Month: June 2008

  • Phuket NewsLaguna Marathon traffic restrictions announced | Thaiger

    Laguna Marathon traffic restrictions announced

    CHERNG TALAY: As the island gears up for the big Laguna Phuket International Marathon on Sunday, June 15, the event’s organizers have announced traffic restrictions that will apply during the marathon so athletes can safely complete the course. Traffic along the following roads will be directed by police for the safety of runners as follows: 1. All roads within Laguna Phuket…

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  • Phuket NewsNine arrested in series of ya bah raids | Thaiger

    Nine arrested in series of ya bah raids

    PHUKET CITY: The sale of a single ya bah (methamphetamine) pill to an undercover policeman late Sunday night sparked a series of arrests that netted nine suspects and nearly 3,000 pills by dawn yesterday.Muang District police announced at a press conference yesterday that Saroj Sopawaj, 25, was arrested in a sting on Soi Suthat 2 at 11 pm after allegedly…

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  • Phuket NewsKukri Badgers win Phuket Rugby 10s | Thaiger

    Kukri Badgers win Phuket Rugby 10s

    KARON: In a high-quality match played to a packed Karon Municipality stadium on Sunday, the Kukri Badgers from the UK beat the Loki Odins from Canberra, Australia, by 12-5 to win the Overgaard 10th Anniversary Phuket International Rugby 10s. The invitational sides played impressive rugby on a relatively hard pitch that could well have done with some of the rain that…

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  • Phuket NewsDeclaration of emergency not warranted: Boonsrang | Thaiger

    Declaration of emergency not warranted: Boonsrang

    BANGKOK (The Nation): Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces General Boonsrang Niumpradit sought this morning to allay growing concern that the Thai government might declare an emergency situation to crack down on the current street protests in Bangkok.“Citing of the emergency law might do more harm than good to the country,” he noted, arguing that there are many options to…

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  • Phuket NewsDeclaration of emergency not warranted: Boonsrong | Thaiger

    Declaration of emergency not warranted: Boonsrong

    BANGKOK (The Nation): Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces General Boonsrang Niumpradit sought this morning to allay growing concern that the Thai government might declare an emergency situation to crack down on the current street protests in Bangkok.“Citing of the emergency law might do more harm than good to the country,” he noted, arguing that there are many options to…

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