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  • Charity rally to support Phuket Stray Dog Shelter

    Charity rally to support Phuket Stray Dog Shelter

    PHUKET: The sixth “Rally Dogkar” charity fundraiser will take place in Phuket this weekend, giving dog lovers and their pampered pets a chance to raise money for about 500 less-fortunate animals cooped up at the provincial dog pound in Thalang.

  • Man found dead in tine mine lagoon

    Man found dead in tine mine lagoon

    PHUKET: Police are attempting to identify the body of a man found floating in an old tin mine lagoon in Chalong yesterday afternoon. Phuket Ruamjai Foundation rescue workers and Lt Col Boonlert Onklang arrived along with officers from the Chalong Police to find a large crowd of people gathered at the scene on Luang Por Chuang Road.

  • Phuket’s first ‘Safety Zone’ set up in Patong

    Phuket’s first ‘Safety Zone’ set up in Patong

    PHUKET: In the wake of several high-profile violent crimes that have rocked Phuket over the past few months, Phuket Police are moving ahead with their plan to set up “safety zones” in key tourist areas, starting with Patong. Phuket Provincial Police Commander Chonasit Wattanavrangkul delivered the news to more than 800 people from different walks of life in Patong, all gathered at the Phuket Graceland Resort & Spa on July 21.

  • Phuket expat Dokset murder trial: all charges denied

    Phuket expat Dokset murder trial: all charges denied

    PHUKET: In a day for denying criminal charges at Phuket Provincial Court, Norwegian national and long-term Phuket expat Stein Havard Dokset yesterday denied all charges against him for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Rungnapa Suktong. Dokset was

  • TAT Phuket Director steps up to Bangkok

    TAT Phuket Director steps up to Bangkok

    PHUKET: Bangonrat Shinaprayoon, Director of the Phuket office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), bade her final farewell to Governor Tri Augkaradacha at Phuket Provincial Hall this morning before her move to Bangkok. Ms Bangonrat leaves the island on August 1 to take up her new position in Bangkok as Director of Attractions Promotion Division. “My new department is responsible for deciding what places and venues in Thailand should be promoted as tourist attractions,” she said.

  • Murder suspect arrested in Phuket flown to Bangkok

    Murder suspect arrested in Phuket flown to Bangkok

    PHUKET: A murder suspect

  • Decomposing body recovered off Koh Racha, Phuket

    Decomposing body recovered off Koh Racha, Phuket

    PHUKET: Chalong Police are trying to identify a badly-decomposed human body found washed ashore at Koh Racha Yai early this morning, and now in storage on Phuket. After the Phuket Tourist Rescue Center at Chalong Pier was notified of the discovery at 7am, they dispatched a speedboat marked as operated by the „Chalong Tambon Administration Organization“ (now called Chalong Municipality) to the island, about 20 kilometers south of Phuket. Members of the Chalong Police and Phuket Ruamjai Kupai rescue foundation also took part in the recovery effort, which saw the remains reach Chalong Pier at about 10:30am.

  • Wildlife activist supports Forestry, National Parks merger

    Wildlife activist supports Forestry, National Parks merger

    PHUKET: A well-known wildlife activist has told the Phuket Gazette that he supports the planned merger of the Royal Forest Department and the Department of National Parks (DNP), Wildlife and Plant Conservation. The merger was

  • Anonymous donor gives stranded Kiwi ticket home

    Anonymous donor gives stranded Kiwi ticket home

    PHUKET: Sean Kenzie, the 27-year-old New Zealander stranded and unable to pay his mounting medical bills after a

  • AirAsia bookings offline this weekend

    AirAsia bookings offline this weekend

    PHUKET: Thai AirAsia this weekend will temporarily suspend its online booking facility for all flights to and from Bangkok after October 1. The news comes as the budget carrier prepares to move its operations from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. Starting at 10pm on Friday, technicians will be reprogramming airport codes to reflect the change from Suvarnabhumi International Airport (SVB) to Don Mueang Airport (DMK), where the airline will resume operations on October 1.