Artikel erschien November 2011

  • Phuket Tourism Update: TAT announces global push

    Phuket Tourism Update: TAT announces global push

    PHUKET: The Thai Hotels Association (THA) and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will kick off a global campaign in December to woo back tourists to Phuket and other destinations in the aftermath of the flood disaster.

  • Phuket Media Watch – Herman Cain denies; Bankruptcy for American Airlines

    Phuket Media Watch – Herman Cain denies; Bankruptcy for American Airlines

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Woman claims long affair with U.S.

  • Phuket Tourism Update: TAT mounts global push

    Phuket Tourism Update: TAT mounts global push

    PHUKET: The Thai Hotels Association (THA) and the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will kick off a global campaign in December to woo back tourists to Phuket and other destinations in the aftermath of the flood disaster.

  • Phuket police warn junk shops over stolen water meters

    Phuket police warn junk shops over stolen water meters

    PHUKET: Police in Phuket’s northern district of Thalang have warned owners of junk shops they will be charged with receiving stolen property if they are found in possession of any stolen water meters. The warning comes after police have arrested people in connection with six separate thefts of steel items in the past month, says Lt Col Weerayut Sittirattanakul

  • Phuket ‘drug, rob and run’ woman arrested – again

    Phuket ‘drug, rob and run’ woman arrested – again

    PHUKET: Phuket police have arrested yet again one of six women charged in October with luring foreign tourists to hotel rooms, where they were drugged and subsequently robbed.

  • Phuket officials aim to lift landslide ‚disaster warning‘

    Phuket officials aim to lift landslide ‚disaster warning‘

    PHUKET: In a sign that the worst of the 2011 monsoon season may be behind us, Phuket authorities are preparing paperwork to revoke a landslide disaster warning for a section of the bypass road in Rassada. The warning was put in place for a section of the bypass road northbound following torrential rains

  • IronKids want Thai kids for Phuket race this weekend

    IronKids want Thai kids for Phuket race this weekend

    PHUKET: Triathlon events on Phuket are growing substantially every year both in numbers and in global reputation. The sport also has a positive impact on the lifestyle of those children and adults who become involved with this athletic pursuit. This year saw the very first IronKids junior triathlon event which was held at Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club (TSLC) with 90 young athletes swimming, biking and running into a sporting discipline that promotes healthy living and camaraderie.

  • Villagers wallop hairy Lizards in Phuket’s cricket league

    Villagers wallop hairy Lizards in Phuket’s cricket league

    PHUKET: The third match of Phuket’s Island Furniture League 2011-2012 season saw The Village take on the Liquid Lounge Lizards (LLL) at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG).

  • Phuket Live Wire – You’ve got scam mail

    Phuket Live Wire – You’ve got scam mail

    PHUKET: Have you ever received a message like the following and wondered who sent it to you? I have a group of 24 people who will be traveling in your vicinity in December and we would like to book reservations at your establishment.

  • Phuket Technology: Gulliver’s guide to Phuket

    Phuket Technology: Gulliver’s guide to Phuket

    PHUKET: Phuket pocket guides abound but occasionally one stands out from the crowd. Released last month, Gulliver’s guide to Phuket is a free iPhone / iPad app that is very user friendly.