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  • Mother wanted for abducting own British-Thai children believed to be in Phuket

    Mother wanted for abducting own British-Thai children believed to be in Phuket

    PHUKET: The mother wanted for abducting her two British-Thai daughters from their natural father in Pattaya is believed to be heading to Phuket. On Tuesday, Pattaya Police were issued an arrest warrant for 36-year-old Onwarat Gamlem, who is the non-custodial mother of the children. The warrant orders police officers around the country to arrest Ms Onwarat on charges of child…

  • NCPO targets taxi mafia at Suvarnabhumi Airport

    NCPO targets taxi mafia at Suvarnabhumi Airport

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Smart-card system for cabs to eliminate mafia role at Suvarnabhumi Airport The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will introduce a smart-card system for the taxi queue at Suvarnabhumi Airport in a bid to end the “mafia-style operation” there.…

  • Phuket radio stations remain off-air as “collateral damage’

    Phuket radio stations remain off-air as “collateral damage’

    PHUKET: Popular English-language radio stations in Phuket remained off-air today, 27 days since the military seized power and silenced the airwaves with a ban on all private community radio broadcasts. The ban continues despite the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) announcing on Saturday that Voice TV, which is owned by fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra (story here), may…

  • Curfew lifted in more districts across 17 provinces | Thaiger

    Curfew lifted in more districts across 17 provinces

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Curfew lifted in more districts across 17 provinces The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The curfew has been lifted across certain districts in another 17 provinces, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) announced on Tuesday night. The order applies to two districts in Songkhla…

  • Curfew lifted on Phi Phi, Krabi and Phang Nga

    Curfew lifted on Phi Phi, Krabi and Phang Nga

    PHUKET: The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has lifted the curfew on the tourist-popular Phi Phi Island and the rest of Krabi in its latest step to assist Thailand’s tourism industry. The NCPO issued the order yesterday, which also repealed the curfew in Phang Nga as well as in Cha-am district of Phetchaburi province and Hua Hin district…

  • Junta eyes lifting curfew for World Cup

    Junta eyes lifting curfew for World Cup

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Curfew may be eased for World Cup The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) yesterday mulled whether to make curfew hours more flexible for the World Cup tournament, which kicks off next week. Junta spokesman Colonel Winthai Suvari said…

  • Krabi, Phang Nga next on list for curfew repeal

    Krabi, Phang Nga next on list for curfew repeal

    PHUKET: The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is planning to ask for the curfew to be lifted in Phuket’s neighboring provinces of Krabi and Phang Nga to ease public concerns and help tourism operators recover. Permanent Secretary for Tourism and Sports Suwat Sitthilor is planning to ask the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to remove the curfew in…

  • Air bookings to Thailand plunge after coup, data shows

    Air bookings to Thailand plunge after coup, data shows

    PHUKET: Airline bookings to Thailand have collapsed, a travel association said on Sunday, after the military took over the government on May 22, hitting the tourism sector that accounts for 10 per cent of the economy. The coup followed months of protests that weakened the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, forced ministries to close for weeks on end, hurt…

  • Breaking News: Curfew lifted in Phuket

    Breaking News: Curfew lifted in Phuket

    PHUKET: The National Council for Peace and Order today lifted the curfew in Pattaya, Samui and Phuket. The news is heralded as bringing much welcome relief to tourism businesses and nightlife venue operators in the three popular tourist destinations. Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut paid a visit to Phuket’s premier party town last night to personally receive a formal request from…