Artikel erschien Juli 2012

  • Heavy rain causes flooding in Patong, Phuket Town

    Heavy rain causes flooding in Patong, Phuket Town

    PHUKET: Council workers have installed a battery of pumps along Phang Muang Sai Kor Road in Patong to alleviate flooding, especially in front of Patong Hospital. The heavy rain yesterday and this morning caused flooding in many areas, with water up to 50 centimeters deep in some parts, said Poonsak Naksena, Chief Administrative Officer (Palad) at Patong Municipality

  • Phuket’s top-cop denies ‘media blackout’ in effect

    Phuket’s top-cop denies ‘media blackout’ in effect

    PHUKET: After officers in two different police districts yesterday told Phuket Gazette reporters that a “

  • Navy to conduct rescue training in Phuket

    Navy to conduct rescue training in Phuket

    PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy will conduct training drills next week to improve coordination among different emergency response units in Phuket. The announcement came at a press conference by the Navy Third Area Command at their base at Cape Panwa yesterday. The meeting was attended by Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha, along with representatives from the Marine Police, local government bodies, medical staff and rescue organizations.

  • Patong named ‘Safety Zone’ in Phuket model for public safety

    Patong named ‘Safety Zone’ in Phuket model for public safety

    PHUKET: Patong has been nominated a “Safety Zone” by Deputy Police Chief Pansiri Prapawat as part of the “Phuket model” for public safety. Speaking at a meeting yesterday that focused on establishing tourism safety measures for the island, Gen Pansiri said, “Phuket is one of the most attractive vacation places in Thailand.

  • Phuket expat’s ‘last wishes’ hang in limbo

    Phuket expat’s ‘last wishes’ hang in limbo

    PHUKET: Staff at Vachira Phuket Hospital are awaiting instructions from the British Embassy in Bangkok regarding what to do with the body of a British national who was found dead in his rented room in Chalong two weeks ago.

  • Koh Lanta community ‘powerless’ for two decades

    Koh Lanta community ‘powerless’ for two decades

    PHUKET: More than 20 families of Baan Klong Jak on Koh Lanta Noi, in Krabi have repeated their plea for their village to be provided mains supply electricity. Although a new road to the village was cut through the jungle two years ago, the community still lacks electricity, and continues to be dependent on oil lamps for lighting, as it has for over 20 years.

  • PADI divers prepare for Phuket’s biggest coral reef cleanup

    PADI divers prepare for Phuket’s biggest coral reef cleanup

    PHUKET: Nine dive boats and almost 20 PADI dive shops with the guidance of PADI Project AWARE have put aside their differences and on Tuesday, at the group’s third meeting, announced the date for what they hope will be the largest coral reef cleanup in Phuket. The project, part of the group’s start-up “

  • Stevie Bamford begins 15-day sentence for Phuket false rape claim

    Stevie Bamford begins 15-day sentence for Phuket false rape claim

    PHUKET: Stevie Rochelle Bamford, the 21-year-old Australian tourist who

  • Japanese tourist foils abduction attempt amid Phuket Police ‘media blackout’

    Japanese tourist foils abduction attempt amid Phuket Police ‘media blackout’

    PHUKET: The Royal Thai Police have ordered a “media blackout” for Phuket, with only the local police superintendent authorized to release information to the media, the Phuket Gazette has learned.

  • Meth addicted woman terrorizes Phuket temple

    Meth addicted woman terrorizes Phuket temple

    PHUKET: A deranged, knife-wielding woman had people running for cover at a Phuket temple yesterday until she was finally stripped of the weapon and placed under police custody. Chalong Police were notified at 10:30am that a knife-wielding woman was terrorizing people on the grounds of the Wat Sawang Arom School, off Soi Happy Home in Rawai, according to Siangtai Daily newspaper