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Sunday, October 2, 2011 11:05:55 AM
PHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is revising strategies to deal with the economic crisis in Europe and bad situations in the domestic market, such...
Sunday, October 2, 2011 9:27:44 AM
PHUKET: The Phuket Gazette would like to thank its readers for their support in our continued growth, not only with the newspaper, which is now on board 10...
Saturday, October 1, 2011 6:53:00 PM
PHUKET: A group of young foreigners out celebrating their graduation from the European Bartender School in Patong received a lesson in Phuket bar etiquette this...
Saturday, October 1, 2011 4:13:43 PM
PHUKET: FC Phuket should be well rested for tomorrow night’s away match against Chiangmai FC, having flown up to the northern capital yesterday afternoon on a flight...
Saturday, October 1, 2011 4:06:19 PM
PHUKET: A South African family’s holiday in Phuket turned into a nightmare on their last day here when the father was arrested and detained for almost a month for...
Saturday, October 1, 2011 3:16:39 PM
PHUKET: The Laem Son Health Center in Wichit began providing kidney dialysis treatment to patients yesterday, and in doing so became the first center in Phuket...
Saturday, October 1, 2011 3:07:38 PM
PHUKET: The three taxi drivers who assaulted another driver working for a Phuket elephant camp have apologized for the attack and paid 40,000 baht in damages....
Saturday, October 1, 2011 2:59:19 PM
PHUKET: Police believe that a Cambodian construction worker found dead this morning died from high blood pressure. Thalang Police Duty Officer Praman Yapphayak...
Saturday, October 1, 2011 11:40:11 AM
PHUKET: Sirada Chatikavanij, a 17-year-old student from Triam Udom Suksa school in Bangkok has won the Junior Dublin Literary Award for Thailand in a contest that...
Saturday, October 1, 2011 9:50:04 AM
PHUKET: The chief of the Similan Islands Marine National Park is calling for all tour boat operators to register in order to be able to legally enter the park when...
Friday, September 30, 2011 8:41:58 PM
PHUKET: The minimum wage rise to 300 baht per day will be in effect for all government employees in Phuket from October 1, a panel of experts has revealed. Senator...
Friday, September 30, 2011 6:05:10 PM
PHUKET: The Aphrodite Cabaret Show held its soft opening party in Phuket last night with a performance that featured a wide variety of dance styles from classical...
Friday, September 30, 2011 5:04:20 PM
PHUKET: Police are concerned about a rise in the use of ya ice (crystal methamphetamine) in Phuket and nearby provinces, and say drug dealers are falsely touting...
Friday, September 30, 2011 2:32:59 PM
PHUKET: Officials are conducting inspections of food stalls taking part in the Phuket Vegetarian Festival following reports that some unscrupulous vendors have...
Friday, September 30, 2011 9:58:28 AM
PHUKET: A bevy of beauties participating in the Look Supermodel Search 2011 beauty pageant will visit Phuket next Monday and Tuesday to take part in various activities....
Thursday, September 29, 2011 8:43:06 PM
PHUKET: Day three of the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival today was highlighted by a loud and colorful procession through the streets of Phuket Town by members...
Thursday, September 29, 2011 9:03:11 PM
PHUKET: Top Phuket officials have openly admitted that fear of reprisals by taxi and tuk-tuk drivers is preventing people from launching affordable bus services...
Thursday, September 29, 2011 8:00:54 PM
PHUKET: Phuket is now home to Thailand’s biggest musical fountain after a grand opening ceremony and premiere performance at Saphan Hin on Monday night. More than...
Thursday, September 29, 2011 4:29:22 PM
PHUKET: The Aphrodite Cabaret Show will hold its soft opening tonight with a special private performance for the media, government officials and other selected...
Thursday, September 29, 2011 4:25:55 PM
PHUKET: As Phuket Bus Terminal 2 approaches its second birthday, the Phuket Land Transport Office [PLTO] is determined to open the facility by the end of the year,...
Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:13:48 PM
PHUKET: With tourism numbers surging,
Phuket International Airport is expecting a record four million passenger arrivals for the year 2011. As arrival...
Thursday, September 29, 2011 3:10:56 PM
PHUKET: The explosion of an electrical transformer in Phuket this afternoon incinerated a noodle vendor’s cart, injured a woman, and damaged several vehicles....
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 5:10:45 PM
PHUKET: One of the island’s most luxurious lodgings says it’s ready to pilot daily minimum wages of 300 baht, after the government named Phuket as one of six provinces...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 2:10:19 PM
PHUKET: The rising number of babies being abandoned on Phuket is causing alarm among the authorities, with the director of the Phuket Shelter for Children and Families...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 5:54:50 PM
PHUKET: Tri Augkaradacha, Phuket’s 43rd governor, was promoted to the top job on October 1, 2010, when he set tourism promotion as his prime policy objective. Here,...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 5:42:39 PM
PHUKET: THE recent
Gazette online story about Soi Dog Foundation’s new cat hospital prompted a forum comment that justifies a response. The writer...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 5:32:11 PM
PHUKET: Menus in Phuket and across Thailand will soon be revised with the price of rice set to jump as a result of the Yingluk administration’s changes to the rice...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 3:59:36 PM
PHUKET: In my last
Live Wire column I talked about the three general types of internet connections available in Phuket: landlines, wireless and satelli...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 2:22:20 PM
PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department has issued another tropical storm warning coviering much of Thailand, including the Andaman provinces of Ranong, Phang...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 2:16:43 PM
PHUKET: Old car tyres being used to create median strips along Chao Fa West Road in Chalong have reduced fatal accidents by almost 100 per cent, say Phuket police....
