Month: July 2010
- Phuket News
PM Abhisit in Phuket for Democrat โCrisis Seminarโ
PHUKET: Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva arrived in Phuket yesterday evening ahead of the two-day Democrat Party โCrisis Seminarโ, which got underway at the Merlin Beach Resort at Tri Trang Beach this morning. During his opening address, PM Abhisit reminded party members to โperform our duty with efficiency and in accordance with the law and the principles the spirit of theโฆ
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Revitalized Phuket Town to boost tourism
PHUKET: Revitalization of Phuket Townโs Sino-Portuguese heritage was the topic of a seminar held by the Senate Tourism Committee on July 30, led by Phuket Senator Thanyarat Atchariyachai and Phuket City Municipality at the Metropole Hotel. Speaking at the seminar, Phuket City Mayor Somjai Suwansupapana explained that there were three major plans for the project. The first is to developโฆ
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Phuket โstill lifeโ wins Wichit photo contest
WICHIT: Chusak Uthaipanumas has won the Wichit Municipalityโs โTravel Thai Way in Wichitโ photo contest for his outstanding photo Cheewit Haeng Sai Nam Mudong (Life of Mudong Canal). For first prize, Mr Chusak will receive 10,000 baht cash and a certificate of achievement. โI feel delighted. I often go to that area to shoot photos. This photo was taken aroundโฆ
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Phuket reservoir projects get green light
PHUKET: Work is set to go ahead on increasing the capacity of Bang Wad Reservoir by 3 million cubic meters after Phuket Governor Wichai Phraisa-ngop signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Phuket Provincial Irrigation Office (PPIO) Director Weerawat Aungsupanith and Kathu Mayor Chaianan Suthikul yesterday at Phuket Provincial Hall. Mr Weerawat told the Gazette that the 300-million-baht project will beโฆ
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Phuket eyes โhugeโ medical tourism boom
PHUKET: Medical and healthcare providers on the island can expect to get a large slice of the 402.9 billion baht that the Ministry of Health (MoH) expects Thailandโs medical tourism industry to rake in over the next five years. Phuket Public Health Office Deputy Director Dr Wiwat Seetamanotch said, โOver the past five years, Phuket has enjoyed great success inโฆ
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Singaporean Ho fails quest for โlucky nutsโ
NAKHON PATHOM: Singaporean businessman Ho Kee Wong, 52, made the journey to Wat Sawang Arom in Nakhon Pathom in central Thailand hoping to rent a lucky peanut with five nuts inside the same pod โ but was turned away empty-handed. Ho was hoping to emulate fellow Singaporean construction material trader Lee Yern Wai, 55, who struck it rich after acquiringโฆ
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Phuket reservoir project stalled by red tape
PHUKET: Construction of the 5.7-million-cubic-meter Klong Krata reservoir in Chalong has stalled because the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) has yet to approve a request to use a 60-rai plot needed for the project. According to Isara Anukul, chief of the water allocation division at Phuket Provincial Irrigation Office (PPIO), construction was planned to begin this year andโฆ
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Over 7,000 alien workers deported from Phuket this year
PHUKET: Phuket is on track to set a record number of deportations of illegal workers this year, with at least 7,086 illegals having been deported from the province in 2010, according to the latest statistics from the Phuket Immigration Office. In 2009, 10,790 illegals were deported, preceded by 7,867 in 2008. Announcement of the figures comes on the heels ofโฆ
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Dems to hold โCrisis Seminarโ in Phuket this weekend
PHUKET: Leading Democrats and rank-and-file party members will attend a โcrisis seminarโ in Phuket this weekend. Democrat Party official spokesman Dr Buranaj Smutharaks announced the meeting on Tuesday, saying all Democrat party members โwithout exceptionโ are expected to attend. The seminar, from Friday to Sunday, is entitled โConcentrating Energy to Solve the National Crisisโ, Dr Buranaj said. The emphasis willโฆ
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Phuket Police arrest 15 for alcohol ban violations in Patong
PHUKET: Fifteen people were arrested for selling alcohol at bars and restaurants in Patong on the Khao Pansa Buddhist holiday on Tuesday. Kathu Police Deputy Superintendent Praya Chansomwong ordered police to be on the lookout for violators of the alcohol ban that was in effect on Monday and Tuesday, according to a report in the local Thai-language press. Violators willโฆ
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Phuket F&B Show starts Friday
PHUKET: The Phuket Food and Beverage Show will take place starting on Friday at Central Festival Phuketโs HomeWorks complex on the bypass road. The three-day event will feature a wide variety of events including contests and exhibitions in bartending, cooking, linen folding, wine butlering, ice carving and so on. The event, sponsored by Smirnoff vodka, will run from 11am toโฆ
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Bt1m stolen from Phuket temple on Buddhist holiday
PHUKET: Thieves used yesterdayโs Buddhist holiday to rob a Phuket temple of one million baht in cash and valuables, Siangtai Daily newspaper has reported. Monks at the well-known Rasadaram Temple, located off the bypass road in Rassada, reported the theft early yesterday evening. The burglary occurred in the monksโ cell area while they were attending a service that began atโฆ
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โNew York City copโ arrested on drug charges in Phuket
PHUKET: Police on Monday arrested two men caught smuggling some 8,000 ya bah (methamphetamine) pills onto the island at Tah Chat Chai checkpoint. Tah Chat Chai Police identified the suspects as 35-year-old Nonthaburi resident Wesarat Ninjamrat and his alleged accomplice Jad Jedklang, a 26-year-old from Nakhon Sri Thammarat. At the time of his arrest, at about 6pm, Mr Wesarat wasโฆ
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Trawler sinks off Phuket after collision with barge
PHUKET: In the latest marine mishap off Phuket, a crew of 12 fishermen were saved by another fishing boat after their trawler slammed into a sand barge off Wichit last night. Pol Sub-Lt of the Phuket Marine Police received a report of the accident at 7am. The 10-meter trawler Sri Thong Prae 4 from Ranong was cruising about 2 kilometersโฆ
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National census underway in Phuket
PHUKET: Thailandโs national census-taking in now underway in Phuket, which is the first province where the data collection is taking place.Phuket Provincial Statistical Office (PPSO) chief Yuthachai Apichaicharnkit said the census, held every ten years, was initially slated to begin nationwide on July 1, but had to be postponed to September 1 due to the civil unrest in Bangkok inโฆ
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Truck crash: Phuket power pole snapped in half
PHUKET: Two truck drivers emerged unscathed after a high-speed collision that snapped a power pole in two early this morning. The accident took place on Thepkrassatri Road southbound, in front of the Honda Marine showroom in Koh Kaew. The driver, who identified himself only as โCha-oumโ, said he slammed into the pole at about 3:30am. Mr Cha-oum said he hadโฆ
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MET issued flood warning for Phuket
PHUKET: Due to prevailing strong monsoonal conditions, the Meteorological Department (MET) has issued a flood warning to residents in risk areas of Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi and Ranong. Issued by the MET Southern Meteorological Center (West Coast) at Phuket International Airport at 11am today, the warning states that residents in risk areas should be prepared for flooding and flash-flooding. Itโฆ
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Kidsโ crash helmets selling like hot cakes in Phuket
PHUKET: There are only two days left to enjoy special discounts on childrenโs motorbike helmets on sale at Bangkok Hospital Phuket. The sale, which runs daily from 9am to 6pm, offers five different types of childrenโs helmets at prices ranging from just 180 baht to 280 baht. Each style is available in a wide variety of colors. Sunantha โJae Taewโโฆ
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Two Chiang Mai men arrested for selling yaba
PHUKET TOWN: Two men from Chiang Mai were arrested on Wednesday last week for trafficking in amphetamines (yaba). A total of 300 pills of the drug were seized by the arresting officers. Undercover officers observed the two, aged 46 and 24, selling the drug in a restaurant at the junction of Si Sena Rd and Surin Rd. The two wereโฆ
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Phuket Raceweek draws to wild close
PHUKET: Winds gusting up to 35 knots and driving rain drew the Six Senses Phuket Raceweek regatta to a dramatic close yesterday with two men being catapulted overboard and at least one boat being left with her mast in tatters. The racers received an early warning before the final day of racing after news spread yesterday morning that Stuart Williamsonโsโฆ
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Children of murdered bar hostess to receive scholarship funds
PHUKET: The two young children of Wanphen Pienjai, the Phuket bar hostess murdered by American Ron Fanelli, have been accepted into the Scholarship Program of the Rotary Club of Patong Beach (RCPB) and will receive financial support on an ongoing basis. Meanwhile, Wanphenโs mother, Sa-ard Maliwan, 59, has told the Phuket Gazette that she gave 5,000 baht of the 20,000โฆ
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Suneeโs murderer flees Phuket: police
PHUKET: Police have released images of the man they believe is responsible for stabbing Sunee Premprasert and then slitting her throat and leaving her to die in Thalang on Thursday. Tah Chat Chai Police duty officer Watcharin Jirattikarnwiwat told the Gazette this afternoon that police were continuing their investigation, but believe the suspect was no longer on the island. Msโฆ
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Phuket exhibit fit for a King
PHUKET: Residents and tourists alike flocked to Central Festival Phuket over the weekend to view the โGood Living under His Royal Kindnessโ exhibition, a tribute to HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej organized by the Royal Thai Army. The exhibit, which ran Friday through Sunday, presented the public with information about His Majestyโs life and the countless Royal Patronage Projects he hasโฆ
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Warning to Phuket Tourists: Donโt swim!
Phuket NEWS Hound โ A daily digest of news from around the world compiled by Gazette editors for Phuketโs international community. PHUKET: Red flag warnings are in force along Phuketโs west coast beaches, several of which have achieved notoriety in recent years for scores of drownings and near-drownings during the monsoon season (May through October). Strong West/Southwesterly winds reaching speedsโฆ
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Phuket bars closed for two days
PHUKET: All bars and nightlife entertainment venues on the island must close for the two-day Asarnha Bucha Day public holidays (today and tomorrow), Phuket Provincial Police have confirmed. A spokesperson in the Phuket Provincial Police planning section today confirmed that there will be a two-day ban on alcohol sales at all nightlife venues. Alcohol sales at retail establishments will remainโฆ
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Phuket Opinion: Stand up and be counted
PHUKET: As some readers will already be aware, the 2010 National Census is underway in Phuket, which is the first Thai province where this important data is being collected. [See โFirst Personโ in the current issue of the Phuket Gazette. Digital subscribers: click to download the full newspaper.] This is the 100th anniversary of the national survey, conducted every 10โฆ
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Manhunt for Phuket maid murderer
PHUKET: Police say they know the identity of the man who stabbed a house maid to death at a luxury home Thalang last week and expect to make an arrest โsoonโ. The murder was reported to Tah Chat Chai Police on Thursday night by 50-year-old Khwanjai Aroonjareornkul, owner of the luxury home near the border to Sirinath National Park whereโฆ
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FC Phuket crush Chumphon FC, 5-1
PHUKET: Coming off a tough 2-0 home loss to Yala, Phuketโs proud new football club, FC Phuket, regrouped with a 5-1 win at home over hapless Chumphon FC yesterday. FC Phuket took the lead 18 minutes into play with a nice left-footed shot from in front of the goal by Sarach Yooyen. Some scrappy play ensued, with Thawin Butrsombat sufferingโฆ
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Miss Thailand World 2010 contestants grace Phuket
PHUKET: Thirty hopeful contestants in the Miss Thailand 2010 pageant paid a visit to the new OTOP outlet at Saphan Hin Friday morning, getting a warm welcome from Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (PPAO) President Paiboon Upatising and fellow PPAO members. Located near the Mining Monument, the One Tambon One Product (OTOP) outlet is a PPAO project built in part ofโฆ
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Phuket Town wins international development award
PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality has received an award in the category of โPromoting Economic Developmentโ. The accolade has been granted in recognition of the municipalityโs โOld Townโ project. Phuket City Mayor Somjai Suwanasupana said the municipality was also cited as one of 16 โexemplars of good governmentโ by a group of institutions. The group includes the Thai Environmental Institute; Germanyโsโฆ
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Katsu blazes into Phuket Raceweek lead
PHUKET: After trailing Scott Duncansonโs Quantum Fusion M on the opening day of racing in the Six Senses Phuket Raceweek regatta on Thursday, Ben Copleyโs Katsu fought back with two first-place finishes yesterday to take the lead in the IRC1 class. Quantum Fusion M placed second and third in yesterdayโs two races in the class to hold second place overallโฆ
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Greater Phuket: Phang Nga hit by tough new zoning law
PHUKET: New ministerial regulations covering booming west coast areas in the south of Phang Nga aim to slow the number or new large-scale hotel and residential developments being built on prime oceanfront land in the area. Areas affected by the new regulations include parts of Khok Kloy in Takua Thung District, just across the Sarasin Bridge from Phuket, as wellโฆ
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Giant Clam in peril in Phuket waters
PHUKET: Fisheries experts are trying to find ways to culture hardier types of giant clams in order to make the huge mollusks better able to cope with rising sea temperatures, the state-run Thai News Agency has reported. Kongkiat Kittiwattawong, a researcher with the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC), said giant clams in local waters face a variety of natural andโฆ
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Tourist death prompts Phuket lifeguard warning
PHUKET: The death of Romanian tourist Gheorghe Paulive, who died after being pulled from dangerous surf at Karon on Tuesday, has prompted angry Phuket lifeguards to call for more cooperation from hotels in helping to warn guests about dangerous surf conditions.Mr Paulive, 35, was pulled from the surf near the Karon Princess Hotel at around 11am on Tuesday.He was pronouncedโฆ
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Laguna Phuket hold charity raffle
PHUKET: A unique painting valued at 60,000 baht by acclaimed Australian artist Chris Hogan will be raffled off to raise funds for Laguna Phuket Foundationโs Developing Sustainable Schools program. Chris is currently Artist in Residence at Laguna Phuketโs Summer Family Festival. The raffle draw will be the centerpiece of the festivalโs โArt Partyโ in Canal Village on July 31, whenโฆ
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Duncanson wins Phuket Raceweek opener
PHUKET: Scott Duncanson and his crew on Quantum Fusion M drew first blood in the Six Senses Phuket Raceweek regatta yesterday, beating Ben Copleyโs Katsu by more than four minutes on corrected time to lead the IRC 1 class.Anthony Hastings on Baby Tonga placed third in the class.Peter Dyerโs Sea Bees pipped Mike Downardโs Tuay Lek by just 26 secondsโฆ
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TONIGHT! โPatong Cocktail Marathon 2010โ starts in Phuket
PHUKET: Bartenders will be center stage in Patong over the next 10 days as Soi Bangla hosts the โPatong Cocktail Marathon 2010โณ competition that kicks off tonight. Although the name may sound like a binge drinking competition, the real intent is to showcase the considerable skills of the legions of bartenders who work in bars and pubs all over Thailand.โฆ
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