PHUKET, Aug 18 — Phuket Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) asserted that the electrical transformers were not linked to a fire at Tiger Discotheque that killed four people and wounded 11, as the two transformers near the scene were undamaged and working properly. Patong PEA manager Itthipong Thongyon told reporters that an inspection found that the […]
Four tourists were believed to be killed in a massive fire broke out at the well-known Tiger Pub in Phuket’s Krathu district early Friday, Thai Rath Online reported. Thai Rath said the fire broke out at 4:40 am on the second floor of the pub, which is a discotheque. The place was still full with […]
PHUKET, Aug 14 – Fire in the stockroom of Yacht Haven Marina at this Andaman island resort has resulted in damages of several million baht. Apart from the stockroom, which was totally destroyed, losses included sailing equipment, boat maintenance equipment, and golf carts. Read more: MCOT
Phetchaburi – A Phuket-bound bus overturned on the Phetkasem Road in Phetchaburi’s Muang district, killing two passengers and injuring 23 others, police said. The accident happened at 8:30 am. Read more: The Nation
PHUKET, 31 July 2012 (NNT) – Belgium’s most wanted criminal has been arrested in the southern province of Phuket, following a month-long investigation. The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) and the Belgian embassy jointly announced that fugitive Belgian gang leader Marc de Schutter, 57, has been arrested at a residence in Muang district of Phuket. He […]
Thailand should legalize casinos and open them in places like Pattaya and Phuket, said the chairman of a multi-national Thailand business conglomerate. Gambling revenue can revitalize all sectors of the Thai economy, he said. BANGKOK – July 28, 2012 [PDN]; Mr. Thanint Jiaravanon, chairman of the board and chairman of the administrators of Charoen Phokphand […]
BANGKOK, July 24 – Typhoon Vicente strongly lashed Hong Kong Monday night delaying two morning flights of Thai Airways (THAI) from Hong Kong on Tuesday. The two delayed passenger flights were the Hong Kong-Bangkok TG 603 flight and the Hong Kong-Phuket TG 609 flight, Samat Poom-on, director of THAI’s Crisis Management and Operations Centre (CMOC), […]
PHUKET, 12 July 2012 (NNT) – The Customs Department has successfully intercepted an attempt to smuggle oil worth several millions of baht into Thailand. Director of Investigation and Suppression Bureau Rakop Srisupaat said on Wednesday that the Customs Department has joined the Royal Thai Army Region 4 in arresting a Thai-national oil tanker called “Nok […]
