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Phuket hospital to open doors after 11-year wait
 
The OrBorJor Hospital building on the lower-east side of Phuket Town. File photo
 
The OrBorJor Hospital building on the lower-east side of Phuket Town. File photo
 
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Administration ( OrBorJor ) Hospital in Phuket is set to open on a trial basis next month.

The hospital, on Sri Sena Road in Phuket Town, is scheduled to begin...
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Topless monk found dead in Phuket Mercedes Benz
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
PHUKET: Police are investigating whether winning the lottery is behind the death of an affluent and well-known monk whose half-robed corpse was found in the back seat of his Mercedes-Benz on Saturday.

Rumors are circulating through the Thai media that the 62-year-old Buddhist monk, named in reports only as �Chom�, recently won the lottery, stirring among followers suspicions of foul play.

Officers responding to a report arrived...
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Phuket water shortage solution entered into royal contest
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
PHUKET: A small project created by villagers in Thalang to help them cope with chronic water shortages has landed them in a national competition for the most innovative water resource project in the country.

The project, in Baan Pakrongcheep, Thepkrasattri, comprises a 1,500-cubic-meter...
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Phuket Gov to marry again, Baba style
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha and his wife Nalinee will renew their wedding vows as part of a Baba Pernanakan (�Straits Chinese�) mass wedding ceremony in June.

The news was announced last week when Gov Tri met a delegation from the Thai Peranakan Association led by its President,...
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Renowned Phuket hotelier Louis Bronner dies from heart complications
Monday, May 16, 2011
PHUKET: Louis Bronner, the general manager of Phuket�s renowned Boathouse restaurant in Kata, died at 8am this morning from complications following heart surgery on Friday.

Mr Bronner underwent extensive surgery to correct several deficient arteries.

Although Mr Bronner showed...
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Mentally ill man guards mother�s body for a week
A MENTALLY ill man in Bangkok spent five days crouched over his mother�s dead body in a Bangkok apartment before the foul smell alerted the landlady. Walisa Amnuaypon, 58, said she knocked on the door...
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Ayutthaya �sex lottery� exposed, cops get tough on getting lucky
AYUTTHAYA: An underground lottery in Ayutthaya province has given new meaning to the expression �getting lucky�. Top prize in the draw, which was becoming increasingly popular with male factory worker...
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Dog snatchers terrorizing Khon Kaen
KHON KAEN: A gang of dog snatchers is stealing pampered pooches in the northeastern city of Khon Kaen, leaving a string of dog owners devastated over the loss of their cherished four-legged friends. T...
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Issues & Answers - life in Phuket

   
 
Snakes alive!
I found a snake skin in our front yard today. I have a small daughter at home and I am very worried that there might be a poisonous snakelurking around.Is there any government department to which we c...
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School signs for Baan Pa Khlok School
On the road between Pa Khlok and Baan Ruang there is no school sign or crosswalk markings for children or adults. People just drive through there at 80-plus kmh. They never slow down by the school and...
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Are motorbikes with sidecars finally legal?
Ten years ago, the Gazette posted an Issues and Answer asking �Are sidecars legal?�The answer then from Somjit Boonchaoy at the Phuket Provincial Transportation Office was, �Yes, it is. There is no Th...
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Where can I get tinted windows?
I have been looking for a company to put tinted solar film on my bedroom windows, but I have yet to succeed in finding such a company in Phuket. They are easy to find in Bangkok, so it should be possi...
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Doesn't AFTA apply to Lao Dark beer?
Why is Lao Dark Beer still as the same proce, and more than other local beers? It�s still the same price as before the ASEAN free-trade agreement (AFTA), which as I had understand it permits the cross...
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