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Phuket Gazette - Daily News
Phuket Gazette - online English newspaper for Phuket, Thailand, with daily news, classified ads, yellow pages, business listings, upcoming events, event calendar, phuket events
Last feed update: February 22 2012 18:25:04.
Dutch theft victim still loves Phuket
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:04:44 GMT
PHUKET: A Dutch tourist is out 5,000 baht and a mobile phone after her bag was snatched by a thief in Phuket yesterday. Monika Van Rossum told Chalong Police the theft occurred in the early evening while she and her husband were walking near the PTT service station on Patak Road.“We went out to ha...
Phuket Police investgate mysterious roadside death
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:02:00 GMT
PHUKET: Phuket Police are investigating the mysterious death of a 27-year-old Nakhon Sri Thammarat man found dead in his pickup truck parked by the side of a road yesterday.The body, identified by police as that of Phumin “Min” Inthongkham, was found at about 6pm in his Nissan NV pickup parked a...
Phuket Police net 16 ‘shrimp-fish’ losers
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:20:14 GMT
PHUKET: Phuket City Police last night raided an apartment building in Chalong, arresting 16 people for gambling on the popular “shrimp-fish” board game and seizing over 400,000 baht in cash. The raid, led by Phuket City Police Deputy Superintendent Serm Kwannimit, caught gamblers off-guard at a ...
Krabi tourist vans slam into fallen karst boulder
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:37:00 GMT
PHUKET: A boulder weighing at least one tonne plummeted off a roadside karst near the tourist-popular Ao Nang beach in Krabi this afternoon.The boulder landed in the middle of the road between Krabi Town and Ao Nang, leaving a 30-centimeter deep crater in the road surface, and splintered into smalle...
Phuket Update: Phi Phi stabbing suspect pleads not guilty
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:54:56 GMT
PHUKET: A Thai man accused of stabbing a young British tourist on Phi Phi Island last year pleaded “not guilty” to charges of attempted murder before Krabi Court yesterday.The suspect, 23-year-old Hamed Poonyung, has been
Phuket Live Wire: Keeping malware at bay for free
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:04:32 GMT
PHUKET: Continuing the series answering questions I hear most often from PC users here in Phuket, I have a very unpopular choice for antivirus (AV) software. Here’s the question:"Woody, I got a copy of (one of the major antivirus products) when I bought my new PC. It worked fine for six months, bu...
Phuket poll: Irksome complaints by foreigners
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:57:00 GMT
PHUKET: Foreigners in Phuket, both tourists and residents, have developed somewhat of a reputation for complaining over the years.The latest Phuket Gazette readers poll, online now, asks readers:Which of the following topics are you most tired of hearing foreigners in Phuket complain about?And the n...
Pregnant Swede still in Phuket hospital after chlorine gas exposure
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:19:18 GMT
PHUKET: A pregnant Swedish woman
Tremor hits Phang Nga, no damage reported
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:34:00 GMT
PHUKET: Coastal residents of Takuapa District in Phang Nga were put on alert this morning following a minor earthquake.The event turned out to be a localized tremor that caused no damage, not the effects of a larger event further away like the tsunami-causing quake that devastated Phuket and the ent...
Five dead, 16 injured in Phang Nga crash
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:04:37 GMT
PHUKET: Five people returning from a Phuket cremation ceremony were killed on Saturday night when the crowded pickup they were riding in slammed into a tree in Phang Nga.Sixteen others were seriously injured.A songthaew (pickup modified for passenger transport) was returning Buddhist adherents from ...
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Phuket Post: Top Stories
Phuket Post. Online and print newspaper with news and classifieds from Phuket, Thailand
Last feed update: February 22 2012 18:25:05.
Issue 162
Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:48:49 +0700
Open publication - Free publishing - More newspaper
Educating Phuket
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:39:35 +0700
The Swiss Education Group (SEG) checked in to Phuket for a few days of R&R, networking and marketing early last month.
Giving up on a cultural Phuket
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:25:02 +0700
After 11 long years of attempting to bring traditional Thai culture and arts back to Phuket, Pranee Prayotamorakul is unfortunately giving up, at least for now
Magically delicious food at Alaha Din
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:23:43 +0700
As an Englishman I know a thing or two about English football, European lager, the various nuances of Indian cuisine and the Royal Family, well three out of the four anyway
It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:02:02 +0700
American comedian Woody Allen used to say It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you. This week, I'm giving an esoteric cornucopia of cautionary advice to PC users in Phuket.
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Phuket Wan - Top Stories
Phuket Wan - Your sweet Phuket, every day. Phuket news on property, tourism, jobs, and entertainment
Last feed update: February 22 2012 18:25:05.
Blaze in Phuket Cinema: Audiences Evacuate Phuket Town Multiplex
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:05:10 +0700
Latest Four firetrucks deal with a blaze inside a cinema complex in Phuket Town, with Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha on hand to see the 40-minute firefight.
Phuket Judges Work Nights, Weekends as Backlog of Cases Grows
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:17:34 +0700
Latest The introduction and expansion of mediation has failed to reduce Phuket's soaring number of court cases, requiring justices to work nights and weekends to clear the backlog.
Phuket Holiday Helicopter Adds to Whiff of Scandal for Hong Kong's Chief
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:10:55 +0700
Latest The leader of Hong Kong is facing increasing questions about whether a luxury flight to Phuket on a holiday helicopter was yet another hint about his ethics and judgement.
Phuket Snatch Thieves Steal Bag But Tourist Still 'Loves Phuket'
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:02:20 +0700
Latest Two snatch and ride thieves stole the bag of a tourist from the Netherlands but failed to steal her affection for Phuket. Police are pursuing a young woman and her male companion.
Phuket Death of Mark Robson Confirmed as Suicide
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:48:33 +0700
Latest Examination of the personal belongings of a tourist who spent his last days at a small Phuket resort has confirmed his death was a suicide, not a ''strangling'' or a ''murder.''
Phuket Police Bust Gambling Den: 16 Dice-Rollers Arrested
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:46:39 +0700
Latest Neighbors annoyed by noise tipped police to a gambling den in southern Phuket where police blocked the exit and arrested 16 gamblers, 13 men and three women.
Rudd Quits, It's War; Phuket Hotel For Sale; Inmates Take Jail; Thaksin Team Meets; Scoot Picks ...
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:09:30 +0700
Phuket News UPDATE Aussie PM battle looms; Bali Prison under siege; Boost for Phuket, Thai airports; Malaysia bans Where Did I Come From?; Thaksin team in Beijing.
Phuket's 'Seven Wonders' for MICE Offer Great Expectations
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:56:17 +0700
Latest Phuket's island of wonders is being packaged for the MICE of Australia and New Zealand with some appealing attractions that perhaps are in one or two cases a little premature.
Phuket Public Park Ringed With Barbs
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:28:31 +0700
Latest As property wars go on Phuket, it's a small but ornery one. A public park has been fenced in by barbed wire for a nursery school to be built where children and adults now play.
Sale Ho! Phuket's Shoppers Go to Water at New Boat Lagoon Weekend Market
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:13:31 +0700
Latest A new market is to cater to Phuket's growing army of shopaholics with an outdoor spread across five rai at Boat Lagoon ofering food, clothes, furniture, home decorations and boats.
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