Artikel erschien August 2016

  • Rewards for would-be Patong bombing suspect

    Rewards for would-be Patong bombing suspect

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  • Light rail plans approved for submission to ministry

    Light rail plans approved for submission to ministry

    PHUKET: Phuket Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada met with private and public sector officials at Phuket Provincial Hall today, where the multi-billion-baht light rail project plans were finally agreed upon. The news comes in the wake of a push by Governor Chamroen earlier this month, when he called on the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) in Bangkok to sort things out or dismiss the project entirely (story here ).

  • Treat yourself to Sunday tapas

    Treat yourself to Sunday tapas

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  • Russian loses life in red flag swim at Karon Beach

    Russian loses life in red flag swim at Karon Beach

    PHUKET: A Russian man was pronounced dead shortly after lifeguards at Karon Beach pulled his unconscious body from the surf yesterday morning. Lifeguards reported that the 50-year-old man entered the water in the red flag (no-swimming) zone at the beach and disappeared in the surf about 11am.

  • Russian loses life in red flag zone swim at Karon Beach

    Russian loses life in red flag zone swim at Karon Beach

    PHUKET: A Russian man was pronounced dead shortly after lifeguards at Karon Beach pulled his unconscious body from the surf yesterday morning. Lifeguards reported that the 50-year-old man, identified as Sergey, entered the water in the red flag no-swimming zone at the beach and disappeared in the surf about 11am.

  • TMD issues storm warning for Andaman region

    TMD issues storm warning for Andaman region

    PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) this morning issued a storm warning for the Andaman region as monsoon rains continue to batter the southern provinces and the Gulf of Thailand. All ships should proceed with caution and small boats stay ashore until August 18, as strong wind whips up 2-3 meter high waves in the Andaman Sea and the upper Gulf of Thailand, the TMD advised.

  • Finance: Hold on to stocks, more rallies are coming

    Finance: Hold on to stocks, more rallies are coming

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  • Ministry of Farang Affairs: Right way to hail a taxi

    Ministry of Farang Affairs: Right way to hail a taxi

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  • Opinion: The promised land of a functional democracy

    Opinion: The promised land of a functional democracy

    PHUKET: The passage of the national referendum on the proposed constitution last weekend indicates a national desire to get back on track and resume the effort to develop a more civil society, even if it means once again placing trust in the military as the shepherd to lead us to the promised land of a truly functional democracy. Results differed on a regional basis, with parts of Lao-speaking Isarn and the Malay-speaking majority in the Deep South opting to reject it. The overall result nevertheless indicates a clear show of support for the efforts of Gen Prayuth Chan-o-cha, et al, since taking power in May 2014.

  • Listing your property on social media

    Listing your property on social media

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