Artikel posted in 2012

  • Flood-displaced python prompts panic in Phuket

    Flood-displaced python prompts panic in Phuket

    PHUKET: Rescue workers yesterday captured a huge python they believe was slithering to higher ground to avoid floodwaters that affected much of Phuket yesterday. Phuket Kusoldharm Foundation workers at Baan Kor En, in Mai Khao, were notified of the serpent by nearby villagers, who called for assistance after the legless creature appeared behind an unnumbered rental home in their community

  • Phuket teenager confesses to slaying stepfather with axe

    Phuket teenager confesses to slaying stepfather with axe

    PHUKET: A 15-year-old boy who confessed to murdering his stepfather with an axe told police yesterday that the attack was motivated by the man’s abusive behavior to his mother.

  • Top police brass calls for public help in making Phuket safer

    Top police brass calls for public help in making Phuket safer

    ROYAL Thai Police Assistant Commissioner-General Chalermkiat Srivorakan has appealed to the people of Phuket to help police in maintaining public safety. The Assistant Commissioner’s plea came at the launch of a publicity campaign in Patong on August 17 to promote the

  • Forensics experts: 30 days to identify cause of Phuket’s Tiger Disco blaze

    Forensics experts: 30 days to identify cause of Phuket’s Tiger Disco blaze

    PHUKET: The top forensics police officer in the country yesterday announced it will take 30 days to determine what started the fire that engulfed the

  • Phuket floods damage roads, pull down power poles

    Phuket floods damage roads, pull down power poles

    PHUKET: The heavy rains last night and the ensuing floodwater this morning have damaged several roads across Phuket, including the critical route from Patong to Phuket Town. A section of road that suffered a

  • Phuket van driver takes life by hanging

    Phuket van driver takes life by hanging

    PHUKET: A heartbroken van driver took his own life by hanging in Phuket Town last night after his girlfriend of seven years refused his pleas to get back together. Phuket City Police at 6:30am today received a report of a death by hanging at a rented room on Soi Saensuk, on the west side of town

  • Phuket floods delay flight, mudslide confirmed

    Phuket floods delay flight, mudslide confirmed

    PHUKET: The floodwater that slowed traffic to a snail’s pace across Phuket this morning resulted in a Thai Airways flight being delayed to ensure passengers caught in traffic jams could get aboard. Staff at the Phuket International Airport Customer Service department confirmed to the Phuket Gazette that Thai Airways flight number TG204, scheduled to depart Phuket at 10:55am, was delayed for 30 minutes to allow passengers arriving late to clear entry procedures and take their seats on board the aircraft. However, the staffer also confirmed that was the only flight delayed; all other flights were operating as scheduled.

  • Dead sperm whale washes ashore in Phang Nga

    Dead sperm whale washes ashore in Phang Nga

    PHUKET: The carcass of a sperm whale measuring nine meters long and weighing an estimated six tons was found washed ashore at Bang Sak Beach in Phang Nga, north of Phuket, this morning. Experts from the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) believe the whale died at sea from an illness about four days ago and its carcass was washed ashore by the rough water brought on by the current southwest monsoon

  • Dead whale washes ashore in Phang Nga

    Dead whale washes ashore in Phang Nga

    PHUKET: The carcass of a sperm whale measuring nine meters long and weighing an estimated six tons was found washed ashore at Bang Sak Beach in Phang Nga, north of Phuket, this morning. Experts from the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) believe the whale died at sea from an illness about four days ago and its carcass was washed ashore by the rough water brought on by the current southwest monsoon.

  • Phuket Live Wire: Goodbye to ol’ Hotmail

    Phuket Live Wire: Goodbye to ol’ Hotmail

    PHUKET: If you have a Hotmail account, you’re in for a big surprise. Microsoft is throwing away Hotmail completely. That’s quite a comeuppance for one of the best-known brands in the world.