Artikel tagged “Phuket Magazine”

  • Thai and royal flags ‘disrespected’ in Pai, northern Thailand

    Thai and royal flags ‘disrespected’ in Pai, northern Thailand

    PHOTO: Khaosod English “It was farangs.” Locals in Pai, northern Thailand, are reacting angrily to tourists who damaged a royal insignia flag and Thai national flag.

  • Two suspects in custody after Surat Thani police officer killed during drug sting

    Two suspects in custody after Surat Thani police officer killed during drug sting

    PHOTO: The car that ran over Pol Sen Sgt Maj Poonkrit Buakaeo was found on Friday morning – Supapong Chaolan The body of a police officer, killed on duty during a drug sting in Surat Thani on Thursday evening, was repatriated to his home province of Nakhon Si Thammarat for religious ceremonies yesterday. Meanwhile two suspects accused of killing the officer have surrendered to police in Phrasaeng district, in the west of Surat Thani province

  • Future Forward MP uncover new ‘Ja New’ assault video

    Future Forward MP uncover new ‘Ja New’ assault video

    PHOTOS and VIDEO: Facebook/Rangsiman Rome A Future Forward Party MP says they’ve got their hands on CCTV footage which shows four men violently attacking Thai political activist Sirawith “Ja New” Seritiwat. The anti-Junta activist has been the subject or earlier assaults and many threats. The attack happened on a main road in Bangkok yesterday

  • Police raid Khon Kaen factory over Doraemon copyright violation

    Police raid Khon Kaen factory over Doraemon copyright violation

    Police arrested a business owner and seven employees after they found 300,000 baht worth of illegally-manufactured goods in her warehouse in Khon Kaen’s Chumpae district that violated the ‘Doraemon’ copyright. Doraemon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F

  • Huawei reassures customers that its roll-out is unaffected by US sanctions

    Huawei reassures customers that its roll-out is unaffected by US sanctions

    Despite Huawei’s challenges posed by the US ban, the Chinese telecom firm says their 5G network momentum plunges forward around the world. Huawei is assuring governments and customers that its 5G equipment roll out and development will not be affected by the US sanctions. Huawei continue to challenge the US sanctions saying they are unfair and the allegations “lack substantial evidence”

  • 83 year old goes missing during Phang Nga mangrove expedition

    83 year old goes missing during Phang Nga mangrove expedition

    FILE PHOTO A man disappeared after rowing his boat to a mangrove area along the coast of Phang Nga’s Takua Thung district yesterday. Surat Sumalee, head of Ban Sam Chong Nua village in Tambon Kalai, sent out a search party of two dozen villagers after being informed at 6.40pm that 83 year old Wanmad Tonklung didn’t return from his trip

  • Miracle at Tham Luang – The Thailand cave drama unfolds, a year on

    Miracle at Tham Luang – The Thailand cave drama unfolds, a year on

    On June 23, a year ago, only a few northern Thai locals and serious cave enthusiasts knew much about the Tham Luang Caves in Mae Sai district, about an hour’s drive from Chiang Rai. But on that sunny afternoon, following their regular football practice, a group of 12 players and their coach, decided to have a quick excursion to the local caves.

  • Australian goes off the rails after being arrested by Pattaya Police – VIDEO

    Australian goes off the rails after being arrested by Pattaya Police – VIDEO

    PHOTO: 77JOWO An abusive Australian has been filmed resisting arrest after being stopped by police in Pattaya. Police intervened and arrested Constantine Anagnostou for his ‘chaotic behaviour’ at an intersection on Pratumnak Hill.

  • Myth: Strong baht deterring western tourists to Thailand

    Myth: Strong baht deterring western tourists to Thailand

    The rise and rise of the Thai Baht, and it’s pushing through the 31.05 to the US Dollar barrier on Wednesday, tops off a turbulent decade of current movement against some of the western currencies. The decade’s currency rise has also been matched by a meteoric explosion in tourism pushing Thailand into the top ten list of popular tourist locations in the world. In 2009 Thailand attracted 14,149,841 tourists.

  • Thailand’s Ayutthaya Elephant Palace says they will fight eviction orders

    Thailand’s Ayutthaya Elephant Palace says they will fight eviction orders

    The Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal, an elephant ride business at the Ayutthaya Historic Park north of Bangkok, says it will fight an order to leave the park. The business manager for the company, Ittiphan Khaolamai says the attraction is ‘nationally recognised’. “We will petition the Central Administrative Court next week.