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Korean Association Phuket calls for donations to aid victims of ferry disaster
PHUKET: The Korean Association in Phuket is collecting money to help
those affected by the sinking of the South Korean ferry on Wednesday –
both survivors and victims’ families.As many as 271 of the 475
passengers on board when the ship began sinking are still unaccounted
for (story here). Many of those missing are schoolchildren.“We have
Phuket hit-and-run Russians now fugitives
PHUKET: Chalong Police are seeking arrest warrants for two Russians
who have fled the country amid an investigation into a fatal hit-and-run
of a 16-year-old boy in Phuket in the early hours of April
5.Thananbavorn “Lotus” Durongpan was struck and killed while riding his
motorbike along Patak Road near Chalong Circle, just after 1am,
explained Capt Thada Sodarak of the Chalong Police.“Phuket Immigration
has...
Phuket survives Day 6 of Songkran road-safety campaign
PHUKET: No road deaths were reported in Phuket yesterday, the sixth
day of the Songkran Seven Days of Danger national road-safety campaign,
but one more injury was added to the official tally.During the 24 hours
from midnight on April 15 to midnight on April 16, only one victim of a
road accident was reported admitted to a hospital for treatment of
injuries.The injury brought Phuket’s Songkran holiday road...
Miss Universe Australia 2010 plays in Phuket
PHUKET: Phuket hosted Miss Universe Australia 2010 for the Songkran
holiday while she was in town shooting an Australian TV program to
showcase tourist destinations in Thailand.Jesinta Campbell, 22, was
chosen by Australian travel show The Getaway to be the face of a
six-episode eries covering tourist hot spots in Phuket and Phang Nga,
Road death tally holds steady on fifth day of danger
PHUKET: Phuket’s road death toll remains at one after "five days of danger", but four injuries were added to the casualty tally after yesterday.Between midnight on April 14 and midnight on April 15, four road accidents were reported, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Phuket office (DDPM-Phuket).Three involved motorcyclists, two of whom had blood alcohol levels higher than the legal...
Phuket Songkran heatwave claims three lives on same day
PHUKET: Doctors at Patong Hospital have confirmed that three foreigners died yesterday after collapsing from heatstroke.Russian tourist Igor Kiselev, 59, was rushed to hospital for medical treatment after he passed out at Karon Beach, Patong Hospital Director Sirichai Silpa-archa confirmed to the Phuket Gazette this morning.“He died en...
3 injured as water truck flips in Phuket
PHUKET: A water truck flipped and crushed a motorbike, injuring three people when its brakes allegedly failed while descending a small hill in Kata.Police and rescue workers rushed to the scene on Patak Road at about 1:50pm.“The water truck was heading to Karon, and its brakes failed on the small slope there. When it flipped, it crushed a motorbike and hit two people who were sitting near the road,” said Lt Col...
Former police volunteer tests positive for drugs, case goes to Phuket public prosecutor
PHUKET: Drug test results came back positive for former tourist police volunteer Garry Halpin, who has spent the last four months in Phuket Provincial Prison.The drug test results were the last piece of evidence the police needed before sending the case to court (story here). It has now been handed over to the public prosecutor.“The...
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