Strand versinkt in schwarzem, stinkenden Wasser und Abfällen

Phuket - Behörden auf Phuket hatten keine Erklärung zu dem schwarzen stinkendem Wasser und den Abfällen, die den Strand in Karon bedeckten. Diese offensichtlichen dramatischen Zeichen der Umweltzerstörung an den Ufern der Inselprovinz traten auf, als Gouverneur Maitree Inthusut mit Beamten der Tourismusämter eine Reise nach Macao antrat.

Donetella und Paolo waren enttäuscht als sie den Strand sahen. Beide Touristen hatten wahrscheinlich einen Urlaub aus einer Broschüre mit unberührten Stränden in Karon gebucht. Die tatsächlichen Fotografien zeigen aber die Wirklichkeit. Eine bestätigende Antwort von Phukets Gouverneur hätte gelautet, dass das Wasser übel riecht und giftig sei....(Wochenblitz)

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Body of Russian expat, kidnapped in Phuket, believed found

PHUKET: Police have found a body they believe is that of missing Russian expat Alexey Slabinskiy, first reported as suspected of being kidnapped three weeks ago (story here).“We learned that the suspects – Russians Oleksandr Boychuk, 44, and Aleksandr Novichkov, 58 – had rented a house in Soi Koktanode in Cherng ...

Phuket officials call for healthy turnout for ‘Senate poll Sunday’

PHUKET: About 100 officials led by Phuket Vice Governor Somkiet Sangkaosuttirak gathered yesterday to call on the people of Phuket to vote in the nationwide Senate election on Sunday.Speaking at Sanam Chai, the field in front of Provincial Hall that is occupied by anti-government protesters every night, Vice Governor S...

Drunk Aussie tourist marks rough landing in Phuket

PHUKET: An Australian man who passed out drunk during his flight to Phuket was carried off the plane still unconscious on arrival yesterday and rushed to Thalang Hospital.The man, named by police as Christopher Lazarus Boubis, 39, later regained consciousness in the emergency ward at the hospital, but immediately went ... 

Phuket PDRC factions unite for mass protest

PHUKET: The two factions of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) anti-government protesters in Phuket united today to march through Phuket Town and stage a motorcade along Phuket’s west coast.The Krabot Rak Chart faction led by former Rassada Mayor Suratin Lian-udom massed in front of the Phuket Revenue ...

Police chase ends with ditched truck, seriously injured man

PHUKET: A man who sped through a police checkpoint early yesterday morning was seriously injured after crashing his pickup truck into a roadside ditch while trying to escape Phuket police officers. Ek...

Death of workers in sewer both accident and mistake, says manager

PHUKET: Workplace health and safety officials will investigate the deaths of four sewer maintenance workers who died of asphyxiation in a Phuket Town sewer on Wednesday morning.“We will start our in...

Karon black water strikes again, flows across trash-covered beach

PHUKET: The Karon black water saga continued today as a fresh wave of rank, dirty water flowed over a long line of trash that has also been cursing the beach.“This is a failure on the part of Karon ...

Tauchschulen lassen sich nicht einschüchtern

Phuket - Mitarbeiter von drei Tauchschulen erzählten der Presse gegenüber, dass sie Anrufe von einem Polizisten aus Chalong erhalten hätten und sie darum gebeten wurden nichts von ihren erpresserischen Zahlungsforderungen zu verraten.
Diese Person behauptete, dass die Bestechungsgelder von bis zu 20.000 Baht nicht mehr gezahlt werden müssten, wenn sie die Anti-Korruptions-Kommission (PACC) nicht einschalten würden....(Wochenblitz)

Giftige Gase töten vier Kanalarbeiter

Phuket - Vier Arbeiter starben am Mittwoch in der Kanalisation unter der Stadt Phuket. Rettungskräfte mussten Atemschutzmasken tragen, um die Männer zu bergen. Einer der Sanitäter von der Kusoldharm Stiftung entging nur knapp dem Tod durch die giftigen Dämpfe.
Er liegt in einem ernsten gesundheitlichen Zustand auf der Intensivstation des Vachira Hospitals.....(Wochenblitz)

Kidnapper steht auf russischer Fahndungsliste

Phuket - Während die Ermittlungen in dem mutmaßlichen Entführungsfall von Yana Strizheus und Alexei Slabinskiy weitergeführt werden, ist jetzt bekannt geworden, dass einer der beiden Hauptverdächtigen ein in Russland gesuchter Straftäter ist.
Der Ukrainer Oleksandr Boychuk (44) wird wegen Körperverletzung von der russischen Polizei gesucht.
Boychuk und der russische Aleksandr Novichkov (58) sind am vergangenen Freitag als Hauptverdächtige der Entführung von Frau Strizheus und Herrn Slabinskiy genannt worden. Ein Haftbefehl gegen die Männer wurde bereits erlassen (WOCHENBLITZ berichtete)..........(Wochenblitz)

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Blood Heroes Unite: Phuket Regional Blood Center announces April donation opportunities

PHUKET: Those looking to be “Blood Heroes” will find it hard not to stumble upon a willing needle as the Phuket Regional Blood Center (PRBC) will offer a plethora of opportunities to donate in April. “We are calling for donations in anticipation of an increased number of accidents, and thus a higher demand for bl...

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Officials to sue 29 for Phuket national park encroachment

PHUKET: Officials from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) announced a plan on Wednesday to sue 29 landowners found to be encroaching on Phuket’s Sirinath Marine National Park land.“Right now we plan to sue the landowners for encroachment onto a total of 1,500 rai. I want to get back as much of...

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Brazen thief steals Phuket Police officer's motorbike

PHUKET: A Phuket Police officer has become the latest victim of motorbike theft on the island.Sen Sgt Maj Narong Wilairat reported at 6:30am that his motorbike was stolen from in front of his police accommodation just meters from the main building at Chalong Police Station.“My son used the motorbike – a red Honda C...

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Phuket firefighters stage full-scale drill at Patong resort

PHUKET: Patong Municipality held its annual full-scale fire and evacuation drill this week, complete with a Navy helicopter airlifting a survivor to safety from a beachfront resort’s rooftop.Phuket Vice Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada presided over the exercise on Wednesday, joined by Patong Police Superintendent Ch...

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PACC Dives in on extortion charges

PHUKET: Charges of extortion lodged by 41 members of the Phuket dive industry will be investigated by national-level anti-corruption officers who arrived on the island today.Public-sector Anti Corrupt...

- March 27, 2014 06:45:32PM

Phuket lounge chair touts battle boot campers for beach space

PHUKET: A Phuket exercise and beach-cleanup group saw an abrupt end to their activities on March 15 when lounge chair touts battled them for space on Nai Harn Beach. “Clean the Beach Boot Camp” is...

- March 27, 2014 03:40:33PM

Phuket protesters to stage mass rally on Saturday

PHUKET: Anti-government protesters will stage a mass rally in the heart of Phuket Town this Saturday in support of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) protests in Bangkok.“Our rally wi...

- March 27, 2014 11:43:30AM

Hydrogen sulfide kills four, injures four in Phuket sewer

PHUKET: Four workers were killed by hydrogen sulfide fumes in a Phuket Town sewer this morning, and four others remain hospitalized after attempting to rescue them with inadequate equipment.The four w...

- March 26, 2014 07:11:58PM

Chalong Police called to answer diver extortion allegations

PHUKET: The Chalong Police have been ordered to explain in writing to Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut what transpired on March 10, when more than 20 foreign dive instructors were taken into custody at...

- March 26, 2014 06:27:19PM

Mum's nightmare a prelude to daughter's disappearance becoming murder investigation

PHUKET: More than three months after 7-year-old Natthapa “Nong Dear” Papkaew disappeared, her mother had a nightmare that her beloved daughter had been raped by a tall man with a knife. Jaroon Pap...

- March 26, 2014 03:29:55PM

Officials inspect overflowing Phuket landfill, prepare for possible fires

PHUKET: Island officials yesterday visited Phuket’s overloaded waste management facility and took steps to ensure that any fire there could be quickly contained.The inspection followed the news of a...

- March 26, 2014 02:57:00PM

New bypass road opens for Phuket travellers

PHUKET: The new road that will allow drivers travelling between Patong and Chalong to bypass the Darasamuth Intersection in front of Central Festival officially opened to the public yesterday morning....

Terroristen oder Flüchtlinge?

Songkhla - Die Behauptungen, dass die vor kurzem in Thailand entdeckten Flüchtlinge türkischer Herkunft „Terroristen“ sein sollen, stammen von einer englischsprachigen Zeitung, die sich auf eine Polizeiquelle berief.

Schwangere Frauen und Kleinkinder überwiegen die Männer unter den bisher drei illegal eingewanderten Gruppen, die in der südlichen Provinz Songkhla aufgefunden wurden. Insgesamt sind es jetzt 410 Menschen.
Die in New York ansässige unabhängige Organisation Human Rights Watch hat diese Behauptung natürlich in Frage gestellt. Phil Robertson, stellvertretender Direktor der asiatischen Niederlassung von Human Rights Watch, sagte dazu, dass die in Frage kommenden Flüchtlinge eine signifikante Zahl von Kindern ausmache und mehr als nur ein paar schwangere Frauen unter ihnen sind. „So fragt man sich, wie eine unbenannte Polizeiquelle plötzlich von Terroristen redet?“.......(Wochenblitz)

Hahnenkampf vereitelt

Phuket - Polizeibeamte haben am Sonntagnachmittag einen Hahnenkampf in der Nähe des Kondominiums Phumundra in Koh Kaew vereiteln können. Zuvor hatten die Beamten Berichte erhalten, dass die Leute auf Kampfhähne Wetten abschlossen.
Die Arena befand sich in einem abgelegenen Waldstück. Ein paar hundert Meter entfernt gab es ein Camp für Arbeiter. Als die in Zivil gekleideten Polizisten ihre Dienstausweise aus ihren Taschen holten liefen die Leute in alle Himmelsrichtungen davon.....(Wochenblitz)

Tauchschulen kämpfen gegen korrupte Polizisten

Phuket - Mehr als 50 Investoren aus dem Ausland, die sich an Tauchschulen auf Phuket beteiligen, beschlossen am Samstag bei einem Treffen, den angeblichen Erpressungen von Polizisten zu trotzen und wollen enger Zusammenarbeiten, um diesem Schurkentreiben ein Ende zu setzen.
Fast alle Anwesenden, die sich vor dem Büro der Thai Diving Association versammelt hatten, behaupteten, sie wären von Männern in Zivilkleidung, angeblich Polizeibeamte, aufgefordert worden, 20.000 Baht zusätzliche Gebühren zu zahlen....(Wochenblitz)

Phuket News

	Phuket kidnapping suspect wanted by Russian Police PHUKET: Police heading the investigation into the alleged kidnapping of Iana Strizheus and Alexey Slabinskiy have confirmed that one of the two main suspects is a Russian fugitive. “We are aware that Ukrainian Oleksandr Boychuk, 44, is wanted by the Russian Police,” Phuket Provincial...
	Full Story Tuesday, March 25, 2014  7:34:12 PM

	French resort manager, Ukrainian tour guide nabbed in work permit raids PHUKET: Phuket Immigration last night arrested the manager of The Blue Garden Resort & Spa in Cherng Talay, where Russian woman Iana Strizheus was found bruised and battered after her alleged kidnapping ordeal (story here). Officers moved in and arrested French natio...
	Full Story Tuesday, March 25, 2014  5:37:17 PM

	Chalong Police chief denies Phuket dive industry shakedowns PHUKET: Chalong Police Superintendent Krittapas Dazintharasorn has publicly denied that any of his officers are – or have been – involved in arresting and extorting money from foreign dive instructors in Phuket. Col Krittapas’ denial of corruption among his officers follows more...
	Full Story Tuesday, March 25, 2014  3:29:59 PM

	Phuket Gov warns against showing 'too much' skin during Songkran PHUKET: Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut issued a warning yesterday about showing too much skin during the Thai New Year Songkran Festival next month. “Tourists need to be aware of how they dress and of their surroundings when participating in the Songkran Festival. Please do not...
	Full Story Tuesday, March 25, 2014  2:54:00 PM

	Sister of Russian missing in Phuket offers B500,000 reward PHUKET: The sister of missing Russian Alexey Slabinskiy has offered half a million baht for information leading to the arrest of the two men believed to be involved in his disappearance. An additional 100,000 baht is offered to whoever finds her brother. Mr Slabinskiy disappeared...
	Full Story Tuesday, March 25, 2014  12:52:16 PM

	Phuket black water problem to be taken on by Bangkok officials PHUKET: In an effort to combat the black water debacle in Karon, officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to temporarily relinquish control of wastewater management in the area to the Wastewater Management Authority of Thailand (WMA). “Municipality officers signed the...
	Full Story Tuesday, March 25, 2014  11:03:00 AM

	Three Phuket candidates registered to battle it out for Patong mayor PHUKET: Three candidates have registered to fight for the position of mayor in Phuket’s premier resort town of Patong in the upcoming April 26 election. “Kittisan Kuru of the Patong Gao Na (Patong Progress) Party and former town council member was the last candidate to register...
	Full Story Tuesday, March 25, 2014  10:45:00 AM

	Myanmar Embassy Official visits Phuket over allegations of workers’ rights violations PHUKET: The Labour Attache to the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok landed in Phuket on Friday to dig into allegations by Myanmar construction workers of labor law violations. “I came down to Phuket to follow up on a...
	Full Story Tuesday, March 25, 2014  10:23:00 AM