Month: October 2018

  • Phuket NewsNo vegetables are safe – Phuket Vegetarian Festival

    No vegetables are safe – Phuket Vegetarian Festival

    The most colourful and vibrant celebration of the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, the Phuket Vegetarian Festival 2018, is held from October 9-17. It also coincides with the Nine Emperor Gods Festival. In accordance with tradition, many religious devotees will strictly adhere to a vegetarian diet to ensure purification of the mind and body. They also traditional abstain…

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  • Thailand NewsForeigners nationwide being checked as visa changes being considered

    Foreigners nationwide being checked as visa changes being considered

    PHOTOS: INN The new immigration chief Maj-Gen Surachate Hakparn is making his presence felt promising to investigate 60,000 migrants in a crackdown on illegal workers. He is also promising changes in the way visa extensions are done. INN reports that the crackdown began mid week, with media in tow, in the Huay Khwang, Nana and Khao San areas with the arrest…

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  • Koh Samui NewsKoh Tao rape investigation team returns from UK tomorrow

    Koh Tao rape investigation team returns from UK tomorrow

    Thai police expect to finalise their investigations next week into the alleged rape of a British tourist on Koh Tao a few months ago. The immigration police chief Maj-Gen Surachate Hakparn has been leading the investigation. Representatives of the Royal Thai Police team travelled to the UK last month to interview the 19 year old British woman who claimed to…

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  • Phuket NewsOne of two tsunami warning buoys not working since October last year

    One of two tsunami warning buoys not working since October last year

    One of the tsunami buoys, part of the warning system for the Andaman Coast, has been broken since last year. GMM 25 news quotes the Director of the the National Disaster Warning Centre (NDWC) Suppapimit Paorik as saying… “Only one Tsunami warning buoy is still working. There are two of them. One of them remains broken since October last year.…

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  • Phuket NewsDelayed Phuket provincial hall construction expected to resume soon

    Delayed Phuket provincial hall construction expected to resume soon

    Phuket Governor Pakkapong Tawipat yesterday visited the new Phuket provincial city hall, still under construction following numerous delays and contract failures, but now expected to be finished by June 2020. Governor Pakkapong says, “The budget for the new provincial city hall was 450 million baht. The previous construction contract has been cancelled and the construction stopped. “The contract was cancelled…

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  • Phuket NewsFaulty warning systems worries locals – Phuket

    Faulty warning systems worries locals – Phuket

    Since the deadly tsunami struck Phuket in 2004, local people have trained their ears to listen to any alerts from the local warning towers only to learn that the system does not work properly. “I don’t have much confidence in the warning towers system,” Kantima Datthuyawat, a masseuse on the Kamala Beach in Phuket province, lamented. She said she always…

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  • Thailand video newsThaiger Radio News – Friday

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  • World NewsThailand donates to the Indonesian relief effort whilst thousands flee the region

    Thailand donates to the Indonesian relief effort whilst thousands flee the region

    Thai PM Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha says the Kingdom of Thailand has made a donation of 5 million baht to the relief program to assist victims of Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami. International efforts to assist the Indonesian government to deal with the devastating natural disasters gathered pace amidst concerns over hundreds of thousands of survivors with little food and water. Thai…

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  • Phuket NewsPhuket Governor inspects the Phoenix salvage site

    Phuket Governor inspects the Phoenix salvage site

    Phuket’s Governor Pakkapong Tawaipat headed out to the scene of the salvation operations to recover the Phoenix, the boat that sank on July 5 causing the drowning death of 47 Chinese tourists. The Phuket PR Office says a team of officials, headed up by the new Governor, departed from Chalong Pier on a speed boat at 4pm yesterday to the…

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  • Krabi NewsTsunami risk is statistically very low

    Tsunami risk is statistically very low

    by Pratch Rujivanarom The chances of an imminent repeat tsunami in the Andaman Sea is remote, while the tsunami risk in the Gulf of Thailand is even smaller to nearly impossible chance, say leading seismologists in the wake of public tsunami fears triggered by the recent devastation in Palu, Indonesia. Nevertheless, say experts, the authorities, business sector and citizens in…

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  • Bangkok NewsEverything is OK – KCon 2018 comes to Bangkok

    Everything is OK – KCon 2018 comes to Bangkok

    In case you’ve been living under a rock, K-Pop, the garish, highly-produced pop/RnB/hip-hop fusion coming out of South Korea, is the biggest ‘thing’ in international pop music sales at the moment. And KCon – a celebration of everything K-Pop – has just swept through Bangkok. No fewer than 40,000 devoted fans of the Korean Wave massed at Impact Arena and…

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  • Thailand NewsNo more ‘tips’ at Immigration

    No more ‘tips’ at Immigration

    The new Thai immigration chief, Maj-General Surachate Hakparn, has implemented his first promise at immigration stations. The signage going up nationwide is clear and unequivocal. No Tips. That means no more payments to corrupt immigration officials or the agents who collect the tea money from tourists and either pass it on or keep it for themselves. It’s also a tacit…

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  • Bangkok NewsShoot out at the Tesco Lotus

    Shoot out at the Tesco Lotus

    Drama at a local Tesco Lotus in Nakorn Pathom, west of Bangkok, yesterday. Sanook reports that a Thai father, who had repeatedly warned a man to stay away from his daughter, shot him then fired into the man’s pick-up in the parking lot of a Tesco Lotus in Nakorn Pathom. Police captain Wasan Tangtham found a lot of blood in…

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  • Phuket NewsExtensive dredging gives Royal Phuket Marina round-the-clock access

    Extensive dredging gives Royal Phuket Marina round-the-clock access

    Royal Phuket Marina, working closely with the Marine Department in Phuket, have recently completed dredging of its marina basin and access channel, increasing the depth to two metres at the lowest tide and enabling motor boats up to 35 metres round-the-clock access. “The recent dredging program is part of our ongoing commitment to customers and our desire to drive Thailand’s…

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  • Phuket NewsPhuket Governor assures Phuket “we’re ready to handle any tsunami”

    Phuket Governor assures Phuket “we’re ready to handle any tsunami”

    The Phuket Governor Pakkapong Tawipat is assuring Phuketians and tourists of the island’s readiness to handle any tsunami. Governor Pakkapong says, “It’s not only Phuket that is paying attention to the recent tsunami in Sulawesi, but also the nation. We are totally ready to help people and tourists if any similar event was to occur.” “We are keeping an eye…

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  • Krabi NewsThree Krabi districts hit with flash floods

    Three Krabi districts hit with flash floods

    FILE PHOTO: nationmultimedia.com A canal running through three districts in Krabi burst its banks and inundate several villages early on Thursday after hours of heavy rain overnight. Officials said the Klong Sin Poon canal that runs through Klong Thom district, Nua Klong district and Khao Phanom district overflowed at about 4am, causing widespread flooding in three districts. The canal receives…

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  • Bangkok NewsYou’re in the drivers seat, in your BKK hotel

    You’re in the drivers seat, in your BKK hotel

    The MeStyle Garage Hotel Bangkok, a new themed boutique hotel, is taking guests on an offbeat journey to experience a new dimension in design – ‘garage funky’ – inspired by its founder’s passion for cars. The hotel is the latest project from MeStyle Property Co, based in the Huay Kwang district of Bangkok. About 800 metres from Huay Kwang MRT…

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  • Phuket NewsBridge over troubled floodwaters – Kamala to Patong Road

    Bridge over troubled floodwaters – Kamala to Patong Road

    Clean up efforts are well underway following damage to the Patong-Kamala coast road on Tuesday. A damaged bridge was checked yesterday. The Kamala Administrative Organisation (OrBorTor) has issued a temporary ban for the use of some damaged areas which are part of a hotel adjacent to the road’s main bridge. A team of officials, led by the Phuket Vice Governor…

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  • Krabi NewsTwo tsunami warning towers on Koh Phi Phi not working

    Two tsunami warning towers on Koh Phi Phi not working

    PHOTO: Tsunami warning systems on Koh Phi Phi’s Ton Sai Bay – Daily News Two towers on Koh Phi Phi have tsunami warning systems that are not working. 700 people died on the island in the 2004 Asian tsumani that killed around 5,000 people along the Andaman coast of Thailand. Daily News is reporting that, just days after thousands were killed…

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  • Bangkok NewsRotary Club of Bangkok and Rotary Thailand celebrate 88th anniversary

    Rotary Club of Bangkok and Rotary Thailand celebrate 88th anniversary

    PHOTO: The Board of Directors and members of the Rotary Club of Bangkok The Rotary Club of Bangkok, the first Rotary Club in Thailand, celebrated its 88th anniversary on September 21, 2018 with a major gathering of members and dignitaries from across Asia. Led by Khun Maleeratna Plumchitchom, the current President of the Rotary Club of Bangkok, the anniversary event was…

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  • Thailand NewsThai public hospital system under stress

    Thai public hospital system under stress

    Public Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr Sukhum Kanchanapimai yesterday admitted that the country’s hospitals were overwhelmed, following an outspoken doctor’s comments that the system was “close to collapse”. Sukhum told a press conference in Nonthaburi province yesterday that crowded conditions were a reality and the bed occupation rate in many big hospitals was beyond full capacity. To tackle this long-standing…

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  • Thailand video newsThaiger Radio News – Thursday

    Thaiger Radio News – Thursday

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  • Phuket NewsAll Phuket tsunami warning towers still working – Phuket DDPM

    All Phuket tsunami warning towers still working – Phuket DDPM

    In the wake of the Palu tsunami in Sulawesi, many Phuketians have asked us to check if the island’s tsunami warning system is working. Good news. All 19 of Phuket’s tsunami warning towers are fully operational. Only a few of them had minor problems with their audio alarm, according to the Phuket DDPM Chief. Another Indonesian earthquake, this time a…

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  • Phuket NewsBurmese man drowns trying to rescue monkey

    Burmese man drowns trying to rescue monkey

    Three male Myanmar citizens did the right thing and jumped into a lagoon in Koh Kaew last night trying to rescue a monkey. But one of them drowned during his efforts to save the distressed monkey. Kusoldarm rescue divers were notified that a man had drowned at the lagoon in about 6pm. 38 year old U Mae Au, a Burmese…

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  • Krabi NewsTourism operators appeal indefinite closure of Maya Bay

    Tourism operators appeal indefinite closure of Maya Bay

    by Sitthichai Sikhawat The indefinite closure of Koh Phi Phi Ley’s Maya Bay is causing ripples of concern through the island’s tourism associations, operators and beyond. The Krabi Tourism Association president Wattana Rerngsamut is appealing the indefinite closure in an order listed in the Royal Gazette on Monday and made public on Tuesday. The move will severely affect the tourism…

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  • Hua Hin NewsWarning for horny pachyderms in Phetchaburi

    Warning for horny pachyderms in Phetchaburi

    Sanook reports that the head of the Kaeng Krachan national park in Phetchaburi is warning us to take care after a video showing an elephant in ‘musth’. An elephant in musth can have up to six times greater reproductive hormones running through their veins. According to the national park chief, elephants can become dangerous to their own kind as well as…

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  • Pattaya NewsInterpol red-list Russian nabbed in Pattaya

    Interpol red-list Russian nabbed in Pattaya

    PHOTO: Manager Online A Russian man, wanted on an Interpol red warrant, is now in custody after police caught up with him in Pattaya yesterday. The arrest was made after the Chon Buri police head office received a request from the Russian embassy to locate Vitalil Trofimov, who is wanted in Russia on drug trafficking charges. Police checked records and…

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  • Bangkok NewsNigerian and Thai arrested over romance scam

    Nigerian and Thai arrested over romance scam

    Police have arrested a Thai woman and a Nigerian man for having allegedly deceived at least three Thai women to transfer them some 444,900 baht in a romance scam. The new immigration police chief Maj Gen Surachet Hakpal told a press conference on Wednesday that 41 year old Chigozie Orisakwe and 37 year old and Panhathai Chermchan were arrested under…

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  • World NewsNajib’s wife arrested, to be charged with money laundering – Malaysia

    Najib’s wife arrested, to be charged with money laundering – Malaysia

    Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, the wife of the former Malaysian PM, Najib Tun Razak, has been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). According to her lawyers, she was arrested at 3.20pm while giving a statement at the headquarters of the MACC. It has been learnt that the wife of the former prime minister will be charged with money laundering…

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  • Krabi NewsFive vehicles involved in Krabi traffic light pile up

    Five vehicles involved in Krabi traffic light pile up

    A driver has escaped serious injury after colliding with other vehicles at a traffic light in Krabi today, setting off a chain of other damage to the cars in front The Krabi City Police were notified of the incident at an intersection on Petkasem Road in Krabi City about midday. Police and rescue workers arrived at the scene to find…

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  • Krabi NewsCrocodile farms in Krabi checked after wandering croc captured

    Crocodile farms in Krabi checked after wandering croc captured

    Officials from the Krabi Fisheries Office have checked crocodile farms around Krabi after locals caught a two metre crocodile in a mangrove forest in Klongtom this week, while another crocodile has been sighted in the same area. Read more about the crocodile being caught by locals HERE. Officials from Krabi Fisheries Office yesterday checked a crocodile farm owned by Nikorn Piwon…

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  • World NewsAndaman’s Barren Island Volcano erupting

    Andaman’s Barren Island Volcano erupting

    PHOTO: Volcano Hotspot According to volcanodiscovery.com, the Barren Island Volcano, situated about 800 kilometres north-west of Phuket, and 130 kilometres east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is erupting today. There are currently no warnings or alerts about this occurrence – the volcano last erupted in December last year. According to volcanodiscovery.com, Barren Island, a possession of India in the…

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  • World NewsAn earthquake, a tsunami, now a bubbling volcano – Sulawesi

    An earthquake, a tsunami, now a bubbling volcano – Sulawesi

    PHOTO: North Sulawesi’s Mt Soputan erupts, status raised to Level 3’Alert’ – The Jakarta Post Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi’s Minahasa regency is emitting a 4 kilometre high plume of ash this . It started at 8:47 am local time, or 7:47 am. Jakarta time, prompting authorities to raise the volcano’s status to a Level 3 of the national four-level volcano alert system. Mount…

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  • Phuket NewsSunhemp in bloom at Rajabhat University

    Sunhemp in bloom at Rajabhat University

    Phuket’s Rajabhat University is holding a Sunhemp Blooming event until the end of today. It started on Monday. President of Agricultural Resources for Tourism Management, Khun Kanokwan Kaewuthai, says, “We are attracting attention to local tourism with some of our agricultural resources by integrating knowledge, tourism, agricultural business, marketing and public relations.” “We are also supporting our student to practice…

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  • Thailand video newsThaiger Radio News – Wednesday

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  • World NewsThousands of children among survivors desperate for aid – Sulawesi

    Thousands of children among survivors desperate for aid – Sulawesi

    PHOTO: VOA News “Survivors are also stepping forward on their own to retrieve bodies trapped under soil.” Tens of thousands of children are in an “extremely precarious” condition in the wake of last Friday’s earthquake on Sulawesi island, eastern Indonesia, even as survivors grow desperate for aid and fears mount that the death toll could rise further. Four days after…

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  • Phuket NewsMore CCTV cameras being installed around Kathu

    More CCTV cameras being installed around Kathu

    Baddies, look up. Big brother is watching you… yes YOU. 37 more CCTV cameras are headed for the streets around Kathu to upgrade safety. Kathu Police Chief Col Dr Jakkrawat Boontaweesakun says, “Kathu has continued to grow up and the population has increased. We are concern about city development, especially safety.” Kathu also sees the majority of traffic to and…

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