Here comes the weekend: Phuket Gazette hits the streets
PHUKET: This week’s Andaman Edition of the Phuket Gazette goes on sale this afternoon and our Nationwide Edition will be released in Bangkok and placed on board the major international airlines serving Thailand early tomorrow morning.
Both editions contain scores of information, all in one place, including:
NEWS
– Elephant rampage
– MP Tossaporn calls for a new hospital in Phuket
– Karen refugee students get a special tour to Phuket
– Consuls meet the governor
– Half-French, half-Thai turns tables on would-be assassin
– Bus station inches forward to opening
– Fearless Finn beats off “Sparta” thugs
and more…
REGIONAL NEWS
– Phi Phi Island to get power boost
– Trash troubles in Ao Nang
– Krabi ramps up education efforts
NATIONAL NEWS
– The never-ending story: Court grants red shirts bail
– Democrats hint at early elections
– Bus tragedy kills nine in Nan
OPINION / EDITORIAL
– Weekly editorial: Elephant trek safety a “musth”
– Letters: Pedestrian perils, Phuket vs Pattaya, and more…
– Issues & Answers: Rassada residents block new stop light at Bus Terminal 2; How do I complain about Cherng Talay trash?; Why so many mosquitoes in Rawai?
– First Person: Parents, not police, the solution to youth crime: Lt Col Narong Luksanawimol
– Island View: 20-year tourists plea for a cleaner Kamala Beach
– Retirement years: Imminent inflation, bear market for bonds
– TOT to continue public phones as a “non-profit public service”
– Middle East mayhem not a big tourism threat: MP Tossaporn
LIFE & STYLE
– Don’t bypass the delectable treats at Watermark Patisserie
– Authentic Italian pizza at Patong’s Factory Kitchen
– Book review: Keith Richards’ authorized autobiography
– Chusak Uthaipanumas: renowned Thai photographer from Chalong
– Expat gallery: Bobby Duchowney of Lemongrass in Cherng Talay
– Charity ride: Old Bangkok Bangers raise 5 million baht for Phuket’s Asia Center Foundation
– What’s on in Phuket: Plan you week with our comprehensive listings
– Your Phuket: St Patrick’s Day Ball set to raise money for Life Home Project
PROPERTY
Construction: Jindarin Resort and Spa on Koh Maphrao
Property Watch: Burmese port project boggles Bill Barnett
Hotels: Centara ink deal for 5th property in Phuket
Gardening: Patrick Campbell tours the fauna at Fisherman’s Way
SPORT
FC Phuket update, Triathlete legend Jurgen Zack moves to Phuket, Fair Play League results
CLASSIFIEDS
Buy a bar, find a photographer, offload furniture, find a mover, join the Masons, learn Spanish… the opportunities are almost endless in the Phuket Gazette classifieds.
All this and more for just 25 baht at a newsstand near you. Not in Phuket? Download the Digital Gazette (the full 48-page newspaper) right here.
