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  • OpinionOPINION: Reports of My Death | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:20, 17 March 2010
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    OPINION: Reports of My Death

    PHUKET: One of history’s great lines, (which is often misquoted), is Samuel Clemens’ (Mark Twain’s) “Reports of my death have been exaggerated.” As it turned out, the quote itself was an exaggeration, as the true story was a case of transmogrified news about Clemens’ relative James Ross Clemens. In fact, the line is, “The report of my death was an…

  • Phuket NewsDam fine: Phuket beauty spot gets overhaul
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 14:22, 17 March 2010
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    Dam fine: Phuket beauty spot gets overhaul

    KATHU, PHUKET: Bang Wad Dam, one of Phuket’s most popular leisure spots, is getting a huge overhaul to turn it into a fully fledged recreational park. A project is underway to add a new drainage system, a new bike path, new landscaping and build what is being called “the most beautiful toilet in Phuket.” Overseeing the makeover is Phuket Irrigation…

  • Phuket NewsNews Hound: Protests waning, Phuket remains quiet
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 07:13, 17 March 2010
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    News Hound: Protests waning, Phuket remains quiet

    Phuket NEWS Hound – A daily, pocket-sized packet of news from around the world, compiled by Phuket Gazette reporters for foreigners who want it short, sharp and straight to the point. PHUKET: Protesters spilled what they say is their own blood at the gates of Thailand’s Government House late yesterday in what canada.com described as “a colourful act of political…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket’s Ironman to climb Mont Blanc – for local charity | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:59, 16 March 2010
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    Phuket’s Ironman to climb Mont Blanc – for local charity

    PHUKET: Les Bird’s teeth are clenched, muscles taut and body drenched in sweat as he sprints the last leg of his training hike to the summit of Nakkerd Hill in Chalong. As he heaves off his 40 kilogram bag and glances at his watch, Les scolds himself for finishing his training hike in under an hour. “I need to slow…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket red shirts determined to succeed
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 12:45, 15 March 2010
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    Phuket red shirts determined to succeed

    PHUKET: Phuket’s red shirts are determined to stay in Bangkok until the movement succeeds in bringing down the government, according to one of their leaders. Soonthorn Tohmharn, a local leader of the red-shirted United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), said more than 10,000 southern red shirts had joined the demonstration since Friday, with more arriving today. “I told people…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket calm, but red shirts alarm Bangkok | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 07:59, 14 March 2010
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    Phuket calm, but red shirts alarm Bangkok

    PHUKET: The Thai government will likely enforce a state-of-emergency decree today to cope with the escalating security problem in Bangkok after tens of thousands of provincial protesters arrived in the capital yesterday. A state of emergency, which would be on top of the current implementation of the Internal Security Act (ISA), would empower the military to fully take charge of…

  • Phuket NewsProtests well underway in Bangkok | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:46, 13 March 2010
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    Protests well underway in Bangkok

    Phuket NEWS Hound – A daily, pocket-sized packet of news from around the world, compiled by Phuket Gazette reporters for foreigners who want it short, sharp and straight to the point. PHUKET: Tens of thousands of soldiers and police officers have been deployed to maintain calm in Bangkok as red-shirted protesters prepare to convert their current “rally” into demonstrations against…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket set for historical extravaganza
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 13:57, 12 March 2010
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    Phuket set for historical extravaganza

    THALANG, PHUKET: The year’s first performance of ‘Thalang Light and Sound’, a grand re-enactment of the Battle of Thalang featuring a cast of 700, will take place in Phuket tomorrow night. The historical extravaganza has been organized by Phuket Provincial Administration Organization at a cost of six million baht. It will run from 8pm to 9:30pm at Thalang Victory Memorial…

  • Phuket NewsNEWS Hound: New property tax moots exemptions for Phuket | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 12:07, 10 March 2010
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    NEWS Hound: New property tax moots exemptions for Phuket

    Phuket NEWS Hound – A daily, pocket-sized packet of news from around the world, compiled by Phuket Gazette reporters for foreigners who want it short, sharp and straight to the point. PHUKET: The Fiscal Policy Office has completed drafting a new Land and Building Tax Law which requires owners of non-commercial land and buildings to pay tax of no more…

  • Phuket NewsNEWS Hound: Phuket to smell good next month | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:00, 09 March 2010
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    NEWS Hound: Phuket to smell good next month

    Phuket NEWS Hound – A daily, pocket-sized packet of news from around the world, compiled by Phuket Gazette reporters for foreigners who want it short, sharp and straight to the point. PHUKET: From April 22-26, The Pavilions in Phuket will hold ‘Passion For Perfume’, a unique three-day programme designed specifically for couples to indulge in the sensual pleasures of scent.…

  • Phuket NewsNEWS Hound: Sabotage worries over Thailand protests | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 09:57, 08 March 2010
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    NEWS Hound: Sabotage worries over Thailand protests

    Phuket NEWS Hound – A daily, pocket-sized packet of news from around the world, compiled by Phuket Gazette reporters for foreigners who want it short, sharp and straight to the point. PHUKET: The Thai government’s Situation Monitoring Committee has received information indicating possible acts of sabotage, aimed at creating chaos during the March 14 political rallies in Bangkok. PM Abhisit…

  • OpinionOPINION: Why lose face over public works?
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 14:20, 07 March 2010
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    OPINION: Why lose face over public works?

    PHUKET: Thailand has a long history of public works projects that are fully completed and ready to serve the people, but then stand idle while the various forces involved squabble over division of the associated spoils. Here in Phuket, we have two important projects that fall into this category, even though authorities in both cases had plenty of time to…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket to get more tsunami buoys
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:48, 06 March 2010
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    Phuket to get more tsunami buoys

    PHUKET CITY: The director of the National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) has confirmed that its disaster warning system is working well and says two more tsunami direct detection units on order from Italy should be deployed off the Andaman Coast by year end. NDWC Director Viriya Mongkolveerapan told the Gazette that the government is spending more than 100 million baht…

  • Phuket NewsHistoric building to become Phuket Peranakan museum
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 12:17, 06 March 2010
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    Historic building to become Phuket Peranakan museum

    PHUKET TOWN: The Phuket Peranakan Association is seeking donations to help transform the old Standard Chartered Bank building into a 50-million-baht cultural museum. When completed, the classic two-story Sino-Portuguese building at the corner of Phuket and Phang Nga Roads in Phuket Town will be designated as the ‘Phuket Provincial Baba Museum’. Phuket Peranakan Association President Dr Kosol Teng-uthai said the…

  • Phuket NewsNEWS Hound: Officials concerned about Phuket as terrorism rises in deep south | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:06, 06 March 2010
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    NEWS Hound: Officials concerned about Phuket as terrorism rises in deep south

    Phuket NEWS Hound – A daily, pocket-sized packet of news from around the world, compiled by Phuket Gazette reporters for foreigners who want it short, sharp and straight to the point. PHUKET: Thai and U.S. officials are preparing for another year of unrest due to the continuing insurgency in the Muslim Malay-dominated provinces in Thailand’s ‘deep south’. Officials are bracing…

  • Phuket NewsMore aid for young leukemia patient in Phuket
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 12:03, 04 March 2010
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    More aid for young leukemia patient in Phuket

    PHUKET: Several more organizations have donated additional funds to help the 16-year-old leukemia patient in Phuket who wrote a letter to HM The King asking for help. Jenarong Tapklaeng’s mother Wasuthida collected checks totaling 36,000 baht at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday. The money included 30,000 baht from Lions Club of Phuket Andaman Sea, 2,000 baht from Phuket Social Welfare Office,…

  • Phuket NewsNEWS HOUND: Renewed efforts to extradite Thaksin | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:49, 03 March 2010
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    NEWS HOUND: Renewed efforts to extradite Thaksin

    Phuket NEWS Hound – A daily, pocket-sized packet of news from around the world, compiled by Phuket Gazette reporters for foreigners who want it short, sharp and straight to the point. PHUKET: Thailand’s Foreign Ministry announced this afternoon that last week’s supreme court decisions, in which a cascade of guilty verdicts rained down on Thaksin Shinawatra, give renewed urgency to…

  • Phuket NewsNEWS Hound: Songkran celebrations Phuket style
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:11, 03 March 2010
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    NEWS Hound: Songkran celebrations Phuket style

    Phuket NEWS Hound – A daily, pocket-sized packet of news from around the world, compiled by Phuket Gazette reporters for foreigners who want it short, sharp and straight to the point. PHUKET: The annual Songkran festival, to be celebrated nationally April 13-15, will again see turtles to the fore at Phuket’s beaches. Releases of hundreds of hatchlings of the endangered…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket to benefit from continuation of stimulus package | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 20:16, 02 March 2010
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    Phuket to benefit from continuation of stimulus package

    PHUKET: Less than one month after Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Thaivisa.com that the free tourist visa scheme would end on March 5, 2010, the Thai Government has announced that the tourism stimulus package will continue for another year, along with US$10,000 worth of free riot insurance for tourists. The extension of the stimulus package was approved by the…

  • Phuket NewsNEWS Hound: Another Phuket Island in the Philippines? | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 09:09, 02 March 2010
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    NEWS Hound: Another Phuket Island in the Philippines?

    Phuket NEWS Hound – A daily, pocket-sized packet of news from around the world, compiled by Phuket Gazette reporters for foreigners who want it short, sharp and straight to the point. Business Mirror Banyan Tree’s $300-million development project to turn the 60-hectare Diwaran Island, Philippines, into the next tourist paradise in Southeast Asia should start very soon with the release…

  • Phuket NewsMore CCTV coverage for Phuket | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 12:20, 01 March 2010
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    More CCTV coverage for Phuket

    RAWAI, PHUKET: Rawai Municipality has installed 34 CCTV cameras throughout Rawai in order to ensure tourists’ safety. Officers at Rawai Municipality Office are monitoring the cameras by day, while Chalong Police are watching them at night. The municipality has spent 20 million baht on the project. Phuket Deputy Governor Chaiwat Tepee chaired the opening ceremony, which took place on February…

  • Phuket NewsReaders’ Poll: Phuket economy after Court ruling
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:53, 28 February 2010
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    Readers’ Poll: Phuket economy after Court ruling

    PHUKET: The court on Friday found Mr Thaksin guilty of abuse of power, ordering the seizure of 46 billion baht of the fugitive former prime minister’s 76 billion baht in frozen assets. There were 523 respondents to the poll, which asked readers what they thought the Supreme Court’s ruling would be, and what effect it would have on Phuket tourism.…

  • Phuket NewsMOTORBIKES: Let’s get honest with tourists | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:21, 28 February 2010
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    MOTORBIKES: Let’s get honest with tourists

    PHUKET: Apart from the obvious need to fit all taxis and tuk-tuks on the island with meters, another pressing topic emerged during this month’s meeting between Phuket Governor Wichai Phraisa-ngop and Phuket’s 16 honorary consuls: the need to give foreign tourists a better chance of returning home alive should they insist on renting a motorbike. Casualty figures alone justify the…

  • Phuket NewsReaders’ Poll: Thaksin assets verdict won’t impact economy
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 12:21, 24 February 2010
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    Readers’ Poll: Thaksin assets verdict won’t impact economy

    PHUKET TOWN: The majority of Phuket Gazette readers do not think Friday’s Supreme Court ruling on Bt76 billion in assets linked to former Prime Minister Thaksin will have an impact on Phuket’s tourism economy, according to the latest readers’ poll. As of this morning, over 475 readers cast votes in the poll. Overall, 66% of readers thought the ruling would…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Readers’ Poll: Thaksin assets verdict
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 14:44, 22 February 2010
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    Phuket Readers’ Poll: Thaksin assets verdict

    PHUKET TOWN: With the Supreme Court ruling on the fate of 76 billion baht in seized assets allegedly linked to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra due on Friday, what do you think the judgment will be? What impact will it have on the Phuket tourism industry? Have your say by voting in the latest Phuket Gazette readers’ poll by clicking…

  • Phuket NewsBelgian fraud suspect nabbed at Phuket Bus Station
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 14:26, 22 February 2010
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    Belgian fraud suspect nabbed at Phuket Bus Station

    PHUKET TOWN: A Belgian fugitive wanted by police for nine months in connection with two fraud cases was arrested on February 15 at Phuket City Bus Station aboard a bus bound for Bangkok. Yvon Van Eyersen, 57, was sought for his involvement in the misappropriation of 6 million baht in customer investments from his Phuket Patong Assest Company last year.…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket launches ambitious debt reduction program | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 13:31, 22 February 2010
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    Phuket launches ambitious debt reduction program

    PHUKET: More than 4,000 Phuket residents owe a total of 432 million baht to loan sharks, it emerged last week. The figures were revealed at a recent meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall attended by government officials, police officers and bank representatives, all members of a new provincial committee set up to deal with the problem of usury and indebtedness. The…

  • OpinionOPINION: Phuket needs to bite the bag charge soon | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 13:24, 21 February 2010
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    OPINION: Phuket needs to bite the bag charge soon

    PHUKET: The delay of an initiative by 24 island retailers to begin charging for plastic bags comes as a disappointment, especially given all the publicity and fanfare that went into organizing the three-day ‘Phuket Green Island’ event intended to kick off the project last weekend. According to Phuket Energy Office Chief Jirasuk Tummawetch, the initiative has been put on hold…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket hospital painted pink
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:58, 18 February 2010
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    Phuket hospital painted pink

    PHUKET TOWN: A hospital has become the latest piece of Phuket to get the pink paint treatment. The Phuket Provincial Administration Organization Hospital, now under reconstruction on Anupas Phuket Karn Road in Phuket Town, will now join the Phuket Town buses and the new roadside pavilions which dot the island’s roads in being painted various shades of pink. PPAO President…

  • Phuket NewsThaksin asset ruling: embassies issue travel advisories
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:07, 18 February 2010
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    Thaksin asset ruling: embassies issue travel advisories

    PHUKET: The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is warning its citizens throughout Thailand to exercise ‘great caution’ in advance of a Supreme Court ruling on the fate of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s 76 billion baht in seized assets. A statement posted on the FCO’s website and signed by British Ambassador to Thailand Quinton Quayle reads as follows:…