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Phuket faces no lifeguards on beaches as contract debacle ebbs on

PHUKET: There may be no lifeguards patrolling Phuket beaches on Monday if compromise is not reached between the island’s lifeguard club and Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (PPAO) over the new, hotly-debated 22-million-baht club budget.Though the current contract expires today (April 27), Phuket Lifeguard Club President Prathaiyut Chuayuan is holding firm to his desire to increase salaries for...

Pian ousted as Chalermluck voted Patong Mayor

PHUKET: Unofficial results are in and Phuket Democrat Chalermluck Kebsab has won the race for the coveted position of Patong Mayor.Ms Chalermluck received a total of 4,390 votes, defeating former Patong Mayor Pian Keesin, who garnered 3,330 votes.Kittisan Kuru of the Patong Gao Na (Patong Progress) Party scored a total of 580 votes.Ms Chalermluck, a Phuket native, is a veteran of island politics...

Phuket’s black wastewater oozes toward tourists

PHUKET: Alarmed officials are concerned how the weather has turned the flow of black wastewater from a canal at Bang Tao toward a beach area where tourists swim.“All tourists are afraid to swim here. They are going to Layan Beach instead,” said local resident Jumnong Korkaew.When Governor Maitri Inthusut inspected the site on April 12 (story here), the wind pushed the dirty water away from the tourists’ swimming...

Phuket teens waive police brutality claim

PHUKET: Two of the three teenagers allegedly struck by police officers investigating the rape of a pregnant woman in Phuket last Sunday night have publicly declared that the officers never struck them.The declaration was made during a public meeting this morning at Provincial Hall in the presence of Phuket Governor Maitri Inthusut.“Police did not hit or threaten any of us,” one of the teenagers...

 

 

Phuket Pride Week’s Grand Parade to block beach road on Sunday

PHUKET: Phuket Pride Week 2014 will go out with a bang on Sunday with its Grand Parade – the highlight of the eight-day event – marching down Patong’s beachfront road.The beach road will be blocked during the parade, which starts at 3pm at Soi Tan and will present a plethora of floats, fantastically dressed people, street entertainment...

  

Road-raged Russian attacks Australian tourist, knocking his teeth out

PHUKET: A Russian national has been charged with attacking an Australian tourist walking down the street with his family on Wednesday night.Police were called to the scene by customers at the nearby Spice House Restaurant on Karon Beach at about 9:30pm, said Maj Theeradech Jiruksa of the Karon Police.The Russian...

Police arrest suspect for French tourist murder

PHUKET: Chalong Police have arrested at least one Myanmar national in connection with the killing of French tourist Fabrice Boigeol, 37, who was found slain in his rented Phuket bungalow on April 18.Police have yet to release more details, but the Phuket Gazette has been informed that officers conducting the investigation are searching for at least one other murder suspect.Leading investigators believe Mr...