Artikel erschien Dezember 2016

  • Phuket teen killed in stolen motorbike chase

    Phuket teen killed in stolen motorbike chase

    PHUKET: A 14-year-old boy was killed and another badly injured when the stolen motorbike they were riding collided with a car in Saphan Hin last night. Phuket City Police officers and paramedics arrived on the scene, at the Bang Yai Canal intersection, about 9:40pm.

  • Keep It Green: Reefers, rogues and regulations

    Keep It Green: Reefers, rogues and regulations

    PHUKET: According to recent statistics, Thailand has the fourth largest seafood export industry in the world, valued at a massive 6.5 billion dollars a year.

  • Traffic held up for three hours after truck spills plywood load

    Traffic held up for three hours after truck spills plywood load

    PHUKET: Tah Chai Chai Police suspect the driver of an articulated truck that spilled its load of plywood sheets all over the road last night, bringing traffic to a standstill, lost control of his vehicle when he took a sharp bend at high speed in wet conditions. The Phuket-bound 18-wheeler spilled its entire load on the notoriously dangerous curve, a short distance from the Tah Chai Chai police checkpoint in north Phuket at 7:20pm, according to Tah Chai Chai Police Lt Sarit Buthnhongsang.

  • Tsunami remembrance ceremony held on 12th anniversary of disaster

    Tsunami remembrance ceremony held on 12th anniversary of disaster

    PHUKET: About 200 locals, tourists and provincial dignitaries gathered at Patong Beach yesterday evening to hold a candle-lit remembrance ceremony in front of Loma Park on the 12th anniversary of the deadly tsunami that struck the island on the morning of December 26, 2004. Official figures state that the tsunami killed 5,398 people and that more than 3,700 disappeared in the waves that struck Phuket and the Andaman coast twelve years ago.

  • Microsoft aims to use IT to battle human trafficking

    Microsoft aims to use IT to battle human trafficking

    PHUKET: Microsoft Thailand last week organized a project to educate youth about computers and Information Technology to equip them with the knowledge and tools to fight human trafficking. The project was chaired by Phuket Vice Governor Teera Anantaseriwidhya, at Prince of Songkla University’s Phuket Campus.

  • Island View: Unchecked road rage in Phuket

    Island View: Unchecked road rage in Phuket

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  • By the book: Preparing your property for sale

    By the book: Preparing your property for sale

    PHUKET: The onset of high season is here again. The monsoon rains have passed, the sun is out and businesses are preparing for the influx of tourists to Phuket. The next six months are when most buyers will visit Phuket and when most property sales occur

  • Samkong ‚fields of gold‘ attract locals, tourists

    Samkong ‚fields of gold‘ attract locals, tourists

    PHUKET: A field of sunhemps in full bloom near the Tesco Lotus Samkong junction has become a popular attraction for locals and tourists, who have been stopping off to pose for pictures. Piyaporn Udomsap, the owner of the 23-rai plot, has allowed free access to the public, saying he grows the flowers to maintain the quality and aesthetic beauty of his land.

  • Tsunami memorial ceremonies held in Phuket

    Tsunami memorial ceremonies held in Phuket

    PHUKET: The 12-year anniversary for the victims of the devastating 2004 Tsunami was held this morning at several memorials on the island.

  • Phuket drug dealer arrested with B400k of ya bah pills

    Phuket drug dealer arrested with B400k of ya bah pills

    PHUKET: A drug dealer was arrested with about 2,000 ya bah (methamphetamine) pills at Phuket Bus Terminal 2 on Thepkrasattri Rd on Saturday evening. Sarawuth Koraneesak, 23, had bought the pills in Bangkok for delivery to a customer in Phuket. He was waiting for the customer to come and collect them when he was arrested.