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Thursday, October 27, 2011 5:02:57 PM
PHUKET: Over the past month in these Live Wire columns I’ve given you a snapshot of what options you have for internet service in Phuket. Choices range from not-really-tolerable...
Thursday, October 27, 2011 2:16:16 PM
PHUKET: Tourism in Phuket will not be negatively affected by flooding in other parts of Thailand – in fact, the industry is doing better than last year, according...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:55:33 PM
PHUKET: Nok Air will resume flights between flood-struck Bangkok and Phuket tomorrow by temporarily moving their operations to Suvarnabhumi Airport. Nok Air ground...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:25:40 PM
PHUKET: TEN riders representing the Royal British Legion and the Thai War Veterans Organization are set to cross Phuket’s
Thepkrasattri Bridge tomorrow...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:08:39 PM
PHUKET: The driver of the Phuket tour bus full of Russian tourists that
ran off the road on a steep curve heading into Patong this afternoon told polic...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 8:04:31 PM
PHUKET: Expat residents of Phuket are well accustomed to tales bizarre, but this one, reported by local media in Zimbabwe, may trump anything recorded in the Pearl...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 5:53:17 PM
PHUKET: Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra warned the capital's city dwellers in all 50 districts to brace for flooding as a significant portion of the backed-up...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 2:09:07 PM
PHUKET: A bus carrying 37 Russian tourists from Phuket International Airport has crashed on Patong Hill, injuring many passengers in the second such incident in...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 9:55:52 PM
PHUKET: Flood waters have inundated the runway at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok, forcing Nok Air to cancel all flights between Phuket and the Thai capital until...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 8:43:08 PM
PHUKET: Officers at Phuket City Municipality are urging residents to beware water meter thieves running amok in the town. They are also calling for all scrap metal...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 8:34:14 PM
PHUKET: More than 200 inmates at
Phuket Prison today began their first day of rehabilitation training to prepare them for release into society. The two...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:57:40 PM
PHUKET: Police at Tah Chat Chai checkpoint – the northern tip of the island – yesterday arrested a retired policeman trying to smuggle 4.5 kilograms of marijuana...
Monday, October 24, 2011 8:47:39 PM
Phuket NEWS Hound – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket readers PHUKET: An item on the BBC website last week caught the attention of Phuket...
Monday, October 24, 2011 4:39:32 PM
PHUKET: As Bangkok braces for more floods, which some experts say may last up to a month, Phuket officials yesterday dispatched a second convoy loaded with flood-relief...
Monday, October 24, 2011 4:06:39 PM
PHUKET: One Korean tourist remains in intensive care and another in general recovery in hospital after the tour van they were traveling in left the road and slammed...
Monday, October 24, 2011 2:02:25 PM
PHUKET: Improved technology and higher quality shows could mean a wider variety of content and lower subscription prices for Phuket's television viewers. Nationally,...
Monday, October 24, 2011 12:00:20 PM
PHUKET: Residents in Phuket’s Thung Thong subdistrict have been trickling into the local police station over the past few days in the hope of reclaiming household...
Monday, October 24, 2011 10:36:20 AM
PHUKET: Residents living in the Kok Makham community in Patong, on Phuket's west coast, were blessed when the developer of a nearby construction project on Wednesday...
Sunday, October 23, 2011 6:01:59 PM
PHUKET: Having seen the Phuket Gazette 's report yesterday about the
imminent visit of the solar-powered Turanor to Phuket, local expat resident Mar...
Sunday, October 23, 2011 3:24:55 PM
PHUKET: A man helping to post campaign posters for the upcoming local election in Mai Khao died in a high-speed motorcycle accident yesterday afternoon. Tah Chat...
Sunday, October 23, 2011 11:09:15 AM
PHUKET: The safety of tourists visiting Phuket is always a key concern among local officials, and nowhere on the island is the issue more important than in Patong,...
Saturday, October 22, 2011 3:37:42 PM
PHUKET: Emergency medical staff from Phuket have joined the flood-relief efforts in the devastated province of Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok. Led by Dr Weerasak Lorthongkham,...
Saturday, October 22, 2011 3:27:09 PM
PHUKET: The Turanor, the first solar-powered boat to attempt a circumnavigation of the globe, is scheduled to moor at Phuket’s
Ao Po Marina, on Phuket’...
Saturday, October 22, 2011 11:50:47 AM
Saturday, October 22, 2011 10:14:32 AM
PHUKET: A tour bus overturned on a steep section of Patak Road in Chalong this morning, resulting in multiple injuries and at least one fatality. A female Chinese...
Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:35:38 AM
PHUKET: The Thanyapura Mind Centre (TMC) is welcoming back world-renowned academic-turned-Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard for an exclusive visit and discussion tomorrow....
Saturday, October 22, 2011 9:30:02 AM
Phuket NEWS Hound – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket readers PHUKET: A major earthquake struck off the Kermadec Islands in the South Pacific...
Friday, October 21, 2011 8:27:12 PM
PHUKET: A British backpacker is recovering in Bangkok Hospital Phuket tonight after being stabbed at a beach party on Phi Phi Island. Nicholas Palmer, 22, was rushed...
Friday, October 21, 2011 6:46:20 PM
PHUKET: Poor diet is hampering Phuket children’s mental development, a seminar attended by Phuket school directors and health officials was told this week. “According...
Friday, October 21, 2011 6:41:11 PM
PHUKET: Cleared of allegations of corruption by an internal police investigation just last week, Chalong Police Duty Officer Boonlert Onklang today received another...
