Artikel tagged “Phuket Magazine”

  • Phuket taxi thugs apologize, pay damages for attack on tour driver

    Phuket taxi thugs apologize, pay damages for attack on tour driver

    PHUKET: The three taxi drivers who assaulted another driver working for a Phuket elephant camp have apologized for the attack and paid 40,000 baht in damages. Kamala Police Duty Officer Anek Mongkol confirmed today that the three taxi drivers Wasan Sanae, 35, Sitthikorn Boonsri, 28, and Thanawut Poksakul, 25 were each fined 1,000 baht for the attack.

  • Phuket construction worker dies of high blood pressure

    Phuket construction worker dies of high blood pressure

    PHUKET: Police believe that a Cambodian construction worker found dead this morning died from high blood pressure. Thalang Police Duty Officer Praman Yapphayak said he was notified of the death at about 7:30am

  • Coffins out for the new Phuket cricket season!

    Coffins out for the new Phuket cricket season!

    PHUKET: The cricketing fraternity on Phuket is preparing for the upcoming 2011/2012 Island Furniture League, and all fixtures will be played at the sports new dedicated facility the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG) in Thalang. Martin Foster, club affairs representative of the Phuket Cricket Group, which is responsible for organizing and running the league, is looking forward to seeing the teams compete at their new home. „The ground will have a lush cover of grass, so expect to see many more players diving around in the field.

  • Phukets 70.3 Ironman gets Kailua-Kona slots

    Phukets 70.3 Ironman gets Kailua-Kona slots

    PHUKET: Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship at Laguna Phuket has scored a major coup by securing 30 qualifying slots from the World Triathlon Corporation for its prestigious 2012 Ford Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Laguna is one of only three worldwide Ironman 70.

  • Phuket Rugby Challenge trophy  a sizzling success

    Phuket Rugby Challenge trophy a sizzling success

    PHUKET: Blistering heat heralded the first Phuket Rugby Challenge Trophy sponsored by Heineken Thailand played at Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club, and DEA Tigers from Hong Kong are the inaugural champions. Using the International Rugby Board (IRB) approved synthetic surface at Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club, Bedok Kings and DEA Tigers from Hong Kong, the Singapore Bucks and host club Phuket Vagabonds descended on the facility in Thalang for 40 minute games in a round-robin format.

  • Dropping a bombshell

    Dropping a bombshell

    PHUKET: „We’ve been practicing our goal kicking and our drop-goals a lot. Finals and semi-finals have really gone down to the wire and the track record has proven that drop-goals can win tournaments.“ All Black Colin Slade suggests that the 2011 Rugby World Cup could have another Johnny Wilkinson moment to determine the outcome. …

  • Rondi wins Mens Open Final at Phukets Quiksilver 2011 Surf Competition

    Rondi wins Mens Open Final at Phukets Quiksilver 2011 Surf Competition

    PHUKET: The Quiksilver Thailand 2011 Surf Competition came to a thrilling finale on Saturday with Balis Raditya Rondi claiming victory in the Mens Open Shortboard Division.

  • Phuket Vegetarian Festival: vendors and officials differ on prices

    Phuket Vegetarian Festival: vendors and officials differ on prices

    PHUKET: Local residents worried about overpriced onions and pricey pineapples during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival fear not: recent flooding in central and north Thailand will only have a slight effect on produce prices, at least according to officials. The Phuket Provincial Internal Trade Office (PITO) has announced that the flooding crisis in the northern and central parts of Thailand would not have a major impact on vegetable and fruit prices during the annual festival, which starts on September 27 and runs through October 5 this year. Despite this assurance, many vendors at a fresh market have told the Gazette they plan to increase produce prices by 5 baht to 10 baht per kilo, saying demand always drives prices up during the festival

  • PATA, Skal join forces to forge Phuket Chapter

    PATA, Skal join forces to forge Phuket Chapter

    PHUKET: The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) will hold a joint seminar on developing tourism in Phuket at the Movenpick Resort & Spa on Saturday. Joining forces with the formidable Skl business network, PATAs aim for the event is to lay the foundation to form a Phuket chapter

  • Street shooting leaves Phuket mother of two in disbelief

    Street shooting leaves Phuket mother of two in disbelief

    PHUKET: A young mother is contemplating her future after her partner and the father of her two children was gunned down outside their rented room in Phuket on Sunday night. I was watching television with our two children at about 10pm when I heard two loud blasts