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  • Thalang turns on the waterworks

    Thalang turns on the waterworks

    PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Office is spending 40 million baht on extending local government water mains from Baan Pon, just south of Thalang Town, to Baan Mak Prok School, located near the eastern end of the runway at Phuket Airport. The project will allow local communities in the north of Phuket to start hooking up their local water networks to the mains and use government water supply in their homes in Srisoonthorn, Thepkrasattri and Mai Khao subdistricts. Connecting with the local water mains network from Ban Jo water treatment plant – which treats water from Bang Neaw Dun reservoir, Phuket’s second largest water source – the new pipes will be laid alongside the southbound lane of Thepkrasattri Road from the 16km road marker to the 30km marker.

  • Phuket investors to pour B2bn into Phang Nga hotels

    Phuket investors to pour B2bn into Phang Nga hotels

    PHUKET: KHAO Lak’s room count may double within two years. Phang Nga Tourist Association Vice President Prapruet Korphet said “We now have about 5,000 rooms in Khao Lak, the same number before the tsunami hit us.

  • Phuket Tourism Update: TAT announces global push

    Phuket Tourism Update: TAT announces global push

    PHUKET: The Thai Hotels Association (THA) and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will kick off a global campaign in December to woo back tourists to Phuket and other destinations in the aftermath of the flood disaster.

  • IronKids want Thai kids for Phuket race this weekend

    IronKids want Thai kids for Phuket race this weekend

    PHUKET: Triathlon events on Phuket are growing substantially every year both in numbers and in global reputation. The sport also has a positive impact on the lifestyle of those children and adults who become involved with this athletic pursuit. This year saw the very first IronKids junior triathlon event which was held at Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club (TSLC) with 90 young athletes swimming, biking and running into a sporting discipline that promotes healthy living and camaraderie.

  • Phuket police launch manhunt, announce B50,000 reward for knife thief

    Phuket police launch manhunt, announce B50,000 reward for knife thief

    PHUKET: Phuket police today announced a 50,000-baht reward for information that leads to the arrest of the man who

  • Pheu Thai Spokesman vows to take Phuket encroachment issue to Yingluck

    Pheu Thai Spokesman vows to take Phuket encroachment issue to Yingluck

    PHUKET: In Phuket to hear complaints about corrupt government officials here was Pheu Thai Party spokesman and party list MP Prompong Nopparit who on Saturday vowed to raise specific instances of alleged land encroachment with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Mr Prompong is currently vice president of the parliamentary anti-corruption committee, which includes Phuket Democrat MP Raywat Areerob.

  • ‚Single European Sky‘ initiative at risk

    ‚Single European Sky‘ initiative at risk

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community EU says ‚Single European Sky‘ initiative is at risk of missing crucial targets Phuket GazettePHUKET: The European Union (EU) warned that its progress reports on the Single European Sky initiative show that the project is ‚at risk‘ of missing crucial targets.

  • Phuket Leopards tamed by Tigers

    Phuket Leopards tamed by Tigers

    PHUKET: The second match of the Island Furniture League 2011-2012 season saw the young guns of Phuket cricket, the Phuket Youth Development team (Leopards), take on newcomers the Thanyapura Tigers on Sunday, 20 November, 2011 at the Alan Cooke Ground. The ground was basking in sunshine with the pitch and outfield fast, so expectations were high of some big scores.

  • Three Phuket athletes bring home gold

    Three Phuket athletes bring home gold

    PHUKET: Three athletes from Phuket earned gold medals at the 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Indonesia. Nitchaon Jindapol earned a gold medal with the Thailand women’s badminton team, who made hosts Indonesia settle for silver in the final bout. Maneepong Jongjitt also gave Phuket badminton a name, earning a bronze medal with Thailand’s mens’ team.

  • Southern Thai football is charging ahead with Krabi and Pattalung

    Southern Thai football is charging ahead with Krabi and Pattalung

    PHUKET: Southern Thai football is charging ahead with Krabi FC and Pattalung FC each prevailing at the top of their respective groups in the Thai Premier League (TPL) 2011 Division Two AIS League promotion playoffs. The playoffs, which began in October and are set to conclude in December, divide 12 fine finalists into two groups of six. Upon conclusion, only the top two of each group will be promoted up to replace the bottom four relegated teams of TPL Division One.