PHUKET: The number of police manning the land-security gateway to Phuket, Tah Chat Chai checkpoint, has been doubled in order to ensure the safety of residents...
PHUKET: A teenager became the sixth person to die during Phuket's 10 Days of Danger when he crashed his new motorcycle in Thalang last night.Thanawat Tohting,...
PHUKET: The Safer Phuket campaign (story here), designed to significantly improve marine safety on and around the island, launched a petition last week to build mass...
PHUKET: The government has suggested registering election candidates for constituencies in Phuket and elsewhere in the South at local military bases or police stations if the...
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket's international community Thailand's army moves to allay coup fears Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Thailand's powerful...
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket's international community Second blast in Russia's Volgograd kills 10 on trolleybus Reuters / Phuket GazetteAt...
PHUKET: Two police complaints were filed yesterday after protesters once again blocked access to the Phuket Community Center, preventing a candidate from enrolling for the February...
PHUKET: One lone candidate yesterday braved the hundreds-strong protest in front of the Community Hall in Phuket Town to register in the February 2 national election.Jirayus...
PHUKET: A sting operation involving an undercover Patong Police officer disguised as a taxi driver put two men operating a hotel taxi queue behind bars yesterday.Pamorn...
PHUKET: Seven people remain in hospital after a runaway Phuket tour bus slammed into five vehicles, including one motorcycle, killing two people and leaving 26 others...
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket's international community MP total could fall short if blockades continue The Nation/ Phuket GazettePHUKET: Fears...
PHUKET: Island protesters on the path to political war, armed with only a mourning gift and whistles, forced the Phuket Election Commission (PEC) to close MP...
PHUKET: Local Filipino community project iBless Philippines is putting on a charity concert tomorrow to help those still suffering from the devastation of Super Typhoon Haiyan.The...
PHUKET: AirAsia flight FD3167 from Phuket to Chiang Mai was forced to turn around 32 minutes after departing from Phuket International Airport, after a bird strike."We...
PHUKET: A technologically handicapped baggage handler at Phuket International Airport was arrested for theft after having been outwitted by a savvy Chinese Apple user.Tah Chat Chai...
PHUKET: Law enforcement officials are randomly testing bus drivers for drugs and alcohol during the 10 Days of Danger, and in two days have found three...
PHUKET: A 42-year-old drug addict confessed to attacking a Russian woman and multiple accounts of robbery after he was arrested by Karon Police on Boxing Day.Boonrit...
PHUKET: Motorists speeding in Phuket now face a fine of 500 baht if they are caught by one of four speed cameras that became operational on...
PHUKET: With the New Year rapidly approaching, we wait to see just how effective efforts mandated by the Phuket Provincial Police will be in ridding the...
PHUKET: I've been losing sleep lately thinking about all the poison I've subjected myself to during 12 years in Thailand – alcohol, sugar, fatty and acidic...