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  • Phuket Update: Sea search called off for missing Australian

    Phuket Update: Sea search called off for missing Australian

    PHUKET: A sea search for an Australian woman reported to have

  • Another child drowns at Phuket’s ‚lethal lagoon‘

    Another child drowns at Phuket’s ‚lethal lagoon‘

    PHUKET: The drowning death of another child at Nai Harn Lagoon in Phuket over the weekend is causing authorities to consider closing the popular recreational area to swimming. The latest victim, six-year-old Supathanwa Choophuek, was reportedly alive when Nai Harn Beach lifeguards pulled him from the water on Sunday, but he died later at Vachira Phuket Hospital. Nai Harn lifeguard chief Samart Chandee, who was in Krabi at the time of the incident, said “On my return today I was told by staff that a boy was pulled from the water in the same place that Methee

  • Phuket Prison inspection comes up empty for drugs, mobile phones

    Phuket Prison inspection comes up empty for drugs, mobile phones

    PHUKET: More than 200 officers conducted a surprise inspection at Phuket Provincial Prison yesterday as part of an effort to gain “White Prison” status, said Phuket Prison Chief Rapin Nichanon. The search for drugs was carried out at 5am by officers drawn from all units of the Phuket police, who also targeted mobile telephones, some of which had been smuggled in „rectally“. “We regularly have searches at our prison, but this raid was in response to the new government policies to crackdown on drugs.

  • Phuket update: US lifts terror alert

    Phuket update: US lifts terror alert

    PHUKET: Good news for the Phuket tourism industry has come with the US

  • Phuket Sports: Laguna bailed out by untimely dismissals

    Phuket Sports: Laguna bailed out by untimely dismissals

    PHUKET: The Alan Cooke Ground (ACG) officially came into being last weekend with a two day event opened by Phuket’s youth development rugby and cricket teams.

  • Phuket Business: Hydrofoil pilots

    Phuket Business: Hydrofoil pilots

    PHUKET: An innovative technology which looks to give a boost to the Andaman coastal region’s sea transport industry, is now being piloted off the shores of Phuket. Benchmarked by the unofficial launch of a hydrofoil sea transport and tour service, swift and seamless day trips from Phuket to distant, offshore havens in Krabi and Phang Nga provinces are not only possible, but have already been successfully demonstrated.

  • Phuket’s AFL strikes nine

    Phuket’s AFL strikes nine

    PHUKET: With FC Phuket having recently ended their tumultuous season, the popular Adult Futsal League (AFL) presented by Thanachart Bank has picked up the baton to continue into season nine of the island’s football interests.

  • Phuket and Andaman hotel occupancy at 66.5% in 2011: THA

    Phuket and Andaman hotel occupancy at 66.5% in 2011: THA

    PHUKET: Hotels in Phuket and other Andaman coast provinces enjoyed the highest occupancy rates in Thailand in 2011, the Thai Hotels Association has announced. Speaking at a forum organized by the Federation of Thai Tourism Associations on Monday, Thai Hotels Association (THA) President Prakit Chinamourphong said there was a chance that Thai hotels could raise room rates by 5-8 per cent this year, in line with the anticipated 8-10-percentage-point growth in occupancy.

  • Parents the cure for corruption curse: Phuket poll

    Parents the cure for corruption curse: Phuket poll

    PHUKET: Parents and guardians play the key role in the effort to instill a much-needed “anti-corruption” mentality in our youth, a majority of Phuket Gazette readers feel. In the online poll launched two weeks ago, the Gazette asked readers: “In the effort to instill an ‘anti-corruption’ mentality in our youth, which group do you feel plays the most influential role?” The “parents and guardians” option was the clear winner, with 66.6% of the votes overall.

  • Phuket Sports: Island cricketers on a high

    Phuket Sports: Island cricketers on a high

    PHUKET: A battle for mid-table seniority held court at Phuket’s ACG when the Island Cricket Club faced the Thanyapura Tigers in the ninth Island Furniture League match. Sitting in fourth place, Tigers were a solitary point ahead of ICC fifth spot on the table and both teams were very aware that a win was crucial if their league title hopes were to survive.Tigers posted a respectable score of 196 runs with a solid innings once again from Ryan Dunn, who scored 83.