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Special Report: Caring for the unknown dead of Phuket
PHUKET: The unidentified body of a Caucasian male, recovered from the sea south of Phuket last month, was finally laid to rest on December 14. The red-haired foreigner, dressed only in a black singlet and gray shorts, was discovered by the crew of Thai fishing boat Sor Naja as it sailed between Racha Yai Island and Koh Hei on November 4. Chalong Police together with Phuket Ruamjai Foundation rescue workers rendezvoused with the Sor Naja to recover the body from the sea.
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Phuket Media Watch: Iran sentences U.S. citizen to death
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Iran sentences alleged U.S. spy to death Phuket Gazette / News WiresPHUKET: An Iranian court yesterday sentenced a U.
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Phuket Island Investor: Always look on the brighter side of life
PHUKET: Now that the Christmas trees have been taken down and the New Year has been well and truly rung in, we can start looking forward to all that 2012 has to offer. It is fair to say that 2011 was a turbulent year in the world of the financial markets, but will 2012 be any better? We certainly have a lot of things to look forward to: the Olympics in London, the European football championships
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Phuket Live Wire: Recovering after New Year
PHUKET: Continuing my series where I try to answer the computer questions I hear most frequently here in Phuket, this week I’ll tackle a question I hear over and over again around Christmas and New Year: “How do I recover photos or video I’ve deleted?” People tend to take a lot of pictures around the end of the year, and all too frequently they delete pictures on the camera or video recorder that they really want to keep. Sometimes the photos go poof because the owner’s working with a new camera. Sometimes inexperienced people – little people, in particular – start messing around with things.
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Seventh arrest made over Phuket ‘Pla-wan‘ stabbing
PHUKET: Phuket Police have arrested another suspect in connection with the assault of Sri panwa resort general manager Vorasit ‘Pla-wan’ Issara and an arrest warrant has been issued for an eighth suspect in the case. Phuket Provincial Police Commander Chonasit Wattanavrangku yesterday updated the media about progress in the investigation, which must be concluded and forwarded to the court within 30 days
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Man blames Phuket hospital for mother’s death
PHUKET: A complaint was filed today against the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization (OrBorJor) Hospital for “unethical practices” leading to the death of his mother. Narongphon Suwanmosee, 44, claims that hospital administrators allegedly refused to allow his mother to be transferred to Vachira Phuket Hospital for treatment for the sake of an outstanding 100,000 baht medical bill.
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Former Phuket-based home vendors wanted by Aussie authorities
PHUKET: Australian authorities are investigating the ongoing practices of a Gold Coast man who allegedly fled to Phuket in 2010 and set up an office so he could continue to sell „kit homes“ in Australia. The news comes after Nick Nichols, business editor at the news website
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Truck driver charged over Phuket horror crash
PHUKET: The driver of the truck involved in the
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Phuket Media Watch: Body found on British Queen’s estate; Missing journalist believed dead
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Body at Queen’s estate identified as missing teenager Phuket GazettePHUKET: Human remains which were found on the Queen’s Sandringham estate in eastern England on New Year’s Day have been identified as a missing 17-year-old girl, police said yesterday. The remains were found by a member of the public at around 11pm Phuket time on New Year’s Day in an area of woodland at Anmer, a tiny village which is part of Sandringham estate in Norfolk county. The investigation later turned into a murder investigation.
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Call to revise Thai lese majeste law; Cambodia offers prisoner swap; MP surrenders
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Call to revise lese majeste law Phuket Gazette / The Nation The head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Thailand (TRCT), Kanit Na Nakorn, has called for amendments to be made to Thailand’s lese majeste law, which mandates prison terms for anyone found guilty of insulting the monarchy. Mr Kanit said changes should be made to the law to prevent further social divisions. The announcement came just days after Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said Thais who opposed the law should leave the country.
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- Blackwater at Phuket’s Nai Harn beach due to ‘natural causes’‘Blackwater’ has returned at one of Phuket’s favourite beaches, this time in the lagoon behind Nai Harn beach, which flushes out naturally when the tide conditions are right. For now, it is dammed up by the sand and has developed into an ugly cesspool for passersby to see. Responding to complaints from local residents, Rawai […]
- Another baby Dugong found on a Krabi beachPHOTO: Thai Rath Another lost baby dugong has been rescued after being found injured in Krabi. The baby dugong was found washed up on the shores in Klongthom District, Krabi yesterday (June 1) and was rescued by the officials from the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC). Thai Rath reports that the baby dugong had a […]
- Cha-Am blackwater flowing into the beach is “natural in origin” – District ChiefPHOTOS: Daily News The Cha-Am district chief and a posse of officials have inspected a patch of ‘black water’ flowing into the Gulf of Thailand after social media posts showed “sewage” flowing into the sea at a beach north of Hua Hin. Not surprisingly, and without evidence, Khajornsak Somboon admitted the offensive outflow was “smelly” but […]