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  • Thailand NewsSuu Kyi to discuss refugee crisis during first state visit
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:27, 23 June 2016
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    Suu Kyi to discuss refugee crisis during first state visit

    BANGKOK: Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi will face questions about the refugee crises after her arrival in Bangkok today for her first official visit to strengthen ties between the neighboring countries. While many observers view the Nobel-prize winner as the first Myanmar civilian government official in half a century, Ms Suu Kyi refrained from drawing attention to the…

  • Phuket NewsRussian deputy consul for Phuket dies in crash
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:05, 18 May 2016
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    Russian deputy consul for Phuket dies in crash

    PHUKET: The Russian Federation’s Deputy Honorary Consul for Phuket died in a car crash early this morning in the Wichit sub-district. Authorities believe Santi Udomkiratak, 50, fell asleep at the wheel after they found no signs of attempted braking on the roadway. Police say the crash between Mr Santi’s Mercedes and a six-wheel truck occurred near the Jor Soo Kong…

  • OpinionOpinion: Innovation is just half the battle [video] | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:30, 14 May 2016
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    Opinion: Innovation is just half the battle [video]

    PHUKET: In a world where the only constant is change, it is interesting to note that Thailand is now gaining a reputation for innovation. The Gazette‘s cover story this week highlights just one of the many Thai innovations that won prizes at the 44th International Exhibition of Inventions, held in Geneva last month. Among the other big Thai winners in…

  • Phuket NewsTourism resilience: the mark of 2015
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:52, 04 January 2016
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    Tourism resilience: the mark of 2015

    PHUKET: The year 2015 marked yet another solar orbit during which the Phuket tourism industry continued to change and grow – despite some unexpected developments that some feared would spell its death knell. Here guest columnist Somchai Huasaikul looks back on the year that was.POLITICS ASIDE The year 2015 was notable because it was the first full calendar year in…

  • Phuket NewsGov vows to make Phuket world-class yacht, cruise ship hub of SE Asia
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:22, 17 January 2015
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    Gov vows to make Phuket world-class yacht, cruise ship hub of SE Asia

    PHUKET: Governor Nisit Jansomwong has vowed to make Phuket a world-class hub for yachts and cruise boats in Southeast Asia by putting his weight behind a multi-million-baht harbor expansion project at the island’s Deep Sea Port. The governor’s resolve follows a meeting on Tuesday headed by Minister of Transport Air Chief Marshall Prajin Janthong, who announced plans to make Phuket…