Month: November 2014

  • Thailand NewsGuard finds suitcase with ‘ice’ worth Bt30 million
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:34, 03 November 2014
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    Guard finds suitcase with ‘ice’ worth Bt30 million

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Guard finds suitcase with ‘ice’ worth Bt30 million The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A security guard at a factory in Ayutthaya found a suitcase with “ice” (crystal methamphetamine) worth Bt30 million hidden in a thick bush near a road, police said yesterday. Bunhom Wongchanla, 48,…

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  • Phuket NewsPhuket police parade down Soi Bangla to promote high season, public safety
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:01, 03 November 2014
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    Phuket police parade down Soi Bangla to promote high season, public safety

    PHUKET: Police forces paraded Phuket’s famed Bangla Road on Friday night to welcome in the tourism high season and promote public safety. Police must remain vigilant over the next few months, as the high season and prominent international sporting events could act as magnets for criminals, said Royal Thai Police Assistant Commissioner Korkiat Wongworachat. “Not only is this the high…

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  • World NewsVirgin Galactic appears to have broken apart in flight – NTSB chief
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 09:50, 03 November 2014
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    Virgin Galactic appears to have broken apart in flight – NTSB chief

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Virgin Galactic appears to have broken apart in flight – NTSB chief Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The head of the federal agency examining last week’s fatal crash of a Virgin Galactic passenger spaceship during a test flight in California’s Mojave Desert said on Sunday the…

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  • Phuket NewsBeach Games to attract unprecedented tourism numbers to Phuket, says minister [video] | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:28, 01 November 2014
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    Beach Games to attract unprecedented tourism numbers to Phuket, says minister [video]

    PHUKET: The island will see an unprecedented number of visitors arriving this month due to the 4th Asian Beach Games, said Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul on her visit to Phuket yesterday. The minister arrived in Phuket at 4:30pm to inspect preparations at Saphan Hin Stadium – the venue for the opening ceremony – and to see rehearsals for…

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  • Thailand NewsNACC unveils Cabinet members’ assets | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:58, 01 November 2014
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    NACC unveils Cabinet members’ assets

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community NACC unveils Cabinet members’ assets Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) yesterday announced the assets and liabilities of 33 Cabinet members who were endorsed on September 4. As per the declaration, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has net assets worth 128 million baht, including 12…

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  • Phuket NewsPhuket jet-skis face new rules for tourism high season
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:06, 01 November 2014
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    Phuket jet-skis face new rules for tourism high season

    PHUKET: Phuket Marine Office Chief Phuripat Theerakulpisut confirmed to the Phuket Gazette this week that his office has granted operators permission to continue to rent out jet-skis, despite widespread public furor over the industry’s history of horrific accidents, extortion and violence against tourists. His reasons for bowing yet again to the operators’ wishes continue shrouded, his only concessions to the…

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