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PhuketJune 30, 2012

Phuket Police chief orders more night patrols

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Chonasit Wattanavrangkul has ordered all police stations across Phuket to take part in the formation of a “Special Operations Unit” in...
PhuketJune 30, 2012

Drug suspect caught in Phuket after year on the run

PHUKET: A man wanted in connection with a police bust involving 9,600 ya bah (methamphetamine) pills last year was arrested last night while walking along Wiset...
PhuketJune 30, 2012

Phuket Gazette: Sport briefs

PHUKET: England named the same side that defeated the West Indies 2-0 for their upcoming one-day series against Australia.The first game of the five-match series is...
PhuketJune 30, 2012

Two dead in Phuket as motorbike swerves to avoid fallen power pole

PHUKET: Two men died and one was seriously injured in Phuket this morning in a single-vehicle motorbike crash after the driver swerved to avoid a utility...
PhuketJune 30, 2012

Phuket Sports: Golf round-up and tips

PHUKET: After the excitement of the US Open, the PGA tour moved on to the TPC River Highlands golf course at Cromwell, Connecticut for the Travelers...
PhuketJune 30, 2012

Phuket FC draw Bulls, ready for derby match

PHUKET: Phuket FC held their own on Tuesday night against Thai Premiere League side Wuachon (Fighting Bulls) United, holding the Songkhla-based side to a 3-3 draw...
PhuketJune 30, 2012

Experts call for Phuket ‘Special Admin Zone’

PHUKET: Experts speaking at a public forum held in Phuket Town last week have voiced their strong support for Phuket to be designated a “Special Administrative...
PhuketJune 30, 2012

Phuket Sports: F1 – A triumph of errors

PHUKET: The Valencia GP since its birth has been F1’s answer to Valium. Suddenly it has hosted one of the greatest races any of us has...
PhuketJune 30, 2012

James Lakin, founding member of Rawai Supports’ Club, passes away

PHUKET: James Lakin , long-term Phuket resident and one of the founding members of the Rawai Supporters’ Club, has died at the age of 38.Mr Lakin,...
Other NewsJune 30, 2012

Weird World News: Vote for sex; Mandarin teachers strip and turtles – hold that position

PHUKET: We all know that sex sells, but this latest Weird World News Round-up is about pushing the limits: a female Mexican presidential candidate encourages women...
PhuketJune 29, 2012

Australian Ambassador calls for Phuket weapons ban

PHUKET: Australian Ambassador to Thailand James Wise today called for police to launch an island-wide crackdown on weapons, including those carried by tuk-tuk drivers. Speaking after...
PhuketJune 29, 2012

Warrant issued for alleged shooter of Phuket Prison guard

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Court has issued an arrest warrant for the prime suspect in the shooting and wounding of Phuket Prison guard Danunun Teepapan on Wednesday...
PhuketJune 29, 2012

Wreckage found on glacier is missing plane from 1952

PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Wreckage found on an Alaskan glacier is missing plane from 1952 Phuket...
OpinionJune 29, 2012

Phuket Opinion: Sloganeering down a silly slope

PHUKET: Days after the brutal stabbing of an Australian travel agent on a “familiarization tour” of Phuket, and the mysterious poisoning deaths of two young Québécoises...
PhuketJune 29, 2012

Phuket Police crack motorbike theft gang in Kamala

PHUKET: Phuket Police have arrested a member of a motorbike theft ring in Kamala, seizing 15 stolen bikes and other evidence valued at 900,000 baht. Local...
PhuketJune 29, 2012

Waterspout rips through five houses in Krabi

PHUKET: Five families are seeking refuge at a local public health clinic after a water spout demolished their homes in Krabi on Wednesday. The water spout...
PhuketJune 29, 2012

Tailbacks expected at Tesco Lotus Phuket intersection

PHUKET: Expect longer-than-usual tailbacks around the Tesco Lotus intersection starting tomorrow, when the Phuket Highway Office will break ground on a drainage improvement project to address...
PhuketJune 29, 2012

“Cool-off’ leads monks to blows

PHUKET: Two monks in the Northern province of Kamphaeng Phet were defrocked last month after getting drunk and beating each other black and blue.lao khao (rice...
PhuketJune 28, 2012

Phi Phi Poisonings: Autopsy results on Canadian sisters “inconclusive’

PHUKET: Krabi Police today announced that the autopsies conducted by Thai authorities on the bodies of Canadian sisters Audrey and Noemi Belanger failed to find any...
WorldJune 28, 2012

Phuket Gazette: Suicide victim’s son learns of father’s death after photos go viral

PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Netherlands: Suicide victim’s son learns of father’s death after photos go viral...

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