Artikel posted in 2012

  • Phuket Live Wire: Get legal, get locked down

    Phuket Live Wire: Get legal, get locked down

    PHUKET: Last week I talked about the likely increase in the

  • Breaking News: Two men arrested for stabbing murder of Phuket tourist Michelle Smith

    Breaking News: Two men arrested for stabbing murder of Phuket tourist Michelle Smith

    PHUKET: Two suspects wanted for the stabbing murder of Australian travel agent Michelle Smith are in custody in Chumphon province and are expected to be returned to Phuket later today, the Phuket Gazette has learned. News of the arrests came from Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha this morning during a meeting with local officials and tourism industry representatives. The meeting, also attended by members of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organization, was held to arrange a much larger gathering, scheduled for Wednesday, to discuss tourist safety issues in Phuket.

  • Phuket Police release sketch of Michelle Smith murder suspect

    Phuket Police release sketch of Michelle Smith murder suspect

    PHUKET: As the manhunt continues in Phuket for the killers of Australian tourist Michelle Smith, police have released a composite sketch of the prime suspect in the hope that some member of the public can identify him.

  • Phuket car crashes into overpass, 1 dead

    Phuket car crashes into overpass, 1 dead

    PHUKET: A Phuket man was killed instantly this morning when his car slammed full force into a pedestrian overpass on Thepkrasattri Road in Thalang District. Thalang Police were informed of the latest tragedy on Phuket’s deadliest road at 2:20am

  • Michelle Smith murderers still unidentifed: Phuket Police

    Michelle Smith murderers still unidentifed: Phuket Police

    PHUKET: One of the most intensive manhunts in Phuket’s history continues as police scour the island for the two men responsible for the shocking, stabbing

  • Bt300,000 reward for info leading to killers of Aussie tourist in Phuket

    Bt300,000 reward for info leading to killers of Aussie tourist in Phuket

    PHUKET: A 300,000 baht reward was offered yesterday for any information leading to the arrest of the snatch thieves that

  • Pungent piggery prompts Phuket petition

    Pungent piggery prompts Phuket petition

    PHUKET: Residents of a residential housing estate in Thalang have filed a letter of complaint to Phuket Provincial Hall, charging that filth from a nearby pig farm is contaminating the local water supply and casting a putrid pall over their community. Representatives of The Valley 2 housing estate in Srisoonthorn said they decided to file a formal complaint at the Damrongtham Center after efforts to get local government agencies to act yielded no response. The complaint was filed Thursday at the Damrongtham Center by residents of the Baan Manik community led by Yuwathida Waewwanjit, marketing director of The Valley 2 housing estate, west of the Heroines‘ Monument on Srisoonthorn Road.

  • Aussie slaying in Phuket prompts increased security measures

    Aussie slaying in Phuket prompts increased security measures

    PHUKET: Local officials gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall on Thursday to draw up measures to try and prevent violent crimes like the

  • Phuket Election: Kata-Karon set for July 15 polls

    Phuket Election: Kata-Karon set for July 15 polls

    PHUKET: Registration closed yesterday for candidates to enter the Karon Municipality mayoral and council election, to be held on July 15. Tawee Thongcham, who has served as Karon Mayor for the past eight years, is running for re-election to his third term in office. His only contender in the poll is Narong Natang.

  • Phuket yachting legend Rolly Tasker dies, at 86

    Phuket yachting legend Rolly Tasker dies, at 86

    PHUKET: Australian yachting icon and long-term Phuket resident Rolly Tasker has died, age 86. Staff at the Rolly Tasker sail loft on Chao Fa West Road today confirmed that Mr Tasker passed away in Australia overnight (Phuket Time) after a long battle with cancer