Artikel erschien Januar 2012
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Man blames Phuket hospital for mother’s death
PHUKET: A complaint was filed today against the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization (OrBorJor) Hospital for “unethical practices” leading to the death of his mother. Narongphon Suwanmosee, 44, claims that hospital administrators allegedly refused to allow his mother to be transferred to Vachira Phuket Hospital for treatment for the sake of an outstanding 100,000 baht medical bill.
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Call to revise Thai lese majeste law; Cambodia offers prisoner swap; MP surrenders
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Call to revise lese majeste law Phuket Gazette / The Nation The head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Thailand (TRCT), Kanit Na Nakorn, has called for amendments to be made to Thailand’s lese majeste law, which mandates prison terms for anyone found guilty of insulting the monarchy. Mr Kanit said changes should be made to the law to prevent further social divisions. The announcement came just days after Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said Thais who opposed the law should leave the country.
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Phuket Media Watch: Body found on British Queen’s estate; Missing journalist believed dead
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Body at Queen’s estate identified as missing teenager Phuket GazettePHUKET: Human remains which were found on the Queen’s Sandringham estate in eastern England on New Year’s Day have been identified as a missing 17-year-old girl, police said yesterday. The remains were found by a member of the public at around 11pm Phuket time on New Year’s Day in an area of woodland at Anmer, a tiny village which is part of Sandringham estate in Norfolk county. The investigation later turned into a murder investigation.
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Truck driver charged over Phuket horror crash
PHUKET: The driver of the truck involved in the
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Pregnant woman killed by Phuket cement truck
PHUKET: A woman seven months pregnant was run over and killed by a speeding cement truck in Patong yesterday. Hours later a man died in a high-speed motorbike collision on the Old Airport Road on Phuket’s west coast
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Services to Phuket Sports
PHUKET: Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club (TSLC) has been awarded the Phuket Gazette’s inaugural Services to Sport title. The purpose of such an award is to identify and recognize individuals, teams or organizations whose contributions to raise the profile of sport on Phuket has been outstanding throughout the year.
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DTAC to refund Phuket customers for service glitch
PHUKET: Mobile phone service provider DTAC has announced that it would waive a 48-hour service fee for 1.8 million customers in Phuket and six other southern provinces, after the second service interruption in less than three weeks. Dtac Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Dr Darmp Sukontasap announced the waiver after a three-hour service interruption on the evening of January 5 that affected 900,000 customers in Phuket, Chumphon, Surat Thani, Trang, Krabi, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, and Phang Nga.
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Phuket Gazette Sports: Review of the year
A look back over the year’s sporting events and memorable moments that helped highlight Phuket as a center of excellence in the Kingdom and Asia. January: Fresh start and fresh faces
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Phuket Football: Saved by Muang Thong Utd!
PHUKET: Despite losing at home 4-1 to Bangkok FC last night, FC Phuket and their supporters left Surakul Stadium in jubilation knowing that the the team’s future is now secure: Thai Premier League (TPL) powerhouse side Muang Thong United has promised to support the team in the 2012-2013 campaign.
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Phuket Red Cross raffle winning numbers announced
PHUKET: A huge crowd was on hand at Saphan Hin park in Phuket Town last night for the draw of winning prize numbers in the annual Phuket Red Cross Fair charity raffle. Leading the top local and national officials who took part in the random draw was Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha.
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- 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 […]