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French tourist drowns as Phuket surf danger season begins
 
DANGER SEASON A tourist stays safe on the sands of Karon Beach. As the southwest monsoon takes hold, strong surf and rip currents plague Phuket's west coast. Photo Phuket Gazette
 
DANGER SEASON: A tourist stays safe on the sands of Karon Beach. As the southwest monsoon takes hold, strong surf and rip currents plague Phuket's west coast. Photo: Phuket Gazette
 
Friday, May 18, 2012 9:01:00 PM
PHUKET: One tourist has drowned and a Thai woman narrowly escaped a similar tragedy after being caught in strong surf on Phuket’s west coast this afternoon.

Uten Singsom, head of the...
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Phuket’s Bangla street touts warned: ‘Hands off tourists’
Friday, May 18, 2012 6:03:02 PM
PHUKET: Patong Police have warned touts plying Phuket’s renowned Soi Bangla that they are not to touch tourists whilst soliciting.

“And they are not to drink alcohol while they are working,” said Patong Police Deputy Superintendent Akanit Danpitaksat.

Lt Col Akanit explained to the Phuket Gazette that the new rules for working the streets of Patong are the orders of Patong’s...
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Thailand’s national ID database crash attributed to ‘server problem’
Friday, May 18, 2012 6:02:00 PM
PHUKET: The system crash of Thailand’s Department of Provincial Administration central database in Bangkok, affecting Phuket and the rest of the country yesterday and this morning, has been attributed to a “server problem”.

Phuket City Municipality was informed yesterday by the...
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Phuket hotel receptionist denies raping tourist
Friday, May 18, 2012 3:40:00 PM
PHUKET: The Phuket resort receptionist charged with raping a German tourist has denied the police allegation, saying the incident was of “mutual consent”.

Sakchai Thongseedam, a reception staffer at the Centara Karon Resort Phuket, was charged by Chalong Police after a German woman...
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Phuket takes drug war to the coffee shop
Friday, May 18, 2012 2:33:32 PM
PHUKET: In a marked departure from the usual line in tackling drugs on the island, Phuket Vice Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada yesterday took time out to sit down with local village leaders and discuss the drug problem over a cup of coffee.

Joined by Col Jirasak Siemsak of Cherng...
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Weird World News: When love is just not enough
PHUKET: Three sad tales of love gone horribly wrong blot this week’s Weird World news line-up, from a husband who shot his wife and dogs over a poop row, to a man who divorced his wife because she’s “...
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Weird World News. The unsinkable, unthinkable and unshrinkable
PHUKET: This week’s Weird World News roundup is a tribute to the titanic accomplishments of vehicles as a big boat is redesigned to handle icebergs, a new motorized toilet speed record is set and BMW ...
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Weird World News: Trinity of time teams up for postmortem sex, kebabs and asteroid mining
PHUKET: This week’s Weird World News round-up is dedicated to the trinity of time: past, present and future. Postmortem sex-laws in Egypt , a stab victim stemming a wound with a kebab and billionaires...
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Issues & Answers - life in Phuket

   
 
Anti-spam action
There has been an increase in the amount of spam emails sent to my email accounts.A local company has been a particularly persistent source of these emails – they are sending me a newsletter that I ...
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Rat in Big C
We have been coming to Phuket for many years, but never before have we seen rats inside a shopping mall. We went to lunch at the Big C Food Court Chicken Corner and while we were eating there was a ra...
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Ownership transfers for damaged vehicles
Previously, the Land Transportation Office refused to authorize the change of the legal owner on a motorcycle I purchased to repair, as it was purchased after an accident. I was told the vehicle had...
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FantaSea noise
With interest I read Issues and Answers every week. We also have a noise problem here in Kamala. Everyday from afternoon to midnight FantaSea plays loud “ting, ting, ting” music. They have extra loud ...
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How to register a social club
I would like to know if it is required to register a social club. If so, where does one register? Can we legally have occasional parties and competitions to generate money for club development? What a...
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