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Ministry of Farang Affairs: Petting every dog you see
Bangkok pushes for underpass completion
Dire need for public transport system in Patong
Variety of orchids to brighten up any garden
Eve Whittaker of HeadStart wins the Dublin Award

Ministry of Farang Affairs: Petting every dog you see

The Ministry of Farang Affairs is a one-stop shop where foreigners in Thailand can learn all they need to know about living here. No, we’re not talking about work permits, visas or taxes. We’re talking about day-to-day life in the Land of Endless Shocks and Riddles, of Blur, Befuddlement and the Bizarre. Stay tuned for weekly insights from Minister Stephff. For more from the Ministry of Farang Af
Bangkok Ombudsman pushes for Samkong underpass completion

PHUKET: After months of delays, the Samkong underpass is expected to be open later this month and be fully operational by May, it has been confirmed. Inspectors from the Ombudsman Office in Bangkok visited the construction site yesterday and confirmed the underpass should be open to traffic within the next few weeks. Boon Tapanadul from the Bangkok Ombudsman Office was in Phuket to follow up on
Opinion: Patong needs to break with tuk-tuk transport

PHUKET: The introduction of traffic barriers to stop pedestrians crossing Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Road in Patong serves as yet another reminder that the traffic problem in the tourist town could be vastly improved by the introduction of a simple, reasonably-priced public transport system. Patong Police and Patong Municipality, the forces behind the barrier project, believe that not having pedestrians
Gardening: Lest we forget the magic of orchids

PHUKET: At my age, time seems to whizz by – about the only form of awareness that does. Recently it was the doleful anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris. It seems only a couple of months ago, but memory plays strange tricks on the aging brain. For instance, when I checked, I found my last piece about orchids was penned in these pages nearly five years ago. Asked, I would have estim
Imagine: A World Without Boundaries

The winner of the Dublin Literary Award for Southern Thailand this year is 14-year-old British national Eve Whittaker, who is a Year 9 student at HeadStart International School. Eve and hundreds of other students took part in the writing competition, which asked the young writers to explore a ‘World With No Boundaries’. Currently studying for the World Scholar’s Cup, under the theme ‘An Imperf

Stories

Spanish tourist arrivals on the up

PHUKET: The number of Spanish tourists visiting Thailand has risen by almost 30 per cent this year while the number of Russian tourists continues to rapidly decline, according to the latest figures released by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Despite a drop in the overall number of European visitors to Thailand by about

- Yesterday, 04:09PM

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Fire threatens forest, leisure facilities in Cherng Talay

PHUKET: Fire fighters were called out this morning to tackle a blaze which broke out in Cherng Talay and threatened to spread to nearby forest and damage a golf course in the area. Witnesses say the fire started at about 11:00am. Cherng Talay fire chief Teerapol Sakpracha told the Phuket Gazette that fire fighters mana

- Yesterday, 03:20PM

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Interior Ministry designates Phuket as pilot province for social enterprise initiative

PHUKET: The Interior Ministry has designated Phuket as a launch pad for a new government-backed social enterprise initiative to help grass-roots businesses flourish and contribute to bolstering the local economy. On a visit to Phuket to officially launch the nationwide initiative on March 31, Interior Minister General Anupong Pa

- Yesterday, 02:00PM

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Phuket airport retailers forced to drop prices

PHUKET: Phuket International Airport has slashed the cost of drinking water on sale inside its terminals by 75 per cent and has launched lower priced menus to appease hungry travellers on a budget. Under pressure from irate tourists complaining on social media about the high costs of food and drink inside the infamous airport, t

- Yesterday, 11:54AM

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Upcoming Events in Phuket

Chakri Memorial Day

April 6, 2016
Songkran Festival

April 13, 2016 - April 15, 2016
PHUKET CRITERIUM

April 23, 2016
Quintessential Wellness Workshop

April 28, 2016 - May 1, 2016
Labour Day

May 1, 2016
Coronation Day

May 5, 2016
Visakha Bucha Day

May 20, 2016

Issues & Answers

Workers's camp at Baan Jo waterworks

When was the workers's camp allowed to be set up at the Baan Jo water-treatment plant? They are housed inside the restricted area by the water's edge and the sheets of corrugated iron used for the accommodation is bright and new.Are they now going to contaminate this water as their own private swimming pool and toilet facility? Can the authorities not clear them out? Disgraceful.

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White center lines needed on roads near PIA

I would like to ask the relevant road works department to paint a center line on the road from Thepkrasattri Road to the Phuket International Academy and the Thanyapura Sport Complex.It is just a matter of time before a student or visitor is hurt or killed by vehicles crossing over the middle of the road, into oncoming traffic. Having a center line to separate traffic would help to avoid this. Thank you.

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Reporting polluted waterways in Phuket

Is there a government department that receives complaints about the pollution of fresh-water streams by people discharging cooking waste material â�“ such as meat, vegetable, oil, rice and so on â�“ into a stream so that the waterway becomes more like a sewer than a natural water course?

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Visa for expat retiree learning Thai

I hopefully should be returning to Phuket later in the year on a retirement visa. My question is that if I attend a Thai-language college to learn Thai, is it okay to do so on my retirement visa?I do not intend to work.

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