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  • Phuket protest wins residents landslide probe

    Phuket protest wins residents landslide probe

    PHUKET: A protest staged by about 100 residents on Friday has resulted in the Phuket Provincial Office spearheading an investigation into construction on a steep hill in Patong.

  • Phuket dinghies join flood relief effort

    Phuket dinghies join flood relief effort

    PHUKET: Five rubber dinghies loaded with safety equipment left Phuket this morning for the flood-ravaged central plains, where they will assist in transporting goods and passengers until the situation there returns to normal. Four of the vessels are on loan from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) Region 5 office in Phuket, and are operated by that agency’s Conservation Center. The fifth boat is provided by the Chalong-based Cholamark Boat company, which has been manufacturing dinghies and marine safety equipment in Phuket for 20 years.

  • Landslide threat prompts Phuket evacuation

    Landslide threat prompts Phuket evacuation

    PHUKET: Residents in a landslide risk zone in Phuket have been ordered to evacuate following fears of a major slide that could bury businesses and block the bypass road. The order followed a landslide on Wednesday morning behind the Adisak Equipment store on the bypass road northbound in Rassada. Store owner Adisak Lertchuwongsa said, The soil slid down suddenly at about 10am, covering six units of accommodation set up to house Burmese workers

  • PATA: Phuket should brace for a new breed of tourist

    PATA: Phuket should brace for a new breed of tourist

    PHUKET: The tourism industry in Phuket should take preemptive steps to prepare itself for a major shift in tourism dynamics, a high-powered meeting of industry players was told recently. A shift in global economics has prompted a trend for visitors to Phuket to be more likely to come from within the Asia-Pacific region, specifically India and China, said Bert van Walbeek, chairman of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Thailand Chapter. Known affectionately as Bowtie Bert, Mr van Walbeek volleyed the caution at a SKAL-PATA meeting held at the Mvenpick Resort & Spa in Karon

  • Phuket News Hound: Helicopter crash kills one

    Phuket News Hound: Helicopter crash kills one

    Phuket NEWS Hound world NEWS compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Helicopter crash in New York City kills British womanPhuket GazetteA helicopter carrying five people crashed in New York City this morning, killing a British woman, officials said.   The accident occurred at around 3:20pm local time yesterday afternoon (3:20am today in Phuket) when a privately-owned helicopter crashed into the East River after taking off from the 34th Street Heliport on Manhattan’s East Side, New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg confirmed.

  • Phuket on high alert for landslides  again.

    Phuket on high alert for landslides again.

    PHUKET: Residents in hillside areas of Phuket are asked to remain on high alert for the possibility of more landslides, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket) warned today. Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Phuket chief San Jantharawong told the Phuket Gazette that his agency had this morning received a second warning message about the possibility of more landslides in risk areas.

  • BREAKING NEWS: FC Phuket 1 – 1 Chiang Mai FC

    BREAKING NEWS: FC Phuket 1 – 1 Chiang Mai FC

    PHUKET: FC Phuket ended their four game winning streak with a 1-1 draw against Chiang Mai FC this evening. Phukets Niran Phantong gave Phuket an early lead with a goal in the opening minutes of the first half, but Chiang Mai FC equalized at the start of the second. The star of the match was the Chiang Mai FC keeper, who denied Phuket star defender Nene Bi a penalty shot and had several other supersaves, according to a member of The Hulks fan club at the match

  • Phuket Opinion: Making news a social obligation, and a two-way street

    Phuket Opinion: Making news a social obligation, and a two-way street

    PHUKET: The Phuket Gazette would like to thank its readers for their support in our continued growth, not only with the newspaper, which is now on board 10 of the worlds leading airlines, but also on the Web; in the whole new world of handheld devices; and in broadcasting, where next PGTV goes on UBC/True Visions with two prime time shows. The centerpiece of everything we do is Phuket.

  • Drunken Dane fails Phuket bar test

    Drunken Dane fails Phuket bar test

    PHUKET: A group of young foreigners out celebrating their graduation from the European Bartender School in Patong received a lesson in Phuket bar etiquette this week when one man was chased down and vigorously apprehended by tuk-tuk and motorcycle taxi drivers. The objection among the drivers was the rough treatment given to a Thai barmaid following a disagreement late Thursday night over the bill at the Ice Bar, off Soi Bangla. Following the altercation, the Thai woman involved was taken to Patong Hospital to receive treatment for injuries, and a doorman at the Tai Pan nightclub saw two foreign men running into Soi Sunset, at about midnight.

  • Phuket sporting action round-up

    Phuket sporting action round-up

    PHUKET: A round-up of Phuket’s sporting action and players. Young gun slinger Phuket’s speed-merchant Dylan Young raced at the weekends JK Asia Racing Series in Singapore, for the Atlantic Racing Team. The 22-year old had secured a place for the premier open wheeler support category to the Singtel Singapore Formula One event and managed to finish in 8th spot on the Saturday, just 4