RASSADA, PHUKET: A wooden fishing boat that burst into flames during repair work this morning was deliberately sunk in the waters of Klong Tha Cheen.
After receiving a report of a boat fire at about 9:30am, Phuket City Police, Marine Police and four fire engines from Rassada Municipality and Phuket City Municipality rushed to the scene.
Arriving at the Pichai Fish Pier along Klong Tha Jeen in Rassada, they found the 17-meter vessel Pichaithavorn 6 engulfed in flames.
Strong winds and the location of the boat made it difficult for firefighters to put out the blaze, so after a two-hour battle and with the boat almost completely gutted the decision was made to scuttle the v...
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Wichai Phraisa-ngop is reportedly lobbying the government in Bangkok to have the closing time for bars and nightclubs in Patong extended to 4am.
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Click on the icon on the top right of this screen or here to cast your vote in the latest Phuket Gazette Readers’ Poll....
RASSADA, PHUKET: A young man was killed last night when he drove his motorbike at high speed into the back of an 18-wheel truck parked on the bypass road.
Police believe 22-year-old Uthen Thepohol failed to notice the truck because its tail lights were switched off.
PHUKET: Most Phuket Gazette readers think current Thai laws regarding the sale of prescription drugs like diazepam (Valium) should not be enforced, according to the results of our latest poll.
More than half of the respondents to the last survey thought over-the-counter sales of such d...
CHIANG MAI: People in Northern Thailand have been afraid to answer their cellphones in recent weeks, following claims that calls from certain numbers cause instant brain haemorrhages.People are warnin...
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Pad Thai feast turns fatal
PHETCHABURI: A pensioner died on stage after choking on a clump of noodles while participating in a pad thai eating contest.Until his collapse, sixty-six-year-old Hing Laichan was leading the competit...
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Naked intruder gets painful lesson
NAKHON SRI THAMMARAT: A would-be rapist got his comeuppance on January 7, when he climbed naked through the wrong window and met his intended victim’s mother – meat cleaver in hand.Twenty-eight-year-o...
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Issues & Answers - life in Phuket
Can I share a metered taxi from the airport?
As a resident of Phuket, it is always a pleasure to return to the island after being away for a while.One of the few redeeming features of Phuket’s taxi services is that one can actually take a metere...
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Parking in Patong
Many times I have attempted to park along the beach road (Thaweewong Rd) in Patong and been asked to pay 10 baht to park my motorbike. I've also been told that I could not even park in certain spots t...
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Why the wait for a land line?
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Can foreign doctors practice in Phuket?
My brother has just completed his bachelor’s degree in physiotherapy (BPT) in India. Can he practice here in Phuket? Can doctors from other countries practice medicine here in Thailand?...
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Can I walk on Paradise Beach for free?
On Sunday, I drove my motorbike to Paradise Beach in Patong with a view to having a stroll on the sand and then maybe a couple of beers.A guy working there told me I had to pay 100 baht to walk on the...
