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No justice served on Phuket Tourist Court’s opening day
PHUKET: The judge’s gavel will not fall at the Phuket Tourist Court’s official opening tomorrow, as no cases will be heard the day of the formal opening, revealed Phuket Court Chief Judge Parinya Chaowalittawin this afternoon.“Tomorrow we will only hold a ceremony to open our Tourist Protections Section [the official name of the tourist court], as we have yet to…
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Video Report: Phuket rescue worker shoots man over love triangle
PHUKET: A 24-year-old man was shot in Patong over a love-triangle dispute yesterday afternoon. The victim, Worrawut Thaweeapideeserm, was rushed to Patong Hospital with a bullet wound to his shoulder.“After initial treatment, he was transferred to Vachira Phuket Hospital to have the bullet removed,” said Pattapee Srichay of the Patong Police.Police named the shooter as Wanchit Sornsaree, also known as…
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Helmetless sidecar driver dies after big bike wipeout
PHUKET: A helmetless driver of a motorbike with sidecar died after a high-speed collision with a big bike travelling at high speed in Thalang on Saturday evening. Tah Chat Chai Police arrived at the u-turn south of Kor En curve, notoriously nicknamed by locals as “Death Curve”, on Thepkrasattri Road (map here) just after 5:30pm. In the middle of the…
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Leading candidate as Phuket’s new top cop “open to all’
PHUKET: The man being tipped to become the next top cop in Phuket, Maj Gen Ong-art Phiewruangnont, is a “country person” open to listening to everyone. “Anyone who has a problem is welcome to come and talk to me. I will help you all,” he told the Phuket Gazette. However, Gen Ong-art would neither confirm nor deny that he has…
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Phuket teen gang shoots man dead over insults
PHUKET: Police have arrested several youths after an 18-year-old was shot dead in front of a 7-Eleven store in Phuket’s Rawai Beach area early yesterday morning. Chalong Police received a report of the shooting at 4am, and soon arrived at the 7-Eleven store at the entrance to Laem Ka Yai Beach on Wiset Road (map here). Korrawit Sriboonma, originally from…
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Phuket FC in scoreless stalemate with Trat’s White Elephants
PHUKET: Some 1,653 fans who turned out for the Islanders’ Yamaha League One (YL1) match against Trat FC match on Saturday evening in Phuket Town, were given little to cheer about, the match ending in a 0-0 stalemate. Indeed, the crowd, representing Phuket FC’s poorest turn-out all season, found more entertainment in the pre-game cheerleader show, as well as the…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Nairobi shopping mall seige leaves 68 dead, may trigger tighter security at malls worldwide
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Nairobi shopping mall seige leaves 68 dead, may trigger tighter security at malls worldwide Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: The deadly attack on a high-end Nairobi shopping mall on Saturday put the safety of malls around the world into the spotlight and could trigger moves to improve security…
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Phuket Opinion: Tourist Court vs Holiday Justice
PHUKET: The opening of a new court to resolve non-criminal cases involving foreign tourists in Phuket tomorrow is a welcome step in the right direction, but only time will tell if the initiative will achieve its goal of bringing about prompt justice for visitors and improving Thailand’s image as a tourist destination abroad. When the idea of establishing such a…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: Dam protesters in Bangkok; Turtles dumped at airport; Gold mine gunmen intimidate villagers
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Anti-dam marchers win warm welcome in capital The Nation / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Campaigners staging a 13-day, 368-kilometre march against the controversial Mae Wong Dam project in Nakhon Sawan arrived in Bangkok yesterday, receiving a warm reception from non-governmental organisations and other dam opponents. Momentum has been building…
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Phuket man disabled by disease found hanged
PHUKET: A man who had been afflicted for 30 years by an autoimmune disease that left him unable to walk without a walker was found hanged in his room this morning.Police responded to a call from a local coffee shop in Baan Sapam behind which Anan Areerat, 60, lived with his family, and found him hanging from metal security bars…
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Phuket Police raids at Surin Beach “just routine’, says local police chief
PHUKET: The series of walk-in police raids that startled patrons at a string of bars at Surin Beach last night were nothing more than routine checks, claims the Cherng Talay police chief.The raids were carried out by “standard patrols” with no special targets in mind, Cherng Talay Superintendent Col Chanuchan Cholsuwat told the Phuket Gazette today.“We do this once a…
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Phuket abuzz with Rihanna’s dirty loris talkin’
PHUKET: Social media networks are abuzz today after R’n’B celebrity Rihanna posted photos on Instagram showing herself posing on Phuket’s Soi Bangla in Patong last night. The photos show the stylish superstar feeding elephants, being welcomed to her Phuket resort and posing in front of stageshow ladyboys, called katoey in Thai, dressed in elaborate costumes (see here). One photo, posted…
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School bus flips in Krabi, injuring 13
PHUKET: A school bus carrying students home from a field trip flipped in Krabi yesterday, injuring 12 students and the driver, but causing no deaths. The busload of 49 students, all 13-year-old children, and their teachers had visited the popular Emerald Pool in Krabi and were heading home in a convoy of eight buses when the accident occurred. The group…
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British, Irish expats in Phuket arrested by Immigration
PHUKET: Three Phuket expats from Ireland and England will be deported from Thailand after being caught in Cherng Talay for overstaying. Officers moved in and arrested Alex Good, 27, from Ireland, at a restaurant near Cherng Talay Police Station at 3:30pm yesterday, said Lt Col Chidchanok Sakornyen of Phuket Immigration.“We had been following him for a while as we had…
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Phuket mass cleanup underway, aims to include everyone
PHUKET: Phuket joined a global campaign to make the world a better place by launching a four-day cleanup yesterday aimed at making everyone “an environment ranger”. Past cleanup campaigns focused on hotels, said Chodchoy Sophonpanich, president of Phuket Magic Eyes, an anti-litter organization. The current cleanup campaign aims to involve everyone. Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut, on hand at Bang Tao…
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Phuket’s secret souvenir: The perfect pair
Breasts are big in Phuket. Big business, that is. In recent years, both Bangkok Hospital Phuket and Phuket International Hospital have seen dramatic increases in cosmetic breast surgeries, fueled by rising numbers of medical tourists. The Phuket Gazette’s Orawin Narabal reports on one of the island’s hottest tourist draws: The boob job.PHUKET: Together, Phuket International Hospital and Bangkok Hospital Phuket…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: Isarn floods as Bangkok forecast downgraded; Senators deny coup plot; Brits arrested for fraud
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Provinces flood as rain forecast downgraded The Nation / Phuket GazettePHUKET: At least seven provinces, mostly in the Northeast, are under water due to rain that has continued for several days under the influence of a tropical depression. The depression has been downgraded to a low-pressure cell…
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Marine business operators readied for high season
PHUKET: Phuket marine-business operators yesterday were provided with a seminar to improve safety standards in preparation for high season. “We are endeavoring to reduce the number of accidents and fatalities this coming high season, and we also want to ensure tourist feel safer this year,” said Chatchai Sakdee of the Phuket Marine Office.Marine officers provided lessons concerning regulations; Tourism Authority…
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Phuket mobile phone operators vent over ‘overzealous’ consumer-protection policing
PHUKET: Mobile phone operators from Phuket’s major shopping malls protested this morning at Phuket Provincial Hall over what they see as an over-zealous interpretation of consumer protection laws. About 30 mobile shop operators from Big C, Central Festival and Jungceylon came to file a complaint to Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut, incensed that Consumer Protection Police Division officers arrested two vendors…
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Phuket Opinion: Speaking of warm welcomes
Yodying Viprakasit, 45, was raised in Bangkok and attended high school in England. She has BA and MA degrees from the US and attended culinary school in Italy. A Phuket resident for over seven years, she is the owner of Cafe Y Te on Phang Nga Road and Casa Blanca, a boutique hotel on Phuket Road. Here she talks about…
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Phuket bus overturns in Surat Thani – one dead, 29 injured
PHUKET: One person is dead and 29 others injured after a bus from Phuket heading for the Northeastern province of Nong Khai overturned in Surat Thani province yesterday afternoon.“We took 12 passengers to Baan Takhun Hospital and 17 to Phanom Hospital,” said Sophol Rakthao of the Phanom Police.“The driver, Anuchit Thongnuapaed, 32, was pinned behind the wheel. Rescue workers managed…
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Phuket Immigration cracks down on yachting, marine industry
PHUKET: Phuket Immigration chief Sunchai Chokkajaykij today confirmed that his office has launched a crackdown on foreigners working illegally in Phuket’s yachting and marine industry.The news follows the arrests of a German man and a Swiss man who were caught building their own boats on their own properties in Chalong late yesterday afternoon.“We have been targeting foreigners working illegally for…
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Myanmar national ignores warning flags, drowns at Karon Beach
PHUKET: A Myanmar teenager swimming in an area marked with red flags drowned at Karon Beach yesterday.Mr Pannyo, 17, had gone to the beach with two friends around 3pm, said Uten Singsom, head lifeguard at Kata-Karon beaches.“They were at the beach around low tide. Mr Pannyo’s friends stayed close to shore, but he swam out about 30 meters,” Mr Uten…
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Phuket Town holds age-old annual “Full Moon Party’
PHUKET: The annual celebration for the Moon Festival got underway in the heart of Phuket Town last night, with Governor Maitri Inthusut officiating at the ceremony to inaugurate this year’s Wai Phra Juntra festivities. Also at the event at Queen Sirikit Park (map here) was Phuket City Mayor Somjai Suwansupana, officers from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket Office…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Putin warns Ukraine over Euro ideals; Germany polls draw near; Grand Theft Auto sales US$800mn in a day; iPhone 5 hack attack; Saudi ponders women drivers
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Putin warns Ukraine over Europe ambitions Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Ukraine on Thursday he would retaliate with protectionist measures if it signed a landmark trade deal with the European Union and suggested Kiev enter instead into a Russian-led customs union.A day after…
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Phuket Gazette Thailand News: Bangkok prepares for floods; Cops collar sex toys; Wat Arun restoration; 28kg heroin bust; Say no to umbilical cords
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– Thailand news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Bangkok flood areas marked ahead of storm The Nation / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Authorities have identified 37 flood-prone spots in Bangkok in the face of a coming tropical depression.The depression, which entered Thailand’s Northeast yesterday morning, is expected to reach the Central region today. Traffic Police chief Pol…
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Phuket Governor proposes more tuk-tuks for the island
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut proposed an increase to the number of tuk-tuks legally operating in Phuket after he took a walking tour of Patong today. The number of tuk-tuks allowed to operate on Phuket was capped at 1,200 about 10 years ago. However, there are many illegal tuk-tuks operating on the island, which has caused Sakol Srisompoch to lead…
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No limit on divers at Phi Phi Island ahead of high season
PHUKET: A call by experts to restrict the number of tourists diving at sites off Phi Phi Island to reduce the stress to coral reefs went unheeded, as marine national parks along the Andaman coast ready to open for high season on October 15. However, a top official at the Phi Phi national park has assured that efforts are ongoing…
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Phuket mystery clarified: Some to be up in the air
PHUKET: When Sir Winston said it was “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,” Phuket was not yet on the world stage for much of anything. There were no tuk-tuks, jet-skis or other such lifestyle attractions to put paradise in the headlines, but the thing that’s scheduled to occur here less than two months from now could have…
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Phuket Police praised for quick work in Brazilian snatch case
PHUKET: Phuket Police have been praised for their quick work in arresting two youths after a Brazilian tourist had her camera snatched in Kata early Monday morning. Officers led by Karon Police Deputy Superintendent Sophon Borirak arrested Karon resident Kanin Kongchana, 22, and a 15-year-old Myanmar national at a rented room in Patong at 7pm Tuesday. The pair were found…
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