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  • Phuket NewsSuan Luang fish killers caught
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:28, 20 August 2008
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    Suan Luang fish killers caught

    PHUKET CITY: Scores of municipal workers have been working since Saturday morning to remove thousands of rotting fish from the main pond at Suan Luang Park, after a group of fishermen were caught using poison to kill and capture them on Friday night.An officer from Phuket City Municipality, who asked not to be named, told the Gazette that the municipal…

  • Phuket NewsDeath truck driver’s confession halves 12-year jail sentence | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:59, 16 August 2008
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    Death truck driver’s confession halves 12-year jail sentence

    RANONG: The driver of the truck in which 54 illegal Burmese immigrants suffocated while they were being transported from Ranong to Phuket on April 9 has been sentenced to a six-year jail term by Ranong Criminal Court. Phuket Police Commander Maj Gen Apirak Hongthong told the Gazette that the driver’s jail sentence was reduced from 12 to six years because…

  • Phuket NewsWeapons cache discovered on Frenchman’s yacht
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 13:46, 13 August 2008
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    Weapons cache discovered on Frenchman’s yacht

    PHUKET: A man piloting a luxury yacht has been arrested by Phuket Marine Police officers after several guns and ammunition were found stashed aboard the boat he was operating.Investigating Marine Police officer Deputy Superintendent Lt Col Prasert Srikunrat told a press conference that the arrest came at 8 pm on Monday, after Thalang district volunteer police noticed people getting off…

  • Phuket NewsBikini shop bust nets B10m in counterfeit stash | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 13:20, 13 August 2008
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    Bikini shop bust nets B10m in counterfeit stash

    PHUKET CITY: A bikini is normally donned to cover up a woman’s private parts, but a bikini-vending operation in downtown Phuket was found concealing something much larger, and with a different kind of value: a stash of more than 90,000 counterfeit T-shirts.Officers from the Police Region 8 Investigation Center raided a secret warehouse in the center of Phuket City Saturday…

  • Phuket NewsAmputee turtle recovering well
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:35, 13 August 2008
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    Amputee turtle recovering well

    CAPE PANWA: An immature Olive Ridley sea turtle whose badly infected front left flipper had to be amputated by veterinarians at the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) in early June is recovering well at the center, where it is eating well on a diet of fish and squid. Named Hope by members of the Mai Khao Sea Turtle Foundation that…

  • Phuket NewsBangkok prisoner’s cell phone orders prompt Phuket drug raid | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 19:05, 08 August 2008
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    Bangkok prisoner’s cell phone orders prompt Phuket drug raid

    PHUKET: A man incarcerated on drug charges at Klong Prem Central prison in Bangkok managed to order a bus to transport 3,000 ya bah (methamphetamines) pills to his son in Phuket from his prison cell. However, not everything went according to plan for the father-son duo.The Phuket Provincial Police drug suppression unit discovered 2,893 of the pills when they raided three…

  • Phuket NewsOrBorJor targets bus service, hotel tax issue | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:02, 08 August 2008
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    OrBorJor targets bus service, hotel tax issue

    PHUKET CITY: New projects launched by the new Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (OrBorJor) include persuading more hotel owners to pay the controversial 1% hotel room tax and improving the OrBorJor bus service in and around Phuket City. OrBorJor President Paiboon Upatising told the Gazette the initiatives fall under the OrBorJor policy to improve public services and promote tourism in the…

  • Phuket NewsCypriot MP calls on Gov Niran | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 11:18, 07 August 2008
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    Cypriot MP calls on Gov Niran

    PHUKET CITY: Cypriot MP and European Parliament Member Marios Matsakis on August 1 met with top Phuket officials to follow up on Phuket’s progress in disaster prevention measures since the 2004 tsunami. Phuket Governor Niran Kalayanamit and Chotnarin Kerdsom, chief of the Department of Disaster Mitigation and Prevention (DDPM-Phuket), were both on hand to brief him. Mr Matsakis, who is…

  • Phuket NewsPolice Deputy Commissioner opens new Immigration building
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:15, 31 July 2008
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    Police Deputy Commissioner opens new Immigration building

    PHUKET CITY: Gen Wiroj Phahonwet, Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, arrived in Phuket to lead the opening ceremony of the new Immigration offices at Saphan Hin on Tuesday morning.The three-story building, which sits on 341 square meters of land, was built at a cost of just over 12 million baht.At 9:09 am, the ceremony started with a troupe…

  • Phuket NewsTosaporn named Korean Honorary Consul for Phuket | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:23, 30 July 2008
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    Tosaporn named Korean Honorary Consul for Phuket

    PHUKET CITY: Phuket Member of Parliament Tosaporn Tephabutra has been appointed the Republic of Korea’s Honorary Consul for Phuket and the new consular office here opened yesterday. Its opening occurs in a year coinciding with the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Thailand, which will be observed on October 4. Presiding over the opening ceremony at the new office, located near Surakul Stadium on Wichit Songkram…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket “69ers’ to promote Thai ICT in China | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 15:37, 29 July 2008
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    Phuket “69ers’ to promote Thai ICT in China

    PHUKET CITY: Representatives from Phuket businesses and other organizations will travel to Nanning City in Guangxi, China, for the 5th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) to be held from October 22-25.Phuket Vice-Governor Smith Palawatwichai met officers from the Department of Export Promotion (DEP), the Phuket Office of the Software Industries Promotion Agency (SIPA) and Phuket business operators at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday…

  • Phuket NewsImmigration chief targets “national stability’
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 12:30, 29 July 2008
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    Immigration chief targets “national stability’

    PHUKET CITY: In Phuket to officiate at the opening of the new Phuket Provincial Immigration Office at Saphan Hin today, Immigration Commissioner Lt Gen Chatchawan Suksomchit yesterday announced that he is shaking up his ranks to use technology to be more effective.Gen Chatchawan, Thailand’s top Immigration officer, said his goal is to improve “national stability” in order to restore investor…

  • Phuket NewsOrBorTor moves to keep Koh Maphrao clean
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:38, 25 July 2008
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    OrBorTor moves to keep Koh Maphrao clean

    KOH MAPHRAO: In a move to keep Koh Maphrao clean, Koh Kaew Tambon Administration Organization (OrBorTor), the local authority responsible for Koh Maphrao, will place trash cans around the island.Koh Kaew OrBorTor President Kuakiat Jitkua today told the Gazette, “I’m trying to improve waste disposal at Laem Hin and Koh Maphrao. “On Wednesday, we held a beach cleanup with local…

  • Phuket NewsYo!2 finds Raceweek plain sailing | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:58, 25 July 2008
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    Yo!2 finds Raceweek plain sailing

    AO CHALONG: Peter Ahern’s crew aboard Yo2! have maintained their lead in the IRC 1 class of this year’s Six Senses Phuket Raceweek with two more wins today, leaving them with four wins from four races so far in the series. Other provisional results posted this afternoon show that Ben Copely’s Swan 42 Katsu, racing in her first Raceweek regatta,…

  • Phuket NewsYo!2 blows into first place in Raceweek opener
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 09:42, 25 July 2008
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    Yo!2 blows into first place in Raceweek opener

    AO CHALONG: After torrential downpours delayed the start of the first race yesterday morning, crews racing in the Six Senses Phuket Raceweek regatta were blessed with steady winds of more than 10 knots pushing the record fleet around the courses. The fleet of 44 yachts, competing in seven classes, faced miserable conditions as heavy rain forced organizers to delay the…

  • Phuket News“Death truck’ families to receive B35k per victim | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 19:36, 24 July 2008
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    “Death truck’ families to receive B35k per victim

    BANGKOK (TNA): Relatives of the 54 Burmese migrant workers who suffocated in the back of a seafood truck in Ranong on April 9 will receive 35,000 baht compensation for each relative who died while being illegally transported to Phuket, Suwanna Suwanjutha, director-general of the Rights and Liberties Protection Department, said on Tuesday.A total of 121 people were crammed inside a…

  • Phuket NewsWorld health tourism conference slated to bring US million
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 09:44, 24 July 2008
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    World health tourism conference slated to bring US$10 million

    KARON: An international convention on medical and health tourism to be be held in Phuket next year is expected to generate US$10 million, according to the event’s organizer, SOS Medical Tourism Services.The World Medical Health Tourism Conference (TWMHTC) 2009 will be held at the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa from September 16 to 18 2009.“Phuket is the ideal location…

  • Phuket NewsOne-two-go, Orient Thai hit by 30-day flight suspension | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 10:04, 22 July 2008
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    One-two-go, Orient Thai hit by 30-day flight suspension

    BANGKOK (Nation): One-Two-Go and Orient Thai Airlines risk seeing their aviation licenses revoked if they fail to tackle the defects that led to the suspension of their flight services today.That possibility comes amid growing concerns about the airlines’ safety standards.About 40,000 passengers on their booking lists will be affected by the 30-day flight suspension starting today and will receive combined…

  • Phuket NewsAbandoned Kancils baffle Customs officers | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 17:31, 16 July 2008
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    Abandoned Kancils baffle Customs officers

    CHALONG: The discovery of two Perodua Kancil cars, found abandoned at two different locations on the island last week, have sparked a search by Customs officers for the people who left them behind.Customs officers found one of the Malaysian-made cars hidden in a rubber plantation on Sakdidet Rd, Wichit, on July 8.The white four-door Perodua Kancil was not fitted with…

  • Phuket NewsThree buried alive in Patong landslide
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:35, 15 July 2008
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    Three buried alive in Patong landslide

    PATONG: Following heavy rains overnight, three Burmese laborers were crushed by a landslide this morning at the site of a new apartment block being built on 50 Pi Rd.The laborers were part of a construction crew who had been working on building a retaining wall at the site, located opposite Rattana Hill Apartments, to prevent such an incident.The owner of…

  • Phuket NewsInaugural multihull regatta underway
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:50, 12 July 2008
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    Inaugural multihull regatta underway

    CHALONG: Crews racing in the inaugural SEA Property Multihull Championship got off to an easy start this morning with catamarans and trimarans crossing the start line in light winds.Although the regatta entails only two days of racing, it has attracted a large number of local multihulls, including many of the Phuket designed and built Firefly 850s.Among the Fireflys, which are competing…

  • Phuket NewsThaksin on graft charges | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 09:22, 12 July 2008
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    Thaksin on graft charges

    BANGKOK (The Nation): The attorney-general has filed a criminal lawsuit against Thaksin Shinawatra, accusing him of abusing power while serving as prime minister by converting telecom concessions to benefit Shin Corp at a cost of 66 billion baht in damages to Thailand.After an initial delay, the attorney-general yesterday took up the policy corruption case involving Shin Corp, which was investigated…

  • Phuket NewsTourists stay put as tsunami sirens sound
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 20:29, 07 July 2008
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    Tourists stay put as tsunami sirens sound

    PATONG: Tourists in Patong opted to soak up the sun rather than run for their lives during yesterday’s tsunami drill. The exercise, held across the six Andaman provinces, included the sounding of all 79 tsunami warning towers operated by the National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC).At Patong Beach, a female English tourist told the Gazette, “I heard the siren and knew what it was,…

  • Phuket NewsHealth chief warns of dengue | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 19:07, 04 July 2008
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    Health chief warns of dengue

    PHUKET: Provincial Health Office chief Dr Paisan Worrasathit has issued a warning for people on Phuket to protect against contracting dengue fever, which sees a spike in the number or people contracting the disease each year during the rainy season.Currently, 200 islanders are suffering from the disease, and one victim recently died, Dr Paisarn said.He added that dengue fever was…

  • Phuket NewsHRH Ubol Ratana to visit Phuket | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 19:15, 01 July 2008
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    HRH Ubol Ratana to visit Phuket

    PHUKET: HRH Princess Ubol Ratana Rajakanya will be in Phuket July 26 to 29 as part of her ‘To Be Number One’ project to steer Thai children and youths away from drugs.Phuket Governor Niran Kalayanamit made the announcement at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday at the monthly meeting of Phuket Provincial committee members and office chiefs.She will attend the opening ceremony…

  • Phuket NewsStriped dolphin dies at Mai Khao | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 16:06, 01 July 2008
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    Striped dolphin dies at Mai Khao

    MAI KHAO: The carcass of a female striped dolphin was discovered washed ashore at Baan Dan on Saturday morning – two days after 11 false killer whales beached at Koh Racha. Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) staff retrieved the dead animal and moved it to the PMBC at Cape Panwa after being notified by a villager at about 7 am.…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket prepares for tsunami drill | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:11, 27 June 2008
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    Phuket prepares for tsunami drill

    PHUKET: At 9:45 am on July 7, all 79 tsunami warning towers operated by the National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) will sound their alarms as part of a comprehensive tsunami warning test for the six Andaman provinces.Deputy Prime Minister and Industry Ministry Suwit Kunkitti announced the drill on nationwide television at 3 pm yesterday.Co-ordinating the drill from a command center…

  • Phuket NewsDoctor arrested at Bang Tao clinic
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 18:09, 27 June 2008
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    Doctor arrested at Bang Tao clinic

    CHERNG TALAY: A doctor at a clinic in Bang Tao has been charged with practicing medicine without a license after allegedly administering an injection that resulted in a local boy nearly losing the use of one of his legs.Cherng Talay Police arrested Tassaneeporn Kachane, 53, at Pannavej Clinic on Srisoonthorn Rd yesterday afternoon after Phuket Provincial Health Office Director Dr…

  • Thailand NewsRogue monk defrocks self | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 14:38, 26 June 2008
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    Rogue monk defrocks self

    NONG KHAI: As every good clergyman knows, improper sexual conduct is a quick way to get defrocked – cast out of the Buddhist clergy.Perhaps sensing that his own defrockment was inevitable, one naughty abbot in Tha Bor District decided to beat his detractors to the punch.At a meeting of villagers and local religious authorities to discuss allegations of sexual impropriety…

  • Phuket NewsPM and Foreign Minister seen as ‘Dead and Buried’ | Thaiger
    Legacy Phuket GazettePublished: 09:08, 26 June 2008
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    PM and Foreign Minister seen as ‘Dead and Buried’

    BANGKOK (Opinion from The Nation): As far as the media were concerned yesterday, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama were “defeated” in the first day of the censure debate in the House of Representatives.Headlines in almost all local newspapers, Thai and English, backed the opposition Democrat Party, saying Samak and Noppadon had lost the battle. The Democrat…