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PHUKET: Prospects of Phuket-based Dylan Young reaching Formula 1 accelerated with news of an offer for the 22-year old to drive in the 2012 GP3 Series. Potential savior of Young’s career ambitions is the Marussia Manor team, junior squad of the Marussia Virgin Formula 1 team, who have handed Young a lifeline which could also see the Australian achieve a test with their Formula 1 team this November.
PHUKET: Phang Nga Bay’s dramatic scenery will provide the spectacular setting for The 2012 Bay Regatta which is scheduled to run from February 1 to 5.
PHUKET: The first suspect wanted in connection with the shooting murder of Phuket reporter
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community 800 dogs rescued from smugglers in Nakhon Phanom Phuket Gazette / The NationPHUKET: A Mekong patrol unit headed by Captain Thirakiart Thong-aram found the dogs detained in more than 40 cases on a six-wheel truck on the riverbank in Don Paeng village in Tambon Ban Paeng, Ban Paeng district.
PHUKET: Despite determination for a strong finish and a surprise substitution late in the game, FC Phuket were no match for the Chainat FC “Hornbills” in the two sides’ final game of the season. The Southern Sea Kirin went down 3-0 on Saturday afternoon in Chainat.
PHUKET: Phuket Police have issued an arrest warrant for one of two men wanted for the
PHUKET: Commuters who experienced an unexpected lull in the Phuket traffic chaos this morning can thank the fact that government schools across the island are closed for National Teachers Day today. National Teachers Day falls on January 16 every year and is a day off for all teachers as well as their pupils. It is not to be confused with Wan Wai Khru (Teacher Appreciation Day), which falls in early June at the start of the new school year.
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Another self-immolation in Tibet, said to be the 16thPhuket Gazette / News Wires PHUKET: A Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire in southwestern China on Saturday, a rights group reported yesterday, triggering clashes between security forces and locals. Free Tibet, a group campaigning for an end to the ‚Chinese occupation‘ of Tibet, said clashes erupted after another Tibetan self-immolated in Ngaba Town, located in Sichuan province, in an apparent protest against Chinese rule. It is believed to have been the 16th self-immolation in Tibet since March last year.
PHUKET: In our third story on Phuket road carnage today, a Swiss man was killed instantly when his motorcycle was hit by a passenger car on Thepkrasattri Road in Thalang early this afternoon. According to Phuket Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers at the scene, the Swiss man was traveling southbound on Thepkrasattri Road when he was hit full force by a Bangkok-registered Toyota Vios.
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Phuket Lifestyle: Turning away from meat?Phuket Gazette / The NationPHUKET: More and more meat eaters are turning their backs on steaks and even fish in favor of healthy vegetarian fare as part of their personal healthcare regime. However, many complain there are not many options when it comes to vegetarian dining.