Artikel posted in 2011

  • Phuket PDL Darts: Hemingways A down Starfish, 10-3

    Phuket PDL Darts: Hemingways A down Starfish, 10-3

    PHUKET: In Week 10 of the 2011-2012 Patong Darts League, Shakers hosted the hottest dart team in Phuket at the moment: Hemingways A. Shakers titan and daytime schoolteacher Ryan played Big Ronnie in the first match up to get the evening going.

  • Phuket ‘anti-Santa’ behind bars

    Phuket ‘anti-Santa’ behind bars

    PHUKET: A Russian man was arrested by Kamala Police yesterday on suspicion of robbing several homes during the festive holidays. The 35-year-old, Pavel Zhuravlev, was arrested at 3am at a house where he was staying on Soi Massayid Naka in Kamala. He was found in possession of 800 milligrams of ya ice (methamphetamine) and drug-taking paraphernalia, as well as many items that police suspect were stolen, police announced today at a press conference.

  • Phuket Police chief transferred

    Phuket Police chief transferred

    PHUKET: Phuket Police Chief Pekad Tantipong will transfer out of the province following a nationwide reshuffle of commanders and superintendents released yesterday by Royal Thai Police Headquarters in Bangkok. Maj Gen Tantipong, who took up the Phuket posting in early May 2009, took the Christmas Day surprise in stride.

  • Phuket tsunami memorial service honored by few

    Phuket tsunami memorial service honored by few

    PHUKET: A somber air hung over the tsunami memorial service at the Tsunami Memorial Wall in Mai Khao this morning as about 50 people turned up to remember those lost to the killer waves that struck Phuket in 2004. Thai official figures state that the tsunami killed 5,398 people and more than 3,700 disappeared in the waves that day. Hundreds of them died or disappeared in Phuket.

  • Top Muay Thai kickboxer takes the stage

    Top Muay Thai kickboxer takes the stage

    PHUKET: Renowned Muay Thai kickboxer Buakaw Por Pramuk, the holder of three national-title belts, steps into the ring at the Patong Boxing Stadium, Phuket, tonight (December 26). Buakaw, who won his third national title on December 18, is not scheduled to fight at the stadium competitively. However he will spar with a partner to demonstrate his skills and techniques to the audience.

  • Phuket’s turtle nesting sites empty of eggs this year

    Phuket’s turtle nesting sites empty of eggs this year

    PHUKET: Phuket’s marine wildlife experts have expressed concern that turtles are not laying eggs on many of the Andaman beaches historically used by the turtle population. “The nesting season for sea turtles along the Andaman coast is usually from November to March

  • Villagers in southern provinces panicked by high waves; Phuket not affected

    Villagers in southern provinces panicked by high waves; Phuket not affected

    PHUKET: Christmas brought panic to many villagers in southern Thailand yesterday when high waves hit several coastal provinces, just one day short of today’s seventh anniversary of the December 26 tsunami, which killed thousands and shocked the whole country. But there were no reports of panic in Phuket yesterday, although high winds prevailed throughout much of it, accelerating toward dusk.

  • FC Phuket 1 – 1 Air Force Utd

    FC Phuket 1 – 1 Air Force Utd

    PHUKET: FC Phuket conceded a last-minute goal to hand a 1-1 draw to Air Force United in an entertaining yet inconsequential match at Surakul Stadium this evening. The modest crowd that turned up at Surakul Stadium enjoyed a scoreless first half under relatively cool and blustery conditions in Phuket. The Southern Sea Kirin drew first blood at 56 minutes after a beautiful challenging run down the left wing by Nirun Phanthong, who set up Sarach Yooyen in the penalty area.

  • Phuket FC ready for Air Force Utd tonight

    Phuket FC ready for Air Force Utd tonight

    PHUKET: Phuket FC are hoping for a large fan turnout this evening when they kick off against Air Force Utd at Surakul Stadium at 6pm. Phuket FC will go into the match coming off a disappointing home loss to Suphanburi FC on Wednesday, while Air Force Utd greatly improved their chance of avoiding relegation with a 1-0 home win against Ratchapracha FC 1-0 in their encounter.

  • Phuket Pit Viper confirmed

    Phuket Pit Viper confirmed

    PHUKET: In an unexpected Christmas Day development, Thai and Belgian researchers have confirmed the discovery in Phuket of a previously unknown species of Pope’s pit viper, and will unveil the serpent next week at the Korat Zoo. Commonly known as the ‘Phuket pit viper’, the new species Trimeresurus (Popeia) phuketensis was discovered in the Khao Phra Thaew Wildlife Sanctuary on October 5, 2009, according to Kirati Kunya, a member of the research team. The snake was given the Thai name ngoo khiew hang mai Phuket, which translates, somewhat colorfully, as the „Phuket white-tailed green snake“.