Artikel erschien September 2013

  • 9 million baht Chalong Circle study underway

    9 million baht Chalong Circle study underway

    PHUKET: A 9-million baht pre-construction study on how to ease traffic congestion at Chalong Circle is underway, with companies considering seven options including several flyovers in addition to underpasses.

  • Alleged extortionist re-elected to run Phuket taxi group

    Alleged extortionist re-elected to run Phuket taxi group

    PHUKET: “Brother Pom” was re-elected to head the Central Festival Phuket taxi group yesterday, despite facing charges of extortion and using violence to force member-drivers to make payments.

  • Jaran’s hammer: 73-year-old beaten to death across the bay from Phuket

    Jaran’s hammer: 73-year-old beaten to death across the bay from Phuket

    PHUKET: A man confessed to killing his wife with a hammer yesterday because she moved to Krabi to live with her daughter, leaving him alone in the Isarn province of Yasothon for about a year. Jaran Triphoom, 79, was found by police clutching a bouquet of flowers in a rubber plantation hours after the discovery of his wife’s body, said Adisak Thabpha of the Klong Thom Police

  • Thailand Tourist Police Road Show to roll into Phuket

    Thailand Tourist Police Road Show to roll into Phuket

    PHUKET: A caravan of four mobile homes and a trailer full of facilities free for tourists to use will be set up from 7:30pm to 9:00pm in Phuket this Saturday as part of a promotional campaign to make tourists feel safe about travelling in Thailand. The caravan, called the “Thailand Tourist Police Roadshow 2013”, was launched in Bangkok on Tuesday under a joint campaign by the Tourist Police and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports

  • Phuket flower-seller caught in drain

    Phuket flower-seller caught in drain

    PHUKET: Heavy rains caused another accident yesterday when a Phuket flower vendor slipped on wet pavement and got his foot stuck in a drain.

  • Central Festival Phuket takes over taxi management

    Central Festival Phuket takes over taxi management

    PHUKET: The campaign to eradicate taxi mafias from Phuket took another step yesterday as Central Festival Management agreed to take over the management of taxis at the shopping center.

  • Elephants rescue tourists stranded in Phang Nga jungle

    Elephants rescue tourists stranded in Phang Nga jungle

    PHUKET: A rescue party of four elephants was dispatched to safely recover 16 tourists stranded in the jungle north of Phuket yesterday after a landslide brought on by torrential rains cut off their return path and the elephants they were riding balked at taking another route. The tourists were on an elephant trek in the hills behind Baan Thung Kamin in Khuk Khak, an area just north of the popular beach resort town of Khao Lak. “Their mahouts tried taking another route back to the camp, but it meant crossing a canal that was flowing very strongly because of the downpour,” Khuk Khak Deputy Mayor Sirithorn Buakaew told the Phuket Gazette.

  • Phuket storm pulls down pine tree, power cables

    Phuket storm pulls down pine tree, power cables

    PHUKET: Two women were injured when a pine tree toppled by high winds landed on them as they were riding a motorbike on the Phuket west coast road between Kamala and Cherng Talay yesterday. The tree took down a high-voltage cable as it fell, knocking out power to the nearby area but not harming the women. Police responding to the call at 5:45pm found Mayavee Rattakosin, 27, and Pranee Kreewan, 34 on the road with head injuries just before the Novotel Hotel entrance.

  • Swiss man despondent over health problems attempts suicide

    Swiss man despondent over health problems attempts suicide

    PHUKET: A Swiss man despondent over several chronic health problems, including diabetes and asthma, cut his throat last night, but was saved by his wife. It was his second suicide attempt

  • Phuket Police officer beaten in mass brawl as suspect resists arrest

    Phuket Police officer beaten in mass brawl as suspect resists arrest

    PHUKET: Police in Cherng Talay are on the lookout for an unknown number of suspects after a senior officer was badly beaten and a squad of at least five other policemen suffered minor injuries while attempting to serve an arrest warrant on Monday. Cherng Talay Deputy Superintendent Sommai On-khum regained consciousness at Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town on Monday to discover he had suffered a broken molar tooth and extensive bruising to his face and legs.