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Canadian sisters found dead in Phi Phi hotel room, poisoning suspected
PHUKET: Police are investigating the cause of death of two Canadian sisters found dead in their hotel room on Phi Phi Island yesterday afternoon. Lt Siwa Saneha of Phi Phi Island Police Station told the Phuket Gazette, “We received a report at about 9pm yesterday, that two tourists‘ bodies were found in the same hotel room at the Phi Phi Palms Residence. “We rushed to the hotel with medical officers from Koh Phi Phi Hospital and a rescue team.
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Officials push for new Phuket hospital
PHUKET: Officials are pushing for the public health clinic in Chalong to be upgraded to a fully equipped hospital in order to reduce the number of people dying en route to emergency wards at major hospitals in Phuket Town. Clinic Director Ruedee Suriya told the Phuket Gazette that on average two people every month die while on their way to one of the main hospitals in Phuket Town
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Body reported recovered in Phuket search for Joshua Shane
PHUKET: Phuket Marine Police have yet to officially confirm whether a human body reported washed ashore at Kalim Beach this morning is that of missing American student Joshua Shane, who disappeared while swimming in Patong on Tuesday night. Lt Jeerayuth Onthong of the Phuket Marine Police, who headed the search mission, told the Gazette he was notified of the discovery at about 10am.
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Phuket blackout hits unsuspecting residents
PHUKET: The blackout that affected areas in Chalong for at least six hours yesterday was scheduled and should not have taken residents by surprise, the Phuket Provincial Electricity Authority said today. “The Provincial Electricity Authority has been installing high-voltage power cables from the substation to the circuit-breaker system for Soi Yodsanae, so they had to temporarily cut off power supply to the area,” said an officer at PPEA office in Phuket Town. The officer said that leaflets were distributed to households in the area to announce the blackout.
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Patong Tunnel by 2017: EXAT Governor
PHUKET: The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) Governor, Aiyanat Tinapai, has announced that the Patong Tunnel project may see the light of day by 2017. The news came at a meeting with Patong Mayor Pian Keesin, Phuket Vice Governor Sommai Prijasilpa and other high-ranking officials at Phuket Provincial Hall on Friday. Mr Aiyanat explained that Transport Minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan assigned EXAT to take over the project in order to expedite its completion.
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Phuket Execution: Two suspects confess, one maintains innocence
PHUKET: Two of the three men arrested for the
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Phuket PAD protests reconciliation bills
PHUKET: Phuket supporters of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), also known as the „yellow shirts“, burned effigies of 2006 coup leader General Sonthi Boonyaratglin and fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in response to a
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Thai debutant Danchai denies Paine hat-trick victory at Laguna Phuket Marathon
PHUKET: A “last-gasp” burst by Danchai “Dan” Pankong of Surat Thani pushed him over the finish line to become winner of the Laguna Phuket International Marathon (LPIM) in Phuket today. The 29-year-old student, competing in his first-ever Laguna Phuket marathon and only his sixth-ever full 42-kilometer marathon, dashed the hat-trick hopes of two-time champion Stephen Paine of Australia
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Phuket officials render assistance to storm victims
PHUKET: Officials in Srisoonthorn and Cherng Talay, on Phuket’s west coast, today inspected more than 30 houses damaged by the storm yesterday. Many of the homes had portions of their roofs blown off by the strong winds, while others were battered by falling trees. The roof of a drinking water plant flew off and fell onto two houses in the area.
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Phuket Gazette readership approaches 50,000 – new look, Property Review launched today
PHUKET: The launch of a series of new supplements and expansion of the Phuket Gazette’s Andaman, Nationwide and Airline editions has driven the newspaper’s circulation to close to 50,000 readers a week.
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- Blackwater at Phuket’s Nai Harn beach due to ‘natural causes’‘Blackwater’ has returned at one of Phuket’s favourite beaches, this time in the lagoon behind Nai Harn beach, which flushes out naturally when the tide conditions are right. For now, it is dammed up by the sand and has developed into an ugly cesspool for passersby to see. Responding to complaints from local residents, Rawai […]
- Another baby Dugong found on a Krabi beachPHOTO: Thai Rath Another lost baby dugong has been rescued after being found injured in Krabi. The baby dugong was found washed up on the shores in Klongthom District, Krabi yesterday (June 1) and was rescued by the officials from the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC). Thai Rath reports that the baby dugong had a […]
- Cha-Am blackwater flowing into the beach is “natural in origin” – District ChiefPHOTOS: Daily News The Cha-Am district chief and a posse of officials have inspected a patch of ‘black water’ flowing into the Gulf of Thailand after social media posts showed “sewage” flowing into the sea at a beach north of Hua Hin. Not surprisingly, and without evidence, Khajornsak Somboon admitted the offensive outflow was “smelly” but […]