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  • Swedish ‘fishing tourist’ found dead near Phuket

    Swedish ‘fishing tourist’ found dead near Phuket

    PHUKET: The body of a Swedish man was found today floating in the waters off Racha Yai Island, about 20 kilometers south of Phuket, police have confirmed. Phuket Tourist Police Volunteers were informed at 12:20pm that the body of the 63-year-old Swede had been found by staff of a diving company.

  • Two new Phuket biz-consumer apps launched

    Two new Phuket biz-consumer apps launched

    PHUKET: Software developer Boonsoong Technology Co Ltd and media consultants, Phebe5 Co Ltd have partnered with local coffee shop chain Tiny Coffee to launch two new business-to-consumer mobile applications, designed exclusively for the Phuket consumer base.

  • Phuket Live Wire – Fiber 2U seems slow 2me

    Phuket Live Wire – Fiber 2U seems slow 2me

    PHUKET: A couple of years ago, TOT unveiled its Fiber 2U service in a gala presentation at Royal Phuket Marina, replete with pounding music and dancing girls – sure signs of technological superiority. At the time, the service didn’t work very well.

  • Phuket police go to town on drug dealers

    Phuket police go to town on drug dealers

    PHUKET: After Phuket police officers swooped on

  • Phuket’s ‘Grumpy Old Men’ on mercy mission for flood victims

    Phuket’s ‘Grumpy Old Men’ on mercy mission for flood victims

    PHUKET: What started off as a conversation between Phuket businessman Paul Newson and his wife and business partner Skulna “Bird” Varayu has quickly developed into a relief effort to assist flood victims in the Central Thailand province of Nakhon Sawan. The original idea focused on helping immediate family in Nakhon Sawan, but the concept quickly snowballed into a larger effort to take aid from Phuket to the most affected area in the region. The project now involves four vehicles that the group – all members of Phuket’s Grumpy Old Men (GOM) society –plan to load to bursting point with essential items needed to reunite flood-affected families with their homes, many of which have been submerged by severe flooding.

  • Phuket police swoop on two meth dealer suspects

    Phuket police swoop on two meth dealer suspects

    PHUKET: Two suspected Phuket drug dealers have been busted by Chalong police. The young men were nabbed while in possession of methamphetamines during two different sting operations over the weekend. Police Lt Col Charan Bangprasert and Chalong police officers presented the two accused dealers to the media at Chalong Police Station on Saturday.

  • Phuket mob rises after accident kills two

    Phuket mob rises after accident kills two

    PHUKET: Phuket’s top officials have called an emergency meeting today to discuss new strategies for road safety at the Kor En curve on Thepkrasattri Road after an accident there yesterday killed one woman and an infant on a motorbike. The curve, on the main road from Phuket Airport to the main resort areas on the island and Phuket Town, was the scene of a fatal accident in 2006 that sparked a mob closure of the road and the ensuing 15-million-baht reshaping of the curve to make it safer. Tah Chat Chai Police Duty Officer Lt Col Watcharin Jiratikarnwiwat said he received a report of the accident yesterday at 5:10pm.

  • PHUKET GOLF: Pattaya pips Phuket for major award

    PHUKET GOLF: Pattaya pips Phuket for major award

    PHUKET: The Mayor of the City of Pattaya, along with representatives from several of that region’s golf clubs, accepted a big award in Turkey on Thursday, the final night of the International Golf Travel Market. The nominees for 2012 included Malaysia, New Zealand, Vietnam and Thailand’s Hua Hin, Pattaya and Phuket regions. This prestigious award was voted for by over 400 global tour operator members of the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO).

  • Wildfire destroys dozens of homes in Reno, Nevada

    Wildfire destroys dozens of homes in Reno, Nevada

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Phuket GazettePHUKET: A wildfire which broke out near Reno in Nevada this week has destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials say.

  • Phuket transport chief puts brakes on negligence

    Phuket transport chief puts brakes on negligence

    PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Land Transportation Office (PLTO) chief Terayout Prasertphol has announced strict new measures that will hold tour bus companies responsible for the mechanical safety of their vehicles.