NOISE is making itself heard as a source of an increasing number of complaints on Phuket. Nightlife that extends towards daylight has residents in Rawai and behind Jungceylon in Patong reaching for the earplugs.
But it is fireworks and crackers that had the honorary consuls sounding off when they met with Governor Tri Augkaradacha and island leaders earlier this week.
Locals apparently enjoy setting off loud explosions late at night in a shorefront park in Surin. These big bangs are ''loud enough to sound like car bombs,'' one Surin resident said, and they become disturbing across a wide area when they explode after 11pm.
The meeting heard from the honorary consul for Finland, Pamuke Achariyayachai, that the same kind of explosions also rock Karon and Kata throughout Phuket's high season.
Phuket's Police Commander, Major General Pekad Tantipong, said he had been told that guests at some resorts around the island actually asked for fireworks.
However, six resorts around the Surin area signed a petition about the noise that went to then Governor Wichai Prais-ngob back in August.
At least one of the signatories to that petition believes the late-night explosions are an unsubtle signal from locals that they still run Phuket.
German honorary consul Dirk Naumann noted that he attended a welcome party for visiting Australian Ambassador James Wise at a resort in Surin last week.
''After the first 10 words of the ambassador's speech, the fireworks began,'' Mr Naumann said. ''I asked a number of hotel managers who were present what they knew about the terrible noise, and they said the crackers were discharged every night of the season between October and April.''
Khun Pamuke said the problem was similar in Kata and Karon. Fireworks are permitted for specific festivals but the sale is supposed to be restricted or banned at other times of the year.
The Chief Executive of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation, Paiboon Upatising, recommended that a committee be set up to put into effect some of the suggestions raised at the Phuket ''Parliament.''
Late night fireworks and noise are likely to be high on the list for action.
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Locals apparently enjoy setting off loud explosions late at night in a shorefront park in Surin. These big bangs are ''loud enough to sound like car bombs,'' one Surin resident said, and they become disturbing across a wide area when they explode after 11pm.
The meeting heard from the honorary consul for Finland, Pamuke Achariyayachai, that the same kind of explosions also rock Karon and Kata throughout Phuket's high season.
Phuket's Police Commander, Major General Pekad Tantipong, said he had been told that guests at some resorts around the island actually asked for fireworks.
However, six resorts around the Surin area signed a petition about the noise that went to then Governor Wichai Prais-ngob back in August.
At least one of the signatories to that petition believes the late-night explosions are an unsubtle signal from locals that they still run Phuket.
German honorary consul Dirk Naumann noted that he attended a welcome party for visiting Australian Ambassador James Wise at a resort in Surin last week.
''After the first 10 words of the ambassador's speech, the fireworks began,'' Mr Naumann said. ''I asked a number of hotel managers who were present what they knew about the terrible noise, and they said the crackers were discharged every night of the season between October and April.''
Khun Pamuke said the problem was similar in Kata and Karon. Fireworks are permitted for specific festivals but the sale is supposed to be restricted or banned at other times of the year.
The Chief Executive of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation, Paiboon Upatising, recommended that a committee be set up to put into effect some of the suggestions raised at the Phuket ''Parliament.''
Late night fireworks and noise are likely to be high on the list for action.
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