Month: November 2010
- Phuket News
Phuket Thailand Open beach volleyball to go ahead on schedule
PHUKET: Organizers of the Phuket Thailand Open have confirmed that qualifying matches for the international beach volleyball event will go ahead as planned from 9am tomorrow on all match courts on Karon Beach. Although organizers are keeping an eye on the weather, only heavy rain will be allowed to delay play, said Kaewjai “Pu” Kaewpratoom of event organizers Pentangle Promotions.…
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Grand ambitions: Phuket teen joins Women’s Tennis Association tour
PHUKET: Local tennis player Helen De Cesare looks set for stardom after winning a place on the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tour at just 15 years of age. Confident she can advance to the highest echelons of the sport, Miss De Cesare has her sights set on eventually breaking into the world’s top 10. “One day, I want to win…
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Phuket motorcade to support “100% helmet use” campaign
PHUKET: About 500 Phuket motorbike riders are expected to make their way along the beach road in Patong on November 16 to highlight the importance of wearing safety helmets. Kathu Police Superintendent Arayapan Pukbuakhao said the motorcade of “safe riders” is part of an island-wide campaign to raise road-safety awareness. The motorcade comes before the January 1 deadline when Kathu…
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Songkhla flooded, tropical depression headed to Phuket
PHUKET: A tropical depression that made landfall in Songkhla yesterday is expected to bring heavy to very heavy rain to Phuket. The latest weather advisory issued by the Southern Meteorological Center (West Coast) at 6am today said the depression was centered over Krabi province at 5am, moving westward at a speed of 15kmh. The system is expected to pass over…
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UPDATE: FC Phuket star clings to life at Bangkok Hospital
PHUKET: Teammates of FC Phuket player Camara Ahmed were today camped out at Bangkok Hospital Phuket, where the star midfielder remains in intensive care after suffering cardiac arrest during Saturday night’s 1-0 playoff win over Chainat FC. FC Phuket advisor Paitoon Chutimakornkul told the Gazette this afternoon that expert care by staff at the hospital’s Cardiac Care Unit kept the…
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New Kamala – Kathu Road touted for Phuket
PHUKET: Kamala’s top official has proposed construction of a new road linking the West Coast town with Kathu Municipality, bypassing Patong. The five-kilometer road would head directly over the hills behind Phuket FantaSea and join an existing road at Kathu Waterfall. The new road, if approved, would cost more than 17.4 million baht just for the 2.6-kilometer stretch in Kamala.…
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Phuket poll: Ice in beer, yea or nay?
PHUKET: The Phuket Gazette readers’ poll has covered some pretty serious topics in recent months, so, to add some lighthearted refreshment, our latest survey asks readers the age-old, simple question: Is it acceptable to put ice in beer? To have your say, click here or on the icon at the top-right corner of this page. We’ll be back to a…
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Phuket in for harsh weather: MET
PHUKET: The Meteorological Department this morning issued an advisory warning of heavy rain with the chance of flooding in Phuket. The warning, also issued for other southern provinces, comes as a tropical depression is passing over the region. The affected provinces were given as Pattani, Songkhla, Phatthalung, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Satun, Trang, Krabi, Phuket and Phang Nga. The warning, issued…
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Phuket poll: Readers split on ‘White Hotel’ project
PHUKET: Gazette readers are somewhat dubious that a new “White Hotel” project being set up by Phuket City Police and local hotel operators will have the desired affect of reducing illegal drug use. One of the key elements to the initiative, still in its preliminary stages, would be mandatory, random drug testing of all staff at hotels, guest houses and…
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