Artikel erschien April 2016

  • Phuket plays its part in International Jazz Day festivities tonight

    Phuket plays its part in International Jazz Day festivities tonight

    PHUKET: More than 40 local and international musicians are putting on a free jazz concert in Phuket Town tonight for the 5th Phuket UNESCO International Jazz Day . Music Matters Collective, in collaboration with Phuket City Municipality, has organized what is expected to be the biggest annual jazz day the island has seen yet to promote music culture and tourism.

  • Celebration of good food and good friends at Da Maurizio

    Celebration of good food and good friends at Da Maurizio

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  • Fill ’n‘ run leaves gas attendant fuming

    Fill ’n‘ run leaves gas attendant fuming

    KRABI: A gas station attendant was forced to pay for a man who filled the tank of his pick-up truck and then drove off without paying yesterday morning. Harutai Kriangtapong, 25, who works at the PTT petrol station in Krabi Town, had to pay 1,000 baht to cover the cost of the alleged delinquency, which occurred at 7:10am

  • Drug-crazed Phuket man charged with killing grandmother

    Drug-crazed Phuket man charged with killing grandmother

    PHUKET: A man who allegedly murdered his 74-year-old grandmother while high on drugs was arrested on Thursday after a violent confrontation with police. The arrest followed the death of Jintana Chairab, who suffered severe head injuries when her grandson attacked her; repeatedly banging her head on the ground at her house in Kathu, according to eye-witnesses, said Thung Thong Police Supertintendent Chawalit Petchsripia.

  • Video report: Homeschooled siblings claim bronze at international competition

    Video report: Homeschooled siblings claim bronze at international competition

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  • Thailand Optimist National Championships to launch in Pattaya

    Thailand Optimist National Championships to launch in Pattaya

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  • Drug mule busted with 1.8kg of chocolate cocaine

    Drug mule busted with 1.8kg of chocolate cocaine

    PHUKET: A 21-year-old Thai woman who attempted to smuggle 1.8 kilograms of cocaine disguised as chocolate through Phuket International Airport was arrested by customs officers this morning. The chance discovery by officers was made at 4:15am after the woman, named as Oatchara Wikho, arrived in Phuket on a plane from Dubai.

  • Massive public support for reclamation of illegal land

    Massive public support for reclamation of illegal land

    PHUKET: Hundreds of supporters gathered outside Phuket Provincial Hall today, flowers and appreciative messages in hand, to thank Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada for reclaiming illegally occupied beach land and restoring it to the public. The controversy and delays surrounding the illegal business demolitions came to a head yesterday, when a local seafood restaurant at Lay Pang Beach was demolished despite a final effort by the owner to save it from being razed (story here ).

  • Drug addict arrested for Family Mart robbery

    Drug addict arrested for Family Mart robbery

    PHUKET: Police on Tuesday arrested a drug addict wanted for the armed robbery of a Family Mart convenience store on Thepkrasattri Road last Friday. Police captured Krittanai Maneechote, 20, as he was leaving his rented apartment in Rassada.

  • Power cuts in Koh Kaew, Phuket Town

    Power cuts in Koh Kaew, Phuket Town

    PHUKET: Scheduled electricity shut-offs will affect residents in areas of Phuket Town today and in the Koh Kaew sub-district tomorrow. The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) announced that there will be no electricity along parts of Rassada Road, Yaowarat Road, Phang Nga Road, Thalang Road, Deebuk Road, Takuapa Road, and Soi Sun U-thit from 9am-4.30pm today.