Artikel erschien November 2013

  • Phuket officials target taxi ranks

    Phuket officials target taxi ranks

    PHUKET: Phuket officials put taxi ranks on the chopping block on Tuesday in hopes of allowing police to take quick action against illegal parking. As a result, all taxi rank operators in Phuket must identify themselves to local police stations by December 31, the same deadline day for all taxi, tuk-tuk and tour van drivers on the island to become legal (story

  • Phuket Provincial Hall silent after anti-government protests

    Phuket Provincial Hall silent after anti-government protests

    PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Hall has bowed to the peaceful demands of thousands anti-government of protesters yesterday, and has shut down its operations.

  • Phuket provincial government shut down in anti-Yingluck protests

    Phuket provincial government shut down in anti-Yingluck protests

    PHUKET: Thousands of Phuket residents stormed Phuket Provincial Hall this morning, forcing the provincial government to shut down in protest of “Thaksinocracy” and the Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra administration. “Phuket residents came here without being called on, which shows that they truly don’t want this government any more,” said former Rassada Mayor Suratin Liangudom. “We have prepared a bouquet of flowers to give to Governor Maitri Inthusut.

  • Slashed woman dies after Phuket hotel fall, roommate found dead

    Slashed woman dies after Phuket hotel fall, roommate found dead

    PHUKET: A Chinese tourist has died after falling from the second-floor balcony of a Phuket Town hotel this morning while bleeding heavily from deep lacerations.

  • Marine safety summit sails forward with local, international support

    Marine safety summit sails forward with local, international support

    PHUKET: Safer Phuket, a new marine-safety non-government organization (NGO), made a splash today with the announcement of the Coastal Water Safety Summit in January at the PIMEX Boat Show. The announcement comes in the wake of over 200 tourists being stranded on nearby islands over the weekend due to heavy weather (story

  • Phuket Heartbreak: Father identifies Gao Yang’s body

    Phuket Heartbreak: Father identifies Gao Yang’s body

    PHUKET: The father of Gao Yang underwent the heart-wrenching process of identifying his son’s body today. The 20-year-old Chinese national Gao Yang slipped from the rocks at Promthep Cape and fell into the sea at the iconic promontory last Wednesday. His body was recovered after it was spotted by a passing speedboat on Friday (story

  • Six protesters injured in bus crash home, recovering in Phuket

    Six protesters injured in bus crash home, recovering in Phuket

    PHUKET: Six of the Phuket protesters injured in a bus crash on Saturday, while en route to anti-government rallies in Bangkok, were transferred to Phuket hospitals last night. “They were transferred from hospitals in Surat Thani and arrived in Phuket at about 9pm,” protest co-ordinator Amnuay Kumban told the Phuket Gazette.

  • Don’t risk tourists‘ lives, warns Royal Thai Navy

    Don’t risk tourists‘ lives, warns Royal Thai Navy

    PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy has warned all tour operators to obey orders to stay in port during dangerous weather conditions following navy ships being dispatched to rescue tourists stranded at Koh Racha and the Similan Islands over the weekend. “If the ports are ordered to close due to the weather, please do not launch your vessels. We understand it is your business, but please keep in mind that you are risking people lives at sea,” cautioned Capt Thammawat Malaisukkarin, Director of Naval Civil Affairs at the Third Area Command.

  • Man with throat slashed found in Patong pond

    Man with throat slashed found in Patong pond

    PHUKET: Police are looking to identify a man whose body was found in a lagoon behind the Patong Municipality offices early yesterday morning.

  • Phuket Rotary Club continues push for Philippines relief

    Phuket Rotary Club continues push for Philippines relief

    PHUKET: The Rotary Club of Patong Beach has collected over 226,000 baht through its Philippines Typhoon Haiyan Disaster Relief Fund. However, the club is pushing for more donations in light of the desperate need of those in the affected areas. Half of the funds raised will be sent directly to the Disaster Fund of Rotary District 3860, based in the affected area, and the other half will be used to buy “family survival packs” from Disaster Aid Canada.