Artikel tagged “Phuket”

  • Man caught exposing his ‘big gun’ to Patong ladies

    Man caught exposing his ‘big gun’ to Patong ladies

    PHUKET: A man who thought it was a good idea to show all the ladies along his street in Patong that he had a big gun in his pants has been arrested and charged with possession of an illegal firearm. He was also charged with carrying a naked weapon in a public place.

  • Health woes blamed for Swedish expat suicide in Phuket

    Health woes blamed for Swedish expat suicide in Phuket

    PHUKET: A Swedish expat who had repeatedly told his girlfriend he wanted to die because of health problems killed himself yesterday after sending his girlfriend out to buy lunch. When Kotchamon Boonraksa, 38, returned to the house in Rawai an hour later, the doors and windows were locked.

  • Phuket boy, 16, murdered with throat cut and body burned in woods

    Phuket boy, 16, murdered with throat cut and body burned in woods

    PHUKET: Police are investigating the murder of a 16-year-old boy who had been stabbed multiple times and whose throat was cut before his body was dumped and burned at a wooded location in a remote part of central Phuket. Police called to the scene – on Muang Chaofa Road, about 3km from Chao Fa West Road (map

  • Boy, 14, killed by Phuket tour bus

    Boy, 14, killed by Phuket tour bus

    pHUKET: A tour bus carrying Chinese tourists to view the sunset at Phuket’s iconic Promthep Cape yesterday afternoon struck a motorbike carrying three teenagers in Rawai. One of the three teens died instantly in the impact. The other two are in hospital.

  • Phuket python nabbed after exposing itself

    Phuket python nabbed after exposing itself

    PHUKET: Construction workers breaking the floor of a new house in order to remake it were shocked when instead of earth they saw the tail of a snake through the broken concrete. Kusoldharm foundation workers who were called to the site on Palien Road (map

  • Phuket Rotary continues campaign for Philippines victims

    Phuket Rotary continues campaign for Philippines victims

    PHUKET: Despite the suffering of those affected by Typhoon Haiyan falling from headlines around the world, the Rotary Club of Patong Beach is continuing its campaign to raise funds through its disaster relief fund. “It gets harder and harder as it goes along, as it is no longer in the news,” Chairman of International Projects James Domville told the Phuket Gazette this afternoon

  • CCTV shopping images set police on trail of Phuket ATM thieves

    CCTV shopping images set police on trail of Phuket ATM thieves

    PHUKET: Police have identified the men who robbed a Phuket ATM on Tuesday and are seeking arrest warrants. Based on CCTV images from a construction material store in Thalang, Phuket Police were able to identify the men purchasing supplies for the crime, which used a blowtorch to cut the back off the ATM

  • No arrests for work permit delays caused by protests

    No arrests for work permit delays caused by protests

    PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Employment Office (PPEO), responsible for issuing work permits to foreigners on the island, remains closed today, but those with work permits set to expire or in process need not fear arrest, PPEO chief Yaowapa Pibulpol told the Phuket Gazette this morning.

  • Phuket protesters promise not to target airport, bus station

    Phuket protesters promise not to target airport, bus station

    PHUKET: Protesters in Phuket have vowed not to attempt to close Phuket International Airport or bus stations on the island as they continue their campaign to garner support from government officers. Last Wednesday thousands of protesters gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall demanding that officers walk away from their desks as a sign of support for the anti-government rally (story

  • Phuket Opinion: Changing for a Safer Phuket

    Phuket Opinion: Changing for a Safer Phuket

    PHUKET: While wishing ‚Safer Phuket‘ (story