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Patong hill road to fully reopen Dec 25

PHUKET: The Patong hill road is expected to fully reopen to traffic on Dec 25, with repair work on its landslip-weakened foundation now almost complete.

Bangkok Post · Dec 7, 2022

Cruise ship with 3,000 passengers arrives in Phuket

PHUKET: A cruise ship from Singapore anchored off Patong beach on Wednesday morning, bringing 3,000 passengers for a brief visit to this island province.

Bangkok Post · Nov 23, 2022

Marina drive for Phuket

The arrival of the Spectrum of the Seas cruise ship off Phuket's Patong beach late last month was a welcome sight for the resort province that is still reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bangkok Post · Nov 13, 2022

Field hospital opens in Kathu, Phuket

PHUKET: A field hospital has opened in Kathu district to provide general medical services for outpatients while the Patong hill road is closed for repairs, provincial health chief Kusak Kukiatikul said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Oct 25, 2022

Damaged Kathu-Patong road reopens to pedestrians

PHUKET: The flood-ravaged road from Kathu to Patong reopened for pedestrians on Sunday, but all vehicles are barred pending repair work.

Bangkok Post · Oct 23, 2022

Landslide closes Phuket hill road, airport route flooded

PHUKET: The Kathu-Patong Road was closed after a landslide on Wednesday, with air passengers warned to leave for Phuket airport several hours in advance because of flooding on the road.

Bangkok Post · Oct 19, 2022

Flooding hits Phuket, causing traffic chaos

PHUKET: Many parts of this southern island resort province have been flooded, causing widespread traffic chaos, following heavy downpours from early Saturday night to Sunday morning.

Bangkok Post · Oct 16, 2022

Injured dolphin dies after beaching at Patong

PHUKET: Veterinarians were unable to save the life of an injured striped dolphin found at Patong beach and rushed to Sireetarn Marine Endangered Animals Rescue Centre for treatment on Sunday evening.

Bangkok Post · Jul 18, 2022

Foreigners charged with fatal recklessness in Russian's death

PHUKET: Police charged three foreigners with recklessness causing death related to the high-rise plunge of a Russian woman in Patong district late last month.

Bangkok Post · Jun 8, 2022

Russian woman plunges from eighth floor of hotel on Thai island in mystery death

Russian Evgeniia Smirnova, 35, had been drinking with three friends in Patong, Phuket, in Thailand, before falling from her eighth floor balcony of the Emerald Terrace Resort

Daily Mirror · Jun 1, 2022