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  • Thai LifePhuket body transformation: Turning over a new leaf

    Phuket body transformation: Turning over a new leaf

    PHUKET: It’s been four weeks since I signed up for the Thanyapura Total Body Transformation program – and I now feel better than I have in a long, long time. Long gone are the initial days, the days when I could barely make it through a training session. The change in this particular department is simply incredible. Not only can…

  • World NewsMyanmar journalist killed by army was former bodyguard of Suu Kyi

    Myanmar journalist killed by army was former bodyguard of Suu Kyi

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Myanmar journalist killed by army was former bodyguard of Suu Kyi Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A Myanmar journalist who was killed in army custody this month was once a democracy activistand a bodyguard for opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, his wife said on Tuesday,…

  • Thai LifePhuket body transformation: And so it begins

    Phuket body transformation: And so it begins

    PHUKET: Moving to Phuket has taken its toll on my weight and health. Almost 10 kilograms is what I have gained since I moved to the island a little over one year ago. How come? There are a number of reasons for this mishap. The love of Thai food It doesn’t take a nutritionist to figure out that stuffing yourself…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket divers discover body of second Korean tourist killed in speedboat crash

    Phuket divers discover body of second Korean tourist killed in speedboat crash

    PHUKET: Search and rescue divers today are recovering a second body from the wreckage of the speedboat that sank in Phang Nga Bay, east of Phuket, after crashing into a fishing trawler Sunday afternoon. The body was identified by Phuket Marine Police as Korean national Ko Min Woo, 31. About an hour earlier, divers found and began to recover the…

  • Phuket NewsThe second Phuket Classic bodybuilding competition comes to a close

    The second Phuket Classic bodybuilding competition comes to a close

    PHUKET: Shoppers at Central Festival were surprised to find more than 150 oiled-up bodybuilders strutting their stuff for the “Phuket Classic” bodybuilding and modeling competition yesterday. In its second year, the competition was organized by Wilaiporn Wannaklang, president of the Phuket Bodybuilding Club and reigning Women’s World Champion. Ms Wilaiporn took a moment during Saturday’s hectic weigh-in at the Dara…

  • Pattaya NewsPhuket Classic competition to attract 145 bodybuilders [VIDEO] | Thaiger

    Phuket Classic competition to attract 145 bodybuilders [VIDEO]

    PHUKET: This year’s edition of the Phuket Classic bodybuilding competition will see 145 contestants flex their muscles to please the audience. The event will be held at Central Festival Phuket on October 12, from 11am to 7pm and will see 10 foreigners competing in a separate category. “The judges will be evaluating the contestants depending on body type, weight and…

  • Thailand NewsSiriraj comes up with an antibody for Ebola | Thaiger

    Siriraj comes up with an antibody for Ebola

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Siriraj comes up with an antibody for Ebola The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A Thai medical school has successfully produced an antibody for the treatment of the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever. Mahidol University’s Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital is preparing to announce its success at…

  • Phuket NewsBody of woman with hands bound washes onto Phuket beach

    Body of woman with hands bound washes onto Phuket beach

    PHUKET: Police are trying to identify a woman whose naked body was found washed onto a Phuket beach with her hands bound behind her back this morning. Local resident Lumyong Kunpai made the gruesome discovery on Surin Beach and quickly called the police. “We believe that the woman was killed about a week ago and that her body was dumped…

  • Phuket NewsBody found off Phuket beach by jet-skiing tourists

    Body found off Phuket beach by jet-skiing tourists

    UPDATE: After this initial report was posted online, the Gazette was informed that one of its own editors, Jeremie Schatz, enjoying his time off, discovered the body while surfing with a friend. It was Jeremie and his surfing buddy who pulled the body to shore. PHUKET: An unidentified body was found floating in the ocean off Phuket’s west coast by…

  • Phuket NewsUnidentified body found in Phuket Town canal

    Unidentified body found in Phuket Town canal

    PHUKET: Police are working to identify a dead body found floating in a canal near the Waste Incineration Power Plant and Landfill at Saphan Hin, on the outskirts of Phuket Town yesterday morning. Local villagers alerted the police of the discovery at about 7:30am. “We believe the man had gone fishing and fell into the water without anyone noticing. It…

  • Thai LifeTotal body transformation at Thanyapura

    Total body transformation at Thanyapura

    PHUKET: Many have tried it, few have made it and all of them have proven the maxim – losing weight and getting in shape is no easy task. But, as with any difficult task, it’s easier if you have somebody to lean on. This is why Thanaypaura Phuket has extended a helping hand to all those people out there who…

  • Thai LifePhuket Fitness: Walking – the body’s superpower

    Phuket Fitness: Walking – the body’s superpower

    PHUKET: The act of walking is so simple; it is something that we do every day, without even thinking about it. It is one simple act that, if taken advantage of, can reap a huge amount of health benefits. Our bodies are complex, yet finely tuned, machines that can burn calories and fat even when we do something as easy…

  • Business NewsJob applicants should not be forced to do blood tests for HIV: Rights body | Thaiger

    Job applicants should not be forced to do blood tests for HIV: Rights body

    PHUKET: The National Human Rights Commission has condemned businesses that require job applicants to be tested for HIV, saying the move is a “clear violation of human rights”. The NHRC said requiring people to take a blood test could adversely affect people who do this, plus their families, both economically and socially. The agency was responding to complaints from the…

  • Phuket NewsBody of musician, swept from Phuket rocks, found washed ashore

    Body of musician, swept from Phuket rocks, found washed ashore

    PHUKET: The body of Somchai Yungtala, 30, who was swept from the rocks near Phuket’s Promthep Cape on Tuesday afternoon, was found washed ashore this morning. Relatives assisting rescue workers in the search for Mr Somchai found his body at Ya Nui Beach at about 5am. Mr Somchai was visiting Phuket from Koh Yao Yai with his girlfriend when he…

  • World NewsSouth Korea ferry disaster: Body of fugitive boss found

    South Korea ferry disaster: Body of fugitive boss found

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community South Korea ferry disaster: Body of fugitive boss found Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: South Korean police said on Tuesday that a body found last month in the south of the country was that of a fugitive businessman who headed the family that owned the operator…

  • Phuket NewsCall from abroad leads to discovery of Australian tourist’s body in Phuket

    Call from abroad leads to discovery of Australian tourist’s body in Phuket

    PHUKET: An international phone call led Phuket hotel staff to find an Australian guest dead in his room yesterday afternoon. The phone call was from a friend who said he had been unable to contact Adam Arthur Sahyoun, 31, said Lert Paiboon, an employee at the Happy Cottages Phuket resort in Chalong. Hotel staff checked the room of Mr Sahyoun,…

  • Thailand NewsGirl, 14, raped, body dumped from train

    Girl, 14, raped, body dumped from train

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Girl, 14, raped, body dumped from train The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The body of a 14-year-old Kochakorn “Kaem” Pitakjumnong, who disappeared from an overnight train from Surat Thani to Bangkok on Sunday, was found among bushes about two metres from the tracks in the…

  • Thailand NewsMyanmar men arrested over body in taxi murder | Thaiger

    Myanmar men arrested over body in taxi murder

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Myanmar men arrested over body in taxi murder The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Two Myanmar nationals have been arrested for allegedly killing a fellow citizen, whose body was found in a large bin in the boot of a taxi in Samut Sakhon’s Muang district. Police…

  • Phuket NewsBody of newborn found in Phuket rubber plantation

    Body of newborn found in Phuket rubber plantation

    PHUKET: Police are hunting for the mother of a newborn baby found dead in a Phuket rubber plantation this afternoon. Patong Police were notified of the body at about 12:30pm today by a resident who had gone to the Baan Kaen Lek plantation on Phetchakut Road to pick mushrooms. “The man told officers that he smelled something bad, followed the…

  • Thailand NewsBody parts, weapons found near Bangkok anti-govt rally site

    Body parts, weapons found near Bangkok anti-govt rally site

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Body parts, weapons found near anti-govt rally site The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The lower part of a human body and a large amount of explosives-related devices and weapons have been found in a canal near a rally site in Bangkok previously occupied by anti-government…

  • Phuket NewsFoul weather hampers search for body off Koh Kai Nai | Thaiger

    Foul weather hampers search for body off Koh Kai Nai

    PHUKET: Stormy conditions over the Andaman Sea today hampered search efforts to locate a body spotted floating off Koh Kai Nai, an island off the east coast of Phuket. “We received a call from a villager on Koh Kai Nai at about 12:30pm saying that he saw a body floating in the sea between Koh Yao Yai and Koh Kai…

  • World NewsCambodian police find body believed to be missing Canadian journalist | Thaiger

    Cambodian police find body believed to be missing Canadian journalist

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Cambodian police find body believed to be missing Canadian journalist Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Cambodian police discovered a body on Thursday thought to be that of being missing Canadian journalist and author Dave Walker who disappeared in February, police and friend of Walker’s said. Veteran…

  • World NewsBody of Korean boy who raised alarm on sinking ferry believed found

    Body of Korean boy who raised alarm on sinking ferry believed found

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Body of Korean boy who raised alarm on sinking ferry believed found Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The body of a South Korean boy whose shaking voice first raised the alarm that a passenger ferry with hundreds on board was in trouble has been found, his…

  • Phuket NewsTattooed body found off Phuket beach, believed to be foreigner

    Tattooed body found off Phuket beach, believed to be foreigner

    PHUKET: Police are trying to establish the identity of a body, believed to be of a foreign man, found floating off Pansea Beach this morning. The gruesome discovery was made by Santisuk Patkhim, a beach guard at the upscale Amanpuri Resort. Mr Santisuk secured the body then called Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers to help bring it to shore. “So far…

  • Phuket NewsDNA results confirm body of missing Russian kidnap victim

    DNA results confirm body of missing Russian kidnap victim

    PHUKET: Unofficial DNA results and dental records confirm that the decapitated body found in Cherng Talay on March 29 is that of missing Russian Alexey Slabinskiy, Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Arun Kaewvatee announced on Saturday. “We’ve heard unofficially from the Forensic Office in Surat Thani that the remains are those of Mr Slabinskiy, and the teeth found in the…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket top cop confident body found is of missing Russian

    Phuket top cop confident body found is of missing Russian

    PHUKET: Provincial Police Commander Ong-art Phiewruangnont today said he is “80 per cent sure” that the decomposed body found on Saturday (story here) is that of missing Russian Alexey Slabinskiy. The skull had been separated from the body and was no longer identifiable, and police are seeking to identify the remains with DNA tests and through dental records. “We are…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket fishermen discover body of executed man

    Phuket fishermen discover body of executed man

    PHUKET: Fishermen discovered the body of a man who had been executed floating near the main fishing port in Rassada in Phuket earlier this morning. “We believe the body is that of a Myanmar national who worked on a fishing boat. He most likely got in a fight with other crew members, was killed and then thrown overboard,” said Lt…

  • Phuket NewsBody of Russian expat, kidnapped in Phuket, believed found

    Body of Russian expat, kidnapped in Phuket, believed found

    PHUKET: Police have found a body they believe is that of missing Russian expat Alexey Slabinskiy, first reported as suspected of being kidnapped three weeks ago (story here). “We learned that the suspects – Russians Oleksandr Boychuk, 44, and Aleksandr Novichkov, 58 – had rented a house in Soi Koktanode in Cherng Talay,” Provincial Police Commander Ong-art Phiwruangnont told the…

  • Phuket NewsDNA test confirms body parts are of missing Phuket girl Nong Dear, 7

    DNA test confirms body parts are of missing Phuket girl Nong Dear, 7

    PHUKET: The human remains found in a Chalong pine forest last December are those of missing 7-year-old Nong Dear, police confirmed today. “The Institute of Forensic Medicine in Bangkok unofficially confirmed on Monday that the DNA of the body parts found in Chalong matches those of Nong Dear’s parents,” Capt Thada Sodarak of the Chalong Police told the Phuket Gazette.…

  • Phuket NewsUnidentified body found off Phuket beach

    Unidentified body found off Phuket beach

    PHUKET: Lifeguards stationed at the Karon Rescue Center, on Phuket’s west coast, recovered an unidentified body near Yanui Beach this afternoon. “The body was discovered a few kilometers offshore,” Kata-Karon chief lifeguard Uten Singsom told the Phuket Gazette. The remains had deteriorated extensively due to exposure in the sea, Mr Uten explained. “From the remains, our lifeguards believe it was…