News from The Phuket Gazette
- Phuket house construction workers dies in fall May 23, 2013PHUKET: A Phuket construction worker died yesterday after falling from scaffolding at a house being built in Thalang.Thalang Police were called to the site, in Soi Lak Maung in Baan Muang Mai, at about 10:30am.At the scene they found Manit Mongkhon, 42, from Nan Province in Northern Thailand, dead from a fatal head injury. […]
- Phuket shop owners urge mayor to reverse parking ban May 23, 2013PHUKET: More than 30 vendors with stores located opposite Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town have appealed to the Phuket City Mayor to reverse the decision to install no parking signs in front of their shops.The new signs, which prohibit parking in the area from 7am to 6pm, were installed on May 16 as a way to try to alleviate heavy traffic congestion in […]
- Chinese arrested for illegally selling souvenirs at Phuket temple May 23, 2013PHUKET: Nine Chinese were arrested on Tuesday for illegally selling amulets and souvenirs at Wat Kathu, one of the oldest temples on the island.Phuket Immigration Office Superintendent Pol Col Sanchai Chokhayaikij led officers to the revered site at about 4:30pm, where they found the Chinese nationals actively selling amulets and souvenirs to visitors at the […]
- Phuket Governor faces taxi doubleheader at Phuket International airport May 23, 2013PHUKET: Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut was met en masse late yesterday by the drivers of a second taxi company after having already been dragged to Phuket International Airport due to an all-night vigil held by the illegal taxi drivers of Mook Andaman co-operative outside his official residence Tuesday night (story […]
- Phuket drowning victim identified as British national May 22, 2013PHUKET: Police have identified the man whose body washed ashore on Patong Beach early yesterday morning (story […]
- Phuket illegal taxi drivers stalk Governor, demand resolution May 22, 2013PHUKET: A sortie of about 30 illegal taxi drivers from the Mook Andaman co-operative staged an all-night vigil in front of the Governor’s Residence last night, finally causing the governor to agree to meet with them today to seek a resolution to their demand to serve passengers at Phuket International Airport. Police were called in to ensure the drivers kept […]
News from The Phuket News
- Whos responsible for Phukets blackout? May 22, 2013BANGKOK: The energy minister has reasons to be upset about the southern power outage, as no one at the electricity supplying agencies made the decision to save the region. […]
- Phuket teacher runs marathon for cancer-stricken colleague May 22, 2013PHUKET: As HeadStart teacher Richard Allenby lay on his hospital bed before surgery at Bangkok Hospital Phuket, he was convinced he was going to die. He told his adult son to look after his pregnant wife and their unborn child. […]
- Stockholm police brutality riots go into third day May 22, 2013STOCKHOLM: Riots in a poor, mainly immigrant suburb of Swedens capital have continued into a third night. […]
- Boundless destruction as US tornado rescue winds down May 22, 2013MOORE: As rescue efforts in Oklahoma wound down Wednesday, residents turned to the daunting task of rebuilding a US heartland community shattered by a vast tornado that killed at least 24 people. […]
- Phuket vendors protest no-parking zone May 22, 2013PHUKET: Around 30 street vendors attended a meeting at the Phuket City Municipality to discuss a new no-parking zone outside Vachira Hospital, which they say has led to lost revenue for them. […]
- Senators inspect former Phuket VG’s hilltop paradise May 22, 2013PHUKET: A Senate committee led by Boonsong Kowawisaratch, senator for Mae Hong Son Province, this morning (May 22) visited the resort-style house built by a former vice-governor of Phuket, high in the hills overlooking Patong. […]
News from Phuket Wan
- Drunken Aussie Thugs Bashed as Phuket Tourists Fight Back: American Hit With Ashtray May 22, 2013PHOTO ALBUM Two Australians are in Patong Hospital with serious injuries after a wild Phuket brawl. Tourists in a bar retaliated when one of the Aussies hit an American with an ashtray. […]
- Patong Kills the Mini Bar. Going Express to Phuket's Future May 22, 2013Resort Review Once you have said ''Holiday Inn Express Phuket Patong Beach Central'' a few times quickly, it's appropriate to wonder what happened to the words ''resort'' or ''hotel.'' And the mini-bar. […]
- On Phuket It's Corruption, Corruption, Corruption. When Will Residents See Action, Action, Action? May 22, 2013News Analysis Talk, talk, talk about corruption, corruption, corruption on Phuket has gone on for years now. With so many obvious outstanding cases, it's time for action, action, action. […]
- Crimes Against Tourists Not High, Says Police Chief May 22, 2013Latest The chief of Thailand's Tourist police suggests that tourists register names and passport numbers and says that data shows that crimes against visitors are not as high as people think. […]
- Malaysia's Deputy PM Mixes Business With Pleasure on Phuket May 22, 2013Latest Malaysia's Deputy PM visits Phuket for official talks and some golf after celebrating victory in national elections. He will be officially welcomed and dine with Phuket's leaders. […]
- PhuketWATCH Terror Killing in London; Riots Hit Sweden; Taxis Seek Fares Rise; Golfers at War May 22, 2013Phuket News UPDATE Soldier hacked to death in London terror attack; Sweden struck by riots; Krabi power plant push after blackout; Baht rise flies Thais to Japan; BA reschedules. […]
