August 2001 News Archives

PhuketAugust 31, 2001

Police appeal for donations

PATONG: Pol Col Chalit Thintanee, superintendent of Kathu Police, today appealed for donations from the public to modernize Kamala Police Station. “The building is 50 years...
PhuketAugust 31, 2001

Airport passenger throughput still rising

PHUKET: While islanders enjoy the relative peace of the low season, figures just released by airport officials show that the number of passengers arriving or departing...
PhuketAugust 30, 2001

Pamuke elected Chamber leader, again

PHUKET: Pamuke Achariyachai yesterday resigned as Chairman of the Phuket Chamber of Commerce, but within minutes was re-elected to the post. K. Pamuke was originally elected...
PhuketAugust 30, 2001

Aussie Navy trounces Vagabonds 36-10

KOH KEAW: After a tight game in the first half, the team from the visiting Australian Navy ship HMAS Newcastle took charge to score a convincing...
PhuketAugust 30, 2001

Unidentified foreigner drowns at Patong

PATONG: Police have appealed for help in identifying a Caucasian man who drowned yesterday off Patong beach near the Phuket Cabana Resort. Pol Lt Col Sanguan...
PhuketAugust 29, 2001

Seized yachts fail to sell at auction

PHUKET TOWN: The Phuket Customs Region 5 office is holding on to the motor yacht “Old Crow” and the sailing yacht “Bin Cha Cha”, after failing...
Koh SamuiAugust 28, 2001

Tourists assaulted, raped on Koh Samui

BANGKOK (AFP): Two female tourists from Britain and Ireland were sexually assaulted on the island resort of Koh Samui, police said yesterday. Deputy Police Chief Sant...
Koh SamuiAugust 28, 2001

Tourists raped, assaulted on Koh Samui

BANGKOK (AFP): Two female tourists from Britain and Ireland were sexually assaulted on the island resort of Koh Samui, police said yesterday. Deputy Police Chief Sant...
PhuketAugust 28, 2001

Gov Pongpayome to be Phuket’s first CEO

PHUKET: The office of Phuket Governor Pongpayome Vasaputi was today flooded with bouquets from well-wishers congratulating the Governor on being appointed Phuket’s first Chief Executive Officer...
PhuketAugust 28, 2001

Missing in action

PATONG: A sailor from the visiting Australian frigate HMAS Newcastle, feared to have drowned early yesterday in the surf off Patong, apparently had a miracle escape...
PhuketAugust 28, 2001

Missing boat passenger found drowned

LAEM PROMTHEP: Lifeguards from Le Royal Meridien Phuket Yacht Club yesterday found the body of missing 19-year-old Narthanong Kaewkanha floating off Koh Man, 300 meters from...
PhuketAugust 27, 2001

Sunset trip ends in tragedy

LAEM PROMTHEP: A man drowned and a young woman is still missing after a fishing boat sank 800 meters off Laem Phromthep around 7 pm yesterday....
PhuketAugust 26, 2001

Residents object to promotion of sex surgery

PHUKET (AFP): Residents of Phuket have reportedly objected to plans to promote bargain-priced sex-change surgery as a means of attracting more tourists to the island. The...
PhuketAugust 26, 2001

Bar crackdown dismays party-loving Bangkok

BANGKOK (AFP): A government crackdown on pub closing hours in Bangkok, which has dismayed tourists and infuriated nightspot owners, drew warnings today that the campaign could...
PhuketAugust 24, 2001

Prison appeals for donations

PHUKET TOWN: Phuket Provincial Prison plans to set up a closed-circuit TV system between the prison and the Phuket Provincial Court Office – if the public...
PhuketAugust 23, 2001

Three arrested for bar owner’s murder

PHUKET TOWN: Thanks to a combination of sheer good luck and one officer’s good memory, police have arrested Taweewut Saeton, 31, and two minors aged 15...
Other NewsAugust 23, 2001

Naughty cameras target women in Bangkok

BANGKOK (AFP): Police said today that they are investigating reports that hidden cameras have been placed in department store changing rooms to spy on women as...
Other NewsAugust 22, 2001

Man with world’s longest hair dies

CHIANG MAI: A Thai hilltribesman who held the record for having the world’s longest hair has died of a stroke, leaving his elder brother to claim...
PhuketAugust 22, 2001

Chamber meeting fails to resolve chaos

PHUKET TOWN: The Phuket Chamber of Commerce held an extraordinary meeting yesterday at The Metropole hotel to resolve its membership problems, but the tense evening ended...
PhuketAugust 22, 2001

Hotels cough up 30% of rooms tax

PHUKET: Dr Prasit Koysiripong, president of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (OrBorJor), told the Gazette yesterday that Phuket hotels are finally coming forward to pay the...

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Police appeal for donations

Airport passenger throughput still rising

Pamuke elected Chamber leader, again

Aussie Navy trounces Vagabonds 36-10

Unidentified foreigner drowns at Patong

Seized yachts fail to sell at auction

Tourists assaulted, raped on Koh Samui

Tourists raped, assaulted on Koh Samui

Gov Pongpayome to be Phuket’s first CEO

Missing in action

Missing boat passenger found drowned

Sunset trip ends in tragedy

Residents object to promotion of sex surgery

Bar crackdown dismays party-loving Bangkok

Prison appeals for donations

Three arrested for bar owner’s murder

Naughty cameras target women in Bangkok

Man with world’s longest hair dies

Chamber meeting fails to resolve chaos

Hotels cough up 30% of rooms tax

Top Five things to consider if you’re buying a condo in Thailand

Man caught masturbating in front of election banner in Lampang

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Patong Police investigate taxi drivers beating up a tourist – VIDEO

Woman crushed under a truck, two others injured, truck speeds away, Kata Hill

Phuket’s hotel and property players look north

“Nong Gee” turns heads at Koh Samui military conscription

Phuket ranked sixth Best Destination in the World – Trip Advisor

Phuket ‘Seasteaders’ told to pack up and go home

Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai suffer haze and smoke until at least May

Motorbike passenger dies after being crushed by bus in Kathu – VIDEO

Alleged Greek murderer of Phuket beautician remains at large

“Easier, faster and more watertight” – Surachate’s vision for Immigration

Immigration police interview Phuket’s ‘seasteader’

New Economics Party clarifies their support for pro-democracy coalition

Man found with drugs at Krabi checkpoint

Prawit instructs the Royal Thai Navy to take action against the Seastead

Give your stretch marks a makeover – the tattoo solution

Australian Tham Luang cave divers receive prestigious Thai awards

Infamous ‘large’ passenger dies in Koh Samui

Ambulances must not exceed 80kph, except in emergencies

Bus crashes off the road in Khon Kaen

Pattaya’s LONG Songkran comes to an end today

Fake 500 baht banknote found in Krabi store

Phuket’s water lords confident of supplies and back-up plans

Central and upper Thailand residents warned to stay indoors

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