Artikel erschien August 2017

  • Sneaky snake slips into Krabi house

    Sneaky snake slips into Krabi house

    Another python has been found in the bedroom of a Krabi house. Early today (August 24), 72 year old Subin Kongban found a 15 kilogram python crawling in the house after eating his chicken at the back of the house. “I was going to the toilet and found it crawling in the house, almost by my bed, so I called the rescue team for help,” said Subin.

  • Tech school student shot dead by rival-school students in Pak Kret

    Tech school student shot dead by rival-school students in Pak Kret

    A vocational school student was fatally shot by a group of students from a rival school in Nonthaburi province on Wednesday evening, police said. The shooting incident happened at 5.30pm on Tiwanon Road in Tambon Bang Phood in Pak Kret district, said Pol Captain Supachoke Phorkhathai, deputy inspector of Pak Kret Police Station. Mongkol Khampradit, 20, a student of Pathum Thani Technology school was shot once in his left armpit.

  • The new, non-flammable, Samsung Galaxy Note 8

    The new, non-flammable, Samsung Galaxy Note 8

    It’s impossible to appraise the sleek new Samsung Galaxy Note 8 without recalling it’s fiery predecessor, the Note 7. It got somewhat of a reputation for with catching fire or even exploding, being banned on aeroplanes and eventually just about everywhere else. It was a costly and embarrassing gaff for the South Korean electronics giant

  • Phuket’s main soi dog shelter in Thalang gets a make-over

    Phuket’s main soi dog shelter in Thalang gets a make-over

    Phuket authorities, led by Phuket Vice Governor, Siwaporn Chuasawat, visited the Phuket Stray Dog Shelter today (August 23) in the Suan Pa Bang Kanun man-made forest in Thalang for a big clean-up event. A one million Baht budget was approved to give the shelter a much-needed make-over. Currently, there are 460 stray dogs living in the 4-rai shelter with only two elders taking care of the entire complex with another 2,000 other stray street dogs expected to be sent to the shelter after extensions are completed.

  • Phuket Town gambling raids – 4 dens and 30 gamblers

    Phuket Town gambling raids – 4 dens and 30 gamblers

    Last night (Tuesday), police arrested 30 gamblers in 4 football gambling dens in the Phuket Town area. They started with a bistro calleded Lucky on Takuapa Road where police received complaints from locals that there was football gambling going on inside.

  • Saphan Hin green upgrades and Old Phuket Town cabling goes underground

    Saphan Hin green upgrades and Old Phuket Town cabling goes underground

    Phuket’s Mayor plans to make Saphan Hin Park the ‘lungs of Phuket’ and to put all the electric cables for the whole Phuket Old Town area underground. “Saphan Hin Park is a seaside public park that now needs renovation as it has been decayed because of the content exposure to salt water and the sea air damaging the stone retaining wall,” said Phuket Mayor, Somjai Suwansupana. “The walk way along the sea of Saphan Hin is also affected by the erosion and could be possible dangerous to people walking in the area.” After receiving a 166 million Baht budget previously from the Phuket Public Works and Town & Country Planning, Phuket’s Mayor is planning to renovate the dam perimeter and improve approximately 900 metres of landscaping.

  • ‘Run 2 Gether Phuket Town’ heads to Old Phuket Town on October 1

    ‘Run 2 Gether Phuket Town’ heads to Old Phuket Town on October 1

    The Phuket Disabled People’s Association, together with the Phuket Municipality, is holding a new event, “Run 2 Gether Phuket Town” on October 1. 600 runners are expected to join the charity event

  • Bus and truck curfew in place for Patong Hill

    Bus and truck curfew in place for Patong Hill

    Following the sucession of accidents involving buses and trucks in recent months, Traffic Police have placed official restrictions on access to Patong over the notorious Patong Hill for during certain hours of the day.

  • Severe Typhoon Hato bears down on Hong Kong and the Pearl Delta

    Severe Typhoon Hato bears down on Hong Kong and the Pearl Delta

    Yesterday we were reporting about the threat of heavy rains in the Central and North-east of Thailand later this week.

  • HM Bhumibol Adulyadej commemorative coins popular at reservation locations

    HM Bhumibol Adulyadej commemorative coins popular at reservation locations

    Specially minted coins, commemorating the forthcoming funeral of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, are causing long queues at locations around the country. Long queues formed at various designated locations across the country on Tuesday morning as members of the public waited to reserve commemorative coins minted for the funeral of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej