Artikel erschien März 2013

  • The digital blues of Phuket computing – Live Wire

    The digital blues of Phuket computing – Live Wire

    PHUKET: Over the years I’ve talked a lot about how computing in Phuket is different – what you can expect, what will never come to pass, how to work around a whole lot of problems.

  • Officers arrest six foreigners for working illegally in Phuket

    Officers arrest six foreigners for working illegally in Phuket

    PHUKET: Phuket Immigration officers yesterday raided a software design office in Rawai, where they arrested six foreigners, half of them Russian, for working illegally. Phuket Immigration Investigator Chidchanok Sakornyen led the raid, which saw his team of officers enter the site at 12:30pm

  • Photographer offers B100,000 reward for return of life’s work

    Photographer offers B100,000 reward for return of life’s work

    PHUKET: A professional travel photographer and boutique resort owner in Phuket is offering a 100,000-baht reward for any information leading to the return of his MacBook and backup hard drive – which contain his life’s work. Brian Skyum, owner of Coco Palace Resort in Rawai, returned to Phuket after five weeks in the Philippines to find his maid was the only staffer still working for him and electronic items worth reportedly more than 500,000 baht were stolen from his room.

  • Phuket celebrates 54th anniversary of HM the King’s visit

    Phuket celebrates 54th anniversary of HM the King’s visit

    PHUKET: A ceremony to mark the visit of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s visit to Phuket 54 years ago was led by Phuket Vice Governor Somkiet Sangkaosutthirak today. A merit-making ceremony with nine monks at the Governor’s residence started the proceedings at about 7 am, after which Phuket V/Gov Somkiet carried the Phuket Provincial sword through the streets of Phuket

  • Six children caught in Phuket beggar bust

    Six children caught in Phuket beggar bust

    PHUKET: Six children were part of a group of Cambodian beggars rounded up in Patong on Friday, as police continue to crackdown on beggars from abroad (story

  • Phuket Opinion: Tough love for Phuket stray dogs

    Phuket Opinion: Tough love for Phuket stray dogs

    PHUKET: For the past 10 months, Weerasit Puthipairoj, 58, has been the chief of the Phuket Provincial Livestock Office. Originally from Narathiwat, Mr Weerasit has a master’s degree in Agricultural Development from the Prince of Songkla University Haad Yai campus in Songkhla. Here, he talks about stray dogs in Phuket, the best way to deal with them and what to do if you are attacked by a vicious dog: There are many stray dogs on Phuket because Thai tradition is to be kind to them and feed them.

  • Phuket women focus on exercise for International Women’s Day

    Phuket women focus on exercise for International Women’s Day

    PHUKET: More than 1,000 women gathered at Phuket’s landmark Promthep Cape on Friday for a pre-sunset mass exercise to mark International Women’s Day. The event was held under the theme “Women Healthy Creative” as part of an ongoing campaign being conducted by the Phuket Women’s Development Center.

  • Phuket Opinion: Motorbike riders – Charming, to the last

    Phuket Opinion: Motorbike riders – Charming, to the last

    PHUKET: At first I was charmed by Thai driving idiosyncrasies, like motorcycles puttering along on the wrong side of the road. To all those who said “There are no rules”, I said “But there are!” For example, that wrong-way driving motorcyclist knows he had better stay well to the side and go slowly.

  • Phuket Opinion: Drivers – Charming, to the last

    Phuket Opinion: Drivers – Charming, to the last

    PHUKET: At first I was charmed by Thai driving idiosyncrasies, like motorcycles puttering along on the wrong side of the road. To all those who said “There are no rules”, I said “But there are!” For example, that wrong-way driving motorcyclist knows he had better stay well to the side and go slowly.

  • Koh Lanta villagers seek media help to end dumping ‚health issue‘

    Koh Lanta villagers seek media help to end dumping ‚health issue‘

    PHUKET: Villagers in Koh Lanta, east of Phuket, have appealed to the Krabi Press Club to help resolve health problems caused by the recent burning of rubbish at a landfill which they say local authorities have ignored. “We have asked the OrBorTor Saladan [in Koh Lanta] to solve the problem, but nothing has been done,” said Phakob Solaem, a local laundry shop owner. Smoke from burning garbage is causing respiratory problems, residents say, and the noxious smell from the dump permeates houses.