ROYAL CORONATION EVENTS HELD in PHUKET SPORT PAGE 32 Bangers Belles the Phuket News the Events Are As Follows: Ceremony to Pay Respects to His Hearts”
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THEPHUKETNEWS.COM FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2019 thephuketnews thephuketnews1 thephuketnews.com Friday, May 3 – Thursday, May 9, 2019 Since 2011 / Volume IX / No. 18 20 Baht HEAVY RAINS BRING END TO WATER SHORTAGES > PAGE 2 NEWS PAGE 3 National forest luxury mansion deemed illegal LIFE PAGE 11 Rediscover Thai cuisine at The Plantation Club Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana pays homage to His Majesty The King during a ceremony earlier this week. Photo: Phuket PR ROYAL CORONATION EVENTS HELD IN PHUKET SPORT PAGE 32 Bangers Belles The Phuket News The events are as follows: Ceremony to pay respects to His hearts”. Participants are to meet at [email protected] Saturday, May 4 Majesty the King, and screening of the 4,000-seat indoor gymnasium at 7am: Merit making ceremony and the live broadcast of the nationally Saphan Hin. back to defend he Phuket office of the Public ceremony to pay respect to HM The televised program at Phuket 4pm – 5:50pm. Ceremony to pay Rugby 10s title Relations Department of King at Wat Phra Thong in Thalang. Provincial Hall in Phuket Town. respect to His Majesty The King at TThailand has released 9am – 5pm: Live broadcast of the People attending the event must wear Phuket Provincial Hall, led by Phuket a notice announcing the official nationally televised program at Wat a yellow shirt. Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana. public events to be held to mark Phra Thong. Volunteers will be present Monday, May 6 Screening of the live broadcast the Royal Coronation of His to provide assistance. People attending 8am: Royal Coronation event vol- at Phuket Provincial Hall of the Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn the event must wear a yellow shirt. unteers to hold a mass cleanup of Royal Blessing Ceremony at the Bodindradebayavarangkun this Sunday, May 5 Bang Yai Canal under the Royal Suddhaisavarya Prasad Hall in the weekend. 8:40am – Midday and 4pm – 10pm: project “We do good things with our Grand Palace in Bangkok… CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 @thephuketnews 2 PHUKET NEWS THEPHUKETNEWS.COM FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2019 [email protected] French Amb raises tourist safety, trash News issues > p5 Heavens open to bring relief Downpours over three days see household water supply restored Tanyaluk Sakoot supplied by mains pipes have reaches heavily populated [email protected] about 90% pressure. However, areas). That is where we are some areas in elevated parts, getting the water to fill our s the rain continues such as in Rassada, might extra water sources,” he said. to soak Phuket this still not have full pressure,” Last Saturday alone saw Aweek, the Chief of the he added. Bang Wad receive about Phuket office of the Provincial In explaining why the Soi 40,000 cubic meters of wa- Waterworks Authority (PWA) Kingkaew area in Rassada, ter directly from rainfall, Mr confirmed that water pressure which is at sea level, has been Graisorn noted. in mains supply pipes to suffering without running “When you add the extra residents and businesses across water due to “reduced water we pumped into the most of the island has been pressure”, Mr Graisorn reservoir from official water restored to near full normal noted that the mains pipes sources, Ban Wad was boosted pressure. that supply the impoverished by about 75,000m3 just on The news follows heavy neighbourhood must cross Saturday,” he added. downpours late last Saturday over hills to reach the area. The water levels at the night (Apr 27), which returned Mr Graisorn also explained three main reservoirs on the to douse the island on Monday that the return to near-normal island are still low but rising, and Tuesday. water pressure for most areas Mr Graisorn, explained. On Saturday night, the comes from supply being As of Tuesday (Apr 30), the Phuket Town area enjoyed boosted from extra sources three reservoirs have enough some 78.4mm of rainfall, Water from an official extra water source being filled by runoff in the Bang Yai Canal is being used to provide water, water to last the island an mostly within a three-hour being used to help refill the Bang Wad reservoir in the hills of Kathu. Photo: Supplied not from Bang Wad reservoir estimated 32 days, according period, confirmed Roon- in Kathu, the island’s main to the latest readings. grawee Aonkot, Director of all residents had access to in a bid to make what water Royal Rainmaking Operation reservoir for public water Bang Wad reservoir as of the Southern Meteorological emergency household water was left in the island’s three Center in Surat Thani were supply. Monday (Apr 29) contained Center (West Coast) office supply, despite the Governor main reservoirs last as long on standby in Phuket ready “Bang Wad is now just an estimated 0.82 million m3 of the Thai Meteorological assuring that Phuket was not as possible. to try again to create rain under 10% full, which is not of its 10mn-plus m3 capacity, Department (TMD). in a “drought crisis”. Meanwhile, the supply of despite three failed attempts enough for us to be comfort- Mr Graisorn said. At last report, last However, despite the emergency water continued since Mar 29. able with supplying full water The Bang Neow Dum Wednesday (Apr 23), Phuket Governor’s assurance, the across the island. As recently Then the rains came. pressure. We will restore the reservoir in Srisoonthorn, had enjoyed only 86.5mm Army last week started rolling as last Saturday, the Royal Phuket PWA Branch Man- pressure to 100% when Bang which also serves much of the of rainfall across the whole out emergency water supplies Thai Navy Third Area ager Graisorn Mahamad told Wad reaches 50% capacity,” Cherng Talay area, on Mon- island since the beginning to communities that had been Command rolled out some The Phuket News on Tuesday he said. day contained about 0.77mn of the year. without tap water for a month. 54,000 litres of emergency (Apr 30), “Water pressure in “Because of the heavy m3 of water, and the Khlong That figure came as The island’s reservoirs supply water to households the mains supply pipes has rainfall over the past few days, Kratha reservoir contains Phuket Governor Phakaphong had hit the lowest levels ever in need in Wichit. been restored back to nearly we can now get a lot of water about 0.97mn m3 of water Tavipatana ordered all local recorded and the water supply Even the Royal Rain- full. from the Bang Yai Canal (in of its 4.2mn m3 capacity, Mr administrations to ensure that was continually being reduced makers from the Southern “Most flat areas in Phuket the hills in Kathu, before it Graisorn confirmed. Public events for Royal Coronation cermony Continued from page 1 preparation for the ceremony. ...Government officers are to It has established the National wear full white uniform, sash Commission on the Royal and peaked caps. Members of Coronation Ceremony and the public must wear a yellow other related committees shirt. Volunteers must wear and subcommittees to handle their volunteer uniforms. various relevant functions and activities for this im- Tuesday, May 7 portant occasion. 5pm: Ceremony to celebrate The Royal Coronation the blessings of HM The Ceremony on May 4-6 will King at Wat Tha Ruea, in be televised by the Television Thalang. Phuket residents obtain their Royal Coronation pins at Pool of Thailand and on the Big C on Tuesday (Apr 30). Photo: PR Dept Thai TV Global Network May 19-28 for viewers in 170 coun- Special traditional story- out at Sanam Luang in Bang- phranakhon ritual on Sunday tries worldwide. As such telling music and dance kok for His Majesty the (May 5), during which His the National Broadcasting performances to honour King’s coronation ceremonies Majesty will make a short and Telecommunications His Majesty The King to this weekend. Visitors are trip to several parts of the Commission has ordered be held at Phuket Provincial expected to pack the grounds capital. (See page 7.) that broadcasters deliver Hall. More details to be and surrounding roads near Meanwhile, to honour the feeds from state agencies to announced. the Grand Palace to pay historic event, the Royal Thai make sure the correct state- An estimated 150,000 their respects to the King, Government has embarked on provided footage is provided. people are expected to turn who will perform the liap a number of arrangements in (See page 10.) thephuketnews THEPHUKETNEWS.COM FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2019 THEPHUKETNEWS.COM FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2019 PHUKET NEWS 3 Luxury mansion found illegal Buildings ordered to be removed for breaching 80-metre limit Waranya Prompinpiras to The Phuket News. The three Mr Chuan was not explained. [email protected] women – Supatra Jaruariyanon, Natchaya Gohsaiyawat and Jiranon WOOD FOR TREES luxury mansion being built Thamchu – bought the land from Paisarn Noopichai, Director of the in the hills above the Bang Mano Kiewkram on Feb 9, 2016, Phuket office of the Royal Forest A Wad reservoir in Kathu will he said in a statement issued last Department, told The Phuket News be ordered to be removed for violat- Thursday (Apr 25). that he is investigating whether the ing the ban on all construction more The statement was issued spe- land claimed encroaches on the than 80 metres above sea level, The cifically to clarify facts currently protected national forest. Phuket News has confirmed being disputed on Thai social media “I have spoken with Kathu Mu- Kathu Municipality officials also websites. nicipality officials and confirmed confirmed to The Phuket News that Explaining the history of the that the house was built without the luxury mansion is being built il- land, Mr Amnuay noted that the a building permit.