Phuket

Tesco Lotus launches “green bag’ campaign in Phuket

Published

7 years ago

April 20, 2012

Tesco Lotus launches “green bag’ campaign in Phuket | The Thaiger

PHUKET: Tesco Lotus is gearing up for Earth Day 2012 on Saturday with a special event at its Tesco Thalang mall this afternoon to launch a new campaign to reduce the use of plastic bags at all Tesco stores in Phuket.

Phuket Vice Governor Somkiet Sangkaosutthirak will officially open the event at 2pm.

In addition to fun activities promoting “green lifestyles” by Thai celebrities, the event will feature introductory speeches by Charkrit Direkwattanachai, who heads Tesco Lotus public affairs division, and Boonchai Cheeparanai, director of the retail giant’s operations throughout Southern Thailand.

The pair will outline Tesco’s range of initiatives to reduce plastic bags, including training staff to first ask customers if they actually need plastic bags, setting up special equipment at checkouts to facilitate the use of cloth bags, and offering more rewards to customers who use cloth bags.

“We already reward our customers in Phuket with 20 Green Points for every use of a cloth bag and 500 Green Points for the purchase of a Tesco Green Bag,” said Mr Charkrit.

“From today until May 2 we have reduced the price of the Tesco Green Bag to only 29 baht, and we will give customers an additional 100 Green Points at the last weekend of every month for bringing in reusable bags. We will continue with every means to encourage our customers to use fewer plastic bags, at every store on the island,” added Mr Charkrit.

Tesco Lotus has contributed over 2 million baht in total to promote environmental protection activities in Phuket. This includes donating 1.2 million baht to the Phuket Provincial Energy Office to distribute 30,000 reusable bags to Phuket residents and 890,000 baht to the Energy Seed project, which aims to raise awareness of environmental issues among the youth.

— Stephen Fein

Phuket

About 100 Burmese teenagers with knives gather near Patong beach

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7 hours ago

May 27, 2019

Kritsada Mueanhawong

About 100 Burmese teenagers with knives gather near Patong beach | The Thaiger

About 100 Burmese teenagers armed with knives were gathered near Patong’s beach in Loma Park just after midnight (Monday).

A Facebook page “Baywatch team Patong & Patong development foundation” posted photos with a message reading “Just after midnight there were two parties including about 100 Burmese teenagers who gathered at Loma park with short knives and long knives. ”

“Baywatch team Patong and Patong development foundation, along with Patong Police, were chasing after them. Some of them were arrested, some fled the scene.”

“This incident has happened many times. There used to be only about 20 of them but lately more people have joined their gangs. This issue must be dealt with urgently before anything happens.”

About 100 Burmese teenagers with knives gather near Patong beach | News by The Thaiger

Phuket

Taxi driver injured – stabbed by his colleague in Mai Khao, Phuket

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9 hours ago

May 27, 2019

Kritsada Mueanhawong

Taxi driver injured – stabbed by his colleague in Mai Khao, Phuket | The Thaiger

A taxi driver was injured after being stabbed by his colleague at a company headquarters in Mai Khao yesterday.

The Sakoo Police were notified of the incident at a company in Mai Khao yesterday. Police and emergency responders arrived at the scene to find the injured 46 year old Sangwarn Panin. He was taken to the Thalang Hospital.

36 years old Anucha Wangjit was waiting for police at the scene where he admitted to stabbing Mr Sangwarn. Police have seized a knife, that he gave them, as evidence in the case.

Witnesses told police that they are both employees of the company. They were arguing on a chat application before before they arrived at the company building. After that they began fighting.

Anucha was taken to Sakoo Police Station where he is facing charges of attacking other person causing injury.

Taxi driver injured - stabbed by his colleague in Mai Khao, Phuket | News by The Thaiger

Phuket

Structures on Nui and Freedom beaches in Phuket to be demolished

Published

10 hours ago

May 27, 2019

Kritsada Mueanhawong

Structures on Nui and Freedom beaches in Phuket to be demolished | The Thaiger

Illegal structures on Nui and Freedom beaches in Phuket are to be demolished after officers seized encroached land in parts of the Narkerd Reserve Forest.

Nui Beach (not to be confused with Ya Nui Beach) is north of Nai Harn Beach. Freedom Beach is north of the beach in front of Le Meridien Hotel (maps below).

The investigation follows officers receiving many complaints that tourists are having to pay for entrance fees at Nui and Freedom Beaches.

Officers have also inspected Pa Hin Dam (Black Rock) and Dragon Cape in Karon which are in an area of 142 Rais plot of land.

Officers say the encroached area in Karon is about 700 rais of land where there are many beautiful nature locations. This land is valued at many billions of baht.

The structures on Nui and Freedom beaches, on encroached land, are to be demolished. The land is being seized so it return to its intended public use. The legal processes will take not more than two months.

Structures on Nui and Freedom beaches in Phuket to be demolished | News by The Thaiger