Phuket News (Phuket Gazette)

	30 cops for 30 gamblers in Phuket Town raid PHUKET: Phuket and Bangkok police arrested more than 30 people for gambling on football in Phuket Town last night. About 30 officers took part in the raid at a shop near the Nimit Circle (also called the Seahorse Circle), said Phuket City Police Superintendent Sermphan Sirikong....
	Full Story Friday, March 14, 2014  12:41:29 PM

	Phuket Police go for the balls to unite Patong PHUKET: Patong Police Superintendent Chiraphat Pochanaphan, ousted by the tuk-tuk blockade of Patong last week, is back and considering using ball sports, namely a football match, to unite competing factions in the busy resort town. Col Chiraphat quietly returned to work on Monday,...
	Full Story Friday, March 14, 2014  10:10:00 AM

	Phuket Police push Line app to combat passport thefts at motorbike rental shops PHUKET: Patong Police yesterday recommended motorbike rental operators take photos of renters and their passports and upload them to Line, a smartphone application, in order to prevent passport theft. The initiative...
	Full Story Thursday, March 13, 2014  5:57:13 PM

	Local Phuket student could be 'The Star' PHUKET: A local Phuket student is battling it out in the last rounds of The Star , a popular Thai singing competition broadcast on nationwide television every weekend. Phuket Governor Maitri called on fellow Phuket residents to cast their votes in support of Natthawadee “Nong...
	Full Story Thursday, March 13, 2014  5:54:12 PM

	Phuket murder fugitive ‘Mick the Pom’ arrested in the Philippines PHUKET: British murder fugitive Michael John Taylor, better known in Phuket as “Mick The Pom”, has been arrested in the Philippines. Taylor, who celebrated his 50th birthday on September 20 last year, was wanted for the stabbing murder of his girlfriend Jantra Weangta, 27, in Phuket....
	Full Story Thursday, March 13, 2014  5:35:19 PM

	Phuket’s annual Battle of Thalang festival returns PHUKET: The annual Battle of Thalang festival begins at Victory Memorial Field tonight, marking Phuket’s stand against Burmese invaders at the site 229 years ago. The Victory Memorial Field recently received a 26-million-baht makeover and welcomed the addition of 2.5-meter-tall statues...
	Full Story Thursday, March 13, 2014  4:44:56 PM

	Snake jumps queue for ID card at Phuket district office PHUKET: A snake made its way into the ID card section of the Thalang District Office yesterday, causing people waiting in line and officers alike to run screaming from the building. “I saw the snake go into the ID card section, where a lot of people were queued,” said Chief Administrative...
	Full Story Thursday, March 13, 2014  3:02:27 PM