Artikel erschien Juli 2012

  • Phuket expat Dokset murder trial: all charges denied

    Phuket expat Dokset murder trial: all charges denied

    PHUKET: In a day for denying criminal charges at Phuket Provincial Court, Norwegian national and long-term Phuket expat Stein Havard Dokset yesterday denied all charges against him for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Rungnapa Suktong. Dokset was

  • TAT Phuket Director steps up to Bangkok

    TAT Phuket Director steps up to Bangkok

    PHUKET: Bangonrat Shinaprayoon, Director of the Phuket office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), bade her final farewell to Governor Tri Augkaradacha at Phuket Provincial Hall this morning before her move to Bangkok. Ms Bangonrat leaves the island on August 1 to take up her new position in Bangkok as Director of Attractions Promotion Division. “My new department is responsible for deciding what places and venues in Thailand should be promoted as tourist attractions,” she said.

  • Krabi killers escape after ‚M16 ambush‘

    Krabi killers escape after ‚M16 ambush‘

    PHUKET: Krabi Police suspect revenge was the motive for a shooting in Khlong Kanan subdistrict on Saturday, when gunmen opened fire on a moving pickup truck in a well-planned ambush.

  • Murder suspect arrested in Phuket flown to Bangkok

    Murder suspect arrested in Phuket flown to Bangkok

    PHUKET: A murder suspect

  • Michelle Smith ‘killers’ reject confession

    Michelle Smith ‘killers’ reject confession

    PHUKET: The two men charged with the death of Australian travel agent Michelle Smith, who died from a stab wound inflicted in a bag-snatch in June, yesterday denied all charges against them. Surasak Suwannachote, 26, and Surin Tadthong, 37, were presented at Phuket Provincial Court to enter pleas to the charges, which collectively accuse the men of murder and gang robbery. Lt Col Boonlert Onklang of the Chalong Police confirmed to the Phuket Gazette that the specific sections of the Thai Criminal Code the men have been charged with are Sections 339, 288 and 289 (7).

  • Phuket Live Wire: How Windows 8 will roll out

    Phuket Live Wire: How Windows 8 will roll out

    PHUKET: Even if you have no intention of getting Windows 8, there are currently forces at work in the computer industry that will have an enormous impact on what kinds of computers are available in the near future, and how much they will cost. If you’re thinking about buying a new computer, you need to understand what’s about to happen

  • Belgian ‚Most Wanted‘ arrested in Phuket

    Belgian ‚Most Wanted‘ arrested in Phuket

    PHUKET: A top-secret investigation has led to the arrest of one of Belgium’s most-wanted criminals in Phuket. The suspect, named as Marc de Schutter, was reportedly wanted for murder, money laundering and economic crimes in his native Belgium.

  • Election alcohol bans to cost Patong venues B5mn a night

    Election alcohol bans to cost Patong venues B5mn a night

    PHUKET: The mandatory ban on the sale of alcohol for upcoming elections at the end of this month will cost Patong’s nightlife industry at least 5 million baht a night, the Phuket Gazette has been told.

  • Phuket News: Big Buddha Projekt auf Phuket

    Phuket News: Big Buddha Projekt auf Phuket wird verlängert Untersuchung Eine interne Untersuchung durch das Royal Forestry Department Community Forestry Management Bureau hat keinerlei Unregelmässigkeiten bei dem Phuket Big Buddha Projekt gefunden. Die Untersuchung war nach einer Flut von Beschwerden ins Leben gerufen worden. Damit beauftragt war Phukets Vizegouverneur Somkiet Sangkaosutthirak. Die Beschwerden wurden nun […]

  • Decomposing body recovered off Koh Racha, Phuket

    Decomposing body recovered off Koh Racha, Phuket

    PHUKET: Chalong Police are trying to identify a badly-decomposed human body found washed ashore at Koh Racha Yai early this morning, and now in storage on Phuket. After the Phuket Tourist Rescue Center at Chalong Pier was notified of the discovery at 7am, they dispatched a speedboat marked as operated by the „Chalong Tambon Administration Organization“ (now called Chalong Municipality) to the island, about 20 kilometers south of Phuket. Members of the Chalong Police and Phuket Ruamjai Kupai rescue foundation also took part in the recovery effort, which saw the remains reach Chalong Pier at about 10:30am.