Artikel tagged “Phuket Magazine”

  • Phuket real estate used as bait in gambling ring

    Phuket real estate used as bait in gambling ring

    PHUKET: Five people have been arrested for operating a real estate scam in which they lured potential customers into illegally gambling on a game of “fan tan”. The scammers used the same ploy as that used by a group arrested in Phuket in February (story

  • Middle-aged Phuket meth dealer goes quietly

    Middle-aged Phuket meth dealer goes quietly

    PHUKET: Acting on a tip off about frequent drug transactions at the entrance to a soi in Thalang, police arrested a drug dealer in possession of ya bah (methamphetamine), and ya ice (crystal methamphetamine) yesterday.

  • Phuket monks defrocked after being caught with drugs

    Phuket monks defrocked after being caught with drugs

    PHUKET: Four monks and a lay worker at the well-known Wat Kajornrungsan on Ranong Road in Phuket Town were arrested Tuesday night after a tip-off led police to catch them with drugs. “We went to Wat Kajornrungsan after local residents reported to us that they suspected some monks were using drugs,” Phuket City Police Deputy Superintendent Prawit Engchuan told the Phuket Gazette. Descriptions supplied by the residents helped police apprehend the men.

  • Fresh push to give Phuket beaches lifeguard boost

    Fresh push to give Phuket beaches lifeguard boost

    PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization (PPAO) is pushing to get extra lifeguard watchtowers set up at five tourist-popular beaches on Phuket’s west coast. The move comes as the contract with the Phuket Lifeguard Club expires at the end of this month, coinciding with the regular arrival of the annual rainy season, when the island’s beaches claim tourists’ lives each year. “With everyone’s safety as our priority, we are planning to increase the number of lifeguard stations from 33 last year to 38 stations this year,” said Kanyarat Senrung, an officer at the PPAO’s Tourism Department.

  • Dwarf sperm whale treated, released in Patong

    Dwarf sperm whale treated, released in Patong

    PHUKET: A dwarf sperm whale measuring 2.4 meters long was treated with a dose of antibiotics and released back into the sea after being spotted off Patong Beach on Wednesday. Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) officers received a report of the ill whale at about 8:30am.

  • Serial Phuket resort thief nabbed

    Serial Phuket resort thief nabbed

    PHUKET: A joint investigation by police from Karon, Kathu and Phuket City has resulted in the arrest of a Bangkok couple who stand accused of robbing guest rooms at nine high-end hotels and resorts in Phuket. Ritthimeth Singhaumpai, 33, and Sasithorn Seekam, 22, were arrested on Wednesday after they entered the Jungceylon car park in a black-on-black Mercedes-Benz E200 sports sedan. The arrests came after officers began following the couple, having noticed that the make and model of the Mercedes was same as the one that had been caught on CCTV at many of the resorts where the robberies had occurred.

  • Phuket Police suspect American died of drug overdose

    Phuket Police suspect American died of drug overdose

    PHUKET: A 29-year-old American woman found dead in her bed shortly after checking into a Phuket rental room is suspected of having suffered from a drug overdose, said Chalong Police. The woman was identified from her passport as Faetra Petillo, and family members have been notified of her death

  • Phuket gal to compete in Miss Tiffany final tonight

    Phuket gal to compete in Miss Tiffany final tonight

    PHUKET: Chayutara “Ying” Meechaiprasert will be Phuket’s sole hope in the final round of the Miss Tiffany Universe 2013 beauty contest, which is to be televised live across the country tonight. Ms Chayutara, a showgirl at the Aphrodite Cabaret on Phuket’s bypass road, will be sporting number 19 in the world-renowned ladyboy beauty pageant, the winner of which will go on to compete in the Miss International Queen 2013 contest

  • Phuket boob job holiday? This round’s on me

    Phuket boob job holiday? This round’s on me

    PHUKET: A cosmetic surgery holiday company in Australia is now raffling off a trip to Phuket, complete with the option of breast augmentation surgery – all for the price of a round of drinks. The company, ID Rejuvenation, has paired up with the popular local nightclub Tryst, in Mackay on the Central Queensland coast, to offer the deal, reported the local newspaper CQNews. Amy Price, head of ID client services, explained that willing punters need to simply spend $50 on drinks at Tryst.

  • Phuket Opinion: Plenty to do, if you can get there

    Phuket Opinion: Plenty to do, if you can get there

    PHUKET: Participants in popular online forums indicate that long-time expatriate residents of Phuket tend to decry the changes that have transformed the island over the past two decades, yet fail to appreciate many of the positive developments that have taken place over the same period. In this space since 1994, we have chronicled, criticized and editorialized – often in futility – about the ongoing, poorly-regulated “development” of the island. While we are committed to keeping our esteemed readers informed about issues that continue to degrade the island’s increasingly urban landscape, we would also be remiss not to recognize some of the positive aspects associated with these changes.