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  • Chinese New Year to bring B900mn boost to Phuket

    Chinese New Year to bring B900mn boost to Phuket

    PHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket office expects Phuket to rake in up to 900 million baht during the upcoming Chinese New Year festivities. The annual event, this year welcoming in the Year of the Dragon, is to be celebrated in Phuket from January 23-25.

  • ‚Ae Inside’ murder: Phuket reporters call for PM Yingluck to appoint chief investigator

    ‚Ae Inside’ murder: Phuket reporters call for PM Yingluck to appoint chief investigator

    PHUKET: The President of the Phuket Reporters Club, on January 11, filed a formal request for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to personally appoint the chief police officer who will lead the investigation into the murder of Wisut “Ae Inside” Tangwitthayaporn. Mr Wisut was

  • Phuket Media Watch: India asks BBC to apologize

    Phuket Media Watch: India asks BBC to apologize

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community India asks BBC to apologize for ‚offensive‘ comments on Top Gear Phuket GazettePHUKET: The Indian government has demanded an apology from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) over a TV program’s episode last month which mocked Indian culture. A Christmas special of the ‚Top Gear‘ program showed presenter Jeremy Clarkson, one of the highest paid BBC presenters known for his controversial comments, mocking Indian culture while driving around the country.

  • Phuket Sports: Chelsea favorite for FA Cup

    Phuket Sports: Chelsea favorite for FA Cup

    PHUKET: Chelsea have been made favorites by bookmakers to secure their seventh FA Cup title following their victory over Portsmouth. The scoreline flattered the Blues who struggled in a dour first half to breakdown determined defensive play by the visitors

  • Bangkok terror alert: Deputy PM Chalerm denies threat

    Bangkok terror alert: Deputy PM Chalerm denies threat

    Following US Embassy warning to Americans, Thai authorities confirm arrest of suspect linked to Hezbollah PHUKET: Senior Thai officials scrambled yesterday to deny that Thailand faced an immediate terrorist threat, following a dramatic

  • Phuket Sports Bag: This week in Sports

    Phuket Sports Bag: This week in Sports

    PHUKET SPORTS BAG: The Phuket Gazette’s weekly roundup of all things sport PHUKET: The Phuket Gazette’s Sports pages this week feature in-depth reports on Chelsea’s destruction of Pompey in the FA Cup, while only half of Manchester march on in the same competition. Then there’s how Thierry Henry is handling his return to Arsenal. In local news, read about why FC Phuket’s loss is Muangthong United’s gain.

  • Phuket police ordered to ‘hunt down’ ‘Ae Inside’ killers

    Phuket police ordered to ‘hunt down’ ‘Ae Inside’ killers

    PHUKET: Regional Provincial Police commanders have ordered Phuket police to “hunt down” the men who gunned down reporter Wisut “Ae Inside” Tangwitthayaporn in broad daylight yesterday. The deputy commander of Police Region 8 arrived in Phuket to personally handle the investigation into the assassination of reporter Mr Wisut

  • Phuket Business: Trade, investment and green innovation on the up

    Phuket Business: Trade, investment and green innovation on the up

    PHUKET: Trade in Phuket flourished in 2011, while prospects for new investment and ground-breaking, eco-friendly innovation on the island are looking quite good in the year ahead. The latest 2011-2012 import-export figures released by the Phuket Customs House indicate that the island’s economy continued to grow over the past several years – mostly thanks to one viable yet heated commodity.

  • Phuket’s ‘Pla-wan’ recovering returns home, receives second Royal bouquet

    Phuket’s ‘Pla-wan’ recovering returns home, receives second Royal bouquet

    PHUKET: Sri panwa resort General Manager Vorasit “Pla-wan” Issara is recovering at Sripanwa Villa, Phuket, after being released from hospital on Wednesday. His release was followed by another gift of flowers, this time from HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn.

  • Great day to be a kid in Phuket

    Great day to be a kid in Phuket

    PHUKET: National Children’s Day will be celebrated across Thailand tomorrow and there are many fun activities planned all over Phuket for children to enjoy and learn from. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has dedicated the slogan “Unity, Knowledge, Wisdom, Preserving Thai Identity, and Learning Technology” as the theme for this year’s Children’s Day. Here in Phuket, many organizations will get into the spirit of the occasion and open their offices and businesses to give the kids insight as to what goes on inside.