Artikel erschien Januar 2012

  • Phuket Police appeal to public over unidentified body

    Phuket Police appeal to public over unidentified body

    PHUKET: Chalong Police today appealed to the public for any information that may help identify the body of a man found near Phuket’s iconic Phromthep Cape earlier this month. Chalong Police Duty Officer Boonlert Onklang this afternoon told the Phuket Gazette that the public appeal for help follows the autopsy report received by the police on Friday

  • Man, 27, found hanged in Phuket

    Man, 27, found hanged in Phuket

    PHUKET: Thalang Police believe financial woes led a Phuket man to take his life by hanging last night.

  • Phuket Media Watch: Thai government welcomes Twitter censorship announcement

    Phuket Media Watch: Thai government welcomes Twitter censorship announcement

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thai government welcomes Twitter censorship announcement Phuket Gazette / News WiresPHUKET: The Thai government welcomed an announcement from the social networking website Twitter that it will start censoring controversial content on a country-specific level, local media reported.

  • Crowds mass at the Old Phuket Town Festival 2012

    Crowds mass at the Old Phuket Town Festival 2012

    PHUKET: The 13th Old Phuket Town Festival was a big hit over the weekend, attracting droves of local residents and tourists to Queen Sirikit Park and all along Thalang Road.

  • Phuket tour van in three-way accident on Patong Hill

    Phuket tour van in three-way accident on Patong Hill

    PHUKET: A van carrying foreign tourists was involved in a three-vehicle accident on Patong Hill road this morning, causing a long traffic tailback into Phuket’s most popular west coast resort town. The accident happened on the hairpin turn descending into Patong where numerous other mishaps have occurred, including the

  • Phuket ‘anti plastic bag’ campaign kicks into gear

    Phuket ‘anti plastic bag’ campaign kicks into gear

    PHUKET: The provincial government campaign to rid the island of plastic bags will start in earnest on February 27, when retailers across Phuket will start handing out free cloth bags to shoppers over the course of one week. The news was announced on Friday by Phuket Vice Governor Somkiet Sangkaosuttirak at the signing of the second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of the “Phuket plastic bag free campaign”. At Provincial Hall to mark the occasion were Phuket Provincial Energy Office Chief Jirasak Tummawetch and Dr Wiwat Seetamanotch, deputy chief of the Phuket Provincial Health Office.

  • Phuket Sports: Patriots missile the Ravens to contest Superbowl

    Phuket Sports: Patriots missile the Ravens to contest Superbowl

    PHUKET: Fans of the New England Patriots in Phuket got some great news when local media reports out of Boston revealed that the team’s superstar tight end Rob Gronkowsi will play in the Super Bowl XLVI against the red hot New York Giants.

  • PHUKET VIOLENCE: Three ways to knock it back

    PHUKET VIOLENCE: Three ways to knock it back

    PHUKET: Security issues and their effect on Phuket’s all-important tourism industry have come into sharp focus in recent weeks following two high-profile incidents of violence.

  • Phuket’s Bebe and Boo Boo on leave from active duty

    Phuket’s Bebe and Boo Boo on leave from active duty

    PHUKET: Two dogs that underwent training to sniff out drugs on Phuket are currently “on leave” from active duty as their owner tries to find new handlers for them. Muang District Chief Supachai Pochanakul, the owner of a beagle named Bebe and a pitbull named Boo Boo, told the Phuket Gazette this afternoon that the two dogs are “healthy and happy” at their home in the Phuket International Dog School on Koh Sireh. The duo underwent intensive training at the school to learn how to sniff out drugs, especially ya bah (methamphetamines) and ya Ice (crystal meth).

  • Patong tunnel project to start ‚within 6 months‘: Pian Keesian

    Patong tunnel project to start ‚within 6 months‘: Pian Keesian

    PHUKET: Patong Mayor Pian Keesin expects to get Cabinet approval for the multi-billion baht Patong Tunnel project “within six months”. The project is now under review by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, said Mayor Pian.