Artikel tagged “phuket gazette”

  • Phuket’s first underpass to spur new traffic woes

    Phuket’s first underpass to spur new traffic woes

    PHUKET: Motorists have been warned to expect major delays when construction begins next month on a 599-million-baht underpass at the Darasamuth Junction, on the bypass road near the

  • Chalong seeks B300mn for Phuket flood prevention

    Chalong seeks B300mn for Phuket flood prevention

    PHUKET: The Chalong Municipality has requested 300 million baht in funding from the Royal Irrigation Department for a permanent flood-prevention system after last month’s floods again highlighted the issue of flash flooding in Phuket. The project proposes the construction of retaining walls along all canals in the Chalong area to prevent debris and soil from clogging and disrupting the water flow, which was cited as one of the causes of the recent flooding.

  • Phuket Park chief files complaint against ‘Encroacher No 5’

    Phuket Park chief files complaint against ‘Encroacher No 5’

    PHUKET: The new chief of Sirinath National Park, Cheewapap Cheewatham, has filed a police complaint against another landowner for allegedly encroaching on national park land. The complaint, against the fifth landowner of the 10 plots

  • Phuket ocean trash inflicting mayhem on turtles

    Phuket ocean trash inflicting mayhem on turtles

    PHUKET: A turtle with one flipper severed and another suffering a deep cut inflicted by discarded fishing nets was recovered from Karon Beach yesterday. The discovery brought to 24 the total number of turtles rescued from Phuket and Phang Nga beaches in the past two months alone. Lifeguards patrolling Karon Beach found the turtle stranded in the sand near Karon Circle yesterday morning.

  • Thai Smile launches new Phuket routes

    Thai Smile launches new Phuket routes

    PHUKET: Thai Smile Air, the new regional sub-brand of Thai Airways International (THAI), will launch daily direct flight services from Phuket to Bangkok and Chiang Mai starting next month.

  • Weather warning issued for Phuket, Andaman

    Weather warning issued for Phuket, Andaman

    PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has issued its second weather warning in 24 hours for Phuket and other provinces along the Andaman coast, advising the public to beware heavy rain, rough seas and possible flooding. The latest advisory, issued by the Southern Meteorological Center at Phuket Airport at 11am today, repeated the TMD’s warning of “abundant rain to very heavy rain” with wind gusts in some areas due to “rather strong” monsoonal conditions across the region.

  • Phuket Live Wire: Wait until Christmas

    Phuket Live Wire: Wait until Christmas

    PHUKET: Last week I talked about the direction the computer industry is headed as we barrel along toward the Christmas season. If you’re thinking about buying any new electronics – computer, tablet, phone, maybe even a TV – it would be worthwhile to stay on top of developments between now and Christmas.

  • Phuket poll: Have you ever cheated on your partner?

    Phuket poll: Have you ever cheated on your partner?

    PHUKET: Results of the annual international sex survey by condom manufacturing firm Durex reveal Thai couples to be among the most promiscuous on the planet. The results have stirred up controversy, denials and debate throughout the country. To get a local angle on all this alleged infidelity, the Phuket Gazette online asks its own esteemed readers whether they have ever been unfaithful to their current spouse or committed partner.

  • All silent on ‘insecticide’ causing deaths of Canadian sisters

    All silent on ‘insecticide’ causing deaths of Canadian sisters

    PHUKET: A spokesperson at the forensic laboratory at Ramathibodi Hospital in Bangkok today declined to confirm or deny reports that insecticide containing DEET had been identified as the cause of death of Audrey and Noemi Belanger. The sisters, Audrey, age 20, and Noemi, 25, from Quebec, Canada, were found dead in their hotel room on Phi Phi Island

  • Phuket Police nab serial snatch bandit

    Phuket Police nab serial snatch bandit

    PHUKET: Police on Wednesday arrested a serial snatch-and-run thief who allegedly committed at least 12 robberies in Phuket Town over the past month. The suspect was identified as 20-year-old Wuttipong Uonpong, listed as a resident of Ayutthaya