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Ron Fanelli still at Phuket Prison
PHUKET: Ronald Fanelli, confessed killer of bar hostess Wanphen Pienjai, today blamed local media coverage for being partly responsible for his decision not to surrender himself to authorities before his arrest.
Mr Fanelli spoke to the Gazette briefly today from Phuket Prison, where he is being held for the stabbing murder of Ms Wanphen, a 33-year-old bar hostess at the Sweethearts bar in Kata at the time of her death.
Appearing healthy, Mr Fanelli said he was under instructions from his Thai lawyer not to divulge too much information about the case while it is still in the court system.
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Posted on 2 September 2010 | 3:24 pm
More sewage treatment for Phuket
PHUKET: Karon Municipality will levy charges on hotels, restaurants and other small businesses in the area for the wastewater they produce.
The scheme, to start in October, will affect hotels and businesses in Karon, Kata and Kata Noi.
Restaurants will be charged a flat rate of 5.
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Posted on 2 September 2010 | 3:24 pm
Phuket’s BIS wins ‘Best in Thailand’ school award
PHUKET: The British International School Phuket (BIS) has triumphed as the “Best Provider of International Education for 2010” in the Prime Minister’s Export Awards.
Collecting the prize in person from PM Abhisit Vejjajiva at Government House in Bangkok last week was BIS Headmaster Dr George Hickman.
In a recent school newsletter, Dr Hickman explained that the award follows hot on the heels of BIS recording its best International Baccalaureate (IB) examination results in the school’s 14-year history.
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Posted on 2 September 2010 | 3:24 pm
Australian tourist dies in Phuket swimming pool
PHUKET: An Australian tourist died while swimming in a pool at a well-known Phuket hotel late yesterday afternoon.
Kathu Police duty officer Jongserm Preecha identified the deceased as 58-year-old James Bourke.
Staff and customers at the Banthai Beach Resort and Spa in Patong told police they saw Mr Bourke go for a swim after eating a meal at about 5pm.
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Posted on 2 September 2010 | 3:24 pm
50 largest landholders control 14.3% of Phuket
PHUKET: Land ownership in Phuket is highly concentrated in the hands of a relatively small group of wealthy landowners, according to a prominent Thammasat University economics professor.
Prof Duangmani Laowakul, a member of the watch-dog committee Policy Watch, said the top 50 largest landholders in Phuket control 14.3% of the island's total area.
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Posted on 1 September 2010 | 3:24 pm
Identity of Russian car crash fatality in Phuket revealed
PHUKET: The Russian diplomatic mission in Phuket has identified the foreign woman who died in a car crash near Tesco-Lotus on Thursday as 33-year-old Vera Lovtsova, a Russian citizen who was employed by a tour company in Phuket.
For the Gazette’s initial report of the tragedy click
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Posted on 1 September 2010 | 3:24 pm
More Dragons for Phuket; Siam Makro expanding
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More Dragons for PhuketPHUKET: Dragon Air intends to increase services on its Hong Kong-Phuket route.
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Posted on 1 September 2010 | 3:24 pm
Two-headed turtle turns one month old in Phang Nga
PHUKET: A two-headed turtle born in late July is thriving under the care of staff at the Royal Thai Navy base in Phang Nga as it celebrates its one-month birthday.
The green sea turtle, born in a Thai Navy conservation area in the Similan Islands, was initially earmarked as one of scores of turtles to be set free in Phuket earlier this month as part of a turtle release ceremony to mark Mother’s Day.
All that changed when the organizers realized it had two heads.
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Posted on 31 August 2010 | 3:24 pm
Chuan slams money politics
PHUKET TOWN: Phuket leaders and ordinary residents put their heads together at a meeting Saturday to consider how Thailand can reform itself and resolve the ongoing political crisis that caused this year's violent red-shirt protests.
The seminar, “Reforming the Country at a Time of Change”, was the fourth of five organized by the National Economic and Social Advisory Council (Nesac) this year.
Chairing the event at Royal Phuket City Hotel was former prime minister and chief adviser to the Democrat Party, Chuan Leekpai.
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Posted on 31 August 2010 | 3:24 pm
