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Tuesday, January 3, 2012 2:59:38 PM
SPECIAL YEAR-END REVIEW A look back at the roller-coaster ride that Phuket’s tourism industry took from start to finish in 2011. PHUKET: The...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 11:17:23 AM
PHUKET: After New Year’s Day claimed the lives of three Phuket motorists, carnage during Day 5 of the “Seven Days of Danger” holiday road-safety campaign was relatively...
Monday, January 2, 2012 6:50:57 PM
PHUKET: The year that was 2011 saw rapid development of the tourism sector in Phuket that was largely led by private-sector development in new hotels and new attractions,...
Monday, January 2, 2012 6:33:01 PM
PHUKET: The parents of seven-year-old Methee “Shogun” Khunsuinhu have told the Phuket Gazette they will hold on to whatever time they have left with their young...
Monday, January 2, 2012 3:11:28 PM
PHUKET: A young Russian woman died when her motorbike was hit by a car early yesterday, making her the sixth road accident fatality in the first four days of the...
Monday, January 2, 2012 10:04:15 AM
PHUKET: A simmering dispute between two Patong business owners turned deadly on New Year’s Eve when one gunned down his rival outside a well-known Phuket pub just...
Sunday, January 1, 2012 10:01:33 PM
PHUKET: A young boy is on life support in the intensive-care unit (ICU) at Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town this evening after being pulled from a popular...
Sunday, January 1, 2012 12:08:50 PM
PHUKET: The Phuket Gazette would like to join the Phuket Governor in wishing all of our readers a happy, healthy and prosperous 2012. [Click
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Sunday, January 1, 2012 11:22:04 AM
PHUKET: As with our Person of the Year Award in 2009, we have opted for the plural again this year and are delighted to announce that the honor goes to four of...
Sunday, January 1, 2012 11:16:34 AM
SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR OF PHUKET Tri Augkaradacha took up the position of Phuket Governor in October 2009 after serving almost four years...
Sunday, January 1, 2012 12:22:09 PM
PHUKET: One would guess that quite a few of Phuket’s residents were up well past their usual bed times last night as 2011 slipped into history and 2012 dawned....
Saturday, December 31, 2011 5:03:37 PM
PHUKET: As the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign continues across Phuket, the Marine Police are joining the effort on the water by stepping up safety checks...
Saturday, December 31, 2011 4:58:25 PM
PHUKET: Scores of people turned out last night the opening night of the Phuket Red Cross Fair in Phuket Town, with many people among the huge crowd hoping to win...
Saturday, December 31, 2011 1:39:06 PM
Saturday, December 31, 2011 1:25:58 PM
PHUKET: A Russian tourist died in a fall from an interior balcony at a holiday rental home in Kathu, central Phuket, early yesterday morning. Thung Thong Police...
Saturday, December 31, 2011 12:44:16 PM
PHUKET: Friends of long-term Phuket expat Leslie Beasley, who was
found dead on a yacht moored in Chalong Bay on December 23, have told the Gazette...
Saturday, December 31, 2011 11:36:15 AM
PHUKET: Four Russian tourists on their way to a Phuket magic show got a painful dose of reality on Thursday night, when the passenger van they were riding in collided...
Sunday, January 1, 2012 8:36:18 PM
PHUKET: The clock is now ticking at Sanamchai in Phuket Town, where the "Colorful Phuket Countdown 2012" got underway at 8pm last night. The opening ceremony was...
Friday, December 30, 2011 4:11:37 PM
PHUKET: Phuket City Police on Wednesday arrested a serial thief caught with stolen religious objects, jewelry and other items. Police Superintendent Chote Chitchai...
Friday, December 30, 2011 3:45:55 PM
PHUKET: Newly-installed Phuket Provincial Police Commander Chonasit Wattanavrangku has ordered all officers on the island to strictly enforce the law and ensure...
Friday, December 30, 2011 2:35:17 PM
PHUKET: With the Phuket labor shortage reaching critical levels, authorities are encouraging employers to hire more disabled workers and are advising large organizations...
Thursday, December 29, 2011 5:48:55 PM
PHUKET: Soi Bangla is the number one “must see” tourist attraction in Phuket, according to the results of a recent Phuket Gazette
online survey. On...
Thursday, December 29, 2011 5:42:09 PM
PHUKET: A number of large events being held in Phuket this month are expected to generate as much as 370 million baht in revenue, government officials were told...
Thursday, December 29, 2011 5:00:17 PM
PHUKET: A fruit seller has been caught smuggling protected snakes onto Koh Lanta in Krabi province, across Phang Nga Bay from Phuket. Pin Sangduk, 43, was found...
Thursday, December 29, 2011 4:07:03 PM
PHUKET: The holiday season kicks into high gear today with the opening of two important annual fairs in Phuket Town and the launch of police checkpoints all over...
Thursday, December 29, 2011 4:05:28 PM
PHUKET: Two separate raids in Phuket over the past week have netted pirated copyrighted goods with a combined street value of more than 15 million baht. Prayut...
Thursday, December 29, 2011 3:58:58 PM
PHUKET: Tourists waiting up to an hour and a half to clear immigration during peak periods at Phuket Airport are unlikely to receive any reprieve until a separate...
Thursday, December 29, 2011 11:56:27 AM
PHUKET: A Brazilian tourist was found dead in his Phuket hotel room on Tuesday after he and a male friend brought two Patong bar hostesses back to their room. The...
Thursday, December 29, 2011 6:00:14 PM
PHUKET: The winners of the Phuket Gazette 's 'Best of Phuket' awards for 2011 are announced in a special four-page supplement tucked into the newspaper's December...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 9:26:19 PM
PHUKET: The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Phuket staged a parade at Saphan Hin in Phuket Town today ahead of the nationwide 'Seven Days...
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