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Fear of surrogacy being misused for stem cells
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Fear of surrogacy being misused for stem cells The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Following the much-publicised case of the unauthorised surrogacy involving a Thai mother and an Australian couple, a raid by police and soldiers at a Bangkok condominium found nine babies thought to have…
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Hawaii braces for Hurricane Iselle, with Julio right behind
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Hawaii braces for Hurricane Iselle, with Julio right behind Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Hurricane Iselle barrelled west across the Pacific Ocean towards the Hawaiian Islands on Wednesday, where officials warned residents and tourists of possible flooding and mudslides and ordered schools closed. The storm was…
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Phuket Airport to launch “Lady Parking’ as multi-storey car park nears completion
PHUKET: Six parking bays at Phuket International Airport will be set aside for women only as part of the nation’s celebrations to honor the 82nd birthday of HM Queen Sirikit on August 12. The move follows Airports of Thailand (AoT) president Makin Petplai announcing yesterday that “Lady Parking” will be established at six airports in the country to mark the…
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How to survive a plane crash
PHUKET: “I’m flying high over Tupelo, Mississippi, with America’s hottest band, and we’re all about to die”, is one of those great movie lines, in this case from the film Almost Famous. In the end, they didn’t soar straight into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as Lynyrd Skynyrd did, but the scene tapped into the darkest nightmare of…
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Thai Police target source of human trafficking from Myanmar, but exclude Rohingya
PHUKET: The Royal Thai Police have asked their Myanmar counterparts to launch a public-awareness campaign to make Myanmar nationals aware of the dangers of slavery by accepting to work illegally in Thailand. Royal Thai Police Assistant Commissioner-General ML Pansak Kasemsant announced the news yesterday at the Thailand-Myanmar Bilateral Meeting on Strengthening Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Co-operation in Combating Trafficking…
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Phuket student faces charges for running down officer
PHUKET: A speeding student who ran down a Phuket police officer yesterday in an attempt to avoid a helmet check is facing two, possibly three, separate charges for his actions. The 17-year-old, whose name is being withheld, knocked Sen Sgt Maj Chakkapong Korsawat of the Phuket City Police unconscious on Nakhon Road, behind Phuket Wittayalai School, at about 7:35am (story…
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Video Report: La Liga’s UD Almeria to face Phuket FC
Almeria to play Phuket FC tonight at Surakul Stadium. Video: PGTV Tonight is the night! UD Almeria from the Spanish league led by ‘Mui’ Teerasil Dangda will stand face-to-face with the “Ronins of the South”, Phuket FC, at Surakul Stadium starting at 7pm. The LFP World Challenge by Chang, of which tonight’s game is a part of, is a culmination…
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Phuket taxi drivers wait for military bigwigs to file complaints
PHUKET: Outraged taxi drivers from Phuket’s tourist-popular Kata-Karon area who vowed to file a complaint with military leaders yesterday about the tearing down of taxi stands on private land have pushed back their mission until Friday. “We spoke with officers at the Navy base at Cape Panwa yesterday to find out who we should file the complaint with. They told…
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Four companies honored for green packaging
PHUKET: THE Foundation of Science and Technology Council of Thailand and the Science and Technology Ministry have jointly praised four companies for producing or using green packaging. They are Thai Containers Group, Biodegradable Packaging for Environment (BPE), Thai Namthip, and Nestle (Thai). Chainarong Cherdchu, president of the foundation, said the four companies were recognized as part of its Green Science…
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Thousands turn to NCPO to resolve woes
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thousands turn to NCPO to resolve woes The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The number of complaints filed at Government House seeking help from the junta over the past two months has doubled from the same period last year during the Yingluck Shinawatra administration, according to…
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Canadians held in China caught in political battle, son says
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Canadians held in China caught in political battle, son says Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The son of a Canadian couple detained in China over spying allegations said on Tuesday his parents did not attempt to obtain military secrets and have been caught instead by the…
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Train passengers say they were drugged, robbed
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Train passengers say they were drugged, robbed The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Nine passengers on a southern overnight train believe they were drugged by a thief who got away with 10 mobile phones and Bt2,500 in cash, Songkhla’s Hat Yai Railway Police said yesterday. The…
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Luxury homes at former DSI chief estate torn down
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Luxury homes in former DSI chief family estate torn down for encroaching on national forest The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Two luxury homes in the compound of former Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Tarit Pengdith’s family estate in Nakhon Ratchasima province have finally been…
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Draft law on surrogacy ready to be submitted for NLA review
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Draft law on surrogacy ready to be submitted for NLA review The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The use of a surrogate mother remains a grey area for Thailand but there is hope that draft legislation now ready for review by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA)…
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U.S. general shot dead in Afghan insider attack
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community U.S. general shot dead in Afghan insider attack Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A U.S. general was killed and more than a dozen people were wounded on Tuesday, including a German general, in the latest insider attack by a man believed to be an Afghan soldier,…
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Phuket officials reveal B20mn fund for tourist victims
PHUKET: Phuket officials today revealed that a national fund of 20 million baht to assist tourist victims of crime and natural disasters was finally available for tourists in Phuket. The news was announced today, when it was disclosed that 44-year-old Antonio Papaleo, a victim of a stabbing attack in Phuket, became the first tourist in Phuket to receive assistance from…
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Man United rally for 3-1 friendly win over Liverpool
Second-half strikes from Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard earned Manchester United a morale boosting 3-1 win over Premier League rivals Liverpool in the final of the pre-season International Champions Cup in Miami on Monday. Liverpool took the lead in the 14th minute when the lively Raheem Sterling was brought down in the area by United defender Phil Jones…
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Phuket taxis run to Navy over demolition of taxi stand on private property
PHUKET: Taxi drivers from Phuket’s tourist-popular west coast beach area Kata-Karon are ready to file a complaint today about taxi stands on private land being destroyed. The complaint against a Karon Police Superintendent will be filed to the Third Naval Area Command at about 4pm. “The taxi drivers say that police tore down a taxi stand that was located on…
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Phuket location change for free screenings of The Cove documentary
PHUKET: The award-winning documentary The Cove will be screened at two locations this week to raise awareness of how dolphins are caught at the Taiji Cove in Japan and sold for use in dolphinaria around the world. Organizers confirmed today that the film would not be shown twice at Central Festival (story here), but will be shown once at the…
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One injured as Phuket taxi slams into pole at high speed
PHUKET: Police have yet to establish the cause of a high-speed accident that saw a Phuket taxi slam into a power pole near the Heroines’ Monument in Thalang early this morning. Police were called to the scene, near the Tah Reua Shrine, at about 6:50am. “The driver, Somkid Chantakuapa, 42, had already been rushed to Thalang Hospital,” Lt Col Sanit…
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MICE Mart makes it to Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket played host as the final stop on a five city tour of the first annual MICE Mart trade show on Friday. Organized by the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), the events sought to promote MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) activities in hotspots throughout the Kingdom. The Phuket event saw 50 sellers representing hotels, convention venues, business…
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Health ministry probes surrogacy case
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Health ministry probes surrogacy case The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Public Health Ministry has launched a fact-finding probe into a case of surrogacy in which a baby boy born with Down’s syndrome and congenital heart problem late last year was left with the Thai…
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Police open fire on student’s car, may face attempted murder charges
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Shooting at student’s car ‘can be construed as attempted murder’ The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The action of three Bang Chan policemen who opened fire at a university student’s car during a drug bust falls within the frame of attempted murder, Sunthorn Payak, the vice…
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Boy, 9, killed and 14 hurt as packed songthaew crashes
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Boy, 9, killed and 14 hurt as packed songthaew crashes The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A Prathom 3 student was killed and 14 others injured when a songthaew, a converted truck used to transport passengers, slammed into a parked 10-wheeler in Nakhon Pathom’s Sam Phran…
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Thais fleeing chaos in Libya to arrive home tomorrow
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thais fleeing chaos in Libya to arrive home tomorrow The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The first group of Thai workers evacuated from Libya will arrive in Thailand tomorrow, Employment Department chief Sumet Mohosot said yesterday. The 18 workers, who were employed by Swiss watch-making company…
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Military court to try first civilians
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Military court to try first civilians The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Former education minister Chaturon Chaisang and academic Worachet Pakeerat yesterday became the first civilians to be tried in a military court under martial law since the coup after the court’s prosecutors resolved to indict…
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Iraqi PM orders air force to help Kurds fight Islamic State
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Iraqi PM orders air force to help Kurds fight Islamic State Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered his air force for the first time to back Kurdish forces against Islamic State fighters after the Sunni militants made another dramatic push through…
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Killer gynaecologist released for good behaviour after a decade in jail
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Killer gynaecologist released for good behaviour after a decade in jail The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A gynaecologist found guilty of murdering and flushing his wife’s dismembered remains down the toilet in 2001 was released from jail yesterday. Dr Wisut Boonkasemsanti was sentenced to death…
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Patong to be model for Phuket’s new-era beaches
PHUKET: Patong will remain steadfast in keeping its beach clear, as it is to be the model for Phuket beach management, it was revealed after a closed-door meeting today. “Patong Beach will be the first to implement a new system, now that all the west coast beaches are [mostly] clear of encroachers and vendors,” Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut told the…
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Jet-ski operators back on beach, vow to protect Phuket tourists
PHUKET: Jet-skis are back on Phuket’s beaches after operators vowed to double up as beach cleaners, as well as volunteer lifeguards, Phuket Jet-Ski Club Nucha Petchvimol told the Phuket Gazette today. However, their return to the beaches may be temporary, confirmed Commanding General of the 41st Military Circle Peerapol Wiriyakul. “I have yet to receive a full report. All I…
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