PHUKET: A murder fugitive on the run for a decade was arrested yesterday in Phang Nga, north of Phuket, after an armed drug binge ended with police shooting out his front tyres.
PHUKET: In New York City, the crime rate has been slowly, steadily decreasing every year for the past 15 years. Until last year
PHUKET: Although there will be no official event tonight to mark Earth Hour 2013, the chief of the Phuket office of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PPEA) is urging people to join the global event to show their support for conserving energy. “It is a very good campaign that everyone can join. It is easy to do at home, just turn off the lights,” PPEA Somchai Krueapat told the Phuket Gazette.
PHUKET: The Phuket Tourist Police officer injured in a shootout yesterday morning has had his right leg amputated in order to save his life. Sen Sgt Maj Pinchai Piyadilok, 34, was quickly transferred to the Prince of Songkla University Hospital in Haad Yai yesterday after he was shot in the leg and in the stomach in a gunfight at a housing estate near Phuket Town (story
PHUKET Governor Maitri Inthusut confirmed to the Phuket Gazette that he will approve the long-awaited bus service to start serving tourists arriving at Phuket International Airport. The new bus service – to launch with six buses departing the airport to provide a “hop on, hop off” service to the major tourist beaches down the west coast – has one final hurdle to clear: it must be approved at a provincial transportation committee meeting on Tuesday.
PHUKET: A series of suspected arson attacks on motorbikes in Phuket over the last two days has police scrambling to identify the culprit or culprits. “We suspect that the bikes were set on fire by a single gang of teenagers out to cause trouble,” Phuket’s top cop, Phuket Provincial Police Commander Choti Chavalviwat, told the Phuket Gazette. “I have already assigned a joint police force from Kamala, Kathu and Cherng Talay police stations to investigate the cases,” Gen Choti said.
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut tonight will play a leading role as King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, also referred to by Thais as “Rama I”, in the annual re-enactment of the Battle of Thalang. The event marks the historical battle in 1785 in which Phuket’s own “angels”, Thao Thepkrasattri and Thao Srisoonthorn, better known as the Phuket Heroines, led local villagers to repel a Burmese invasion. Governor Maitri began today’s celebrations with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Heroines’ Monument in the heart of the island.
PHUKET: Over the years I’ve talked a lot about how computing in Phuket is different – what you can expect, what will never come to pass, how to work around a whole lot of problems.
PHUKET: A ceremony to mark the visit of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s visit to Phuket 54 years ago was led by Phuket Vice Governor Somkiet Sangkaosutthirak today. A merit-making ceremony with nine monks at the Governor’s residence started the proceedings at about 7 am, after which Phuket V/Gov Somkiet carried the Phuket Provincial sword through the streets of Phuket
PHUKET: At first I was charmed by Thai driving idiosyncrasies, like motorcycles puttering along on the wrong side of the road. To all those who said “There are no rules”, I said “But there are!” For example, that wrong-way driving motorcyclist knows he had better stay well to the side and go slowly.