Phuket and Thailand news
News / articles forum: PHUKET CITY: There have been 25 confirmed cases of swine flu in Phuket, according to figures released by the Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) yesterday.brbrIn addition to the seven cases reported in the last update, there have been 18 additional cases: nine hotel employees and nine students...
News / articles forum: PHUKET CITY: Phuket will for the first time fall under the Internal Security Act (ISA) when it hosts the 42nd Asean Ministerial Meeting and related activities to be held at Laguna Phuket from July 17 to 23.brbrCabinet yesterday approved the strict measure for 15 days, from July 10 to 24, for an...
News / articles forum: PHUKET CITY: After a much needed six-week mid-season break, the new-look Phuket Sea Dragons football clubnbsp;return to action at Surakul Stadium on Sunday, July 5.brbrThe home side has added 15 new players to its squad since its last fixture and coach Somsak Waijarean is determined to make amends...
News / articles forum: PHUKET CITY: The Public Health Ministry plans to develop Phuket into a ?medical knowledge center? where medical students will receive specialist training.brbrThe move is part of a five-year plan to double the revenue of the medical service industry to 400 billion baht by 2014 and to further...
News / articles forum: MAI KHAO, PHUKET: Less than five years after it was damaged by the 2004 tsunami, the Ban Hin Look Diow sea gypsy community has suffered another disaster ? this time by fire.brbrAt about 1:30pm on Monday a fire broke out in one of the homes and quickly spread to sixteen others, destroying more than...
News / articles forum: BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Thaksin demands fresh resistance 25,000 in bangkok again ?? Yet the Thai newsfeeds that post here dont have a single article on it ?? Must admit I thought it had run out of steam.. But those are not small crowds..
News / articles forum: PHUKET CITY: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects 14 million foreign tourists to visit Thailand next year. It also expects an additional 90 million trips by domestic holidaymakers ? to Phuket, Chiangmai, Pattaya, Koh Samui and other key tourist destinations ? and total revenue of 960...
News / articles forum: Nearly a dozen of Michael Jackson's fans have reportedly committed suicide following the King Of Pop's sudden death. More...
News / articles forum: PHUKET: The Cabinet will today consider a proposal to apply Thailand's Internal Security Act to Phuket during the upcoming Asian ministerial meeting which will be attended by the US Secretary of State.brbrAn informed source said this morning that the Act, if approved, would task the nation's...
News / articles forum: PHUKET: An inexpensive array of eye-catching handmade ornamental products from around the region and a wide range of locally-made ?blue-flag? edible products are currently on sale at Saphan Hin in Southern Phuket until July 2.brbrThe rows of colorful stalls were set up over the weekend for the...
News / articles forum: stupid route massive scope for graft Phuket: 12 donate land for new Phuket Airport Road project
News / articles forum: On the occasion of 39th year anniversary, The Nation will Tuesday publish a special publication as a tribute to our readers. The 72-page book titled "Crisis: An opportunity for Change" will provide useful information on the country's economic prospects featuring trends in major sectors including...
News / articles forum: PHUKET: On an inspection tour of Soi Bangla in Patong earlier today, Deputy Minister of Commerce, Alongkorn Ponlaboot, said that the ministry was now going to get tough on the trade in counterfeit goods.brbr?We are serious about this campaign,? he told the Gazette, adding that Thais and foreigners...
News / articles forum: PHUKET CITY: Phuket?s tourism economy will get a much needed boost this week with the arrival of six US Navy ships with a complement of over 5,700 sailors and other military personnel.brbrAlready moored at the Phuket Deep Sea Port since June 17 is the ... a...
News / articles forum: BANGKOK / PHUKET: A British couple who were falsely accused of shoplifting at Bangkok's Suvarnaphumi airport and were forced to pay ?8,000 (approx 450,000 baht) in bribes to secure their release, are to take legal action for compensation.brbrLondon's Times Online reported today that the couple were...
News / articles forum: PATONG, PHUKET: A Turkish man is Phuket?s latest foreign drowning victim.brbrThe drowning happened at about 5pm on Wednesday, on the stretch of Patong Beach opposite the Yee Teng Complex shophouses along the beach road.brbrWitnesses said the Turk, later identified as Deniz Coban, was at the beach...
News / articles forum: PHUKET CITY: The future of honorary Thai consulates around the world is in doubt following the Thai government?s move to waive tourist visa fees until March 2010.brbrThe Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday announced that as of today all foreigners applying for single-entry tourist visas...
News / articles forum: Thai fans yesterday joined the rest of world in mourning the ?King of Pop?, as the Internet was flooded with digital tears for Michael Jackson following the news of his death. More...
News / articles forum: Thai fans on Friday joined the rest of world in mourning the "King of Pop" as the Internet flooded with digital tears for Michael Jackson after the news of his death. More...
News / articles forum: PHUKET CITY: The German teenager arrested in Phuket in March on child sex charges will plead guilty when he appears in court next month, the Gazette has learned.brbrGerman Honorary Consul Dirk Naumann said the German mission has looked at the young man?s legal situation ?from all angles?.brbrThey...
News / articles forum: KARON, PHUKET: Karon Municipality is organizing a five-a-side beach football tournament in early August with 74,000 baht in prize money up for grabs.brbrThe competition, being held to celebrate HM Queen Sirikit?s birthday on August 12, will kick off on August 1.brbrThe competition is also aimed at...
News / articles forum: PHUKET: Wasteland opposite Kata Night Bazaar was ablaze last night following attempts to smoke out a suspected thief on the run.brbrAt 7.30pm, eyewitnesses reported seeing a Burmese man snatch a mobile phone from another Burmese male outside a tailor?s shop on the busy Thai Na Road in Kata. ... a...
News / articles forum: PATONG, PHUKET: All entertainment venues in Patong will close on July 7 to observe the Buddhist holiday of Asarnha Bucha.brbrSompetch Moosopon, president of the Patong Entertainment Business Association (PEBA), said the PEBA committee met at the Baan Sukhothai Hotel amp; Spa on Tuesday to discuss...
News / articles forum: Beijing - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday asked Chinese President Hu Jintao to boost bilateral trade and investment as part of Thailand's bid to stimulate its economy. More...
News / articles forum: Beijing - Chinese President Hu Jintao met Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday, praising Abhisit for "maintaining the tradition of Sino-Thai friendship," state media said. More...
News / articles forum: Los Angeles - Some superstars love the cameras. Some hate them. But few have ever provided them as many memorable images as Michael Jackson. More...
News / articles forum: I'm already fed up with the TV coverage of that weird singers' death. Wish they would give a bit more air time to someone much nicer>>> 'Charlie's Angel' Farrah Fawcett dies at 62
News / articles forum: Farrah Fawcett, the multiple Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated American actress best known for her role as the vivacious Jill Munroe in the 1970s television series ?Charlie's Angels,? died of cancern in a Santa Monica hospital. She was 62. More...
News / articles forum: Pop star Michael Jackson died Thursday after collapsing after a cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles, officials said. He was 50. More...
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