Artikel erschien Dezember 2017

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

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

    More sunshine with a few clouds, more cool evenings and more fresh north-easterly winds. It’s the middle of the week in Phuket.

  • Malaysian MPs say AirAsia, Firefly stewardess uniforms too sexy

    Malaysian MPs say AirAsia, Firefly stewardess uniforms too sexy

    Two Malaysian ruling party lawmakers have chided homegrown low-cost airlines AirAsia and Firefly for dressing their stewardesses in uniforms that are “too revealing”. Senator Abdullah Mat Yasim, a division chief of the ruling Umno party, said in Parliament the fitted attire of AirAsia’s and Firefly’s female flight attendants can “arouse passengers”, the New Straits Times reported. The “eye-catching outfits” also do not reflect the status of Islam as the official religion of Malaysia, Abdullah added according to the newspaper.”The Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) must really look into this,” Abdullah said when debating the MAVCOM (Amendment) Bill 2017 in Parliament on Monday (Dec 18).

  • Cadet “Meay’s” family takes case to police

    Cadet “Meay’s” family takes case to police

    The family of a cadet whose death caught national attention turned up at a police station on Tuesday to “fight for justice”. Supitcha Tanyakan, the elder sister of Phakhapong “Meay” Tanyakan, said she still had faith in the country’s judicial system

  • Phuket Governor follows up on flood solutions for Route 402

    Phuket Governor follows up on flood solutions for Route 402

    File photo During today’s morning meeting (December 19) at Provincial Hall, the Governor, along with relevant Phuket authorities, discussed updates on the ongoing flooding issues that hit Route 402, and urged everyone to put it on the top of the agenda for Phuket.

  • Krabi kid fenced at home after tragic accident

    Krabi kid fenced at home after tragic accident

    A Krabi man, Chamnan Duangchan, the father 9 year old Poramet Duangchan, is crying out for help after his son was hit by a car and become so worried that he feels he has to keep his son in a cage while working away from home. The 9 year old Poramet was hit by a car 5 years ago while going to Pru Dinna School.

  • Hi-lo gambling crackdown in Koh Kaew

    Hi-lo gambling crackdown in Koh Kaew

    Police have arrested ten gamblers at a construction camp today (December 19) in Koh Kaew, east of Phuket Town. The six men and four women were found with several pieces of gambling paraphernalia – such as 12 dice, a scoreboard, one set of Hi-Lo gamble equipment, 18,000 baht in cash and some other valuables.

  • THAIGER TODAY Tuesday, December 19

    THAIGER TODAY Tuesday, December 19

    9 year old in a cage in Krabi | Reprieve for Thai fishing industry | Police suspect ‘business’ behind Sunday’s bus torching | Alcohol Control Board goes after beer gardens | English proficiency on the improve in Thailand | Bad weather on the way this weekend. The post THAIGER TODAY Tuesday, December 19 appeared first on Phuket Gazette .

  • There’s trouble brewing

    There’s trouble brewing

    The Alcohol Control Board is suing open air beer gardens, specifically the one at Central World Plaza in Bangkok, for ‘violating advertising laws’. But that’s not all

  • Expensive bling and bad-taste comments about ‘Meay’ case put pressure on Prawit

    Expensive bling and bad-taste comments about ‘Meay’ case put pressure on Prawit

    The PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha has been urged to exercise his absolute powers to suspend Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan from duty as the deputy premier remains mired in controversy. “We call on Prayut to use Article 44 to temporarily suspend Prawit from his posts as deputy premier and defence minister without pay until the investigation conclusion,” Srisuwan Janya, secretary-general of the Thai Constitution Protection Association, said in a statement issued yesterday, referring to the absolute powers granted to the head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)

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

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

    A perfect sunny day ahead for your Tuesday with moderate to fresh north-easterly winds up to 25 kph.