Posts Tagged ‘Phuket’

Thai politics not ‘all in the family’

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
here on the Gazette Online (fed directly from FIFA).PHUKET: In stark contrast with the family of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who speak with one voice on seemingly all matters, the Vejja...

Mother of Phuket murder victim tells of her pain

Friday, July 2nd, 2010
PHUKET: The mother of Wanphen Pienjai, the bar hostess whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase in Phuket last week, has spoken of her anguish over the murder of her daughter.

Phuket police offer 50,000 baht to catch killer

Friday, July 2nd, 2010
PHUKET CITY: Phuket Provincial Police are offering a reward of 50,000 baht for information leading to the arrest of the killer of 33-year-old bar hostess Wanphen Pienjai, whose naked body was discover...

Couple get lucky with stolen ATM card, then get arrested

Thursday, July 1st, 2010
PHUKET: A Thai couple relieved an Irish expat of more than 750,000 baht after stealing his ATM card in Phuket and guessing his PIN number from his birth date, police said.Chai Bunrit, 26, and Pacharin...

Red-shirt protests hit Phuket leukemia patient

Thursday, July 1st, 2010
PHUKET: Jenarong Tapklaeng, a 16-year-old leukemia patient from Phuket, spent almost a month in Bangkok for medical consultations that should have taken just a few days after his hospital was shut dow...