Artikel erschien September 2012

  • Phuket Police gold thief dragnet comes up empty

    Phuket Police gold thief dragnet comes up empty

    PHUKET: Phuket City Police have given up their attempt to net a pair of

  • Police set up cordon to capture brazen Phuket gold shop robbers

    Police set up cordon to capture brazen Phuket gold shop robbers

    PHUKET: Police have surrounded a disused fish processing plant on the east side of Phuket Town this afternoon in the hope of capturing two men who shot a gold shop owner with an air pistol before making off with an estimated 3 million baht in jewelry. Phuket City Police were informed at 1:30pm that the Yong Chuan gold shop in the Rassada National Housing Estate, just north of Rassada Pier, had just been robbed.

  • US Embassy prepares for anti-American demonstrations in Thailand

    US Embassy prepares for anti-American demonstrations in Thailand

    PHUKET: The US Embassy in Bangkok has confirmed to the Phuket Gazette that the recent security warning issued to all American citizens was not linked to any specific threats in Thailand. The warning,

  • PM Yingluck pledges splurge on developing Phuket tourism

    PM Yingluck pledges splurge on developing Phuket tourism

    PHUKET: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday named Patong Beach, Old Phuket Town and Promthep Cape as three Andaman tourist attractions to receive “emergency budget” support.

  • Phuket tourist safety boost as Patong taxis install GPS units

    Phuket tourist safety boost as Patong taxis install GPS units

    PHUKET: As a part of the ongoing “Phuket Safety Zone” project, Patong Police have joined with the private sector to install GPS tracking devices to Patong taxis. Patong Police Superintendent Chiraphat Phochanaphan joined Preechawut Keesin, Pisona Group Managing Director and president of the Patong Taxi Federation, in announcing the news on Saturday. “We along with the Pisona Group and other businesses in Patong are providing GPS [units] to increase safety for tourists and people in the area,” Col Chiraphat said.

  • Prime Phuket land sold to mystery buyer for B1.64bn

    Prime Phuket land sold to mystery buyer for B1.64bn

    PHUKET: An unknown buyer has acquired 455 rai of land on Phuket’s west coast from the Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company for 1.64 billion baht, reports Phuket Gazette Property columnist Bill Barnett.

  • Phuket to stage biggest PADI ‘Diving for Debris’ reef cleanup in world

    Phuket to stage biggest PADI ‘Diving for Debris’ reef cleanup in world

    PHUKET: Go-Eco Phuket, a recently established marine environmental group, has announced that it is now looking to stage the biggest PADI “diving for debris” reef cleanup project on record on September 30. The event has escalated from what was originally expected to be a reef cleanup carried out by a coalition of several PADI dive centers on the island to becoming one the largest dive against debris project in PADI’s history.

  • Phuket Opinion: Through the revolving door

    Phuket Opinion: Through the revolving door

    PHUKET: After eight months serving as Phuket’s top-ranking police officer, Chonasit Wattanvrangkul

  • Phuket News: Inaction over Tiger inferno sparks fire-safety blitz

    Phuket News: Inaction over Tiger inferno sparks fire-safety blitz

    PHUKET: The lack of follow-up on fire safety standards more than a month after the deadly

  • Police urge motorists to slow down as wet weather warning No 14 issued

    Police urge motorists to slow down as wet weather warning No 14 issued

    PHUKET: Thalang Police are urging motorists to exercise caution while driving in Phuket during the current spate of heavy thundershowers that has plagued the island for the past week. Thalang Police Superintendent Col Witoon Kongsudjai urged drivers to reduce speed on the slippery roads in order to prevent accidents. “Please drive with caution in the rain.