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  • Phuket NewsKorean tour guide beaten and robbed | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 07:44, 17 September 2001
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    Korean tour guide beaten and robbed

    PHUKET TOWN: Police are looking for a man who beat and robbed a 30-year-old Korean tour guide off Sakdidet Rd early on Saturday morning. Pol Maj Pitsanu Punwong, of Phuket Town Police Station, told the Gazette that the guide had asked that her name be kept confidential, but that she was working for a Korean travel company in Panthep Condotown.…

  • Phuket NewsYa bah dealer dies in shoot-out | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 06:32, 11 September 2001
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    Ya bah dealer dies in shoot-out

    THALANG: Bunyat Tangman, 34, wanted by police for his involvement in ya bah trafficking, was found dead this morning in a rubber plantation near the Shell Gas Station on Thepkrasattri Rd, after a shoot-out the previous evening with undercover police. Pol Lt Col Wuttichai Khamphut, Deputy Superintendent of Thalang Police Station, in charge of investigations, said that police officers had…

  • Phuket NewsPolice release photo of drowning victim | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:55, 10 September 2001
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    Police release photo of drowning victim

    KATHU: Police have released a photograph of the foreigner who drowned off Patong Beach on August 31 in the hope that someone may recognize the unidentified man. The victim, who was wearing a black swimming costume, was about 6 feet (1.83 meters) tall and was in his mid- to late 30s. He had short hair with patches of gray. He…

  • Phuket NewsMotorbike injuries soar in 2001 | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 00:28, 08 September 2001
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    Motorbike injuries soar in 2001

    PHUKET: The number of people injured in traffic accidents involving motorcycles has jumped this year, with 6,589 hurt between January 1 and July 20, compared with 6,068 in the same period of last year and 5,691 in 1999. Eighteen people died in traffic accidents between June 20 and July 20, according to statistics from the Wachira, Thalang and Patong government…

  • Koh Samui NewsTourists assaulted, raped on Koh Samui | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 23:53, 28 August 2001
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    Tourists assaulted, raped on Koh Samui

    BANGKOK (AFP): Two female tourists from Britain and Ireland were sexually assaulted on the island resort of Koh Samui, police said yesterday. Deputy Police Chief Sant Sarutanond said a search had been mounted for two Thai men suspected of raping the British national and sexually abusing the Irish tourist over the weekend. Sant said he had asked local police to…

  • Koh Samui NewsTourists raped, assaulted on Koh Samui | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 23:50, 28 August 2001
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    Tourists raped, assaulted on Koh Samui

    BANGKOK (AFP): Two female tourists from Britain and Ireland were sexually assaulted on the island resort of Koh Samui, police said yesterday. Deputy Police Chief Sant Sarutanond said a search had been mounted for two Thai men suspected of raping the British national and sexually abusing the Irish tourist over the weekend. Sant said he had asked local police to…

  • Phuket NewsSunset trip ends in tragedy | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 06:29, 27 August 2001
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    Sunset trip ends in tragedy

    LAEM PROMTHEP: A man drowned and a young woman is still missing after a fishing boat sank 800 meters off Laem Phromthep around 7 pm yesterday. The body of the boat’s owner, Somsak Nakaew, 30, was discovered about 11 am today at Yanui beach. Narthanong Kaewkanha, 19, remains missing. She is believed to have drowned. Pol Lt Col Narong Nerdbuth,…

  • Phuket NewsResidents object to promotion of sex surgery | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 08:49, 26 August 2001
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    Residents object to promotion of sex surgery

    PHUKET (AFP): Residents of Phuket have reportedly objected to plans to promote bargain-priced sex-change surgery as a means of attracting more tourists to the island. The campaign risked harming the reputation of the southern resort, known for its white-sand beaches, reefs, nightlife and restaurants, they told the Thai-language daily ‘Khao Sod’. “I disagree with the idea of promoting tourism by…

  • Phuket NewsPatong bar owner raped and murdered | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 06:23, 20 August 2001
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    Patong bar owner raped and murdered

    PHUKET TOWN: The body of Pranorm Anuan, owner of the Shark Otto Bar in Soi Eric, Patong, was found in an old tin mine north of the Tesco-Lotus Supercenter early on Saturday morning. A villager who was jogging in the area found the body and notified the police around 6:20 am. When found, 24-year-old Pranorm was wearing black boots and…

  • Thailand NewsMinitry in pubic gaffe | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 06:34, 17 August 2001
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    Minitry in pubic gaffe

    BANGKOK: The Ministry of Public Health issued impressive banners to be hung in hospitals around the country earlier this month. Their purpose was to promote the new 30-baht medical scheme. A few days after the banners were flying, the ministry recalled them – urgently. To make spelling mistakes in government is embarrassing enough, but this particular gaffe caused a serious…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket woman wins top “Mum” award | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 07:36, 16 August 2001
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    Phuket woman wins top “Mum” award

    CHERNG TALAY: Phuket native Ladda Pongjarean, 51, the housekeeping supervisor at The Chedi resort, has been awarded this year’s Best Mother award for enduring difficult circumstances. The award is one of 15 Best Mother awards handed out on Mother’s Day (August 12) in Bangkok by HRH Princess Soamsavali. The annual awards have various categories and are given to mothers who…

  • Phuket NewsDead man was stabbed 25 times | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 05:40, 08 August 2001
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    Dead man was stabbed 25 times

    PHUKET: The body of an unidentified man was found yesterday in a tin-roofed shack near the deserted Phya Thai Phuket Hospital building. Pol Lt Parichat Jaturonpun of Phuket Town Police Station said that the victim, estimated to have been between 25 and 30 years old, had been dead for at least seven hours when found. He said that the body…

  • Phuket NewsTourist dies 12 days after rescue | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 03:49, 18 July 2001
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    Tourist dies 12 days after rescue

    SURIN BEACH: American tourist Joseph Tito, 27, died today in the Bangkok Phuket hospital. He had been on life support since being pulled from the sea at Surin Beach on July 6. Pol Capt Anake Mongkol of Cherng Talay Police Station told the Gazette that Mr Tito’s death was the second one resulting from people getting into difficulties in the…

  • Phuket NewsFrench resident dies after brawl | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 05:32, 13 July 2001
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    French resident dies after brawl

    PHUKET TOWN: A 47-year-old French resident of Phuket, Michel Clavel, died on Wednesday evening of injuries sustained in a drunken brawl in Patong in the early hours of July 2. The investigating officer, Pol Capt Boonlert Onklang of Kathu Police Station, told the Gazette that Mr Clavel, who was living in Phuket on a government pension, was drinking with about…

  • Phuket News67 killed in bike crashes in 20 weeks | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 07:27, 10 July 2001
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    67 killed in bike crashes in 20 weeks

    PHUKET: The island’s motorcycle accident death rate continues high, according to the latest statistics issued by the Phuket Provincial Health Office. The figures show, on average, that there was one death every other day in the first 20 weeks of the year, and that 35 people a day were injured. Between January 1 and May 20, 67 people died on…

  • Phuket NewsGerman dies of heroin overdose | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 07:06, 04 July 2001
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    German dies of heroin overdose

    PATONG: A German man, Edgar Radke, 44, died yesterday in Patong of a heroin overdose. Pol Capt Chawalit Petchsripen of Kathu Police Station told the Gazette that Mr Radke met a friend for coffee in the lobby of a hotel. After a while he got up to go to the toilet. When, after a long time, he did not return,…

  • Phuket NewsFive mentally ill people found chained up | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 07:21, 26 June 2001
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    Five mentally ill people found chained up

    PHUKET TOWN: Dr Boonrieng Chuchaisangrat, Chief of the Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO), today appealed for people to be more compassionate and understanding of the mentally ill. His appeal came after five people suffering from mental illnesses were found chained up by relatives in the past 10 weeks. “We found five people who had been chained up and we’ve been…

  • Phuket NewsFirst case of rat disease reported | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 01:42, 23 June 2001
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    First case of rat disease reported

    PHUKET: The first known case of leptospirosis contracted in Phuket has been reported by Thalang Hospital, the Provincial Health Office has announced. The victim is a 32-year-old Phuket man living in Moo 4, Baan Don, Thalang. He checked into Thalang Hospital on June 21 after suffering from a serious headache for about six days. The whites of his eyes were…

  • Phuket NewsTourist stabbed with broken bottle | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 05:28, 11 June 2001
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    Tourist stabbed with broken bottle

    KARON: A 24-year-old tourist from Denmark, Michael Jacob, was stabbed with a broken bottle at the Southland Inn on Patak Rd around 3 am yesterday (Sunday). Pol Capt Chana Suttimart of Chalong Police Station told the Gazette, “Mr Jacob was negotiating with two women. They had an argument, which developed into a fight. One of the women stabbed Mr Jacob…

  • Phuket NewsThree drown off Karon Beach | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 05:21, 11 June 2001
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    Three drown off Karon Beach

    KARON: Three construction workers from Isarn drowned in front of the Nong Harn inlet yesterday afternoon. Pol Capt Teerawat Liamsuwan, of Chalong Police Station, told the Gazette, “Two 21-year-old men, Teung Suthamma and Duangden Sawangwong, and a 17-year-old girl, Jaruwan Pakya, were swimming with three friends when a large wave crashed down on them, pushing them underwater.” Of the three…

  • Phuket NewsUnidentified body washes ashore | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 07:25, 01 June 2001
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    Unidentified body washes ashore

    THALANG: Local villagers discovered the body of an unidentified man washed ashore on the beach at Sirinath National Park around 11 am yesterday. Pol Capt Sappawat Suksiri, of Tah Chat Chai Police Station, told the Gazette that the man, who is believed to have been between 30 and 40 years old, was clad in a white and blue T-shirt, but…

  • Phuket NewsOne dead, 20 hurt in bus crash | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 08:12, 24 May 2001
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    One dead, 20 hurt in bus crash

    PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: One passenger from Hong Kong died instantly and 20 Thais were injured when a tour bus carrying passengers from Phuket to Bangkok overturned on the highway early yesterday morning. One of the injured is Pol Lt Col Wuttichai Kumphut, formerly deputy superintendent of Chalong Police Station. He and other passengers were taken to Prachuap Khiri Khan Hospital…

  • Phuket NewsTwo held for murder of Chinese fisherman | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 07:16, 23 May 2001
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    Two held for murder of Chinese fisherman

    PHUKET TOWN: Two young men have been arrested and charged with the murder of a member of the crew of a mainland Chinese fishing boat during a brawl in the fishing port in the early hours of yesterday morning. They have also been charged with assault on another member of the boat’s crew. Pol Maj Songwut Khunjan, Investigation Inspector with…

  • Phuket NewsAmerican dies at police station | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 04:36, 16 May 2001
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    American dies at police station

    PHUKET TOWN: An American man died after falling off a chair early yesterday morning while in custody at the Phuket Town Police Station. Police named the 56-year-old man as William Bryan Brooks. Pol Maj Adul Nirapai of Phuket Town Police Station told the Gazette that he had received a call late Monday night from staff at the Bai Fern restaurant…

  • Phuket NewsGerman man dies of overdose | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 07:27, 08 May 2001
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    German man dies of overdose

    PATONG: A 49-year-old German man died yesterday of heart failure after swallowing a lethal mixture of vodka and sleeping pills. Pol Maj Pisit Cheanpetch of Kathu Police Station told the Gazette that Patong resident Klaus Werner Blume was found dead in his room at Nanai Happy House, Soi Nanai. The victim’s partner, Noppawan Hemwanta, 24, told police that she returned…

  • Phuket NewsJapanese woman drowns off Mai Thon | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 07:29, 03 May 2001
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    Japanese woman drowns off Mai Thon

    MAI TON: The body of Japanese tourist Na-Ao Yukimura, 35, was found on Tuesday on a beach on Mai Thon Island. Pol Capt Cha-aom Khowsrisuwan of the Phuket Town Police Station said, “Some villagers found Ms Yukimura’s body lying face-down on the beach. She was wearing a green bikini, and a snorkeling mask was around her neck. She had been…

  • Phuket NewsB30 medical scheme: Public urged to update records | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 08:11, 25 April 2001
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    B30 medical scheme: Public urged to update records

    PHUKET: The Provincial Public Health Office (PHO) is to start a public information drive, urging people to update their house registration documents (tabien baan) immediately. “This is important because the budget Phuket will get for the 30-baht scheme will depend on how many people are registered as living in the province,” said Dr Boonrieng Chuchaisaengrat, Chief of the PHO. He…

  • Phuket NewsWorst-ever road death, injury statistics | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 06:31, 24 April 2001
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    Worst-ever road death, injury statistics

    PHUKET: Sixteen people died in traffic accidents between January 20 and February 20, according to statistics from the Wachira, Thalang and Patong government hospitals. All the victims were on motorcycles, Ampaipan Pawawattananusorn of the Phuket Provincial Health Office reported. In the same period, 906 were hurt in crashes involving motorbikes, while 35 people were injured in car accidents. The year’s…

  • Phuket NewsJune launch for 30-baht medical treatment | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 06:21, 11 April 2001
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    June launch for 30-baht medical treatment

    PHUKET: The Thaksin government’s scheme to provide medical treatment for Thai citizens at 30 baht per hospital visit will become available in Phuket from June 1. Dr Jessada Chaikunwat, Deputy Chief of the Phuket Provincial Health Office (PHO), explained that dates will soon be announced on which Thais who wish to join the scheme may go either to the PHO…

  • Phuket NewsBriton and Thai die in road crash | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 07:14, 09 April 2001
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    Briton and Thai die in road crash

    PHUKET: A British man on a motorcycle and a Thai pedestrian both died after the bike struck the pedestrian early Friday at the entrance to Moo Baan Anupas Manorom, on Chao Fa Nok Rd. Police named the men as Kenneth Patrick Ford, 24, and Soonthon Sripudtong, 40, from Phatthalung. Pol Maj Songwut Khunjun of the Phuket Town Police Station told…