Artikel tagged “Phuket”

  • Phuket Kata Beach

    Phuket News: Phuket Urlauber stirbt am Kata Beach

    Phuket: Ein Schweizer Tourist starb gestern beim Schwimmen am Kata Beach. Die Rettungsschwimmer vom Kata Karon Beach fanden den leblosen Körper des Schweizers im Wasser treibend und zogen ihn an Land. Dort leisteten die Retter sofort Erste Hilfe und brachten den Bewusstlosen anschließend in das Krankenhaus von Patong. Die Polizei von Kathu konnten nur noch […]

  • Patongs middle road to get facelift before Christmas

    Patongs middle road to get facelift before Christmas

    PHUKET: Work on surfacing Phang Muang Sai Kor Road in Patong, which runs behind the Jungceylon shopping complex, will begin before the end of the year, the Phuket Gazette was told today.

  • Phuket airport lands record meth bust

    Phuket airport lands record meth bust

    PHUKET: A Thai woman was caught trying to smuggle a record 3.2 kilograms of ya ice (crystal methamphetamine) into Thailand at Phuket International Airport last night. The haul, valued at 10. …

  • Phuket Gov first to be drug tested

    Phuket Gov first to be drug tested

    PHUKET: Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha today passed a drug test as part of the grand opening ceremony for the new drug testing center in Phuket. … Full story

  • Phuket students to have tablet ‚e-textbooks‘ next year

    Phuket students to have tablet ‚e-textbooks‘ next year

    BANGKOK: The government yesterday announced a practical side to Pheu Thai Partys election campaign promise to give free tablet computers to students throughout Thailand: They will come equipped with e-textbooks. Education Minister Woravat Auapinyakul explained that each tablet will cost no more than 3,000 baht and have a life span of up to four years.

  • Phuket Youth Sailing Squadron heads for Hua Hin

    Phuket Youth Sailing Squadron heads for Hua Hin

    PHUKET: The Phuket Youth Sailing Squadron (PYSS) is preparing to enter the Hua Hin Regatta 2011, and are inviting youths aged seven and up, specifically underprivileged children, to sign up for this new club that promotes youth sailing in Phuket. Five new youngsters have recently joined the sailing program, so there are now more than 20 members

  • Well known Phuket resident Ken Brookes passes away in UK

    Well known Phuket resident Ken Brookes passes away in UK

    PHUKET: Canadian Barrister and long-term Phuket resident Ken Brookes died in hospital in London last night. He was 67.

  • Koreans step up campaign for Phuket light-rail project

    Koreans step up campaign for Phuket light-rail project

    PHUKET: Korean mega-project developer Dohwa Engineering Co Ltd yesterday unveiled a series of proposed light-rail service routes across Phuket, including Patong. Sung-Min Lee, president of Dohwas Railway Metro Division, explained to Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha at Provincial Hall that the proposed routes were part of the companys draft master plan. Although other mass-transit options that were presented included modern trams, articulated buses and small bus networks, much of the focus of the presentation was on developing a light-rail service for Phuket.

  • Love for the game of tennis

    Love for the game of tennis

    PHUKET: Travis Bertram, 30, from Seattle, Washington, USA, is the new tennis director for Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club (TSLC).

  • Barman turns pro

    Barman turns pro

    PHUKET: „Six months ago I was a full-time gardener and playing six leagues down from the Premier League back home.“ Jason Mooney from Northern Ireland has been signed to play for Wycombe Wanderers in England’s Football League One. The 22-year-old, 6 foot 9 inch goalkeeper was cutting hedges until he landed a barman’s job at […]