Artikel erschien Mai 2012

  • Phuket’s second drug rehabilitation camp planned for next month

    Phuket’s second drug rehabilitation camp planned for next month

    PHUKET: Following the successful

  • Archeological site near Phuket used as eco-tourism collateral

    Archeological site near Phuket used as eco-tourism collateral

    PHUKET: Local Krabi villagers, across the bay from Phuket, have ravaged an archaeological site in a mangrove forest in hopes of making it an eco-tourism attraction. A variety of colorful beads were uncovered by local fishermen in Tambol Klong Thom Thai in Krabi about a month ago, said Teerapong Sithisak a 43-year-old resident of the area. After hearing the fishermen’s stories about the beads, other locals went to the klong and unearthed more beads, he explained.

  • Phuket live wire: Mac attack

    Phuket live wire: Mac attack

    PHUKET: It was inevitable that somebody would create a Trojan – a botnet, no less – for the Mac OS X. But I don’t think anybody expected the first major Trojan would hit as hard, or so many people, as the one we’re witnessing right now.

  • Phuket live wire: Yet more scams – be careful out there!

    Phuket live wire: Yet more scams – be careful out there!

    PHUKET: Last February I wrote about a reader who placed an ad in the Gazette, and was strung along by a scammer. The scammer had a long, contrived story that ended with a demand that the person who placed the ad actually send money to the scammer, with threats from PayPal, Western Union and the FBI

  • Launch of new Phuket incinerator misfires

    Launch of new Phuket incinerator misfires

    PHUKET: The long-awaited second incinerator at the Phuket City Municipality facility in Saphan Hin failed to fire correctly during a trial burn this month, dousing the surrounding neighborhood in a foul stench. The disconcerting odor sparked a stream of complaints from local residents and from families visiting the popular recreational park nearby. “We had to move to solve the problem immediately,” said Tawatchai Thongmung, the Chief Administrative Officer (Palad) at Phuket City Municipality.

  • Stranded dolphin saved in Phuket

    Stranded dolphin saved in Phuket

    PHUKET: A stranded striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) was rescued from Kata Beach yesterday morning and is being closely monitored by the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC). The young, weak dolphin was spotted by Kata Beach Resort workers at about 9am. The PMBC was notified and a team went to sea in order to check on the female dolphin’s condition.

  • Phuket pileup kills woman, 21

    Phuket pileup kills woman, 21

    PHUKET: A rear-end collision spun a car out of control on Thepkrasattri Road in Koh Kaew yesterday morning, causing the car to slam into a motorbike, killing the rider.

  • Phuket Police call in Interpol over gem heist suspects

    Phuket Police call in Interpol over gem heist suspects

    PHUKET: Police have sent a missive to Interpol to confirm whether or not three foreigners arrested for the theft of 30 million baht in gems and jewelry

  • American fugitive in Phuket faces deportation to US

    American fugitive in Phuket faces deportation to US

    PHUKET: An American man arrested in Phuket on Friday faces deportation to the United States, where is wanted by the Californian Supreme Court on drugs charges and involvement in lewd shows. Phuket Immigration Police moved in and arrested 46-year-old Michael Anthony Matos at 6pm at an address on Nanai Road in Patong, renowned worldwide as Phuket’s party town for adult.

  • PHUKET OPINION: Speak loudly, but leave ‘big stick’ on mainland

    PHUKET OPINION: Speak loudly, but leave ‘big stick’ on mainland

    PHUKET: As this week passed, the non-event of the Red Shirt rally apparently planned to be held at Nai Yang Beach