Artikel erschien Februar 2018

  • 1,000 baht for 841 Km. 400 baht for 6 Km. Let’s do the maths.

    1,000 baht for 841 Km. 400 baht for 6 Km. Let’s do the maths.

    Posting from ‘Bewildered’ in a Facebook post this morning… (Edited) “I arrived in Phuket 7am this morning after taking the overnight bus from Bangkok. It’s been a loooong time since I’ve done that, and I was impressed. I travelled on the VIP bus for just under 1,000 baht

  • Fire in Phuket town destroys four houses

    Fire in Phuket town destroys four houses

    Another fire following a string of fires over the past week in Phuket. The fire started in a sofa shop near Komarapat Intersection in Phuket Town and has destroyed four houses causing damage valued at approximately 1 million Baht. Before noon today (February 15), Muang Phuket Police received a report about a fire on the side of Thepkasattri Road, near the Komarapat Intersection.

  • Muslim paramilitary soldiers injured in Yala bomb attack

    Muslim paramilitary soldiers injured in Yala bomb attack

    Two Muslim paramilitary soldiers were severely injured in a bomb attack while they were escorting a group of teachers to a school in Yala province on Thursday morning, police said.

  • Phi Phi’s Maya Bay to be closed this June. Or maybe not…

    Phi Phi’s Maya Bay to be closed this June. Or maybe not…

    According to AFP, Maya Bay is going to be closed in June this year. “The once-pristine Thai bay which became a tourist magnet after the 2000 movie “The Beach” will be closed to boats for several months to prevent further damage to its coral, an official said Wednesday

  • Brush fire destroys old worker’s camp in Kathu

    Brush fire destroys old worker’s camp in Kathu

    An old worker’s camp on fire just behind the Shell petrol station in Phra Phuket Kaew Road, adjacent to the Anupas car service centre. No one was in the dwelling at the time

  • THAIGER TODAY Thursday, February 15

    THAIGER TODAY Thursday, February 15

    ‘Heavy traffic is causing pollution in BKK’ – Genius! | Thaksin and Yingluck now in HK | Witness of Australian ‘manslaughter’ in Pattaya speaks up | Changes to the collection of immigration data | UK Foreign Secretary jokes about Thailand’s sex tourism | Thailand mums are wanting smaller families | Encoached buildings on Koh Phi Phi being demolished. The post THAIGER TODAY Thursday, February 15 appeared first on Phuket Gazette .

  • Keeping track of foreigners in Thailand – new e-passport data to be used

    Keeping track of foreigners in Thailand – new e-passport data to be used

    The Immigration Bureau and the Interior Ministry have been instructed to speed up the implementation of a single-platform online database of foreigners entering and leaving the Kingdom.

  • Yingluck lobbying for a chat with Japanese PM

    Yingluck lobbying for a chat with Japanese PM

    National Legislative Assembly whip Somchai Sawangkarn has revealed that a diplomatic source in Japan told him Yingluck Shinawatra has been trying to meet Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The source also told Somchai that the fugitive former premier was also seeking to meet old business and political connections in Japan and planned to call a press conference in late February or early March, after she visits Hong Kong to muster support for her movement

  • Six buildings demolished for encroaching national park land on Phi Phi

    Six buildings demolished for encroaching national park land on Phi Phi

    A hundred officers from Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, police, military and Office of Forestry demolished houses and shops located next to the national park booth. The team expect the full demolition to take 3 days. “It started in 2014 when the officers discovered the land encroachment.

  • Valentine’s marriage registration at Phuket District Office  

    Valentine’s marriage registration at Phuket District Office  

    The Phuket District Office welcomed couples that came to register their marriage during the ‘day of love’. The Vice Governor Sanit Srivihok chaired the opening ceremony and was the witness for the registration of this year’s marrying couples