Month: June 2006

  • Phuket

    Pamuke appointed Finnish Consul

    KATA: Pamuke Achariyachai, Managing Director of the Kata Group of hotels and resorts, has been appointed Honorary Consul-General for Phuket by the Republic of Finland. The appointment comes partly in recognition for the role played by K. Pamuke and his Kata Group staff in helping Finnish victims of the 2004 tsunami disaster. Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen visited the resort…

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  • PhuketPGTV News Friday 30th June 2006 | Thaiger

    PGTV News Friday 30th June 2006

    PGTV’s Phuket News this evening features an update on the Thai tsunami early warning system which is now complete, the latest accident statistics, information on a new free internet TV service (which includes PGTV) and a look at Phuket pineapples. In addition to these and other news stories focused on Phuket, this evening’s show features a documentary about those volunteers…

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  • Phuket“Mick the Pom” murder case suspended | Thaiger

    “Mick the Pom” murder case suspended

    PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Court has suspended indefinitely its case against British murder suspect Michael John Taylor, after he failed to appear for a scheduled hearing this morning. It was the second hearing Taylor had missed after he also failed to turn up in court on April 24, 2006, in breach of the terms of his bail release. The case against…

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  • PhuketPGTV News Thursday 29th June 2006 | Thaiger

    PGTV News Thursday 29th June 2006

    PGTV’s Phuket News this evening features an update on the filming of the Tsunami movie”Aftermath” which is on location in the Bangkok Hospital Phuket, an expose on the alleged misuse of tsunami donations, and a look at a proposal to double entrance fees at national parks. In addition to these and other news stories focused on Phuket, this evening’s show features a documentary…

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  • PhuketKillers gun down ‘wrong’ student | Thaiger

    Killers gun down ‘wrong’ student

    PHUKET CITY: Police believe that Phuket Rajabhat University student Teerapong “Song”Junsawee, 24, was shot dead on Soi Panieng on Sunday in an apparent case of mistaken identity.K. Song, who also worked at a Karon hotel, was shot four times as he was on the way to pick up his girlfriend from university about 9:30 pm. He was hit in his…

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  • PhuketPGTV News Wednesday 28th of June 2006 | Thaiger

    PGTV News Wednesday 28th of June 2006

    PGTV’s Phuket News this evening features the building of a new public market in Phuket town, an update on the Phuket bay mega-project, a warning about floods, and a visit to a ballroom dance. In addition to these and other news stories focused on Phuket, this evening’s show features an exclusive interview with singer/songwriter Leo Sayer. PGTV, produced by the…

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  • Phuket

    Tsunami orphanage under investigation

    PHUKET: A special committee set up by the province is investigating allegations of fraud against the former director of a foundation set up in March last year to care for children left orphaned by the tsunami. The panel was formed about six weeks ago following complaints to Governor Udomsak Uswarangkura. The provincial Ombudsman’s office was ordered to investigate the activities…

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  • PhuketTourism industry backlash staves off doubling of park entry fees | Thaiger

    Tourism industry backlash staves off doubling of park entry fees

    THAILAND: The National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department (DNP) has decided to rethink its plans to double the entrance fees to National Parks after coming under fire from tourism businesses.The DNP had planned to double park entry fees so that foreign children would pay 200 baht, foreign adults 400 baht, Thai children 20 baht and Thai adults 40 baht.Phuket…

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  • PhuketMixed emotions over tsunami mini-series | Thaiger

    Mixed emotions over tsunami mini-series

    PHUKET CITY: Mixed reactions greeted the filming of scenes for the TV mini-series Aftermath at Bangkok Hospital Phuket this week.While some people said they saw the movie as potentially good for promoting Phuket, others – particularly victims – felt disturbed.Kudos, the company making the movie for the BBC and HBO, recently came under fire in the British media for insensitivity,…

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  • Phuket92 killed in road crashes in 5 months | Thaiger

    92 killed in road crashes in 5 months

    PHUKET: In the first five months of this year there were 6,076 accidents on the roads in Phuket, with 92 deaths. The vast majority of accidents involved motorcycles.Official figures from Vachira Phuket, Thalang and Patong government hospitals show that, from January to the end of May, there were 287 car accidents, 5,541 motorcycle accidents and 248 other incidents, including accidents…

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  • PhuketAmerican teacher drowns off Karon | Thaiger

    American teacher drowns off Karon

    KARON: An American teacher drowned in heavy seas off Karon Beach on June 25, after she and three friends apparently ignored red flags and warnings by beachguards not to swim.Chalong Police Inspector Pol Lt Col Jessada Saengsuree named the victim as Elena Baldwin, 20. He told the Gazette that she had been teaching English language as a volunteer at a…

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  • PhuketPGTV News Tuesday 27th of June 2006 | Thaiger

    PGTV News Tuesday 27th of June 2006

    PGTV’s Phuket News this evening features the Club Med Children’s Day, a story about the tragic drowning of twenty year old American woman, how to get a Visa for Britain in Phuket, and a look at handicrafts made in local prisons. In addition to these and other news stories focused on Phuket, this evening’s show features an interview with local Property…

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  • PhuketAndaman Sea Rally revived | Thaiger

    Andaman Sea Rally revived

    PHUKET: After a hiatus of more than two years years, the Andaman Sea Rally – a race from Phuket to Port Blair in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and back – has been revived, with the next race scheduled to take place between January 13 and 27 next year. “We are happy that 2007 will see the return of the…

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  • PhuketPhuket City to get new market | Thaiger

    Phuket City to get new market

    PHUKET CITY: Work will begin next January on a 260-million baht market complex to replace the squalid public market on Ranong Rd.Phuket City Mayor Somjai Suwannasuppana said the new municipal market would be a four-story building, with two floors of public parking above two floors of market stalls, as well as 27 shophouse units.The new complex will bring improvements in…

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  • PhuketPGTV News Monday 26th of June 2006 | Thaiger

    PGTV News Monday 26th of June 2006

    PGTV’s Phuket News today features a story about the crew of the MV Doulos who went to the Bangkok Hospital Phuket for a health check-up, an update on new flights to Phuket, an insight into the life of a lady who sells flower garlands or “Puang Malai” beside Chaofa West road. In addition to these and other news stories focused…

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  • Other NewsA shagging dog story from Phattalung | Thaiger

    A shagging dog story from Phattalung

    PHATTALUNG: Wat Na Tom temple, hitherto a landmark of the faithful in Phattalung’s Muang District, last week spawned one of those scandals which, after hitting newsstands, has elicited sighs and perhaps uncharitable tittering. In this case, possibility of the latter is high: some 70 full-color photos support allegations by unidentified local people that the abbot of Wat Na Tom not…

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  • PhuketPhuket service launched for UK visas | Thaiger

    Phuket service launched for UK visas

    PHUKET: Freight forwarding and courier company Phuket Universal Services Co Ltd (Pusco), near the Mercedes-Benz showroom on Thepkrasattri Rd, is now accepting applications for visas to enter Britain. The new service follows the April 21 announcement by the British Embassy in Bangkok that it has entered into a partnership with VFS (Thailand) Ltd in a bid to improve the its…

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  • PhuketPGTV News for Friday 23rd June 2006 | Thaiger

    PGTV News for Friday 23rd June 2006

    PGTV’s Phuket News this evening features an update on the plans by a local firm to salvage two WWII manned torpedoes found on the sea bed near Phuket, a story about illegal workers in Phuket, footage of Pro Women’s volleyball, and advice on how to keep fit in Phuket town. In addition to these and other news stories focused on Phuket, this…

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  • Other NewsLeeches on patrol | Thaiger

    Leeches on patrol

    A dose of tough natural justice was handed out recently by the denizens of a local swamp to a young ne’er-do-well from Ranong who was caught riding a stolen motorcycle. The 16-year-old youth was taking his girlfriend for a ride around Chalong Circle when officers directing traffic decided there was something a little suspicious in his bearing and signalled him…

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  • PhuketPGTV News for Thursday June 22nd 2006 | Thaiger

    PGTV News for Thursday June 22nd 2006

    PGTV’s Phuket News this evening features an American thief, a story about the recent MOU meeting with Brunei to discuss cultural exchanges, spectacular footage of the Supercross Masters of Thailand 2006, and a look at girls who earn money being “pretty”. In addition to these and other news stories focused on Phuket, this evening’s show features an interview with local Property Consultant…

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  • Phuket

    Chariot salvage attempt scotched

    PHUKET: The British government has scotched, at least for the time being, a planned attempt by local salvage company East Marine SBS Co to raise two British World War II Chariots from the waters off Phuket. The Military Attache from the British Embassy in Thailand, Col Mark Rayner, today delivered to Governor Udomsak Uswarangkura a letter from the British Royal…

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  • PhuketPGTV News Wednesday 21st June 2006 | Thaiger

    PGTV News Wednesday 21st June 2006

    PGTV’s Phuket News this evening features a story about the recent royal visits from their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden and HM the Crown Prince of Bhutan, an update on the old documents found by workers fixing the roof of Phuket Provincial Hall nearly six years ago, a meeting with part-time Phuket resident and authorJim Newport who is…

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