PHUKET: In order to minimize deforestation, the government in 1996 put a ban on the construction of all permanent structures above 80 meters in Phuket. How effective have local governments been in enforcing this controversial rule, which greatly limits the value of properties above the specified height
PHUKET: A sick and destitute Burmese worker was the second man to take his life by hanging in Phukets Srisoonthorn sub-district yesterday.
PHUKET: Emergency response crews across Phuket continued their clean-up operations as the flood waters subsided and breaks in the rain came late this afternoon. Today, there are no major flood waters left standing in the Patong area
PHUKET: A young British tourist died in Patong early this morning after he accidentally placed his hand on an outdoor, floor-mounted power socket covered with water. The 20-year-old man, whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was sitting in the undercover forecourt of the Ocean Plaza Patong [shopping mall] on Soi Bangla at about 6am when the incident happened.
PHUKET: A young woman employed by the Phuket Land Office died when her motorbike was struck from behind by a pickup on Thepkrasattri road in Thalang this morning. Witnesses told police the victim, 24-year-old Wattana Jamchat, was riding her motorbike along Thepkrasattri Road northbound near the new PTT service station in Srisoonthorn subdistrict when she was struck from behind by a black Toyota Vigo pickup
PHUKET: More than 4,000 United States Military personnel arrived at Phukets Deep Sea Port yesterday with no reports of transport problems as they made their way to destinations around the island. The USS Boxer amphibious-ready group consisting of three ships the USS Boxer amphibious assault ship, the USS Green Bay amphibious transport dock ship and the USS Comstock amphibious dock landing ship are here on a goodwill visit that will see its crew participate in community service projects. Several times in the recent past, taxi drivers at Ao Makham blockaded the Deep Sea Port, preventing passengers from ..
Phuket Magazin App. Das Video zum neuen App ist jetzt auf YouTube zu sehen. Zu unserem neuen Phuket Magazin App, was Sie ab sofort kostenlos im App Store downloaden können, gibt es nun auch ein Promo Video auf dem Phuket Magazin TV Kanal bei YouTube. In dem Video werden die Features zu unserem App visuell […]
Phuket Magazin App. Das Lifestyle Magazin und der Reiseführer über Phuket jetzt auch im App Store! Ein neuer Meilenstein des Phuket Magazins ist erreicht. Das beliebte Phuket Magazin ist als Erstes, mit einem deutschsprachigen App über Phuket im App Store vertreten. Das Phuket Magazin App ist GRATIS und aktuell für das iPad, iPhone und iPod […]
Phuket’s Polizeichef auf der Suche nach 4 Tuk Tuk Fahrern Der Polizeichef, Mr. Pekad Tantipong, aus Phuket fordert 4 Tuk Tuk Fahrer aus Patong auf, sich freiwillig zu stellen! Sie sollen die Soi Bangla in Patong mit ihren Tuk Tuk’s nach einer handfesten Auseinandersetzung mit zwei holländischen Touristen und einem Polizeibeamten blockierten haben. Einer der […]
PHUKET: The commander of the Phuket Provincial Police yesterday ordered the tuk-tuk drivers responsible for beating two Dutch tourists in Patong earlier this month to turn themselves in or face stiffer punishment.