOK: Thailands oil refining sector is facing renewed pressure as diesel price controls and rising financial losses threaten to erode profitability, according to a research note by major Bangkok-based brokerage CLSA Securities (Thailand) Ltd.

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Regional

Foreign tourists steal guitar from parked motorbike in Karon

Two foreign tourists were captured on CCTV stealing a guitar from a parked motorcycle in Karon early yesterday morning, with the owner seeking help identifying the suspects through social media.

24 Apr The Phuket News

PHUKET: CCTV footage has captured two foreign tourists stealing a guitar from a parked motorcycle in Karon in the early hours of yesterday morning (Apr 23), with the owner now appealing for help via social media to identify the suspects.

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Police

Phuket linked to major nominee firm as Krabi raid exposes 500-company network

Police raided a Krabi accounting firm operating as a front for over 500 companies, revealing connections to a major illegal nominee network that extends across southern Thailand including Phuket.

24 Apr The Phuket News

PHUKET: Authorities have uncovered links to Phuket in a sweeping crackdown on an illegal nominee business network, after police in neighbouring Krabi raided an accounting firm found to be fronting more than 500 companies for foreign operators across southern Thailand.

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Regional

Tri Trang Beach cleared after wastewater complaints

Phuket authorities cleared Tri Trang Beach in Patong after inspecting the water and finding it clean, debunking viral images showing murky conditions from a previous incident.

24 Apr The Phuket News

PHUKET: Phuket authorities have confirmed that seawater at Tri Trang Beach in Patong is clear and unpolluted, after a late-night inspection found viral images of dark, murky water circulating online were from an earlier incident.

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