Artikel erschien März 2016

  • Phuket welcomes new acting marine chief

    Phuket welcomes new acting marine chief

    PHUKET: The new acting chief of the Phuket Marine Office has been named as Surachai Burapanontachai.

  • Dengue claims life of 9-year-old Krabi girl

    Dengue claims life of 9-year-old Krabi girl

    KRABI: A nine-year-old Krabi girl died from dengue fever in Trang on Saturday after being hospitalized for four days. The parents of Kanyanat Noochaikaew, from Lam Thap district, expressed their grief and disbelief at her funeral yesterday.

  • Island View: Island of lost souls

    Island View: Island of lost souls

    PHUKET: The recent death of American national Nathan D House is just one of many incidents in which people travel to this tropical paradise to end their lives. Though the death of Mr House is still under investigation, the note he supposedly left behind, as well as a website under his name detailing his well-articulated thoughts surrounding the topic of the right to die, left little to the imagination.

  • Taxi passengers recovering after fatal crash on Phuket bypass road

    Taxi passengers recovering after fatal crash on Phuket bypass road

    PHUKET: Three passengers travelling in a taxi that collided with a crane on the bypass road on Saturday are recovering in hospital and expected to be discharged later this week. Police are still investigating the circumstances of the collision, which resulted in the death of the taxi driver (story here ).

  • Phuket hit and run kills one, injures two

    Phuket hit and run kills one, injures two

    PHUKET: Phuket police are hunting a hit-and-run driver who killed an unidentified man and injured two people in Wichit this morning. Witnesses said a Toyota Fortuner of an unknown color was heading toward Phuket Town when it struck two motorcyclists, before crossing lanes and fatally injuring a third motorcyclist.

  • Nok Air announces more flight cancellations

    Nok Air announces more flight cancellations

    PHUKET: Nok Air is cancelling an additional 56 flights per day until March 26, according to Ampawan Wannako, deputy director-general of the Department of Civil Aviation. The company has submitted a notice to the department, blaming the cancellations on a shortage of pilots.

  • Superyacht crew member killed in anchoring accident

    Superyacht crew member killed in anchoring accident

    PHUKET: A crew member on the superyacht Ocean Victory was fatally injured yesterday in a freak accident as the ship was mooring off Koh Tachai in the Similan Islands archipelago.

  • Up in the Air: Phuket-Hat Yai: truly boutique flights

    Up in the Air: Phuket-Hat Yai: truly boutique flights

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  • Ministry of Farang Affairs: Souvenirs for Thai colleagues

    Ministry of Farang Affairs: Souvenirs for Thai colleagues

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  • Opinion: Push for preventive medicine in Phuket

    Opinion: Push for preventive medicine in Phuket

    PHUKET: We hope that Nora Galgoczy speaking openly about contracting the incredibly common sexually transmitted disease Human papillomavirus (HPV) and her subsequent battle with cervical cancer will inspire at least some of our readers to take a more proactive approach in preventing the life-threating or debilitating medical conditions out there that are largely preventable, thanks to modern medicine. Over the years, Phuket has gained a reputation as an international medical hub.