PHUKET, Nov 25 – Phuket City and TOT Plc, Thailand’s state-owned telecommunications company, have joined hands to provide free Wi-Fi hotspots to the public in some areas under the project of “Phuket Free Wi-Fi”. Two public parks — Saphan Hin Public Park and Chalermprakiat Public Park — are the spots for Wi-Fi access. The project […]
AN EXPAT resident died when walking across a main road in southern Phuket from his favorite bar about 3am on Sunday, police said today. The man, from Finland, was struck by a car outside the Asia Bar in Viset Road, Rawai, as he headed back to his home on the opposite side of the road. […]
A MAN shot a female cashier through the head tonight at a restaurant in Phuket City, took about three steps, then turned the gun on himself. The cashier slumped dead with a pen still in her hand, poised to calculate the next bill. The two shots horrified diners in the restaurant. The shooter, Bandit Anurakbandit, […]
Phuket – A Norwegian tourist jumped to his death from the 14th floor of a hotel on this tourist-destination island Friday, police said. Police was informed that Heljeheth Jon Kristian, 26, jumped from the 14thf floor at Phuket Palace Hotel in Tambon Patong at 11 am. Kristian checked into the hotel on November 2 and […]
Bangkok – A fire gutted a dive boat which was undergoing repairs on a Thai resort island, injuring seven workers. The fire was believed to have been started by sparks from a steel saw used by a workman doing engine repairs on the scuba diving boat, owned by the West Coast Divers, a Thai firm […]
Phuket, 10 October 2010 (NNT) – The atmosphere of the vegetarian festival in the southern island of Phuket is lively with tourists flocking to see the Buddha procession. People mostly dressed in white gathered at the shrines and around the city to see the Buddha procession, which was going around the City of Phuket. Different […]
IMMIGRATION officials are investigating the case of a man who claims he is an American and has been living on Phuket without a passport for six years. Police in Patong said that when approached while acting suspiciously at a popular beachfront resort, the man gave his name as Dean Mancuso, aged 50. The fine for […]
AN AUSTRALIAN was found dead in a room at a guesthouse in the Nanai area of Patong yesterday. It is believed he had been dead for several days. Sanong Pimphan, 40, who occupied the next-door room, noticed a bad smell about 10.30am and told the management, who called police. Officers who entered the room found […]
