Artikel tagged “karon”

  • Injured Brahminy Kite (bird) rescued in Karon

    Injured Brahminy Kite (bird) rescued in Karon

    An injured Brahminy Kite has been rescued by locals in Karon, Phuket. The mature Brahminy Kite was found in Karon this week. Locals who found the bird contacted the head of Khao Phra Thaeo Non-Hunting Area, Pongchart Chueahom

  • Officers inspect Karon Beach following complaints of sun lounge zoning

    Officers inspect Karon Beach following complaints of sun lounge zoning

    Officers  inspected Karon Beach after they have received a complaint that beach sun lounges were creeping back and taking more than the 10 percent regulation zoning. The ubiquitous white plastic lounge chairs, that used to cover up vast swathes of Phuket’s popular beaches were all but banned when the NCPO took over government in 2014. Since, 10 percent zones have been permitted on most west coast beaches.

  • Blacktip reef sharks found at Phuket seafood restaurant

    Blacktip reef sharks found at Phuket seafood restaurant

    PHOTO: Sunshine Sketcher There are now two reliable places you can see Blacktip Reef Sharks – off the shores of Maya Bay and hanging in front of a restaurant in Karon.

  • Chinese tourists escape serious injury in Karon minivan incident

    PHOTOS: Nok Rai Rang / Newshawk Phuket Four Chinese tourists and a minivan driver have escaped serious injury in an accident in Karon this morning. The Karon Police were notified of the incident at a curve on Patak Road in front of Hilton Hotel entrance in Karon around 2.30am

  • Chinese tourist drowns at Karon beach

    Chinese tourist drowns at Karon beach

    A Chinese tourist who ignored the red flags and warnings from lifeguards earlier, has drowned at Karon Beach today (June 28). Karon lifeguards were notified by a beach vendor that a Chinese male had been hit by a big wave in front of the Karon football field, and disappeared in the surf. Karon lifeguards rushed to the scene where red flags had been being placed earlier

  • Man caught by Karon lifeguard stealing from tourist

    A Thai man has been caught red-handed by lifeguards for stealing a foreigner’s bag containing cash, a mobile phone and wallet at Karon Beach yesterday (June 27) . The victim of the theft has only identified as a female foreign tourist who was enjoying her day on Karon beach opposite the Tourist Assistance Centre yesterday afternoon. According to the Karon Police report, the suspect is 24 year old Nattapon Chaichana from Songkhla

  • Drunk Russian topples statue of Phuket abbot, bungles lorry theft

    Drunk Russian topples statue of Phuket abbot, bungles lorry theft

    PHUKET: A Russian tourist has blamed overindulgence in alcohol for a spree in which he pushed over a statue honoring a temple abbot in Karon late Tuesday night.

  • Phuket handyman caught robbing safe in Russian woman’s room

    Phuket handyman caught robbing safe in Russian woman’s room

    PHUKET: Police Monday night arrested a hotel staffer in Karon who used a master key and a stolen room safe key to rob a Russian tourist of the equivalent of nearly 20,000 baht in banknotes. The thief also deleted CCTV records at the Karon Phunaka Resort and Spa in the hope of covering his tracks. Tatiana Gorshkova discovered 10,000 baht cash, US$100 (about 3,100 baht) and 6,000 rubles (nearly 6,000 baht) missing from her room safe yesterday afternoon.

  • Phuket lifeguards ordered to pull down ‚unsightly‘ beach station

    Phuket lifeguards ordered to pull down ‚unsightly‘ beach station

    PHUKET: Karon Municipality has decided to remove the Phuket lifeguard stand on Karon Beach on the grounds that it is unsightly and not fit for use. “Karon municipality officers led by Karon Deputy Mayor Ittiporn Singkaew have inspected the lifeguard station. It does not look nice and it is not well organized,” Karon Municipality Chief Administrative Officer (Palad) Weerasak Anekwongsawat explained.

  • Baby’s body found at Phuket garbage depot

    Baby’s body found at Phuket garbage depot

    PHUKET: The body of a dead baby girl was found yesterday at the Karon trash-separating facility. Capt Channarong Prakongkua of the Karon Police told the Phuket Gazette, “One of the trash collectors said he was separating trash at the garbage depot at around 5:30pm, when he opened a plastic bag and found the tiny corpse