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  • OpinionOPINION: In defense of Phuket Town
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:37, 30 March 2010
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    OPINION: In defense of Phuket Town

    PHUKET: What’s the name of the administrative capital of this island of ours? If you answered ‘Phuket City’, you are technically correct. The Thai government raised the status of the town to ‘thesaban nakhon’ – which can be translated as ‘city municipality’ – on February 13, 2004. According to the government’s definition, a municipality needs a population of at least…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket protest against prawn farm poisonings
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 14:48, 29 March 2010
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    Phuket protest against prawn farm poisonings

    PA KHLOK, PHUKET: Villagers are complaining that shrimp farms in Ban Tha Rua in Phuket are poisoning the canal their livelihoods depend on. Ten residents of Bang La village said last week that shrimp farm operators were letting chemical wastewater flood into Klong Pak Ka, killing marine life. Surasak Wahlum, a 55-year-old fisherman, said, “The wastewater kills shellfish and other…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Gazette moves to Koh Kaew
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:48, 28 March 2010
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    Phuket Gazette moves to Koh Kaew

    PHUKET: After 17 years in Phuket, the last 13 of them in Phuket Town, the Phuket Gazette moves to Koh Kaew on Wednesday. Located just off the west side (northbound lanes) of Thepkrasattri Rd, the new office complex is roughly midway between the Bypass Rd and the Heroines’ Monument. If traveling north, take a left turn immediately after the large…

  • Phuket NewsBikers descend on Phuket | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 07:10, 28 March 2010
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    Bikers descend on 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: More than 3,000 big bikers from across Thailand and nearby countries will gather in Phuket during ‘Phuket Bike Week 2010’ and celebrate the Thai Water Festival of Songkran,…

  • Phuket NewsBreaking through: Phuket road near completion
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:07, 26 March 2010
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    Breaking through: Phuket road near completion

    WICHIT, PHUKET: The final stages of construction are set to begin on a long awaited road connecting the bypass road near HomeWorks to Ekwahnit Road behind Surakul stadium. Phuket Governor Wichai Phraisa-ngop swung the project into action by helping demolish a wall with a sledgehammer on March 24. The 550-meter-long road, running behind Darasamuth School, was expected to have been…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket’s orange bike guard arrives
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:34, 24 March 2010
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    Phuket’s orange bike guard arrives

    PHUKET TOWN: Orange clad volunteers on bicycles are patrolling Saphan Hin park in a new drive to make people feel safe at night New chief of Muang District, Supachai Pochanukul, wants to end the violent crime that has made the park a ‘no go’ area for some after dark. “Saphan Hin park is a location that tourists and locals alike…

  • Phuket NewsPrivate jets to rise in Phuket | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:45, 24 March 2010
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    Private jets to rise in 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: Thai business aircraft operator MJets has opened the country’s first dedicated fixed-base operation (FBO) at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport to exploit the growing demand for business aviation throughout…

  • Phuket NewsFundraiser for Phuket yachtsman Boo Meesuk
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:07, 23 March 2010
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    Fundraiser for Phuket yachtsman Boo Meesuk

    PHUKET: The Ao Chalong Yacht Club (ACYC) in Phuket will host a fundraising event on Friday for local yacht enthusiast Boo Meesuk. About two and a half weeks ago, Boo fell seriously ill while delivering a yacht to Phuket. His condition was critical by the time the rest of the crew managed to get him to a hospital in Terengganu,…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket resorts may benefit from Malaysian challenge | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:49, 22 March 2010
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    Phuket resorts may benefit from Malaysian challenge

    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 defiance of the rudiments of free-market economics, Thailand’s neighbor Malaysia is raising – not lowering – room rates at its five-star hotels in order to compete more…

  • Phuket NewsBank cards, deposits at peril in Phuket
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 14:36, 21 March 2010
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    Bank cards, deposits at peril in Phuket

    PHUKET OPINION: Two recent fraud cases, and a third one currently under investigation by this newspaper, highlight the continuing need for personal vigilance in protecting funds deposited in local banks. Last week a Phuket supermarket cashier admitted to buying a laptop computer using a credit card belonging to none other than the chief of Kathu District, Siriphat Phathakul. [See front…

  • Phuket NewsUpdate: Phuket Murder of Dr Somchai | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 13:16, 20 March 2010
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    Update: Phuket Murder of Dr Somchai

    PHUKET TOWN: Police are investigating possible connections between the murder of Dr Somchai Wongbunterng and an altercation between the victim and a group of teenagers earlier this week. Dr Somchai was gunned down outside his own clinic just after noon in Phuket Town on Thursday. Jack Mai, one of the doctor’s employees, told police that two men pulled up in…

  • 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 bemused as protests fizzle | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:28, 18 March 2010
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    Phuket bemused as protests fizzle

    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 mass anti-government rally in Thailand appears to be losing steam. Tens of thousands have returned to their farms. They drew nowhere near the promised million protesters. But…

  • 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 NewsTourists to be routed to Phuket | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 09:51, 12 March 2010
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    Tourists to be routed to 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: Government sectors have teamed up to create the National Tourist Assistance Center (NTAC) to help tourists during the current mass rally against the government in Bangkok. Conducted by…

  • Phuket NewsNEWS Hound: Travel update for Thailand | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 12:04, 11 March 2010
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    NEWS Hound: Travel update for Thailand

    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: Government-owned Thai media conglomerate Mcot reports that Bangkok’s major airport Suvarnabhumi has issued an advisory warning passengers check in 3 hours in advance for international flights, and 2…

  • 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 NewsGerman collapses, dies in Kata | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 13:55, 08 March 2010
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    German collapses, dies in Kata

    KATA, PHUKET: An elderly Caucasian tourist died in the sea off Kata Beach on Friday. Witnesses said the man collapsed in the water at around 4pm. Tourists pulled him out but he was already dead. The man is believed to be a 69-year-old German who was staying at the Kanjana Guesthouse on Nanai Road in Patong. German Honorary Consul Dirk…

  • 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…

  • 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 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 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…

  • Thailand NewsSouped up spirit house | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:03, 05 March 2010
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    Souped up spirit house

    RAYONG: A police officer worried about keeping up with today’s criminals gave his guardian spirit a boost by donating a high-powered motorbike to his spirit house. Sen Sgt Maj Adisak Buphachat, who serves at Rayong Provincial Police Headquarters, spent more than 50,000 baht on a 400cc Honda CBR 400 sports bike to offer the spirit house at his home. He…

  • 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 NewsThai police seize internet chat logs | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:35, 04 March 2010
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    Thai police seize internet chat logs

    PHUKET: More than 20 police from the Economic and Cyber-Crimes Division (ECOTEC) have raided the offices of Thai state-owned telecommunications company CAT Telecom and confiscated chat-room conversation records and a server. Police Lieutenant General Tha-ngai Prasajaksatru, commander of ECOTEC, said the raid at CAT Tower yesterday focused on the Internet data center and was in response to a radical pro-Thaksin…

  • 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: 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 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…