Artikel erschien Februar 2018

  • THAIGER TODAY Wednesday, February 14

    THAIGER TODAY Wednesday, February 14

    Another Chinese tour bus crash on the notorious Patong Hill | Pollution levels starting to fall in BKK | UN Refugee Chief speaks out about repatriation of Rohingya | Thai Education Minister apologises to Prawit | British government questions Thailand over prison conditions | Three white tiger cubs get their first public outing | And where do all the Valentine’s Day flowers come from? The post THAIGER TODAY Wednesday, February 14 appeared first on Phuket Gazette

  • Phuket airport increases domestic passenger seating

    Phuket airport increases domestic passenger seating

    200 more seats have been installed for domestic travellers to solve the crowding issue while new ventilators have also been installed. The waiting lobby for the domestic departures has been expanded from 2,000 square metres to 5,000 square metres with 200 more chairs starting from today (February 14) onward. The ventilators have been installed as well

  • Fourth drug courier arrested at Phuket Gateway

    Fourth drug courier arrested at Phuket Gateway

    A 24 year old from Nakhon Si Thammarat, Jakrit Paipong, was arrested yesterday (February 13) at the Phuket Gateway Thachatchai checkpoint while carrying drugs to be distributed in Phuket. The van driving from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Phuket was stopped for a search and a military officer found Jakrit acting ‘suspiciously’.

  • Six drug dealers arrested in major Krabi sting

    Six drug dealers arrested in major Krabi sting

    Krabi police, along with Police Region 8 officers, have arrested six drug dealers from one of the biggest networks in the south and seized their assets, worth approximately 26.5 million Baht. The drug dealers arrested include 40 year old Kriangsak Rangsiyangkul from Bangkok, Nan Saung Kham from Myanmar, 34 year old Pornsawan Dindaeng, 22 year old Pitchsinee Patimin, 26 year old Peerapong Kanpetch and 53 year old Sittiporn Sarawaree, all four from Krabi.

  • Another Chinese tour bus crash on notorious Patong Hill

    Another Chinese tour bus crash on notorious Patong Hill

    A Chinese tour bus has collided with a car and a motorcycle then ended up slamming into the barrier walls at the bottom of the hill, on the final turn before reaching the temple at the bottom. Just before midnight last night (February 13), Patong Police received an accident report, the cause allegedly to brake failure, resulting in 5 injured.

  • Going Gold – Thai/US Cobra Gold military exercises kick off

    Going Gold – Thai/US Cobra Gold military exercises kick off

    FILE PHOTO: Cobra Gold The biggest U.S. force in years has joined thel military exercise in Thailand on Tuesday despite controversy over the Thai junta’s invitation to neighboring Myanmar’s army – the Tatmadaw army has been accused of ethnic cleansing in the Rhakine state of Myanmar. The US scaled back attendance at Cobra Gold, Asia’s largest multilateral military exercise, after the 2014 coup.

  • Krabi Abbot calls for justice over allegations

    Krabi Abbot calls for justice over allegations

    Phra Taweelert Raktaweesin, the Deputy Abbot of Wat Klong Son in Krabi, is calling for justice after being accused of having a sexual relationship with women – an accusation he is denying. Nong Talay patrol police, together with local media, inspected the famous temple of the district today (February 13) after receiving reports from locals that the monk has had sexual relationship with women. The 54 year old Deputy Abbot brought the police and media to visit his room and other rooms across the temple to indicate his transparency and desire to work with authorities over the matter.

  • 83 year old man accused of raping four year old

    83 year old man accused of raping four year old

    An 83 year old man was arrested in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Muang district this morning over an accusation that he allegedly raped the four year old daughter of an in-law niece on February 2. The girl sustained such serious injuries from the alleged rape that she had to be treated at Maharat Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital, and was only discharged last Monday

  • Thaksin and Yingluck in Japan – Deputy PM

    Thaksin and Yingluck in Japan – Deputy PM

    Deputy PM, Defence Minister and luxury watch enthusiast, General Prawit Wongsuwan, says that former PMs Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra are currently in Japan.

  • Education Minister asked to answer for his comments over the Prawit ‘watch’ scandal

    Education Minister asked to answer for his comments over the Prawit ‘watch’ scandal

    A close aide of Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has expressed shock over a remark by Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin that apparently attacks his boss. The aide, who asked not to be named, was referring to a remark by Teerakiat that apparently criticised the country’s response to the Prawit watch scandal