Month: August 2006
- Phuket
JD pools to sue for 100 million baht
PHUKET: JD Pools today announced that it plans to sue both Desjoyaux Pools (Thailand) and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) following the DSI raid of the JD Pools Phuket warehouse on August 18.At a press conference this morning, Thanusak Phungdet, Managing Director of JD Pools Group, said that JD Pools will claim for damages arising from a distortion of…
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Prepare for October floods – Governor
PHUKET: Following the recent downpours that caused minor floods and landslides around the island, Phuket Governor Udomsak Uswarangkura yesterday warned officials to prepare at-risk areas for potential floods and landslides in October, when more heavy rains traditionally deluge the island.The unusually heavy rain in Phuket in August has led forecasters at the Southern Meteorological Center (West Coast), based at Phuket…
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PGTV News Thursday 31 August 2006
PGTV’s Phuket News today features stories about the Ao Phuket project, a new slaughterhouse for Phuket, Norwegian fish farming methods adapted to snake-head fish and an update on the flooding and landslides caused by recent rain. In addition to these and other news stories focused on Phuket, today’s show features a documentary about Volunteers in Phuket. PGTV, produced by the Phuket Gazette, is…
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Eerie hush over stolen tsunami money
PHUKET CITY: Phuket Governor Udomsak Uswarangkura has warned that government officers must shoulder the burden of responsibility of their positions and accept the “sharp thorns” of a government career.He was referring to the lingering police investigation into whether Apichart Nooprod was involved in the theft of 2.05 million baht in tsunami funds on February 15 last year.K. Apichart, Chief of…
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PGTV News Wednesday 30th August 2006
PGTV’s Phuket News today features a story about the recently amended dive regulations, a look at scholarships to China, information about a tax hike at Thai airports and we discover a Phuket street that aims to to have the cleanest and tastiest food. In addition to these and other news stories focused on Phuket, today’s show features a documentary about Thai kickboxing.…
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Confusion over Chinese role in mega project
PHUKET CITY: Some two weeks after it was reported that Thai Longstay Management Corp Ltd (TLM), a private company 30% owned by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), signed a 40-million-baht “primary contract” with a Chinese state-owned enterprise to help develop part of a long-stay project at Saphan Hin, Phuket Vice-Governor Niran Kanlayanamitr, head of the provincial committee for the…
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Modern slaughterhouse on the way
PHUKET CITY: Phuket City Municipality has announced plans to build a new high-standard slaughterhouse to replace the current one near Ruam Phun Pol Bridge.Chaiyapreuk Phanpreuk, Deputy Mayor of Phuket City Municipality, said that the move is necessary because the Provincial Administration Organization (OrBorJor), which owns the land where the current slaughterhouse is, informed him that the contract for the use…
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Lucky Complex to become science center
PHUKET CITY: The Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (OrBorJor) has failed to secure funding for the proposed redevelopment of the Lucky Complex at Saphan Hin and will instead use the vacant six-story building for office space and a “Science Learning Center”, OrBorJor President Anchalee Vanich-Thepabutr announced at a media party at the Phuket Merlin Hotel on August 15.“The investors, the Royal…
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OrBorJor signs up 7th school
PHUKET CITY: The Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (OrBorJor) has added a seventh school to its portfolio in its drive to promote educational excellence in Phuket.At a ceremony at The Metropole hotel on August 23, OrBorJor President Anchalee Vanich-Thepabutr signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Baan Nabon School, whereby the OrBorJor will help the school to build on its record…
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PGTV News Tuesday 29th August 2006
PGTV’s Phuket News today features news about the recent amended dive regulations, a look at an association that is dealing with mental health and we find out about how and why wine awards are given. In addition to these and other news stories focused on Phuket, today’s show features a documentary about the Art scene in Phuket. PGTV, produced by the Phuket Gazette,…
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Dive regulations published
PHUKET CITY: The Phuket provincial authorities have today released details of the new dive industry regulations that came into effect on Friday, when they were signed by Governor Udomsak Uswarangkura. The new regulations, which underwent a legal review before being signed by the Governor, consist of three parts. The first is the announcement ordering dive operators to comply with the…
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PGTV News Monday 28th August 2006
PGTV’s Phuket News today features an update on the missing tourist in Phang Nga, an announcement that Phuket is rabies free and a visit to a The Phra Tong Buddha. In addition to these and other news stories focused on Phuket, today’s show features an interview with Phuket’s German Honorary Consul. PGTV, produced by the Phuket Gazette, is aired daily on the Phuket…
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Dive regulations signed
PHUKET CITY: The new regulations governing Phuket’s dive industry have now been signed by Phuket Governor Udomsak Uswarangkura and will come into effect on September 1. Aekachai Soonthorn, secretary to Provincial Chief Administrative Officer Nivit Aroonrat, told the Gazette that the new regulations were signed by the Governor at 4.30 yesterday afternoon.A draft of the regulations has been under review…
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US consular services in Phuket
KARON: Officials from the Consular Section of the American Embassy in Bangkok will visit Phuket on September 15 to provide consular services to US citizens.The following services will be available from 8 am til noon in the Similan Room of the Phuket Hilton Arcadia Resort & Spa:– Passport renewal applications (US$67 or 2,680 baht for adult passports);– Insertion of additional…
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Police continue hunt for abductor
CHALONG: Police are still searching for the second man allegedly involved in the abduction of Jitra Soonsud, 35, who was found handcuffed and drugged in a house in the Phuket Country Home estate, on Chao Fa East Rd, on May 29.“We know who he is and we have had a warrant issued for his arrest, but I don’t want to…
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Park fee hikes deferred
PHUKET: The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will postpone its scheduled doubling of entry fees at all national parks, scheduled to take effect from September 15, by more than a year, Phuket Tourist Association (PTA) Deputy Chairman Sarayuth Mallam told the Gazette today.Speaking by telephone from Bangkok, K. Sarayuth explained that Natural Resources and Environment Minister Yongyuth Tiyapairat has…
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Missing tourist believed found
PHANG NGA: A woman’s body, believed to be that of missing Scottish tourist Shenaz Kapoor, has been found near the Song Phraek waterfall in Phang Nga. Miss Kapoor has been missing for nine days following a white-water rafting accident on August 15. (See earlier story here.) The body was found in the water at around 6am today by a police…
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Beer bottles bombard cop shop
PHUKET CITY: A gang of teenagers, possibly angry with the police for setting up roadblocks to crack down on motorcycle gangs, launched an attack on Phuket City Police Station in the early hours of yesterday morning, lobbing beer bottles at the building.Pol Lt Theeradet Jiraksa told the Gazette, “While I was on duty, a teenager stopped his motorcycle on the…
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PGTV News Wednesday 23 August 2006
PGTV’s Phuket News today features an update on the desalination plant in Kata, an announcement that there are not enough “smart” ID cards available and a visit to a school for underprivileged kids. In addition to these and other news stories focused on Phuket, today’s show features a documentary about the recent visit to Phuket by the Singapore Porsche Club. PGTV, produced by…
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Underwater park ready for divers
PHUKET: Sculptures worth 4 million baht have been placed on the seabed at a depth of 15 meters close to Koh Racha Yai, and are being promoted as a special “must see” site for divers in the coming high season.Phuket Diving Park, as the site is now known, features sculptures including Thai demons (yak), traditional decorative arches, a sala, two…
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Inhalant abuse rife among teens
PHUKET: Phuket’s Juvenile and Child Protection Office has released statistics showing that 270 youths under the age of 18 were charged with criminal offenses during the first six months of 2006. The office noted that the figure indicates an increase in youth crime, with a total of 488 such crimes reported in 2005.Of the 270 cases, 243 involved boys, compared…
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Okay. Now will you marry me?
PHUKET: People can once again get married in Muang and Thalang Districts after fresh supplies of marriage certificates were received from Bangkok yesterday.Both districts ran out of certificates and Kathu District was down to very limited supplies after government printers in Bangkok received orders late and were unable to fill them in the time required. They cited the difficulty of…
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