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  • Wind at yachties‘ back as boat-stay law in Phuket boom swings

    Wind at yachties‘ back as boat-stay law in Phuket boom swings

    PHUKET: The law reducing the time limit of boat stays in Thailand to two months is on hold starting today, and the old law will be applied in the interim, Phuket Customs Chief Nanthita Sririkub confirmed to the Phuket Gazette.

  • Phuket protesters head to Bangkok despite deadly violence

    Phuket protesters head to Bangkok despite deadly violence

    PHUKET: An anti-government co-ordinator in Phuket believes hundreds of Phuket residents will join a mass rally in Bangkok tomorrow, despite the violent clashes between protesters and police that have left at least one officer dead (story

  • Missing Phuket woman with Alzheimer’s killed in hit-and-run

    Missing Phuket woman with Alzheimer’s killed in hit-and-run

    PHUKET: A woman with Alzheimer’s disease who had wandered away from home was killed in a hit-and-run motorbike accident in Thalang last night. Pranit Parteep Na Talang, 75, first went missing from her home in Ban Don at about 2pm yesterday afternoon.

  • Phuket woman with Alzheimer’s killed in hit-and-run

    Phuket woman with Alzheimer’s killed in hit-and-run

    PHUKET: A woman with Alzheimer’s Disease who had wandered away from home was killed in a hit-and-run motorbike accident in Thalang last night. Pranit Parteep Na Talang, 75, first went missing from her home in Ban Don at about 2pm that afternoon.

  • Phuket Police arrest scissor-wielding French thief

    Phuket Police arrest scissor-wielding French thief

    PHUKET: Police arrested a Frenchman for threatening a Phuket convenience store clerk with a pair of scissors in an attempt to get a refund on Saturday. Riad Lahkim, 37, bought a mobile phone at a 7-eleven on Thursday. Dissatisfied, he took it back to the store two days later – at 4:30am.

  • Phuket baby born with rare disease out of ICU, finally home

    Phuket baby born with rare disease out of ICU, finally home

    PHUKET: A Phuket baby who survived surgery after being born with her intestines protruding from her abdomen was discharged from the hospital this weekend. Ornpreeya “Ang-Sing” Saisrikosol was born earlier this month with a rare condition called gastroschisis, and immediately underwent emergency surgery (story

  • Phuket Police pounce on booze ban violator

    Phuket Police pounce on booze ban violator

    PHUKET: Police discovered one shop in Phuket Town illegally selling alcohol during the celebration of Makha Bucha Day. The bust yesterday was made by Phuket City Police, who arrested two other vendors for trading after hours, said Phuket City Police Superintendent Sermphan Sirikong.

  • Patong Bay’s brown water is safe, says Phuket expert

    Patong Bay’s brown water is safe, says Phuket expert

    PHUKET: Despite its brown color and stench, Patong Bay is clean and safe, Patong Municipality Sanitation Department Chief Suppakorn Meekaew told the Phuket Gazette on Tuesday. “People swimming and enjoying the beach should not panic about the color of the water

  • Volcanic ash forces Australia-Phuket flight cancellations

    Volcanic ash forces Australia-Phuket flight cancellations

    PHUKET: Ash fall from a volcano that erupted late last night on the heavily populated Indonesian island of Java has forced an Australian airline to cancel flights to Phuket, Denpasar, Christmas Island and Cocos Island today. “We are sorry for the inconvenience. However, the safety of our customers is our highest priority,” Virgin Australia airline said in a statement on their website.

  • Phuket Governor continues stampede of visits to support agricultural strategy

    Phuket Governor continues stampede of visits to support agricultural strategy

    PHUKET: Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut’s charge into the province’s agricultural tourism sector led him to an elephant ranch Wednesday morning. “The inspection of this elephant ranch is a continuation of our inspection of a pineapple garden (story