Artikel tagged “Phuket”

  • Phuket Opinion: You call that a hill?

    Phuket Opinion: You call that a hill?

    PHUKET: I operated very large trucks, buses, cranes and earth-moving vehicles for more years than I care to remember, in various countries including Austria – whose mountain passes make “monster” Patong Hill look like a pimple on an elephant – and Australia, in giant mines in the northwest. The cardinal rule for going downhill is: Let your engine help retard your speed

  • Phuket Opinion: Success of bus ban relies on enforcement

    Phuket Opinion: Success of bus ban relies on enforcement

    PHUKET: The Phuket Land Transport Office’s trial ban on bus and truck traffic to Patong via the infamous Phra Barami Road over Patong Hill is a good idea.

  • Police pounce on pot peddler in Phuket

    Police pounce on pot peddler in Phuket

    PHUKET: Police arrested a Myanmar national yesterday morning for selling marijuana at the Phuket Fishing Port in Koh Sirey. Min Min, 38, was caught with 295 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and 980 baht in cash by officers from the Region 8 Police Crime Suppression Division.

  • Political accessories market heats up in Phuket

    Political accessories market heats up in Phuket

    PHUKET: The number of vendors selling political paraphernalia at the Phuket Provincial Hall protests has significantly increased since the protest on December 9, despite the number of protesters decreasing, vendors explained to the Phuket Gazette today. “I sold whistles at the last big protest. Since then, the number of vendors has increased by about 20 per cent,” said 50-year-old Monthathip Jormtai.

  • And the winners of the Boat Show lucky draw are…

    And the winners of the Boat Show lucky draw are…

    PHUKET: This year’s edition of the annual Phuket boat show (PIMEX), which closed late yesterday, offered solid testimony to the improving global economy and the renewed vibrance of the marine leisure industry in Asia, particularly at its hub – Phuket. Full car parks, full restaurants and lots of action in the booths and berths at the Royal Phuket Marina – every day throughout the four-day event – spoke well of the health of yachting on the island. Among the many highlights of the show were the daily lucky draws for free scenic flights over Phuket, sponsored by the Phuket Gazette and Phuket Airpark.

  • Phuket celebrates Children’s Day

    Phuket celebrates Children’s Day

    PHUKET: Today is Children’s Day, and youngsters across the island are being feted with games, prizes, and free food and drink in the annual celebration.

  • Investigation against Phuket violent taxi station postponed

    Investigation against Phuket violent taxi station postponed

    PHUKET: The investigation of a violent Phuket taxi rank whose behavior was exposed in a sting operation in November has been postponed. “We expected the investigation against the Merlin Beach Resort taxi station to get official sanction at our December 2 meeting,” said Somboon Sarasit, head of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) Special Crime Unit 3. “However, there were other cases we had to discuss at that meeting – like the anti-government protests in Bangkok,” he said.

  • Deadly Phuket shooting over land, say police

    Deadly Phuket shooting over land, say police

    PHUKET: Police believe a conflict over land was the motive for the deadly shooting in Phuket today. Echa Yala, 49, was shot dead while out in his garden, not far from a lagoon, after having a heated argument with a man who arrived in a white Toyota Fortuner (story

  • Phuket Town sleeping python not left to lie

    Phuket Town sleeping python not left to lie

    PHUKET: A python found taking a nap in a Phuket Town kitchen was escorted to more natural surroundings by rescue workers early this morning. When Anchalee Boonjit returned home from work at about 1am today, she realized that all was not right

  • Lethal Phuket tour bus crash prompts B10mn budget to fix road

    Lethal Phuket tour bus crash prompts B10mn budget to fix road

    PHUKET: The Phuket Highways Office has secured 10 million baht to widen the road at the bottom of Patong Hill in the hope of preventing further fatal bus crashes caused by brake failure the news comes as officers hold a close door meeting today.