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Bikes found flaming near popular Phuket Beach
PHUKET: Police are investigating the possible arson of four motorbikes parked on public land at the entrance of Laem Sing Beach.At about 3:45pm today Kamala Police received a report that four vehicles had burst into flames.“Three of the motorbikes belong to locals who work on the beach as masseuses; the other motorbike was the rental bike of a tourist who…
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The digital blues of Phuket computing – Live Wire
PHUKET: Over the years I’ve talked a lot about how computing in Phuket is different – what you can expect, what will never come to pass, how to work around a whole lot of problems. This week I want to share with you a couple of stories from some friends of mine, who got stung simply because they were trying…
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Officers arrest six foreigners for working illegally in Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration officers yesterday raided a software design office in Rawai, where they arrested six foreigners, half of them Russian, for working illegally. Phuket Immigration Investigator Chidchanok Sakornyen led the raid, which saw his team of officers enter the site at 12:30pm. We found six foreigners working as software and web design consultants and operating a website. We questioned…
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Phuket Gazette Sports: Must provoke things – Arsene Wenger
Arsenal seek unlikely escape route in Munich Reuters / Phuket Gazette “Our mentality is to go there, not resigned, but ambitious and provoke things, not go there and think ‘we will not qualify anyway,” Wenger said yesterday before leaving for Bayern Munich. PHUKET: Arsenal must stage one of the most unlikely Champions League comebacks if they are to advance at…
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Phuket Gazette World News: India rape suspect suicide; Iran-Pak lays pipeline; Neo German Party; Harvard says sorry
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Alleged ringleader in India gang-rape case found dead in cell Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The man police say was the ringleader in a gang rape on a New Delhi bus in December that outraged India hanged himself in his cell yesterday, prison authorities said, raising…
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Photographer offers B100,000 reward for return of life’s work
PHUKET: A professional travel photographer and boutique resort owner in Phuket is offering a 100,000-baht reward for any information leading to the return of his MacBook Pro and backup hard drive – which contain his life’s work.Brian Skyum, owner of Coco Palace Resort in Rawai, returned to Phuket after five weeks in the Philippines to find his maid was the…
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Phuket celebrates 54th anniversary of HM the King’s visit
PHUKET: A ceremony to mark HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s visit to Phuket 54 years ago was led by Phuket Vice Governor Somkiet Sangkaosutthirak today.A merit-making ceremony with nine monks at the Governor’s residence started the proceedings at about 7 am, after which Phuket V/Gov Somkiet carried the Phuket Provincial sword through the streets of Phuket.The revered sword was presented to…
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Tiger Woods: ‘That’s why I work my tail off…’
Tiger works his tail off Reuters / Phuket Gazette“I enjoy being there. That’s why I work my tail off to lift all those weights, hit all those balls and spend those countless hours out there to be in that position,” Tiger Woods said after clinching victory at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. PHUKET: Tiger Woods made 27 birdies on his way to…
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Phuket Opinion: Tough love for Phuket stray dogs
PHUKET: For the past 10 months, Weerasit Puthipairoj, 58, has been the chief of the Phuket Provincial Livestock Office. Originally from Narathiwat, Mr Weerasit has a master’s degree in Agricultural Development from the Prince of Songkla University Haad Yai campus in Songkhla. Here, he talks about stray dogs in Phuket, the best way to deal with them and what to…
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Phuket’s scrap yards cleaning up
PHUKET: As part of a campaign to raise awareness about pollution, and thus reduce it, the Phuket Environmental Office is conducting appraisals of the island’s antique shops, warehouses and old household item scrap yards. So far, a total of 39 businesses on Phuket have been targeted by the government campaign, which looks to certify related operators as a “Green Antique…
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Phuket women focus on exercise for International Women’s Day
PHUKET: More than 1,000 women gathered at Phuket’s landmark Promthep Cape on Friday for a pre-sunset mass exercise to mark International Women’s Day. The event was held under the theme “Women Healthy Creative” as part of an ongoing campaign being conducted by the Phuket Women’s Development Center. The objective of the campaign is to raise awareness among Thai women of…
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Phuket Opinion: Drivers – Charming, to the last
PHUKET: At first I was charmed by Thai driving idiosyncrasies, like motorcycles puttering along on the wrong side of the road. To all those who said “There are no rules”, I said “But there are!” For example, that wrong-way driving motorcyclist knows he had better stay well to the side and go slowly.When someone said, “Drivers in Phuket don’t get…
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Koh Lanta villagers seek media help to end dumping ‘health issue’
PHUKET: Villagers in Koh Lanta, east of Phuket, have appealed to the Krabi Press Club to help resolve health problems caused by the recent burning of rubbish at a landfill which they say local authorities have ignored. “We have asked the OrBorTor Saladan [in Koh Lanta] to solve the problem, but nothing has been done,” said Phakob Solaem, a local…
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Phuket Pearl’s crowning achievement
PHUKET: Phuket Pearl Group was selected to design and make the tiara for this year’s Miss Thailand World beauty pageant finalist, who will be crowned on April 9 in Bangkok. Mr Amorn Intha-charoen, president of the Phuket Pearl Group, revealed that his company was selected to design the crown as part of a competition that was organized by Thai TV…
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Baby buffalo killed in Phuket hit-and-run, owner blamed
PHUKET: A pickup truck struck and killed a young buffalo and then drove off north of Phuket Town on Saturday night, but authorities say the buffalo’s owner was at fault. “In this case, the owner of the buffalo must pay for the damage to the pickup truck,” Phuket City Police chief Col Sermphan Sirikong explained to the Phuket Gazette. “He…
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Phuket United beat Samut Prakarn, win five in a row
PHUKET: Playing their final home match of the season, Phuket United defeated Samut Prakarn Futsal Club 4-1 in a thrilling match on Saturday night in Phuket Town. The victory was the Andaman Pearl’s fifth in a row, and was both side’s 28th game of the 30-fixture GMM Sport Thailand Futsal Premier League (TFPL) 2012-2013 season. Played at the 4,000-seat Saphan…
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Phuket FC draw Bangkok in season home opener
PHUKET: The Southern Sea Warriors, Phuket FC drew against Bangkok FC 2-2 in their first Yamaha League One (YL1) home match of the season, played last night at Surakul Stadium. Kritsada Sakaew opened the scoring in the 24th minute for Phuket, beating Bangkok FC’s Cameroonian keeper, Jean-Marc Engoulou Beyeme, at his near post with a free kick just outside the…
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Phuket Sports: Thailand beat England 4-2 at BIS – Fair Play League
PHUKET: THE Fair Play League (FPL) continued last Sunday (March 3), at Phuket’s British International School (BIS). The under-11s were first up and had some exciting matches in store. Spain continued their fine form beating a determined Brazil in their first match and Thailand managed to edge past an improving England side. The second set of matches saw an upset…
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Phuket Sports: Brits dip into TSLC
PHUKET: Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club’s (TSLC) management recently added the British sprint swim team to their list of world class sporting guests, welcoming the team of Olympians and world record holders to the international standard sports training facility in Phuket. Among the swimmers who flew out to Thailand for the training programme were two times world champion and world…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Syria rebels breach Homs; Pope vote begins; PNG quake; China land protests; Khmer war crimes
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Syrian rebels pierce Assad’s siege lines in Homs – opposition Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET:Syrian rebels broke through government lines to ease a siege of their positions in the strategic central city of Homs yesterday despite coming under fierce aerial bombardment, opposition campaigners said. The communally…
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Phuket book launch makes history
PHUKET: It was standing room only as more than 250 people crammed into the auditorium next to Les Anges bakery at Royal Phuket Marina (RPM) yesterday evening for the launch of Colin Mackay’s potentially seminal work,”A History of Phuket and the Surrounding Region”.More than six years in the making, the book references more than 800 texts detailing the arrival of…
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Chalong Bay’s sunken dangers
PHUKET: After spending 5.8 million baht to install new moorings in Chalong Bay and at Ao Por, on Phuket’s east coast, the chief of the local Marine Office now says he needs more money to fix the moorings, which have sunk one boat and damaged at least three others. The moorings in nautical terms are brand-new. They were dropped in…
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Driver with drugs in black plate taxi trunk gets attempted bribery charges to boot
PHUKET: A Phuket bound “black plate” taxi was caught doing double-duty yesterday as it hauled 45 kilograms of kratom leaves back from Surat Thani after dropping a group of Russian tourists off in a resort in Nakorn Sri Thammarat. The drug-running duo in the car have been charged with the intent to sell a category five drug and for bribery…
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Phuket concrete-mixing truck kills 5-year-old boy
PHUKET: A concrete-mixing truck ran over a 5-year-old Burmese boy in Thalang on Friday night. The boy, “Juggy”, was on a motorbike with his 35-year-old mother, Mrs Namprik, and his 3-year-old sister. The concrete-mixing truck, allegedly being driven at a high speed toward a construction site in Patong, struck the motorbike at around 9:45pm on the Baan Don-Cherngtalay Road, Roonnaphum…
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Entangled manta ray ensnares international attention
PHUKET: The sighting of a 5-meter manta ray entangled in heavy ropes off Koh Racha Noi has galvanized marine experts from as far away as Bangkok and Singapore to come to its rescue. Nantarika Chansue, the director of the Veterinary Medical Aquatic Animal Research Center and faculty of Veterinarian Sciences at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, has called on the entire…
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Dokset murder trial postponed for want of a translator
PHUKET: The murder trial of Stein Havard Dokset was due to continue yesterday but was postponed until August 22 after it was discovered that no court translator was available. Mr Dokset, accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend Rungnapa Suktong and leaving her remains in a trash bin for months, appeared at Phuket Provincial Court yesterday at 9am (story here). After a…
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Aussie life savers dive in to boost Phuket beach guard training
PHUKET: The Phuket Lifeguard Club (PLC) yesterday announced it has joined with the renowned Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) to develop world-class public education programs that aim to improve water safety and reduce the number of drownings on Phuket’s beaches. This week, six senior lifeguard trainers from Phuket beaches and resorts worked with SLSA Community Education Manager Anthony Bradstreet to…
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Phuket Sports: Rotary Club of Patong paired up with Laguna for fun in the sun
PHUKET: On Friday March 1, the Rotary Club of Patong Beach held a charity golf tournament at Laguna Phuket Golf Club. A total of 66 players braved the brutal heat to battle for prizes in several categories. Singles winner was Best Wannamakok with 36 stableford points. The winning pair were Keith Bennet and Sandor Levai. The winning team were Martin…
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Phuket Poll: Time to round up the dogs?
PHUKET: The island of Phuket has a lot of dogs – from pampered poodles that ride motorcycles with their masters to skinny, mangy dogs that live on charity in the streets. Because there are no leash laws and because people support stray dogs by feeding them, it’s easy to see all types of dogs out and about on their own.…
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Phuket Poll: Russian tourists equals “No money, no matter’
PHUKET: In the latest Phuket Gazette online reader poll, asking whether the tourism infrastructure in Phuket is sufficiently developed to handle all the Russian visitors, 44% said it doesn’t matter, because very little Russian money reaches the pockets of Phuket residents anyway. The remaining responses were evenly divided between those who believe the infrastructure for Russian tourists is sufficient, those…
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