Phuket blackout: the power of an hour
PHUKET: The dark hour is approaching when Phuket residents will join the rest of the world in turning lights off as part of Earth Hour 2010.At 8:30pm on March 27,
Update: Phuket Murder of Dr Somchai
PHUKET TOWN: Police are investigating possible connections between the murder of Dr Somchai Wongbunterng and an altercation between the victim and a group of teenagers earlier this week.Dr Somchai was gunned down outside his own clinic just after noon in Phuket Town on Thursday.
Phuket football on a roll
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
Phuket flooding: Mayor Pian fights back
PATONG, PHUKET: Patong Mayor Pian Keesin has launched an ambitious program of public works in a bid to prevent a repeat of the flooding that deluged Phuket’s premier resort town during last year’s monsoon season.Mayor Pian said he guaranteed that the four projects underway would be complete before the rains start this year.
Young French boy in Phuket jellyfish attack
NAI HARN, PHUKET: A four-year-old French boy is expected to make a full recovery from a jellyfish sting on Nai Harn Beach this afternoon thanks to the quick thinking of two former Phuket lifeguards.The two men,
Phuket sea gypsies protest cemetery plans
MAI KHAO, PHUKET: Moken sea gypsies gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall on Tuesday to protest a plan to appropriate cemetery land for the construction of a new police office.Around 50 members of the Ban Laem La and Ban Hin Look Diow Moken communities voiced their discontent at the Treasury Department’s plan to grant nearly half of their public cemetery to the Provincial Police.
Phuket tourism titans optimistic for 2010
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Buses the new solution to Phuket transport woes
PHUKET: Plans for a light rail system spanning Phuket have been scrapped in favor of the much cheaper option of scheduling new bus routes, it recently emerged.“We will no longer refer to this project as the light rail or monorail system project,
Monk kills monk
PHUKET: A monk was stabbed to death after boasting that the talismans (amulets) hanging from his neck made his skin impenetrable to weapons.Phra Sunantha Phongsu-wan, 44,
Doctor gunned down in Phuket Town
PHUKET TOWN: A well known doctor was gunned down in a drive-by killing outside his own clinic in Phuket Town today.Police found the body of Dr Somchai Wongbunterng, 47,
Aussie tourist on Phuket drugs rap
CHALONG, PHUKET: An Australian tourist was one of five drug suspects paraded by Chalong Police at a press conference in Phuket yesterday afternoon.Richard Beaver, 28, was allegedly caught with 0.
Phuket bemused as protests fizzle
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
OPINION: Reports of My Death
PHUKET: One of history’s great lines, (which is often misquoted), is Samuel Clemens' (Mark Twain's) “Reports of my death have been exaggerated.” As it turned out, the quote itself was an exaggeration, as the true story was a case of transmogrified news about Clemens' relative James Ross Clemens.
Dam fine: Phuket beauty spot gets overhaul
KATHU, PHUKET: Bang Wad Dam, one of Phuket’s most popular leisure spots, is getting a huge overhaul to turn it into a fully fledged recreational park.A project is underway to add a new drainage system, a new bike path, new landscaping and build what is being called “the most beautiful toilet in Phuket.
News Hound: Protests waning, Phuket remains quiet
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Phuket's Ironman to climb Mont Blanc – for local charity
PHUKET: Les Bird's teeth are clenched, muscles taut and body drenched in sweat as he sprints the last leg of his training hike to the summit of Nakkerd Hill in Chalong.As he heaves off his 40 kilogram bag and glances at his watch,
Phuket vaccination drive for cats and dogs
PHUKET : More than 100 injection centers have been set up across the island in a drive to vaccinate Phuket's dogs and cats against rabies.The livestock office-led campaign began on February 16 and will wrap up April 28.
Phuket about-turn: Patong one-way to be reversed
PATONG, PHUKET: There could be a turnaround in Patong’s traffic woes by the year’s end. Mayor Pian Keesin has announced plans to redirect the one-way system in Phuket’s tourist epicenter from clockwise to anticlockwise.
Norwegian’s nose broken in Phuket punch-up
KATA, PHUKET: A 69-year-old Norwegian tourist sustained a fractured nose and other facial injuries after he was reportedly attacked while enjoying his morning coffee in Phuket on March 12.Kristian Kristiansen claims he was sitting on the porch of his ground floor room at Moon Shine Apartments in Kata when he was approached by a leather-clad Thai man with long hair.
Phuket NEWS Hound: Protest Updates
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Phuket tourism industry unfazed
PHUKET: The tourism industry in Phuket has not been affected by the red shirt protests in Bangkok, according to the vice president of the Phuket Tourist Association. Mr Krisada Tansakul said the island-wide hotel occupancy rate is at about 65%.
FC Phuket top of the league
PHUKET: FC Phuket are top of Division Two (southern section) after an emphatic 2-0 victory over previous league leaders Satun Utd on Saturday.Even more encouraging for FC Phuket fans – who turned out in record numbers to support their team at Surakul Stadium – was the manner of the performance,
Phuket red shirts determined to succeed
PHUKET: Phuket’s red shirts are determined to stay in Bangkok until the movement succeeds in bringing down the government, according to one of their leaders.Soonthorn Tohmharn,
