Three men rescued from their boat accident as it capsized about 17 miles off Phuket eastern coast yesterday. They saved by a mobile phone kept in a waterproof bag. They are three generations of a fisherman family named Somboon Sae-Oui, 56, his son Pichet, 28, and eight-year-old grandson Bhumin. They were sticking about two hours [...]
Entries from May 31st, 2011
Phuket Election Candidates Encouraging People
May 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Government and Politic
Many supporters this morning are hopefully registering their candidates soon as they arrived in Phuket Provincial Hall to the Phuket Election Committee (PEC). First they will register at 8:30 AM on Bhum Jai Thai Party with a candidate named Jirayus Songyos who will run Phuket Constituency 2. Then second applicant was Pheu Thai Party with [...]
Food and Scholarship Donation for Phuket Poor
May 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Development and Infrastructure, Local Updates
Some Phuket’s poor receive food donation as part of annual Te Krajard ceremony at Kusoldharm Foundation headquarters. This event emphasizes the birthday of Chinese God Hui Joh who is highly adored by Phuket’s ethnic Chinese community. It is led by Benjawan Tamphanuwat, President of Kusoldharm Foundation while they supplied 3,000 packs of rice and 3,000 [...]
Phuket Yacht Fired Up
May 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Local Updates
A huge catamaran tied up in Chalong Bay, off Phuket’s east coast burned at about 10PM last night. Witnesses told they heard three explosions while the boat fired up then sank in two hours. Chalong Police Duty Officer Boonlert Onklang reported the informants explaining if the fire comes from one end of the yacht before [...]
‘International School’ for ASEAN 2015
May 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Development and Infrastructure, Events, Travel and Tourism
Kajonkiet group is recently preparing their major program to respond greater demand for English-language education by establishing its first international school this month. Further manager of Kajonkietsuksa School and Chairman of the Phuket Private School Association, Permkiat Ketkul told the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plan to kick out restriction of crossing border travel [...]
Tags: ASEAN·international·school
Cable-Cutting Sabotage Twisted Cable TV
May 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Development and Infrastructure
Cable-cutting incidence toward local cables is increase over these months. Concerning about these incidence, Atsadakorn Sidokbuap, KPP Cable TV and Kampanat Thantiwat, manager director of PA Business Phuket proposed formal request for Phuket Electricity Authority (PEA) sabotage to PEA chief Somchai Krueapat on Tuesday. Mr Kampanat said he was proposing it to represent all of [...]
Phuket Beaches Needs Underwater Vigilance
May 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Environment and Ecology, Travel and Tourism
Phuket lifeguard organization President today reminds tourists to aware the strong rip tides at Phuket beaches though there was no drown record over a month ago. “Few days ago there have been big waves with strong underwater streams,” said Phuket Lifeguard Service (PLS) President Prathaiyuth Chuayuan who provides lifeguard patrols on Phuket beaches.
Tags: tide·underwater·urchin
Phuket Earthquake Insists Residents to Leave
May 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Environment and Ecology, Local Updates
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake hit Andaman Sea about 80 kilometers from the resort province emerged fear for its neighbor. However it did little damage to Phuket’s residents however it crushed tiles in a house that lies on Southern Phuket Town. It insists the residents in this area to run out.
Tags: earthquake·leave·resident