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  • Phuket NewsThaksin’s passport revoked | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:34, 15 April 2009
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    Thaksin’s passport revoked

    PHUKET: The Foreign Ministry has revoked the Thai passport of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The nullification of his right to travel under that document comes amid widespread concern, in and outside of the Thai government, that such travel could cause further damage to the Kingdom, government spokesman Tharit Charungvat said today. Thaksin’s revoked passport was his last Thai traveling…

  • Phuket NewsBig bikes a big boost to Phuket
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 19:43, 13 April 2009
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    Big bikes a big boost to Phuket

    PHUKET: Organizers of Phuket Bike Week have reported record-breaking attendance at this year’s event with about 7,000 bikers and enthusiasts making their way to the island from ‘chapters’ all over the world to take part in a variety of activities that were held between April 10 and 12. Events over the three days under the theme “Global Warming, Riding for Peace”,…

  • Thailand NewsFeisty fish, painful problem
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:03, 10 April 2009
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    Feisty fish, painful problem

    PHUKET: Doctors in Pichit Hospital were presented with a medical conundrum on March 25, when an eight-year-old boy was brought in with a climbing perch stuck up his bottom. The boy, whose name was given in media reports but is omitted here, was carried into the hospital by his 60-year-old grandmother. The boy told doctors that on the way home…

  • Phuket NewsGovernor leads oath of allegiance
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:19, 10 April 2009
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    Governor leads oath of allegiance

    PA KHLOK, PHUKET: Phuket Governor Wichai Phraisa-ngop yesterday morning led a large number of government officers and local politicians from across Thalang District in a ceremony swearing their allegiance to HM The King and the rule of law. The ceremony, held at the Pa Khlok Administration Office, was held to mark “Senior’s Day” in Pa Khlok, as the entire month…

  • Phuket News44th SEAMEO meet ends today
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 14:37, 08 April 2009
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    44th SEAMEO meet ends today

    BANG TAO, PHUKET: The 44th SEAMEO Council Conference and 4th ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting at the Sheraton Grande Laguna Hotel closes today. The conference, which began on April 5, aims to discuss education policy and co-operation on projects throughout South East Asia, a region estimated to contain at least 3 million children and 34.3 million adults without any education. Representatives…

  • Phuket NewsOver 1,700 men take part in military conscription draw
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 12:42, 08 April 2009
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    Over 1,700 men take part in military conscription draw

    PHUKET CITY: Over 1,700 young men presented themselves to draw lots in the annual military conscription lottery that took place in Phuket from April 1 to 4. The draws were conducted at the Kathu Witthayalai School in Kathu District on April 1, the Thalang Pranangsang School in Thalang District on April 2 and the Phibul Songkraam School in Muang District…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Rajabhat students protest UDD actions | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 14:52, 07 April 2009
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    Phuket Rajabhat students protest UDD actions

    PHUKET CITY: The Phuket Rajabhat University student organization has released a statement condemning the actions of “certain individuals and groups” which it claims are violating the sanctity of the institution of the Thai monarchy. Though the statement does not mention any names, it clearly refers to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his red-shirted supporters in the United Front for…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Prem supporters demonstrate
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:57, 06 April 2009
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    Phuket Prem supporters demonstrate

    PHUKET CITY: Hundreds of Prem Supporters’ Association members from around the South on April 2 marched through the streets of Phuket City in support of General Prem Tinsulanonda, president of the Privy Council.Around 300-400 mostly yellow-shirted members of the organization took part in the demonstration, which assembled at Queen Sirikit Park at around 12:30pm.Some of the protesters came from as…

  • Phuket NewsSlain Briton’s body identified by family
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:52, 31 March 2009
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    Slain Briton’s body identified by family

    PHUKET CITY: The body of slain British sailor Malcolm Robertson was returned to shore late last night after its discovery by a fishing vessel yesterday afternoon. The recovery of the body ended a week-long search by marine police and navy vessels as well as fishing boats. For the original reports of how Mr Robertson was killed by three Burmese men,…

  • Phuket NewsSlain Briton’s body recovered
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:11, 30 March 2009
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    Slain Briton’s body recovered

    PHUKET CITY: After days of searching, the body of slain British sailor Malcolm Robertson was recovered by fishermen about 10 nautical miles north of Satun’s Lipeh Island at about 3pm today. A source in the Marine Police said the fishermen are now bringing Mr Robertson’s remains by boat to Tu Tae Lam Pier in Satun’s La-Ngu District, where it is…

  • Phuket NewsCulture Minister vows to help sea gypsies
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 14:47, 29 March 2009
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    Culture Minister vows to help sea gypsies

    PHUKET: The government has set up a national-level committee aimed at resolving land rights issues and other problems affecting Moken and other sea gypsy communities in the Andaman Coast region. Minister of Culture Teera Slukpetch on Friday afternoon visited five sea gypsy villages: the Moken villages of Ban Lam Lah and Ban Hin Look Diaw in Mai Khao; the sea…

  • Phuket NewsHeavy rains not unusual: MET
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:59, 27 March 2009
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    Heavy rains not unusual: MET

    PHUKET CITY: Recent heavy rainfall in Phuket indicates that the annual transition from the dry season to the rainy season is well underway – much to the relief of water supply officials.Although many feel the monsoon rains have arrived early this year, an officer with the the Southern Meteorological Center (MET) in Mai Khao said the arrival of the monsoon…

  • Phuket NewsCanadian condo owner claims false arrest
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:01, 24 March 2009
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    Canadian condo owner claims false arrest

    PHUKET CITY: A Canadian man who has lived in Phuket for over a decade has been arrested for working illegally in Thailand, a charge he claims stems from a dispute over maintenance fees with one of the co-owners of a condominium complex in which he owns five units. Phuket Immigration Police, led by Investigations Inspector Suparerk Pankosol, yesterday afternoon arrested…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket’s glorious past preserved on Thalang Road
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:45, 24 March 2009
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    Phuket’s glorious past preserved on Thalang Road

    PHUKET CITY: Phuket Town’s former glory as a tin mining center is still reflected in the elegant Sino-Portuguese shophouses of Thalang Road, the main thoroughfare in Phuket’s Old Town. The TAT, Phuket City Municipality, the Thai Peranakan Association and the Old Phuket Town Club together held an event last week aimed at promoting Thalang Road as a cultural discovery route…

  • Phuket NewsGov Wichai presents plans for Phuket
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 12:03, 24 March 2009
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    Gov Wichai presents plans for Phuket

    PHUKET CITY: New Phuket Governor Wichai Phraisa-ngop presented his plans for Phuket to more than 200 government officers at the Royal Phuket City Hotel on Wednesday March 18. As Phuket is a tourist destination and a gateway to Thailand, Gov Wichai said he will focus on solving problems related to land, traffic, flooding, entertainment venues, business and drugs. “Phuket’s environment…

  • Phuket NewsBt70m expected from room tax in 2009: PPAO
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 13:41, 22 March 2009
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    Bt70m expected from room tax in 2009: PPAO

    PHUKET CITY: The Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (PPAO) expects to collect about 70 million baht from its controversial hotel room tax, put in place in 2000 as a way of raising funds to improve public services and tourism infrastructure. PPAO President Paiboon Upatising said that 60 million baht was collected in 2008 from 217 hotels that agreed to pay the…

  • Phuket NewsFamily of accused boy speak out on child molestation charges
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:35, 20 March 2009
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    Family of accused boy speak out on child molestation charges

    PATONG, PHUKET: A 17-year-old German boy arrested on March 9 on child molestation charges is himself a victim of abuse, his family and German diplomats claim. German Ambassador Dr Hanns H Schumacher on March 16 met Phuket Provincial Police Commander Apirak Hongtong to discuss the case, which began with the arrest of British national Dax J Young on child molestation…

  • Phuket NewsBritish expat killed in head-on collision | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 12:08, 20 March 2009
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    British expat killed in head-on collision

    KARON, PHUKET: A British man was killed after his SUV slammed into a six-wheel truck in the early hours of Wednesday, March 18. Colin Richmond, 51, is thought to have died instantly in the crash, which happened at 1.30am at the Koktanode Junction on Patak Road in Kata. When he tried to overtake another car, his Toyota Sport Rider moved…

  • Thailand NewsThai Obama sings to a different tune
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 13:39, 13 March 2009
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    Thai Obama sings to a different tune

    SARABURI: While your average Southeast Asian would struggle to make his way in the world as a Gerorge W Bush lookalike, America’s dashing new president is providing some exciting new career prospects for some men across the region. One Indonesian has already found fame in the Philippines owing to his uncanny resemblance to President Barack Obama. He was well compensated…

  • Phuket NewsIrishman fights off crazed attacker
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:30, 13 March 2009
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    Irishman fights off crazed attacker

    RAWAI, PHUKET: An Irish guesthouse operator is lucky to be alive after fending off a brutal nighttime assault by a crazed, gun-wielding intruder on Tuesday, March 3.Roger Corrigan, 48-year-old proprietor of the Majestic Villas resort on Saiyuan Rd, was awoken at about 4:30 am by a man who jumped on him as he slept in his bed and began beating…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya, not Phuket, to host ASEAN meetings in April
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:04, 12 March 2009
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    Pattaya, not Phuket, to host ASEAN meetings in April

    BANGKOK (TNA): Citing a lack of facilities in Phuket, the government has chosen Pattaya as the venue for two meetings for Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) leaders and their dialogue partners next month, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Kasit Piromya. Thailand earlier said that it had planned to host the Asean+3 and Asean+6 in Phuket, but Mr Kasit…

  • Phuket NewsGerman youth arrested for sexual abuse of young boys
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:56, 11 March 2009
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    German youth arrested for sexual abuse of young boys

     PATONG, PHUKET: A 17-year-old German national has confessed to charges of sexually molesting young boys following an investigation by the Department of Special Investigations (DSI) and Kathu Police. The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested at 11.30 pm in Rawai on Monday. The German is accused of conspiring to sexually abuse two young boys together with…

  • Phuket NewsThai AirAsia to add direct Hong Kong flights in June | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:55, 11 March 2009
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    Thai AirAsia to add direct Hong Kong flights in June

    PHUKET / BANGKOK: Thai AirAsia is planning to start direct flights between Phuket and Hong Kong in June and will push Phuket as a second hub in Thailand. An executive of the budget airline said daily flights between the two cities would use new A320s, scheduled for delivery in June. Phuket will be given more links with major destinations in…

  • Phuket NewsGov Preecha transferred out in civil service reshuffle
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:00, 10 March 2009
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    Gov Preecha transferred out in civil service reshuffle

    PHUKET: Governor Preecha Ruangjan is to be transferred to Phitsanuloke province in the north of Thailand, a source in the Governor’s Office has confirmed. Dr Preecha, a native of Phichit province (which borders Phitsanuloke), was appointed as governor of Phuket less than five months ago under the government of Somchai Wongsawat and his now disbanded People Power Party (PPP). Dr…

  • Phuket NewsTDA cleanup day at Khok Kloy on Wednesday
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:29, 02 March 2009
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    TDA cleanup day at Khok Kloy on Wednesday

    PHUKET CITY: The Thai Dive Association (TDA) and Phang Nga Provincial Office will on Wednesday (March 4) hold a beach and sea cleanup at Khok Kloy Beach, just over the Sarasin Bridge in Phang Nga. The event is sponsored by Eden Divers and Aqua Divers Phuket, who will provide the necessary equipment such as trash bags, scissors and gloves. All participants…

  • Phuket NewsLaguna Phuket promo: 100,000 room nights free!
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:39, 28 February 2009
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    Laguna Phuket promo: 100,000 room nights free!

    CHERNG TALAY, PHUKET: Laguna Phuket is giving away 100,000 complimentary room nights at its six resort hotels for guests who book online in March. The “100,000 Smiles in Laguna Phuket” promotion is being run in co-operation with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), which will help to market the initiative. TAT Governor Phornsiri Manoharn and Laguna Phuket Managing Director Michael…

  • Phuket NewsGov Preecha downplays spoiled milk scare
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:11, 27 February 2009
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    Gov Preecha downplays spoiled milk scare

    PHUKET CITY: Phuket Governor Preecha Ruangjan on Monday sought to downplay concerns following the latest in a series of scandals involving the distribution of spoiled milk to Thai schoolchildren. The governor was speaking in the wake of an incident on February 13, when a consignment of spoiled milk was sent to Laem Panwa School in Wichit district. Upon inserting straws…

  • Phuket NewsMOI to publish pub safety manual
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:07, 19 February 2009
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    MOI to publish pub safety manual

    PHUKET CITY: Entertainment venues in 14 provinces around the south of Thailand have been put on notice to ensure they measure up to new government safety regulations or face the consequences. Addressing a press conference at the Phuket Merlin Hotel on February 13, Deputy Minister of the Interior Thavorn Senniam announced deadlines for entertainment venues around the region to fall…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Chamber of Commerce elects new president
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:09, 16 February 2009
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    Phuket Chamber of Commerce elects new president

    PHUKET: Dr Sirichai Silapa-archa was elected as the new president of the Phuket Chamber of Commerce (PCC) at the association’s annual election conference, held at the The Metropole hotel on February 12. Dr Sirichai Silapa-archa, 51, is an assistant director at Vachira Phuket Hospital, where he is a surgeon specializing in urology. In addition to his medical training, he also…

  • Phuket NewsTAT targets Spanish, Japanese markets | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 12:28, 16 February 2009
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    TAT targets Spanish, Japanese markets

    PHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hopes to see a surge in the number of visitors from Spain, following its participation in the Feria Internacional de Turismo 2009 tourism trade show in that country earlier this month. The TAT took its “Seven Wonders of Amazing Thailand” roadshow campaign to Spain, which is emerging as a valuable market for Thai…