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- Thailand News
Low rain spurs fear of drought in North
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Low rain spurs fear of drought The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Despite being in the middle of the wet season, there are already fears of drought in the North, as the volume of rain has been unseasonably low, leaving two key dams in the region…
- World News
California wine country rocked by 6.0 quake, dozens hurt
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community California wine country rocked by 6.0 quake, dozens hurt Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked wine country north of San Francisco early on Sunday, injuring more than 100 people, damaging historic buildings, setting some homes on fire and causing power outages around…
- Phuket News
Phuket Marine Police tackle drug-fuelled violence in fishing industry
PHUKET: Four men tested positive for methamphetamine yesterday when Phuket Marine Police conducted a spot check of fishermen in an attempt to stomp out drug-fuelled violence on fishing boats. “We did the drug tests to prevent drug-related violent clashess,” Col Chatchai Sakdee of the Phuket Marine Police told the Phuket Gazette. The positive test results from four of the 169…
- World News
WHO warns of ‘shadow zones’ and unreported Ebola cases
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community WHO warns of ‘shadow zones’ and unreported Ebola cases Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Families hiding infected loved ones and the existence of “shadow zones” where medics cannot go mean the West African Ebola epidemic is even bigger than thought, the World Health Organization said on…
- Opinion
Facing up to the brutal reality of Phuket’s missing children
PHUKET: The welcome news that the Royal Thai Police no longer need to wait 24 hours before launching a search for a missing child is one of the greatest leaps forward in policing policy in years (story here). A regular reader would not have to flip through a pile of back issues of the Phuket Gazette to know of the…
- Thai Life
For the love of latex: A glimpse into Phuket’s role in Thailand’s rubber industry
PHUKET: Visitors to Phuket are often perplexed by the many things going on around them. Following a recent visit to a working rubber plantation and whirlwind tour of the world’s largest rubber factory, many of the questions I had been accumulating over the years, regarding the omnipresent farms blanketing Southern Thailand, were answered. A number of useful innovations were spawned…
- Thai Life
A centuries old mystery unearthed
PHUKET: In May of this year an unbelievable discovery was made in a palm plantation in Khao Chaison, a district within Phatthalung province. Wee Thapsaeng, the owner of a 7-rai plot of land was using his tractor to plow the land, in order to prepare it for growing palm trees. What emerged, however, was not just mud and earthworms, as…
- Phuket News
Pedophile rapes 14-year-old with wife’s help north of Phuket
PHUKET: A pedophile has confessed to raping a 14-year-old undocumented Myanmar migrant worker with the help of his wife in Khao Lak, north of Phuket, confirmed the Khuk Khak Police yesterday. Police declined to name the man, who was the girl’s employer, until charges are pressed. According to the girl’s statement, the man, “Mr A”, and his wife offered to…
- Phuket News
Djokovic, Federer favoured for grand slam sequel
PHUKET: Top seed Novak Djokovic and number two Roger Federer are favoured to wage another title showdown in the last grand slam of 2014, although some emerging young guns have other ideas for the U.S. Open starting on Monday. Djokovic and Federer’s path to a championship clash could be less troubled than usual with the absence of last year’s winner…
- Phuket News
Phelps impresses in first international comeback race
PHUKET: Michael Phelps made an ominous return to international competition on Friday, qualifying for the final of the 100 metres freestyle at the Pan Pacific championships at Australia’s Gold Coast. Taking on the world’s best sprinters in an event he rarely competed in even at his peak, Phelps won his heat and touched the wall in 48.45 seconds. His time…
- Thailand News
Abandoned girl, 12, receives royal helping hand
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community HM The King extends help to abandoned girl, 12 The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: His Majesty the King has graciously extended his help to a 12-year-old girl who had been fending for herself virtually all alone for years. The girl had lived alone in her…
- Thailand News
Student loan ceiling to be reduced
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Student loan ceiling to be reduced The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The student loan ceiling for educational institutes is likely to be reduced soon as more than half of the loans granted so far have not been repaid, the Education Ministry said. It has also…
- Thailand News
Gen Prayuth voted to become next premier
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community NLA votes Gen Prayuth to become 29th premier The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The National Legislative Assembly yesterday voted unanimously for junta chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha to be the 29th prime minister of Thailand. He was the sole candidate for the job. Prayuth was widely…
- Phuket News
Phuket Airport’s 5.7 billion expansion to be delayed until mid-2016
PHUKET: Completion of Phuket International Airport’s 5.7-billion-baht expansion has been set back a year, the airport’s Director Prathuang Sornkham revealed today. “Originally, completion of the project was scheduled for mid-2015, but a number of difficulties faced by contractors – including heavy monsoon rains – has caused the project to be pushed back to the middle of 2016,” said Mr Prathuang.…
- Phuket News
Sustainable marine tourism tops Phuket forum for island leaders
PHUKET: Leading figures from a host of international tourism destinations dotted around the world placed sustainable marine tourism at the top of the agenda for the 18th Inter-Island Tourism Policy Forum (ITOP) at the Laguna Phuket resort complex today. Present at the meeting were representative members from Phuket, Hainan, Jeju, Okinawa, Bali, Cebu, Penang and Sri Lanka. “The topic of…
- Business News
Are financial markets seasonal?
PHUKET: There is a lot of confusion over whether it is possible to time to the markets. If you are speculating, or trading, you rely on technical analysis of some sort and do, in fact, time the market. As an investor on the other hand, you should look at underlying fundamentals and attempt to make a purchase when it represents…
- Phuket News
Phuket, Penang set date for becoming sister cities
PHUKET: George Town in Penang, Malaysia, and Phuket Town are set to become sister cities on September 18, as was confirmed at a meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall this week. The Royal Thai Consul-General to Penang, Srirat Vathesatogkit, met with Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut on Tuesday to discuss the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalize the relationship…
- Business News
MICE: Thailand, Myanmar forge ‘landmark’ cooperation agreement
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community MICE: Thailand, Myanmar forge ‘landmark’ cooperation agreement Phuket Gazette PHUKET: THE THAILAND Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) is teaming up with Myanmar’s largest business association to hold trade shows and related events in both countries, as Myanmar continues its rapid opening up to international business. The…
- Thailand News
Obec to cut school hours
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Obec to cut school hours The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) will start implementing a policy to reduce classroom hours from this second semester, Obec secretary-general Kamol Rodklai said yesterday. The agency would at first reduce study hours in…
- Phuket News
B32mn set aside for Phase 3 of Phuket Town’s cable clean-up
PHUKET: A budget of 32 million baht has been set aside for Phase 3 of the project to hide unsightly cables underground in picturesque Old Phuket Town. This stage of the project is expected to focus on Yaowarat, Rassada, Phang Nga, and Montri roads. “Right now we are moving into the third phase. Phuket City Municipality will work closely with…
- Phuket News
Swedes cycling to Phuket for post-tsunami orphanage cross halfway point
PHUKET: With a five-day sprint across Turkmenistan behind them, a group of cyclists who departed Sweden in April for the fair shores of Phuket to raise money for a local post-tsunami orphanage have now crossed the halfway point – on target to arrive well in time for the 10th tsunami anniversary. “The desert race through Turkmenistan was incredibly hot and…
- Phuket News
NACC launches new anti-corruption campaign in Phuket schools
PHUKET: Officials launched a new anti-corruption campaign on Monday aimed at raising awareness among Phuket students about the negative effects of corruption. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Phuket office signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 15 well-known schools in Phuket, including Phuket Wittayalai, Satree Phuket and Phuket Technical College. “We are sending [NACC] representatives to the schools twice a…
- Phuket News
Fight begins for billion-baht Phuket land at Freedom Beach
PHUKET: The Land Department has set up a task force to specifically establish whether two land titles covering 65 rai at Freedom Beach – with an estimated value of at least 1 billion baht – were legally issued. The task force was officially formed last Friday and has 60 days to submit its findings, Land Department Deputy Director-General Thammasak Chana…
- Phuket News
Helmetless motorcyclist dead after hitting pick-up truck
PHUKET: A motorcyclist was killed after colliding with the back of pick-up truck in rush-hour traffic on Thepkrasattri Road yesterday afternoon. “I was on the way home after having picked up my child. We were about to make a u-turn when I heard something slam into the back of the truck,” said Hathairat Songyot, 39. Ms Hathairat called police, who…
- Thailand News
AMLO seized more than Bt9 billion in 15 years
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community AMLO seized more than Bt9 billion in 15 years The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Pol Colonel Seehanat Prayoonrat, secretary-general of the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO), said at an event marking AMLO’s 15th anniversary yesterday that the agency had so far confiscated up to Bt9.7 billion…
- World News
Gaza truce collapses, fighting erupts, Israel orders negotiators home
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Gaza truce collapses, fighting erupts, Israel orders negotiators home Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip collapsed on Tuesday, with Palestinian militants firing rockets into Israel, prompting Israeli air strikes that health officials said killed a woman and a young girl. Accusing…
- Thailand News
NCPO chief Prayuth invited to take the Ice Bucket Challenge
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community NCPO chief Prayuth invited to take the Ice Bucket Challenge The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The “Ice Bucket Challenge” fund-raising activity has gone viral in social media, to the extent that even junta chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha has been challenged to take the plunge. Surabot…
- World News
Islamic State says beheads U.S. journalist, holds another
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Islamic State says beheads U.S. journalist, holds another Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Islamic State insurgents released a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley, who had gone missing in Syria nearly two years ago, and images of another U.S. journalist…
- Phuket News
Phuket’s first underpass opens as construction continues
PHUKET: The 600-million-baht underpass located beside the Central Festival Phuket shopping mall is now open to northbound vehicles, Phuket Highways Office Director Samak Luedwonghad confirmed to the Phuket Gazette today. The underpass was opened on Saturday from 10am to noon and then opened to traffic again today after it was determined that the road surface for northbound traffic at ground…
- Thailand News
Nationwide wheel-locking campaign kicks off
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – Thailand news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Wheel-locking campaign kicks off The Nation / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Police yesterday launched a nationwide operation to lock the wheels of cars found violating the law yesterday in a bid to ease traffic congestion. Pol Lt-General Wuthi Liptapallop, an adviser to the Royal Thai Police in…
