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PhuketSeptember 30, 2012

Phuket’s “Dive against Debris’ reef cleanup sets new world record

PHUKET: The 502 participants who took part in today’s Go Eco Phuket, PADI and Project AWARE-sponsored “Dive Against Debris” can now proudly lay claim to staging...
PhuketSeptember 30, 2012

New Phuket Police chief honors the Heroines

PHUKET: Phuket’s incoming Phuket Provincial Police Commander, Maj Gen Chote Chawanwiwat, stopped off at the Heroines Monument last night to pay homage to the island’s guardian...
PhuketSeptember 30, 2012

Gov Tri names infrastructure, environment Phuket’s greatest challenges

PHUKET: Speaking at a farewell function at Provincial Hall yesterday, outgoing Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha told the Phuket Gazette that the greatest challenges facing Phuket were...
PhuketSeptember 30, 2012

Car cut in half on impact with Phuket power pole

PHUKET: Police are investigating what prompted a 57-year-old driver to accelerate to such a speed in the early hours of this morning that when his car...
WorldSeptember 30, 2012

Sacked worker kills self and 5 colleagues in revenge attack

PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international communityGunman kills 5 at Minnesota workplace before shooting selfPhuket Gazette / News WiresPHUKET: A...
PhuketSeptember 30, 2012

Korean tourist to Phuket found dead snorkeling off Phi Phi Island

PHUKET: A 29-year-old Korean tourist on holiday in Phuket has died while snorkeling off Phi Phi Island during a day trip to the popular beach resort.The...
PhuketSeptember 29, 2012

Phuket making waves as jet-skis get legal

PHUKET: The issue of jet-ski insurance, a topic that never seems to be off the back-burner, resurfaced earlier this month at the Honorary Consuls’ regular four-monthly...
OpinionSeptember 29, 2012

Phuket Opinion: Setting standards for everything

PHUKET: The mantra of government officials regurgitating their need to preserve “Phuket’s tourism image” and to “restore tourist confidence” in what is promoted as a world-class...
PhuketSeptember 29, 2012

Parliament joins Phuket national park fray

PHUKET: Narit Khamnurak, Chairman of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Land, Natural Resources and Environment (CNRE), this week led a parliamentary inquiry to follow...
PhuketSeptember 29, 2012

Phuket Town basks in the glow of the Moon Festival

PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality together with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket Office, Old Phuket Cultural Foundation, Phuket Peranakan Association and the Old Phuket Town...
PhuketSeptember 29, 2012

Work begins on repairing Patong Hill road landslide site

PHUKET: Phuket Highways Office Director Samak Luadwonghat kept his promise made yesterday that as soon as the rains stopped today, his workers were out in force...
PhuketSeptember 29, 2012

Lucky escape for Phuket driver as police hunt 18-wheeler

PHUKET: A 19-year-old man escaped serious injury when the Isuzu pickup he was driving slammed into an 18-wheeled truck and trailer on Thepkrasattri Road in the...
PhuketSeptember 29, 2012

Three more injured turtles wash up on Phuket’s beaches

PHUKET: Another three young Olive Ridley sea turtles were discovered washed up on Phuket beaches yesterday. All were missing limbs, presumed to have been severed by...
ThailandSeptember 29, 2012

Weather News: Bangkok gets biggest soaking in 100 years

PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Rainfall highest in 100 years, BMA claims Phuket Gazette / The NationPHUKET: The...
ThailandSeptember 29, 2012

Thailand News: Big three apply for 3G; Tantawan rejected

PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community As expected, only big three apply for 3G spectrum auction Phuket Gazette /...
PhuketSeptember 29, 2012

AirAsia move to axe Phuket-Bali, Ubon flights sparks ire from ‘stranded’ travellers

PHUKET: Low cost carrier AirAsia’s decision to cease operations from Phuket to Bali and to Ubon Ratchthani has sparked a storm of angry comments directed at...
PhuketSeptember 29, 2012

Phuket Sports: Pride, punishment and pain

PHUKET: Singapore was a tragedy for Lewis Hamilton and McLaren. Hamilton would have been the clear winner, until his gearbox disintegrated and catapulted Vettel into first...
PhuketSeptember 28, 2012

Carnage to Phuket’s marine life continues

PHUKET: In just one day, half a dozen Olive Ridley sea turtles were rescued in Phuket, all suffering lacerations caused by fishing nets, and a young...
PhuketSeptember 28, 2012

Work on Phuket’s B600mn underpass to begin after October 9

PHUKET: Construction of the underpass at the Darasamuth Intersection, in front of the Central Festival Phuket shopping mall, will not commence until at least October 9,...
PhuketSeptember 28, 2012

Phuket Vegetarian Festival to generate B600mn

PHUKET: Director Chanchai Doungjit of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket office expects this year’s Vegetarian Festival to generate about 600 million baht in revenue...

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