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Sunday, August 14, 2011 4:10:16 PM
PHUKET: A story on a local blog last weekend continued to celebrate a “War” which it had declared several months ago, not against, but rather on behalf of and...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 9:33:44 AM
PHUKET: FC Phuket again failed to achieve their first win in an away match this season, though came from behind to grab a point against JW Rangsit with a 1-1 draw...
Saturday, August 13, 2011 9:00:18 PM
PHUKET: Thousands of people turned out yesterday for the Seafood Fair at Rawai Beach to celebrate HM Queen Sirikit’s 79th birthday, also marked as Mother’s Day...
Friday, August 12, 2011 4:19:43 PM
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha today passed a drug test as part of the grand opening ceremony for the
new drug testing center in Phuket. The...
Friday, August 12, 2011 4:16:42 PM
BANGKOK: The government yesterday announced a practical side to Pheu Thai Party’s election campaign promise to give free tablet computers to students throughout...
Saturday, August 13, 2011 4:36:53 PM
PHUKET: Canadian Barrister and long-term Phuket resident Ken Brookes died in hospital in London last night. He was 67. His wife Lori Ashton was with him on a holiday...
Thursday, August 11, 2011 6:13:43 PM
PHUKET: Korean mega-project developer Dohwa Engineering Co Ltd yesterday unveiled a series of proposed light-rail service routes across Phuket, including Patong....
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:44:12 PM
PHUKET: Now that Yingluck Shinawatra has been installed as Thailand’s first female prime minister, many political analysts are posing the question: When will her...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:37:16 PM
ANALYSIS PHUKET: Officials forecasting a record high four million passenger arrivals at Phuket International Airport for 2011 has highlighted lagging infrastructure,...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:26:59 PM
PHUKET: More than one third of Phuket Gazette readers responding to an online poll voted corruption as Phuket’s top priority for authorities to address. In...
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 12:26:16 PM
PHUKET: Visitors and residents in Phuket will have ample opportunity to honor and celebrate HM Queen Sirikit’s 79th birthday – also celebrated in Thailand as Mother’s...
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 9:25:12 PM
PHUKET: Department of Highways officials received a frosty reception today at a public hearing to unveil three base designs for an overpass at Bang Khu Intersection,...
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 9:13:07 PM
PHUKET: The AIS rollout of its new wireless internet system has come and gone, and I’m duly impressed. We’re seeing good – sometimes great – international download...
Monday, August 8, 2011 7:42:20 PM
PHUKET: The funeral for Father Richard Woodarek, who served Phuket’s Catholic community for more than 40 years, will be held at Our Lady of Assumption Church in...
Monday, August 8, 2011 7:39:50 PM
PHUKET: Smoke billowing out of the fresh market on Ranong Road in Phuket Town this morning was no cause for alarm as Phuket City Municipality conducted its first...
Monday, August 8, 2011 2:53:25 PM
PHUKET: The body of a Phuket man who went missing on Friday was discovered by relatives two days later in a pond near his home in Thalang. Thalang Police identified...
Sunday, August 7, 2011 4:39:13 PM
PHUKET: A story in yesterday's Nation , entitled "There's something about Yingluck", presents some interesting facts about Thailand's attractive new prime minister....
Sunday, August 7, 2011 11:43:35 AM
PHUKET: It has been a dire week for tourists, one that sends a clear message to the authorities that they really do need to start addressing critical issues in...
Sunday, August 7, 2011 11:53:09 AM
PHUKET: THE MV Logos Hope , the 132-meter ship that is home to the world’s largest floating library, has canceled its scheduled stop in Phuket. The ship was...
Sunday, August 7, 2011 11:31:05 AM
PHUKET: The Land Transport Office has announced that placement of a median strip through the full length of Wiset Road, from Chalong Circle to Rawai Beach, will...
Sunday, August 7, 2011 4:08:04 PM
PHUKET. The Phuket Provincial Electricity Authority (PPEA) has announced a major blackout affecting areas in central Phuket Town on Wednesday. The blackout, between...
Saturday, August 6, 2011 8:37:32 PM
PHUKET: Patong Mayor Pian Keesin announced today that Patong Municipality will start charging residents and business owners for wastewater treatment. The news...
Saturday, August 6, 2011 6:21:29 PM
PHUKET: The captain and crew of the Royal Thai Navy HTMS Thalang this morning performed a ceremony seeking the blessing of Phuket’s renowned heroines Thao Thepkrasattri...
Saturday, August 6, 2011 4:07:51 PM
PHUKET: A public hearing held yesterday has left in limbo plans to convert a water-refilling platform in Chalong Bay into an offshore petrol station. The meeting,...
Saturday, August 6, 2011 3:26:42 PM
PHUKET: A motorcycle accident early this morning claimed the life of a Phuket man as he drove between the Heroines’ Monument and Cherng Talay. Thalang Police responded...
Saturday, August 6, 2011 2:51:09 PM
PHUKET: Patong Police have arrested six suspects accused of running a car and motorcycle theft racket in Phuket’s entertainment hub, Patong. The Thai and Burmese...
Saturday, August 6, 2011 10:01:44 AM
PHUKET: The foundation constructing Phuket’s Big Buddha image will continue to collect donations for the project, the Phuket Gazette has learned. The news...
Saturday, August 6, 2011 7:46:37 AM
PHUKET: Phuket International Airport has only half the number of Immigration officers it needs to effectively handle the high volume of tourists using the facility,...
Friday, August 5, 2011 5:35:17 PM
BANGKOK ( The Nation ): Officially, only Yingluck Shinawatra, confirmed as Thailand's new Prime Minister today, and Yongyuth Vichaidit, her Pheu Thai party's...
Friday, August 5, 2011 12:21:13 PM
PHUKET: Yingluck Shinawatra today became Thailand’s first female prime minister, by winning 296 of 299 votes in Parliament, state-news agency MCOT has reported....
