Phuket News (Phuket Gazette)

	Phuket mangrove squatters make plea for water, electricity PHUKET: About 200 villagers who live in homes illegally established in a mangrove forest yesterday asked the Chalong mayor to supply them with electricity and water. “We have been living there since 1992,” said Somporn Nookhong, the head of the Klong Mudong Community. We started...
	Full Story Friday, March 21, 2014  11:24:02 AM

	DSI and FDA officers seize B10mn of illegal drugs with fake FDA labels PHUKET: Illegal hormone drugs worth about 10 million baht targeted at the Chinese tourist market were seized by Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officers yesterday. DSI officers declined to give details of the alleged effects of the...
	Full Story Friday, March 21, 2014  10:16:16 AM

	Ousted Pian back in the Phuket race for Patong mayor PHUKET: Former Patong Mayor Pian Keesin, recently found guilty of vote fraud, is back on the battlefield for the chance to reclaim his position as leader of Phuket’s premier party town. Registration opened yesterday for Patong Mayor potentials and municipality council members amid...
	Full Story Friday, March 21, 2014  9:43:05 AM

	Wastewater the source of rancid water on Phuket beach PHUKET: The stinky, black water that blighted Karon Beach last month is the product of a faulty wastewater treatment system, Karon Village Chief (Kamnan) Winai Chidchiew revealed yesterday. Canals blocked by huge berms of soil and broken water pumps are the chief culprits, as they...
	Full Story Thursday, March 20, 2014  7:53:00 PM

	Phuket officials lay into landslide concerns caused by Big Buddha construction PHUKET: Landslide risks and water management concerns caused by the construction of Phuket’s Big Buddha image were on the table yesterday as officials met for the first time since work at the site slammed to a...
	Full Story Thursday, March 20, 2014  5:00:00 PM

	Protected Phuket hillside slashed and burned PHUKET: Four rai of forest on a hillside in Kamala was obliterated on Tuesday night to make room for a rubber plantation. “The area has been ruined – all the trees were cut down and burned,” said Phuket Natural Resources and Environment Office Chief Kasem Sukwaree this morning. “Terracing...
	Full Story Thursday, March 20, 2014  3:45:15 PM