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- Thailand News
Police transfers follow Army raid on pub, parlour
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Police transfers follow Army raid on pub, parlour The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Chief of Prawet police station in Bangkok and two senior officers have been transferred to inactive posts following a raid by soldiers on a local pub, where prostitution of underage migrants and…
- Hua Hin News
Chinese pair arrested over big pyramid fraud
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Chinese pair arrested over big pyramid fraud The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Two Chinese suspects have been arrested in Thailand on suspicion that they have taken more than Bt4 billion from victims through frauds. The Immigration Bureau has tracked down Lu Wei, 47, and Chen…
- Thailand News
Moves to remove police from Koh Tao murder probe
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Moves to remove police from Koh Tao murder probe The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The National Human Rights Commission will discuss next week what action should be taken after police again failed to answer a summons related to the much-publicised murders on Koh Tao.Despite the…
- World News
British schoolboy jailed for stabbing teacher to death in class
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community British schoolboy jailed for stabbing teacher to death in class Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A teenage British schoolboy was jailed for at least 20 years on Monday after pleading guilty to stabbing to death a teacher he had developed a hatred of in front of…
- Thai Life
Phuket Carnival Jazz Night concert on Patong Beach tonight
PHUKET: Jazz fans are in for a treat tonight, despite Phuket’s wet weather, with a free Jazz Night concert held as part of the Patong Carnival, which began on Saturday. The concert includes local greats the Jun Abe Band, Jazz Shop Funk Addict, Manila Machine, Neung Jakkawai Band and Siam Cubano Band. Vichart Jirathiyut, managing director of event organizer Hitman…
- Phuket News
Russian tourist dies after fall from Phuket jet-ski
PHUKET: A Russian tourist died after he fell and struck his head on a rented jet-ski he was riding in strong surf at Patong Beach today. Police named the tourist as Iliya Muryndin, 29. “He rented a jet-ski at about midday,” said Maj Weerapong Rakito of the Patong Police. “He fell and hit his head on the jet-ski while riding…
- Phuket News
Video Report: Phuket rush-hour shooter surrenders to police, claims self-defence
PHUKET: The killer who gunned down a man in rush-hour traffic last Thursday has surrendered himself to Phuket police, claiming he shot the victim in self-defence. Suwat Sae-jong, 62, was taken to the scene at the Wor Kor Intersection near Phuket Rajabhat University yesterday to re-enact the fatal shooting, under the protection of about 50 police officers. Mr Suwat acted…
- Phuket News
Flash-floods strike amid weather warning for Phuket
PHUKET: A flash flood and landslide warning has been issued for Phuket after heavy rain caused minor flooding and traffic tailbacks at many locations on the island this morning. Flash flooding forced traffic to a standstill in Chalong in front of the TOT office on Chao Fa West Road, where floodwater was about 50 centimeters deep. Roads in Patong also…
- Thailand News
South policy flaws exposed by violence
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community South policy flaws exposed by violence The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Although violence in the deep South seemed to decrease during June-September, it swept back ferociously in the month of October when six schools and two tambon administrative organisation offices were burned down. Most recently,…
- Thailand News
Lese majeste complaints top 10,000
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Lese majeste complaints top 10,000 The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Police have dealt with more than 10,000 complaints of lese majeste in recent years, but the big figure was not because they had “got serious” with offenders after the coup in May, a senior police…
- Thailand News
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,…
- Phuket News
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…
- Phuket News
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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…
- Thailand News
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…
- Phuket News
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…
- Phuket News
Phuket Gazette named official media sponsor of the Asian Beach Games 2014
PHUKET: The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has cemented the exclusive Media Partnership Agreement of long-established news and events organization the Phuket Gazette as the official media sponsor of the 4th Annual Asian Beach Games. The confirmation ceremony for the 10-day sporting event was held at the Grand Four Wings Convention Hotel in Bangkok on Wednesday. The ceremony was initiated…
- Phuket News
Man in maniacal fit jumps from third-floor balcony of Phuket hospital
PHUKET: Officers at Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town were forced to restrain a patient in a maniacal fit after he jumped from a third-floor balcony to a balcony on the second floor, and threatened to jump again. The man, who hospital officers declined to name, was preparing to jump from the second floor to the pavement below when officers…
- Phuket News
Phuket freedivers go for distance in the Dynamic with Fins event
PHUKET: Freedivers slipped on a variety of fins from mermaid tails – monofins – to traditional freediving fins to put up some long horizontal dives at the We Freedive Suunto Series at Phuket Country Home late last month. The Dynamic with Fins (DYN) event, which allows divers to use fins, but not their arms, on October 26 saw a non-ranked…
- Business News
Bill Gross’s resignation triggers concerns about the health of the market
PHUKET: Bill Gross, regarded by many as the most successful bond investor of modern times, has just made a huge move by leaving the company and fund that he came to represent personally, which raises questions as to the implications this may have for the broader bond market. The timing does not seem to be a coincidence. Why did he…
- Phuket News
Waterspout in Patong Bay sets social media sites abuzz
PHUKET: A waterspout that emerged in Patong Bay this afternoon set social media sites abuzz in Phuket with a flurry of comments, stunning photos and videos of the phenomenon. Some people even expressed fear that the waterspout may turn into a fierce storm that could hit land and wreak havoc. “There are no storm warnings this afternoon. People don’t need…
- Business News
Dance World gives island residents a place to move their feet
PHUKET: Since opening its doors in 1991, Simon Cabaret has established itself as a must-see show for tourists visiting Phuket. The show draws in visitors who have equal interest in witnessing the flamboyant show, as they have in seeing the deceptively convincing ladyboy dancers. In fact, the show’s website warns patrons that they will leave confused. The cabaret’s owners, however,…
- Opinion
The power of a photograph
PHUKET: It comes as little surprise that the mauling of Australian tourist Paul Goudie at “Tiger Kingdom” in Phuket drew unprecedented interest (story here) from readers across the globe. Humankind’s innate fear of big cats – as well as the dearth of such attacks in recent decades – makes it the kind of incident that really moves the needle in…
- Phuket News
King’s Cup dinghy series returns to Phuket
PHUKET: Sailing season will kick off this weekend at Cape Panwa when a fleet of more than 20 Optimists and Lasers set sail today in the Phuket Dinghy Series 2014, ahead of the Phuket King’s Cup Regatta to be held in December.. The Series race will start at Cape Panwa in front of the Sailing Club of the Royal Thai…
- Phuket News
Testing times for Phuket’s ACYC yacht racers
PHUKET: Sailors last week were once again tested by contrary winds and complicated tidal flows during Ao Chalong Yacht Club’s (ACYC) Sunday race series. One of the slowest downwind spinnaker starts got the fleet of six boats off on an in-harbor course of three windward leewards. Rounding marks for Race 7 Series 2 included a yellow buoy off the Rawai…
- Phuket News
Phuket police prevent Patong drug dealer shootout
PHUKET: Provincial Police Commander Patchara Boonyasit has praised the Patong Police for taking quick action in arresting an armed Phuket motorbike taxi driver preparing to take down a rival kratom drug dealer with a homemade handgun. At a press conference yesterday, Maj Gen Patchara presented the two kratom dealers, their illegal firearms and more than 10 kilograms of the narcotic…
- Phuket News
Aussie bar owner in Phuket dies after Malaysia visa run
PHUKET: A 63-year-old Australian bar owner has died after returning to Phuket from a visa run to Malaysia. He was to turn 64 today. Philip William Gillham, owner of the Octopus bar in Soi Sea Dragon, off Patong’s famed Soi Bangla, was found dead at his home early yesterday morning. “We received a report that Mr Gillham had died of…
- Thailand News
Yingluck impeachment proceedings in 25 days, says NLA
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Yingluck impeachment proceedings in 25 days, says NLA Phuket Gazette PHUKET: National Legislative Assembly (NLA) vice-president Surachai Liengboonlertchai said yesterday the impeachment proceedings against ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra would take no more than 25 days. Yingluck faces impeachment proceedings for alleged failure to stop corruption in her…
- Thailand News
Koh Tao Murders: Village chief’s son volunteers DNA samples
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Koh Tao Murders: Village chief’s son volunteers DNA samples The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Medical teams from four institutes yesterday joined the process to conduct DNA tests on a 22-year-old man whom many Thai social-media users alleged is a suspect in the murder of two…
- Thailand News
Indian terror fugitive entered Thailand on Sept 7, no record of him leaving
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Indian terror fugitive entered Thailand on Sept 7, no record of him leaving The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Immigration investigations into an Indian fugitive wanted for killing a minister in a car-bomb attack has found that he entered Thailand thrice this year, the last being…
- Phuket News
Tourist run over by jet-ski jeep on Phuket beach
PHUKET: A tourist was run over by a vehicle towing a jet-ski trailer on a Phuket beach on Tuesday, prompting a jet-ski management and safety meeting this afternoon. The Phuket Gazette was notified of the incident by a foreign man, who asked not to be named, who witnessed the incident on Kata Beach. “A woman was run over by a…
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