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  • Phuket NewsPhuket football on a roll | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:46, 20 March 2010
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    Phuket football on a roll

    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: Football officials in Phuket have high hopes that the island will become the next haven for the AFC’s Vision Asia program. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), headquartered in…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket flooding: Mayor Pian fights back
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:34, 19 March 2010
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    Phuket flooding: Mayor Pian fights back

    PATONG, PHUKET: Patong Mayor Pian Keesin has launched an ambitious program of public works in a bid to prevent a repeat of the flooding that deluged Phuket’s premier resort town during last year’s monsoon season. Mayor Pian said he guaranteed that the four projects underway would be complete before the rains start this year. “I’m not saying there will be…

  • Phuket NewsBuses the new solution to Phuket transport woes
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:05, 18 March 2010
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    Buses the new solution to Phuket transport woes

    PHUKET: Plans for a light rail system spanning Phuket have been scrapped in favor of the much cheaper option of scheduling new bus routes, it recently emerged. “We will no longer refer to this project as the light rail or monorail system project,” said Phuket Governor Wichai Phraisa-ngop. “We will now refer to it as the Bus Rapid Transit system…

  • Phuket NewsMonk kills monk | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:03, 18 March 2010
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    Monk kills monk

    PHUKET: A  monk was stabbed to death after boasting that the talismans (amulets) hanging from his neck made his skin impenetrable to weapons. Phra Sunantha Phongsu-wan, 44, died in hospital earlier this month from a single stab wound to his chest. Witnesses reported that the previous evening Phra Sunantha and his friend Phra Sathien Khamphira, 55, had been at Samnak…

  • 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 vaccination drive for cats and dogs | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:30, 16 March 2010
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    Phuket vaccination drive for cats and dogs

    PHUKET : More than 100 injection centers have been set up across the island in a drive to vaccinate Phuket’s dogs and cats against rabies. The livestock office-led campaign began on February 16 and will wrap up April 28. Centers are operating daily except for weekends and public holidays. “Instances of infection in dogs seem to be on the decline,”…

  • Phuket NewsFC Phuket top of the league
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:53, 15 March 2010
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    FC Phuket top of the league

    PHUKET: FC Phuket are top of Division Two (southern section) after an emphatic 2-0 victory over previous league leaders Satun Utd on Saturday. Even more encouraging for FC Phuket fans – who turned out in record numbers to support their team at Surakul Stadium – was the manner of the performance, with the Sea Kirin dominating the game from start…

  • OpinionOPINION: Lack of lifeguards intolerable
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 14:22, 14 March 2010
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    OPINION: Lack of lifeguards intolerable

    PHUKET: When it comes to showing visitors a good time, Phuket is hard to beat. But when it comes to keeping them safe, the verdict has to be: ‘Must try harder’. Much has been written recently about the ongoing carnage on the island’s roads, but during the high season now ending we’ve heard less about Phuket’s second most prolific killer,…

  • 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 NewsPhuket caddies end protest
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 14:55, 13 March 2010
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    Phuket caddies end protest

    KATHU, PHUKET: Some 200 golf caddies at the Loch Palm golf course in Phuket have ended a two-day protest over the dismissal of their ‘caddy master’. Most are now back to work. The women, who began their sit-in protest at 4:30am on Thursday, originally insisted they would not return to work at the course in Kathu until the man was…

  • 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’s Nai Harn buzzing with bikers
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:49, 12 March 2010
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    Phuket’s Nai Harn buzzing with bikers

    RAWAI, PHUKET: Nai Harn Beach was bustling with bikers last night as riders from around Phuket kicked off the first annual Nai Harn Bike Event. The two-day party welcomes all biking enthusiasts and showcases the most impressive motorcycles on the island, whether traditional or modified. Hogs on show include Harley Davidson Choppers, Fat Boys and Heritage Softails, as well as…

  • Phuket NewsPolice enlist public as Phuket’s eyes and ears
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:14, 11 March 2010
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    Police enlist public as Phuket’s eyes and ears

    PHUKET: Fearing that political groups may try to cause disruptions in Phuket during the red shirt demonstrations in Bangkok, the police are enlisting members of the public as their roving eyes and ears. Through a project called ‘News for Security’, the police are asking citizens to spot suspicious packages and unusual behavior, and to report it to the authorities. This…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Chinese cemetery ablaze again
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:44, 11 March 2010
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    Phuket Chinese cemetery ablaze again

    PHUKET TOWN: Firefighters used almost 9,000 liters of water to put out flames that raged in the Chinese cemetery on Rang Hill in Phuket Town today. Ten firefighters in three trucks rushed to the scene after the fire started at about 1pm. It took them around half an hour to bring the inferno under control. Arthit Phromsiri, head of the…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket red shirts head to Bangkok
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 14:06, 11 March 2010
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    Phuket red shirts head to Bangkok

    PHUKET: More than one thousand Phuket red shirts have reportedly left the island to take part in mass demonstrations in Bangkok. A local leader of the red-shirt United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) movement, Soonthorn Tohmharn, said there would be no demonstrations in Phuket. A huge UDD protest in Bangkok is set to take place tomorrow afternoon in a…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket’s new reservoir project: Klong Krata
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:03, 11 March 2010
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    Phuket’s new reservoir project: Klong Krata

    CHALONG, PHUKET: The Klong Krata Reservoir project has been delayed by several months while the agency responsible awaits approval to use Forest Department land needed for construction. The 600-million-baht project will see the construction of a 25-meter-high dam spanning 730 meters across the existing Klong Krata stream, creating a 430-rai reservoir and recreational area. The Klong Krata catchment area comprises…

  • Phuket NewsFour arrested for aquarium fish smuggling in Phuket
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:06, 08 March 2010
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    Four arrested for aquarium fish smuggling in Phuket

    PHUKET TOWN: Four residents of a Sea Gypsy community in Rawai were arrested yesterday for smuggling protected marine species. The suspects, 34-year-old Pichit Bangjak and three minors, were arrested at 11am in a pickup truck parked along Thepkrasattri Road in Rassada, near the Phuket Highways Department Office. A search of foam coolers in the bed of the truck uncovered 250…

  • Phuket NewsDrug treatment at Vachira Phuket
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 12:27, 08 March 2010
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    Drug treatment at Vachira Phuket

    PHUKET TOWN: Phuket police are at war on drugs. Rarely does a week go by without fresh arrests for narcotics possession, ranging from kids caught with a handful of pills to dealers trading shipments worth hundreds of thousands of baht. Ya bah (methamphetamine) remains the most popular, although Phuket Police recently warned that ya ice (crystal methamphetamine) is taking its…

  • Phuket NewsDream delay: Phuket kayakers’ dream paddle on hold | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:36, 08 March 2010
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    Dream delay: Phuket kayakers’ dream paddle on hold

    PHUKET TOWN: Two Phuket-based men who were set to paddle a kayak 14,000 miles from Phuket to California have been forced to postpone their trip due to ‘financial constraints’. American Ryan Doran, 26, and Piya ‘Mr X’ Sukunthai, 28, were due to leave Phuket on March 10 aboard their 20-foot wooden kayak Say-Lee. The pair insist that their dream trip…

  • 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…

  • Phuket NewsNEWS Hound: Thailand traffic concerns during protests
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 09:29, 07 March 2010
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    NEWS Hound: Thailand traffic concerns during 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: In preparation for Thailand’s mass political rally scheduled for Bangkok next Sunday, authorities will cite traffic law to ban the ‘red shirts’ from bringing in their E-taen farm…

  • Phuket NewsPhang Nga plans world mass dive record in April
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:49, 06 March 2010
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    Phang Nga plans world mass dive record in April

    PHUKET: Phang Nga Province, Phuket’s immediate neighbor to the north, is asking divers from all over Thailand to pack their fins, tanks and regulators and head to a diving festival in Thai Muang District on April 3, when there will be an assault on the world record for a mass dive. Thai Muang is about a one hour drive from…

  • 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 NewsUS consular outreach trip: Phuket
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:48, 06 March 2010
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    US consular outreach trip: Phuket

    PHUKET: The Consular Section of the American Embassy in Bangkok has announced a consular outreach visit to Phuket on March 19. Consular staff will be available to provide consular services for American citizens at the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa from 8am to 12 noon on Friday, March 19. The following consular services will be available during the outreach…

  • Phuket NewsHeroines’ Memorial Fair starts tomorrow in Phuket
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:39, 05 March 2010
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    Heroines’ Memorial Fair starts tomorrow in Phuket

    PHUKET: Phuket’s annual Thao Thepkrasattri and Thao Srisoonthorn Fair starts tomorrow in Thalang. The fair, which runs until March 20, will take place at Thalang Victory Memorial Park near the Heroines’ Monument. Highlights will include a theatrical performance recreating the two heroines’ famous victory. The pair, known as Jan and Muk before they were ennobled with the title ‘Thao,’ led…

  • Phuket NewsThree US navy vessels in Phuket
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:06, 05 March 2010
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    Three US navy vessels in Phuket

    PHUKET: Another three United States Navy vessels with over 500 crew members are in Phuket for five nights of rest and relaxation. The amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland and amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore docked at the Phuket Deep Sea Port at Cape Panwa on Tuesday, followed by the smaller USS Patriot the following day. All three vessels…

  • Phuket NewsWell-known DJ found dead in Phuket
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:12, 04 March 2010
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    Well-known DJ found dead in Phuket

    PATONG, PHUKET: A DJ at the popular Boat Bar in Patong was found dead in his bedroom above the venue last night. Police believe 35-year-old Ratchanon Bawonsakulchart, known as ‘DJ Nat’, died of chronic health problems. Colleagues found Mr Ratchanon, who was from Bangkok, dead on his bedroom floor at around 8pm. Boat Bar, located on the access road to…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket residents fight loan scam
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:01, 04 March 2010
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    Phuket residents fight loan scam

    KOH KAEW, PHUKET: Hundreds of villagers in Phuket claim they have been cheated out of their homes by an unscrupulous loan company. The victims, mostly from Saensuk Village in Koh Kaew, say the company is demanding tens of thousands of baht to buy their homes back – and threatening to throw them out on the streets if they don’t comply.…

  • Phuket NewsNEWS Hound: Thai MPs opt for bullet proof vehicles
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:16, 04 March 2010
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    NEWS Hound: Thai MPs opt for bullet proof vehicles

    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: Members of Thailand’s Council of Ministers have begun swapping their official sedans for bullet-proof vehicles following a warning by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. According to ThaiVisa.com, this was…