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The Phuket Gazette was a weekly English-language compact newspaper published in Phuket, Thailand by The Phuket Gazette Co. Ltd., at Gazette Square in Koh Kaew. The paper was established in 1993 by John Magee, and Rungtip Hongjakpet. [1] With national distribution throughout Thailand, the newspaper was the largest English-language publication in ...
Ranong human-smuggling incident. The Ranong human-smuggling incident was a human smuggling disaster in Ranong, Thailand in April 2008. [1] 54 people suffocated to death in a seafood container while being smuggled from Myanmar, to Phuket, Thailand. [2]
Wisut Tangwittayaporn, also known as Ae Inside, ( c. 1968 – 12 January 2012) was a journalist, editor for Phuket E-News and publisher of Inside Phuket in Phuket, Thailand. He was most notable for being a journalist who reported on controversial land claims, as well as being a political activist. He was assassinated by professional gunmen in ...
The Phuket News. The Phuket News is a weekly English language newspaper that covers news, events and happenings in Phuket and the Andaman region. It also contains an extensive section of Asian and international news. The newspaper is published weekly and distributed in and around Phuket island and in Bangkok and Krabi airports.
Phuket is one of the oldest cities in Thailand. It was an important port on the west of the Malay Peninsula where Chinese immigrants first landed. Phuket Old Town is a quarter studded with heritage buildings in ten streets: Klang, Phang Nga, Rassada, Dee Buk, Krabi, Thep Kasattri, Phuket, Yaowarat, Satun, and Soi Rammanee.
The year 2008 was the 227th year of the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Thailand. It was the 63rd year in the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), and is reckoned as year 2551 in the Buddhist Era. Much of the year was spent under the 2008 Thai political crisis, which saw political protests leading to the dissolution of the ruling People's Power ...
Saner Wonggoun. Former Technical Sergeant [2] Saner Wonggoun ( Thai: เสนอ วงษ์กวน; RTGS : Sa-noe Wongkuan; born January 22, 1947) [1] is a Thai American who was the United States Air Force 's top fugitive from 1994 to 2006 as the principal suspect in his wife's killing. After his November 2006 capture in a Thai market ...
The Laguna Phuket Triathlon (ลากูน่าภูเก็ตไตรกีฬา) is an annual event held each December in Phuket. This triathlon, comprising a 1,800 m (5,900 ft) swim, a 55 km (34 mi) bike race, and a 12 km (7.5 mi) run, along with a 6 km (3.7 mi) fun run, attracts a diverse array of athletes from around the globe.