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  • Former Outrigger GM found dead in bed

    Former Outrigger GM found dead in bed

    PHUKET: A former General Manager of Outrigger Hotels and Resorts was found dead at his luxury villa in Cherng Thalay early yesterday afternoon. William Marshall, 55, was found in his bed by his wife. There were no signs of a struggle, police said.

  • 100 SuperCheap workers unaccounted for at Employment Office

    100 SuperCheap workers unaccounted for at Employment Office

    PHUKET: None of the 100 Burmese staff who reportedly resigned from SuperCheap after the fire at the megashop have reported their resignations to the Phuket Provincial Employment Office (PPEO). The workers are required by law to report their resignation by November 1, Yaowapa Pibulpol, chief of the PPEO, told the Phuket Gazette.

  • Heavy rains to continue in Phuket until tomorrow afternoon

    Heavy rains to continue in Phuket until tomorrow afternoon

    PHUKET: Heavy rains are expected in all regions along the Andaman coast until tomorrow afternoon, an officer at the Thai Meteorological Department told the Phuket Gazette this morning. Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi, Trang and Satun will all be affected. Tourists should avoid swimming in the sea for the next two days, as the surf is likely to be particularly dangerous, the officer said.

  • Phuket mourns Thailand’s highest-ranking monk

    Phuket mourns Thailand’s highest-ranking monk

    PHUKET: Official mourning ceremonies in Phuket began yesterday for Thailand’s highest-ranking monk, His Holiness the Supreme Patriarch Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara Somdet Phra Sangharaja, who passed away on Thursday.

  • Villagers battle for access to Phuket public land

    Villagers battle for access to Phuket public land

    PHUKET: Vice Governor Somkiet Sangkaosuttirak visited Pa Khlok yesterday afternoon to investigate claims made by residents that a path on public land had been blocked off, denying them access to a pier where they keep their fishing boats. About 50 residents had travelled to Phuket Provincial Hall the day before to lodge a complaint with Governor Maitri Inthusut (story

  • Phuket Governor requests lifeguards for Racha Yai to stop the drownings

    Phuket Governor requests lifeguards for Racha Yai to stop the drownings

    PHUKET: In response to the growing number of tourists drowning at Racha Yai Island, Governor Maitri Inthusut has called for a lifeguard station at the popular day-trip location.

  • Phuket Town drinkers take down armed robber

    Phuket Town drinkers take down armed robber

    PHUKET: Two men sitting in front of their house drinking in the early hours this morning made a citizen’s arrest, taking down a man who had just robbed a Phuket Town convenience store at knifepoint. Phuket City Police were notified of the arrest at 3:40am.

  • Balloon vendor dead on arrival at Phuket bus terminal

    Balloon vendor dead on arrival at Phuket bus terminal

    PHUKET: A festival balloon vendor was found dead on arrival at Phuket Bus Terminal 2 in the early morning hours today.

  • Phuket Town landlord found hanged

    Phuket Town landlord found hanged

    PHUKET: Police are not treating as suspicious the death of a Phuket Town landlord who was found hanged in her three-story home in the heart of Old Phuket Town yesterday morning. Saranpitchaya Suwannacheep, 40, was found hanged at her shophouse home in Soi Soon Uthit (map

  • Phuket beach encroachment: Keesin family will play by rules

    Phuket beach encroachment: Keesin family will play by rules

    PHUKET: Leading Patong figure Preechavude ‘Prab’ Keesin responded yesterday to the inspection that singled out his family’s resort by expressing his willingness to take down any structures found to be encroaching on the beach. Mr Prab, whose father is Patong Mayor Pian Keesin, told the press fears of erosion had led to sea walls being built on the beach in front of the resort.