Artikel erschien Dezember 2013

  • Phuket high school student stabbed outside school gates

    Phuket high school student stabbed outside school gates

    PHUKET: A senior high school student is in hospital after being stabbed yesterday afternoon as he left school in Thalang, in central Phuket. Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers were called to the Muang Thalang School (map

  • French family lost in Phuket forest found safe [Video]

    French family lost in Phuket forest found safe [Video]

    PHUKET: A French family who went walking in search of a new resort to stay in south of Nai Yang Beach have been found safe and sound after losing themselves in a tropical forest last night. Officers from the Phuket Tourist Police received a call for help from father-of-three Frenchman Bill Letshon, 56, at about 6:30pm. Ten officers from the Tah Chat Chai Police along with rescue workers from the Kusoldharm Foundation quickly formed teams to search for the missing tourists.

  • Phuket Police probe Bangla bar worker shot dead by off-duty cop

    Phuket Police probe Bangla bar worker shot dead by off-duty cop

    PHUKET: A Patong Police sergeant has been suspended pending an investigation into the shooting death of a 27-year-old bar worker from Soi Bangla early yesterday morning. Officers arrived at the Fong Beer Pub on Phang Muang Sai Kor Road (map

  • Phuket honors victims on ninth anniversary of the tsunami

    Phuket honors victims on ninth anniversary of the tsunami

    PHUKET: The Phuket community yesterday morning honored those who died in the devastating tsunami that struck the island in 2004 with a ceremony at the Tsunami Memorial Wall in Mai Khao followed by the traditional “Light Up Phuket” candle-lighting ceremony on Patong Beach last night.

  • Phuket Govt offices shut down for New Year

    Phuket Govt offices shut down for New Year

    PHUKET: All government offices in Phuket will close for five days over the New Year holidays, Phuket Vice Governor Sommai Prijasilpa has confirmed. “December 27 will be the last day of service for the year for all government officers in Phuket.

  • Phuket Police chief calls to play down bomb scare

    Phuket Police chief calls to play down bomb scare

    PHUKET: The commander of the Phuket Provincial Police has called for the media to not “help suspects” by publishing news of the car bomb found in Phuket Town last weekend.

  • Phuket Marine Office launches New Year boat safety drive

    Phuket Marine Office launches New Year boat safety drive

    PHUKET: Officers from the local Marine Office led by Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut today conducted safety inspections of ferries and other tourist boats operating out of Rassada Pier as part of a safety drive for the new year. Rassada Pier, located on the east side of Phuket Town (map

  • Phuket Red Cross Fair 2013 kicks off with B1.5mn golden touch

    Phuket Red Cross Fair 2013 kicks off with B1.5mn golden touch

    PHUKET: The Phuket Annual Red Cross fair kicks off at Saphan Hin tonight and runs until January 5, offering over 1.5 million baht in gold lucky draw prizes and 14 motorcycles for anyone who buys a ticket to support the Red Cross. The popular 11-day fair features hundreds of stalls selling local delicacies, knickknacks, clothing and a huge variety of other items, and entertainment provided by some of Thailand’s top celebrities.

  • Phuket bomb fears disarmed by shrimp paste

    Phuket bomb fears disarmed by shrimp paste

    PHUKET: Fears that an abandoned bag might contain a bomb sent ordnance disposal experts racing to Baan Laem Hin yesterday. However, the team quickly discovered that the bag contained only shrimp paste.

  • Phuket captain, meth user sunk

    Phuket captain, meth user sunk

    PHUKET: Two men who had just returned tourists by speedboat to the pier at Phuket Boat Lagoon were arrested yesterday afternoon for using ya ice (crystal methamphetamine); one was also charged for possession of over eight grams of the drug. The men were apprehended as part of a holiday drug-sweep in the area, Marine Police Inspector Chatchai Sakdee told the Phuket Gazette. “When they arrived at the pier with the tourists, we boarded their boat, Apivarin 2, and asked to see their work documents,” Lt Col Chatchai said.