Artikel erschien Dezember 2017

  • Safety checks at Rassada Pier

    Safety checks at Rassada Pier

    The Deputy Director General of the Marine Department, Somchai Sukkamanatkajornkul, visited Phuket’s Rassada Pier, east of Phuket Town, to ensure the safety and security measures during this tourist high season and festive season. The team from the Marine Department together with Phuket’s Marine Office Chief, Surat Sirisaiyasat and Marine Police, visited the pier yesterday (December 26) as the pier is the main point to travel to other many islands off Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi.

  • THAIGER TODAY Wednesday, December 27

    THAIGER TODAY Wednesday, December 27

    ‘Silly Season’ starts tomorrow | Government has new year ‘gifts’ | German detained over Krabi vandalism | Four hour waits for visa-on-arrival at BKK airport | Seven Dangerous Days ‘rules’ | Militants attack twice in Narathiwat. The post THAIGER TODAY Wednesday, December 27 appeared first on Phuket Gazette .

  • The ‘silly season’ is upon us

    The ‘silly season’ is upon us

    New year’s celebrations will soon begin with millions of people hitting the road and revellers gathering at festive venues. But before the celebrations begin, authorities came forward yesterday to advise the public about permitted and prohibited activities.

  • WEDNESDAY MORNING NEWS BRIEFING – All your local news in 3 minutes

    WEDNESDAY MORNING NEWS BRIEFING – All your local news in 3 minutes

    There are two seven-days-of-danger on Thailand’s roads, as designated by the police – one starting tomorrow and the other during Songkran.

  • Tropical storm “Tembin” makes its way across the Gulf of Thailand

    Tropical storm “Tembin” makes its way across the Gulf of Thailand

    Fishermen have been warned of strong winds and high waves in the Gulf of Thailand as the result of typhoon “Tembin”, which has now passed through southern Vietnam yesterday and due to affect the southern coastal areas from Pranchuap Khiri Khan to Songkhla from tomorrow and Thursday. Payao Muengngam, director of the Southern Meteorological Centre for the east coast, is warning the fishermen along the Gulf of Thailand to be cautious when going out to sea this week. Waves as high as four metres could be expected as typhoon Tembin approaches, while the storm will also dump heavy rain on the entire southern region. Tropical storm Tembin has already wreaked havoc in The Philippines, killing more than 200 people

  • How was the tsunami reported on the island 13 years ago?

    How was the tsunami reported on the island 13 years ago?

    Imagine sitting in a news office on the morning of December 26, 2004. You’re working as a journalist in Phuket. It was that morning that an earthquake struck an area about 500 kilometres south west of Phuket.

  • Tsunami memorial ceremony in Phang Nga

    Tsunami memorial ceremony in Phang Nga

    Baan Namkem villagers from Phang Nga, plus relatives of the the 2004 tsunami victims, gathered this morning at the Tsunami Memorial Park for the 13th anniversary of Phuket’s biggest disaster. The crowd brought flowers to mourn the victims and their loved ones. There was also religious ceremony from the 3 main religions –  Buddhism, Islam and Christianity – to bless the victims.

  • THAIGER TODAY Tuesday, December 26

    THAIGER TODAY Tuesday, December 26

    Toon crosses the finish line | Overpass links the two Central Festival buildings | 60 year old British man drowns at Similans | Free helmets being handed out to kids in Phuket Town | Tropical depression heading our way for the weekend. The post THAIGER TODAY Tuesday, December 26 appeared first on Phuket Gazette .

  • Phuket tourism centres launched

    Phuket tourism centres launched

    Phuket Governor, Norapat Plodthong, together with the Director General of Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), Jatuporn Burutpat, hosted the opening of the Phuket Tourist Centres yesterday (December 25) in Patong. Phuket’s Governor says that Phuket is a tourism destination welcoming more than 15 million tourists a year, domestic and international, and there are a lot of tourists heading to the beaches and islands, especially during the traditional high season period.

  • Traffic police giving away helmets to children in Phuket Town

    Traffic police giving away helmets to children in Phuket Town

    PHOTO: Bishal Tamrakar This morning (December 26), about 50 helmets were given away to children on motorcycles passing by the Mueang Phuket District Office intersection (in front of Merlin Hotel) following a policy to encourage better road safety awareness by deputy commander of Phuket traffic police, Pol Lt Col Teerawat Liamsuwan.