Samstag, 19. April 2014

Phuket News





Police suspect French national murdered in Phuket

PHUKET: A 37-year-old French national was found dead in his underwear in a rental room in Phuket this afternoon.The Parisian was found in a pool of blood partially under a stripped mattress at the Morgot Resort in Chalong. There was evidence of blunt trauma to the side of his head.Police believe he had been dead for more than 5 hours before he was discovered at 1:45pm.“It looks as if the room was ransacked,” said Capt Kraisorn Boonprasop of the Chalong Police.“We think someone stole his laptop after the attack, as the resort owner saw the man...

Phuket closes Songkran Seven Days of Danger with one dead, 22 injured

Phuket closes Songkran Seven Days of Danger with one dead, 22 injured
PHUKET: The Songkran Seven Days of Danger national road-safety campaign drew to a close at midnight last night with Phuket amassing a tally of one death and 22 people injured during the week-long holiday.Saeree Panitkul, the chief administrative officer at the Phuket Provincial Office, reported the news at the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Phuket office (DDPM-Phuket) this...

Navy defamation case proceeds against PhuketWan

Navy defamation case proceeds against PhuketWan
PHUKET: Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian of local blog PhuketWan were released on bail yesterday on charges of criminal defamation and other offenses in connection with a story they published on trafficking in Rohingya.Mr Morison, an Australian, and Thai national Ms Chutima published a story last July that contained excerpts from a Reuters Special Report alleging that some Thai naval...
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Celebrity comedian Teng a no show for Phuket Town

Celebrity comedian Teng a no show for Phuket Town
PHUKET: Anti-government protesters have prevented another well-known celebrity from performing in Phuket, this time the nationally renowned comedian Pongsak Pongsuwan, better known by his stage name Teng Terdtheong.Mr Teng was set to appear in the Sam Cha Carniwow event at Saphan Hin in Phuket Town tonight.“Event organizers from Workpoint Entertainment...
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Phuket officials threaten protest over Club Med lease

Phuket officials threaten protest over Club Med lease

PHUKET: Kata-Karon officials yesterday threatened public protests if the lease for the Club Med resort located on 39 rai of public land along the Kata beachfront is renewed.The 30-year lease, which began in 1985, will expire on September 24 next year.“For 30 years we have been waiting for the contract to expire,” said Kamnan Winai Chidchiew, who led a delegation of 10 Kata and Karon officials to file the...

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