Artikel erschien September 2011

  • Two homosexuals found dead in as many days

    Two homosexuals found dead in as many days

    PHUKET: Phuket City Police this morning announced the results of their investigation into the strangling murder of a Patong resort worker whose body was discovered at his home in Wichit last night. The body of the late Yusop Wattanarot, age 35, was discovered by friends who went to visit him at 7:30pm yesterday. Sathien Chartsuksiridej, a close friend of the deceased, said he went to visit Mr Yusop in his home in Wichit Village 5 after he failed to return phone calls.

  • Tuk-tuks, jet-skis top complaints by Aussie tourists in Phuket

    Tuk-tuks, jet-skis top complaints by Aussie tourists in Phuket

    PHUKET: Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha yesterday received more bad news about the state of Phukets tourism industry as the Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Bangkok told him that complaints about tuk-tuk drivers and jet-ski scams topped the embassys list of complaints filed by Aussie tourists in Phuket. I personally havent heard any complaints, but I do read people commenting on websites There are a lot of different comments about tricky jet-skis and tuk-tuk fares, said Deputy Head of Mission Simon Farbenbloom

  • Abandoned baby found in southern Phuket

    Abandoned baby found in southern Phuket

    PHUKET: Police have launched an investigation in Phuket to discover the parents of a baby boy found slightly bruised but otherwise healthy in the flat-bed of a pick-up truck this morning. Phuket City Police and members of the Ruamjai Rescue Foundation responded to a call at 8am from Wichit Moo 3 village headman Udom Nokseekaew reporting he had found a baby boy about 7 to 8 months old

  • Thai Army digs deep in Phuket to recover landslide house

    Thai Army digs deep in Phuket to recover landslide house

    PHUKET: A sortie of 15 soldiers from the Royal Thai Army 2nd Infantry Battalion based in Ranong arrived in Phuket yesterday to help excavate by hand a house located high in the hills of Kamala, on Phukets west coast. Heavy rains last Thursday caused earth on the slope above the house to slide down the hill, coming to rest along one wall of the modest home. The weight of the dirt held back by the house had the residents worried that their home could slip downhill at any time, even in the middle of the night

  • Phuket consuls let loose over German bashing

    Phuket consuls let loose over German bashing

    PHUKET: The quarterly meeting between Phukets honorary consuls and local officials held at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday placed tuk-tuk drivers conduct squarely in the spotlight. The meeting became the forum for the strongest comments yet by the Phuket-based honorary consuls, who urged Phuket Provincial Police Commander Pekad Tantipong to take action and bring to justice tuk-tuk and taxi drivers who assault foreign tourists. Days ago a German national [ …

  • Phuket anti-drug volunteer arrested in meth bust

    Phuket anti-drug volunteer arrested in meth bust

    PHUKET: A former volunteer member of the Phuket provincial drug suppression unit was among seven members of a gang of alleged drug dealers arrested in Chalong on Tuesday. Chalong Police rounded up the gang at a variety of locations in Chalong and Karon after a successful sting operation.